New Pressure Rises For Armed Forces Unity
The Associated Press analyses renewed calls for unified armed services as defense budget debate heats. Critics say overlap, waste, and luxury spending draw suspicion, while supporters push real unification to improve efficiency and military readiness.
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Eisenhower
Wilson
United States
Russia
Department of Defense
Air Force
Hich
Joint Chiefs of
Stem
Wheatstone Bridge Named After Sir Charles Wheatstone
A Wheatstone bridge is a device used for measuring electrical resistance, named after its inventor Sir Charles Wheatstone.
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Wheatstone
Sir Charles Wheatstone
Foreign Car Sales Jump In America
Foreign car sales surge across 48 states with Michigan rising to fourth in four months of 1957. European makers ship from England France Germany Italy Sweden and Czechoslovakia as Fiat converts a Liberty ship to carry 1000 cars. Industry aims to double this year with imports forecast near 125 million dollars, outpacing past years but still far from Detroit’s dominance.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Midlands
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Michigan
Europe
U.S
England
France
Germany
Italy
Sweden
Czechoslovakia
Volkswagen
Renault
Austin
Ford
Hillman
Morris
Sunbeam
Fiat
Los Angeles
All Forces
Detroit
Jefferson Co Has Big Coal Production Gain in May
Illinois coal mines produced 38,661,881 tons in May from 120 mines in 29 counties. Director Ben H. Schull reports 11,189 miners employed, down from April 11,756, with Jefferson County Waltonville mine rising from 240,381 tons in April to 284,343 in May. Orient No 3 yielded 194,394 tons in May 1956.
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Springfield
Llinois
Ben H. Schull
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
William G. Stratton
Schull
Jefferson County
Waltonville
Notice of Claim Day in Estate and Public Work Condemnation
Notices announce August 5 1957 as claim date in the estate of Millie E Right Nowar in Jefferson County Illinois and authorize filing without summons The state Department of Public Works and Buildings seeks condemnation for a portion of land in Jefferson County Illinois for State Bond Issue Route No 142 with publication service to defendants C E Pearson and F W Strong The court warns that default may be entered after July 16 1957 and lists officials involved in the action battle over the highway project includes Lath Castle and Ralph G Meyer.
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Millie E
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Jefferson
Department OF Public Works
State OF
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Jer
Spearl Sargent
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C. E., Pearson
F. W. Strong
Winds
Tate of
Taois
Jerry B. Gott
Jefferson County
Tinois
Lath
Castle
Police Court Fines Recorded by Justice J R Thomas
Fines assessed before Police Magistrate J R Thomas include Henry Laswell with 15 and costs for a drunken charge L W Reynolds five dollars and costs for failure to display a safety sticker on a truck Kent Purcell five dollars and costs for lacking a driver s license
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J. R. Thomas
Henry Laswell
L. W. Reynolds
Kent Purcell
TEXICO Church Notice and Social Roundup
Rev R E Willis to speak at Union Chapel Sunday at 11 AM June 23. Numerous local visitors and relatives span from Xenia to Esmond, Chicago to Dix, with many trips and family mentions. A new baby son James Allen Longmire born June 14 at Illinois Masonic Hospital in Chicago.
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Union Chapel
Kelley Green
Harold McKinney
Jess Shannon
Xenia
Georgie Meadows
Fern Woodrome
Gale ‘Eller
Shirley Taylor
Elmo Scott
Clifford McKinney
Sandra
Lester Haley
Chicago
Polo
Indiana
Larry Whitlock
Carbondale
Alice Whitlock
Peoria
Floyd Whitlock
Wisconsin
Merrill Duncan l
Dix
Marilyn Duncan
Washington D. C
Allie Whitlock
Lyle Robbins
Charlie Roge
Bill Chapman
Allie Chapman
Gus Whitson
Billy
Fred Hickey
Earl Tate
Lenna Montagella
Nora Tate
the Hospital
Benney Harris
Tommy Mobhbely
Ralph Buesteton
Rochele
Roy Simmons
Harvard
Clarence Turner
Iuka
Roy Fraser
Ferne Woodrome
Mack Longmire
James Allen
Illinois Masonic Hospital
Longmire
Carmen Whitson
Marvin Whitson
Woodlawn social notes feature wide guest list
Woodlawn residents welcome relatives and friends from Chicago Blue Mound Patoka Mt Vernon St Louis Pana and nearby towns. Visitors include Mr and Mrs Bill Welborn and daughter Linda of Chicago Mrs Edna Pistorius of Blue Mound with sister Mrs Josephine Grissom Ms Myrha Schmidt and Mrs Lucille Morgan in St Louis shopping Mrs Ruby Wilson visiting Florence Park and children Miss Lenna Park’s eighth grade graduation attended by Donald Park and others.
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Bill Welborn
Linda
Chicago
Arthur Welborn
Edna Pistorius
Blue Mound
Josephine Grissom
Roscoe Troult
Ralph Beaver
Millport
Beaver
Troutt
George Morgan
Lucy Williams
Claude Joliff
Patoka
Ann Schmidt
Iray Blades
Mt. Vernon
Myrha Schmidt
Lucille
Morgan
St. Louis
Walter Martens
Beckmeyer
Abe Elliston
Waltonville
Dick Elliston
James I, Tate
LaDonna
Ramsey
Lenna Park
Donald Park
Arthur Weisbecker
Peoria
Jacob Weisbecker
Johnny Pigg
Judy Pigg
Sidney Montana
Charles Ragan
Lillie Dubois
Leonard Smith
Every tenth citizen in Sweden owns an automobile
A historical notice notes a population statistic indicating that one in ten individuals in Sweden possess a car. The data point appears as a standalone fact without broader context or accompanying details.
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Sweden
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