Adlai Faces Battle For Nomination
As the Democratic nominating race tightens, Stevenson leads with 301½ pledged delegates while Kefauver holds 165 and Harriman 110½. Governors at Atlantic City push for a civil rights plank, risking Southern party unity. Kefauver signals he will not accept a vice presidency, aiming for the top prize.
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Associated Press
Eisenhower
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N.J
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Arthur B. Langlie
Washington
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New York
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Tennessee
Nashville
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Harriman
Meyner
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Williams
Michigan
Supreme Court
Minnesota
Democratic - Farmer - Labor
Births in Three Families Reported at Local Hospitals
Mr and Mrs Ezra Paul Frailey of Belle Rive announce a daughter born at 5 38 PM Saturday in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing eight pounds twelve and a quarter ounces named Freda Paulletta. Mr and Mrs Robert Eugene Bumpus of Bonnie welcome a son born Sunday at 10 02 AM in Jefferson Memorial Hospital weighing six pounds five and three quarters ounces named Kevin Jay. Mr and Mrs Clyde Droll of Ina report a son born Sunday at 12 31 AM in Good Samaritan Hospital weighing seven pounds seven ounces.
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RFD
Belle Rive
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Freda Paulletta
Robert Eugene Bumpus
Bonnie
Kevin Jay
Clyde Droll
Ina
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hospital Notes Admits and Discharges List Names
A hospital notes list admits several patients including Guy Wood Sr Rosalie Higginson Geral dine Shelton Michael Steve Fazekes Evelyn Droll Isabel Witges Terry Ingram Lou Walker Louise Turner Kathleen Scherer Dorothea Karcher Evale Anderson Anna Davey Cora Alice Warren Michael Barton Christine Rainwater Martha Moore Henry Vickers Arthur Hamilton and discharges Eugene Gowler Amelia Schlafly Arvel Oberhausen Phyllis Griffith Fairy Niecum Martha Eben Hill Elizabeth Redwine Joan McGhee and baby Stephen Dale Margaret Edelman Isabell Wit ers Norma Morgan Icki LaLamondier Andres LaLamondier Noah Flowers Louise Bullard Neva Bradford Beatrice Morris William Krohn Sarah Harrison Ethel Gayanne Garren Robert Squier Ruth Hirons.
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Guy Wood, Sr
Rosalie Higginson
Geraldine Shelton
Michael Steve Fazekes
Evelyn Droll
Isabel Witges
Terry Ingram
Lou Walker
Louise Turner
Kathleen Scherer
Dorothea Karcher
Evale Anderson
Anna Davey
Cora Alice Warren
Michael Barton
Christine Rainwater
Martha Moore
Henry Vickers
Arthur Hamilton
Eugene Gowler
Amelia Schl
Jefferson Memorial admissions and discharges list
Patient entries show admitted and discharged individuals across multiple locations including Woodlawn Belle Rive Waltonville and counties. Names include Thelma Bum us Bonnie Ben Jackson Mrs ary Fulson and Kenneth Campbell. The text notes wood companies in the United States own or lease 6.1 percent of the nation's commercial forest.
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Jefferson Memorial
Thelma Bumus
Bonnie
Ben Jackson
Ary Fulson
Woodlawn
Robert Crocker
Foster Scrivner
Baby
Belle Rive
Kenneth Campbell
Waltonville
Randy Lemay
Uni
American Communists Declare Independence from Moscow
The American Communist Party asserts a degree of independence from Moscow and refutes Khrushchev's blame for Stalin's excesses. It pledges the right and duty to engage in friendly criticism of other communist regimes and seeks equality in international relations. The National Committee met in New York City and described the party as an independent Marxist group of American workers dedicated to socialism.
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U.S
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Soviet Union
Moscow
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Stalin
Italy
France
Britain
Moscow In Recent Weeks. the National Committee
Communist Party of the
New York City
Stengel Attacks Dirksen Over Davis Bacon Vote
Democratic U S Senatorial candidate Richard Stengel told factory workers that Republican Everett Dirksen voted against labor by supporting a bill to exempt wages under the federal highway program from the Davis Bacon Act. Stengel planned a Peoria appearance tonight.
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Peoria
Iceland Election Shifts As U.S. Forces Face Withdrawal
In Iceland the political landscape shifted with Conservatives and Progressives losing ground while Communists held seven seats and a government formation threshold remains 27. Opposition parties push for U.S. military withdrawal, targeting 5 000 to 6 000 U S troops at Keflavik and radar posts amid intensified domestic debate.
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Washington
National Defense Party
U.S
Keflavik
Special lodge meeting and chapter gathering notice
Mt Vernon Lodge 31 AF AM meets June 25 at 7 30 p m to work in the first degree. Visiting brethren welcome. Mt Vernon Chapter 233 Order of the Eastern Star holds a stated meeting at the Masonic Temple Tuesday at 7 30 p m with initiation planned. King City Barracks 102 auxiliary WWI members host a picnic June 26 at 6 p m in Mt Vernon city park. bring table service.
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Geo. H. Border
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Mildred Page
Ww. M
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Sec’y
King City Barracks
Auxiliary
Mt. Vernon City Park
Women Could Learn From Men Says Ruth Millett
Ruth Millett argues women could adopt some male habits to improve daily life. Learning to save small change, avoid interruptions, share household duties, delegate tasks, limit problem ruminations, and create mild excitement are suggested. The column emphasizes practical, everyday improvements and loyalty to one’s sex.
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NEA Service, Inc
Sets Motorboat Record from New Orleans to St Louis
Roy Collum aged 89 and Dick Arant aged 41, from North Little Rock Arkansas, completed a 1053 mile Mississippi River run in 47 hours 20 minutes setting a new motorboat speed record. They used a 15 foot aluminum craft with two 40 horsepower motors, leaving New Orleans Friday and finishing early Sunday. They surpassed last summer’s record of 52 hours 33 minutes held by Charles and Raymond Loestscher of Little Rock.
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ST. Louis
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Roy Collum
Dick Arant
North Little Rock
Ark
Charles
Raymond Loest
Khrushchev remarks on arms race and future competition
The speech notes that Reds have nothing new to Twining and suggests pending disclosures later. Khrushchev adds that it would be foolish to ask who leads the arms race, indicating strategic restraint and potential future actions.
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Khrushchev
Lis
Illinois temperatures and lutes debate crafts in Britain
A fragmented report notes Illinois temperatures juxtaposed with a remark about over two thousand lute types crafted by master luthiers in Great Britain. The item blends scientific and cultural curiosities without a clear link.
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Great Britain
Recreation program activity fills Mt Vernon schedule
The Mt Vernon Recreation Program kicks off a busy week with softball, badminton, volleyball and boys events at the park, junior high, and Fairgrounds locations. Special offerings include baseball and archery schools, golf and tennis lessons, and a swimming program at city park. About 900 youths participated last week for roughly 4200 hours.
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Mt. Vernon
Fairgrounds
Homestead
Senate Favors Boost In Air Funds
Senator Jack L Jackson of Washington argued overseas air bases are at risk, urging a billion dollar boost to Air Force funds. The Senate Appropriations Committee added 1.16 billion for planes bases and manpower, raising the bill to 34.938 billion, about 835 million above Eisenhower’s request and 1.3 billion above the House. Senator Chavez said the Senate would back the increase by 6 to 10 votes.
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Yank Leaves Shanghai After Five-Year Wait
Charles Sydney Miner an American businessman who waited in Shanghai over five years for an exit permit left for the United States by air. He arrived in Hong Kong May 19 after seven years in Shanghai and said his permits were withheld. He had contracts with the Communist government to close his Shanghai Post and Evening Mercury and Co V Starr operations. Miner expects to reach New York July 14 with his wife Maria.
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Charles Sydney Miner
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Red China
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Shanghai Post and Evening Mercury
Co. V. Starr
Reds
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Washington, D. C
Maria
Belleville among state's hottest spots Sunday
Northern Illinois cooled briefly under a cool air mass but the central and southern regions stayed hot. Sunday highs ranged from mid 90s in Belleville and Quincy to lower 90s in Chicago and Rockford while Midway Airport opened at 62 after a night low of 60.
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Illinois
Midway Airport
Rockford
Moline
Springfield
Belleville
Quincy
Vandalia
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Rantoul
Nasser Wins Sole Candidate in Egypt Election
Cairo reports Premier Gamal Abdel Nasser captured over 90 percent of votes in Egypt's first elected presidency as the sole candidate. A new constitution was ratified by about 97.7 percent, with roughly 94 percent of the 5.72 million registered voters participating and 99.7 percent backing Nasser.
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Ter
Wilton Wynn
Cairo
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Farouk
Interior Ministry
Nasser
Him
St Louis Gas Workers Plan Vote On Strike Tonight
About 2 000 LaClede Gas Co employees will meet tonight to vote on authorizing a strike over wages and working conditions in a proposed contract and a new policy on selling and installing gas conversion burners. The present contract expires at midnight Saturday. The firm halted selling and installing heating equipment to avoid unfair competitive advantage from having the heating applicants list.
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ST. Louis
LaClede Gas Co
William Wynn
Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers Union
Robert W. Otto
LaClede Board
Weather shifts bring heat to much of nation eased by cool Lakes
Weather Cepter reports invasion of the Great Lakes region and the Northwest today with steamy conditions elsewhere. Warm temperatures and high humidity stretch from the central and southern plains to the Atlantic Coast as showers and thunderstorms bring rainfall. Cooler air moves into the Great Lakes, lowering temps by 10 to 20 degrees, with Grand Marais Michigan recording an early low around 44 degrees.
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Associated Press
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Northwest
Atlantic Coast
Grand Marais
Mich
Auto accidents flood Mt. Vernon area Sunday
Three auto accidents were reported to Mt. Vernon police on Sunday. A hit and run damaged James Galiher’s parked car on Opdyke Avenue at 11 p m. A second crash at 9 33 p m involved Wanda A Beasley and Troy Rhine near Jones and 10th streets. Morning crash at 7 15 a m on 32nd Street and Ashley Road involved Walter Bridges and Toney Moss with Bridges fined $9 for following too closely.
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Mt. Vernon
James Galiher
Galiher
Opdyke Avenue
Opdyke
Wanda A. Beasley
Jones
Troy Rhine
RFD
Beasley
Rhone
Walter Ira Bridges
Evansville
Ind
Toney I. Moss
32Nd St
Ashley Road
Moss
Bridges
Kaiser Aluminum Hour Debuts On NBC July Third
Charles Mercer notes a summer TV debut as The Kaiser Aluminum Hour premieres on NBC at 7 30 p m July 3 replacing Playwrights 56 CBS will air the biweekly program with three top directors Frank Schaffner Fielder Cook and George Roy Hill rotating directing duties Schaffner opens with The Army Game a drama about military life.
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Charles Mercer
New York
U—Rartely
NBCTV
CBS
Playwrights '56
Worthington Minor
Frank Schaffner
Fielder Cook
George Roy Hill
Schaffner
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