Ike Seeks Broad Power to Cut Tariffs and Trade
President Eisenhower urged Congress to extend the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act and broaden authority to cut tariffs as the centerpiece of a four-part plan. He called for curtailing foreign aid, encouraging overseas investments, easing buy American rules, and expanding peaceful trade with all nations including the Soviet bloc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
America
Special Commission On Foreign Economic Policy
Senate
House
Clarence Randall
Chicago
Inland Steel Co
Philadelphia Boy Killed in Gang Warfare Outbreak
A 15 year old boy died from gunshot wounds after a speeding car fired at him while he spoke with two girls on a street corner in North Philadelphia. Police described a new juvenile gang warfare wave with three attacks in 24 hours, including stabbings and a foot wound. Over 40 teenage boys were detained for questioning within three hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Robert Blocker
St. Luke's Hospital
Mummifying 400 Year Old Body Found In Andean Ice Cave
Santiago Chile Indian princess from an Andean ice cave is being slowly mummified by Chilean scientists. Preserved in ice, the 400 year old body was sold to the Museum of Natural History by a mule driver for 45000 pesos about 200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Santiago
Chile
Museum of Natural History
Newton Rea Gets Loan Approval Row
Washington The Rural Electrification Administration on Monday approved a loan of 335000 dollars to the Norris Electric Cooperative of Newton Illinois for rural electrification and improvements to service.
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Newton Rea
Associated Press
Washington
Rural Electrification Administration
Norris Electric Co- Operative
Newton, Ill
Madison Teachers Return After Strike Ends
Madison Illinois teachers at six public schools returned to classrooms after seven hours of talks with the Madison School Board. AFL Local 763 and board submitted the dispute to the state superintendent for instruction, with 74 teachers and about 2,700 students affected in a city of 8,000. Arbitration was also proposed to settle the standstill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Madison
AFL
Illinois “Superintendent of Public Instruction
Union
AFL American Federation of Teachers
Boris Gitcho
St. Louis
St Louis Wins Pigeon Battle With Skiddoo Devices over City Ledges
ST LOUIS CITY HALL defeats a pigeon problem using skiddoo skids devised by Director Joseph P. Lestric. Wooden slides placed along ledges caused pigeons to slip off on landing, proving effective and now being replaced by metal skids in a successful trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Director of Public Safety
Joseph P. Lestric
Atom Chief Reports To Eisenhower
The Atomic Energy Commission briefs Rep Van Zandt and Senate House atomic energy committee on the latest nuclear blast. Details of the March 1 test spark congressional demands for public disclosure as radiation reports reach Japan and affect tuna catches and a Japanese fishing vessel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroshima
Lewis L. Strauss
AEC
Strauss
Pacific Proving Grounds
Toyo
Jesse H. Smith Dies At 62 In Mt. Vernon
Jesse Holder Smith of 1500 Harrison street died at Good Samaritan Hospital after a month as a postal transport employee. Funeral Thursday at 3 p.m. Myers Chapel with Rev. Andrew Caraker officiating. burial in Smith cemetery. Survived by son Anson Boyd Smith and daughter Kay Smith plus two sisters. He was 62 years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse Holder Smith
Harrison Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Smith
Postal Transport Service
Southern Railroad
Myers Chapel
Andrew Caraker
Smith Cemetery
First Baptist Church
Mt. Vernon Lions Club
Andrew D. Webb
Patton Commandery
Anderson Smith Cemetery Association
National Postal Transport Association
Jefferson County
Anson C
Sarah Ann (Holder) Smith
Wessie Kay Boyd
Anson Boyd Smith
Mt. Vernon
Kay Smith
Martha Moyer Rites Wednesday
Funeral services for Martha Abigail Moyer, age 91, will be at 3 30 p m at Myers Chapel with Rev Bird Green officiating. Burial follows at Knob Prairie Cemetery. She is survived by one daughter June Hicks of Mt Vernon, 18 grandchildren, 33 great grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren. Friends may call after 10 a m today at Myers Chapel. Her husband Daniel H. Moyer died in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Abigail Moyer
Myers Chapel
Knob Prairie Cemetery
Bird Green
Moyer
Daniel H. Moyer
June Hicks
Mt. Vernon
River Pollution Case Under Way
In Douglas County Circuit Court Judge Grover C. Watson heard preliminary arguments in two pollution actions on the Kaskaskia River. The Illinois attorney general seeks an injunction against National Petro Chemicals Corp. near Tuscola, while National asks for review of an Illinois Sanitary Water Board order to halt pollution. National’s Tuscola attorney James Lemma signaled a request for proof of responsibility, and Assistant Atty. Gen. Mark Roberts said the state will contend National has acknowledged responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscola
Ill
Kaskaskia
Douglas County
Grover C. Watson
Illinois Atty
Latham Castle
National Petro-Chemicals Corp
National
Illinois Sanitary Water Board
James F. Lemma
Atty
Mark A. Roberts
Springfield
U.S. Donating To India Project Valued At 46 Million
The United States and India signed an agreement for 11 million dollars in aid for the Rihand River valley power and irrigation project in New Delhi. The first construction phase is estimated at 46.2 million dollars with India covering the remaining balance and the total project cost expected to reach WW million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
India
Rihand River
United States
Thomas R. Gray Dies After 40 Years as Crane Operator
Thomas R. Gray a crane operator at the car company for 40 years died at 9 30 p m at his home 408 Opdyke Avenue He was 54 years six months and 15 days old The funeral Thursday at 1 30 p m at Myers Chapel with Rev Carl Whittington officiating Burial in Mt Olive cemetery He was born September 14 1899 in Hamilton county married Elinora Bennett September 24 1919 in Mt Vernon He survived by his wife mother two sons two daughters a brother and four grandchildren He was a member of the Second Baptist church and the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Robert Gray
Opdyke Avenue
Myers Chapel
Carl Whittington
Mt. Olive Cemetery
Mr. Gray
Hamilton County
Ivan D
Ella (LeMay) Gray
Mt. Vernon
Elnora Bennett
Gray
Second Baptist Church
Brotherhood of Railway Carmen of America
Ella Lane
Robert J
Fairfield
Norma Lisenby Dies Senior At Mt V High School
Norma Jean Lisenby 18, of RFD 7 Mt Vernon died today at Good Samaritan Hospital after a brief illness. She was the daughter of Walter and Lora Lisenby born March 9 1936 in Mt Vernon. Services Friday 2:00 pm Myers Chapel, burial East Salem cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Jean Lisenby
RFD
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Good Samaritan Hospital
Walter Lisenby
Myers Chapel
East Salem Cemetery
Miss Lisenby
Walter and
Lora
Harpole) Lisenby
Actress And Aly Meet In Mexico
Hollywood says Gene Tierney returns today to Rosarito Beach resort near Tijuana after a weekend meeting with Prince Aly Khan. She denies marriage plans, calling the trip friendship and not a betrothal. Tierney travels from Mojave to resume work on The Egyptian as Aly Khan travels from Paris via Montreal and Mexico City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Gene Tierney
Prince Aly Khan
Mojave
Calif
Prince Aly
Rosarito Beach
Tijuana
Ensenada
Aly
Paris
Montreal
Mexico City
Miss Tierney
20Th Century-Fox
42 Drown in River Crossing Incident in Jammu State
In New Delhi a Defense Ministry spokesman said a junior officer and 42 Indian Army soldiers were swept to drown during an attempted river crossing on maneuvers in Jammu State on Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Associated Press
New Delhi
Indian Army
Jammu
Defense Ministry
Meeting Eubank Speaks On Radio Campaign Tour
Arthur A. Eubank, Republican state representative candidate, will speak on Olney station WLVN 740 KC and 92.9 MC at 1:30 p.m. March 23, on WMIX 940 KC and 94.1 MC at 12:15 p.m. March 28, and on WFIW 1390 KC Fairfield at 1:15 p.m. April 4. Pol. Adv. 4-3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eubank
Arthur A. Eubank
Olney
WLVN
Mt. Vernon
WMIX
Fairfield
WFIW
Pol
Ciucci Indicted Again Move for Death Penalty
Chicago report: Vincent Ciucci, 27, already serving 20 years for his wife Anne's murder, faces new Cook County indictments for killing their three children by shooting and asphyxiation, and burning Angelina, 4. State seeks death penalty. earlier trial found murder by shooting but death due to asphyxiation. Doctors reported bullet wounds in all three children and in the wife and a fire followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Vincent Ciucci
Cook County Grand
Ciucci
Anne
Angelina
Criminal Court
Atty
Joseph McGovern
Virginia
Vincent Jr
Three Airmen Killed In Auto Crash Near Farmer City
Three Chanute Air Base airmen were killed when their car left Route 52 two miles north of Farmer City DeWitt County. Identified were T-Set. R. C. Allen 34 bound for Barksdale La. Layman R. Rye 36 of Adrian Mich. Ralph M. Malden 22 whose wife is Sue Allen Malden of Tulsa Okla.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmer City
Ill
Chanute Air Base
Rantoul
DeWitt County
Chanute
Air Force
R. C. Allen
Barksdale
Marjorie A. Jordan
Dansville
N. Y
Layman R. Rye
Eva D. Williams
Adrian
Mich
Ralph M. Malden
Sue Allen Malden
Tulsa
Okla
Farm hand sues for 10000 over broken leg injury
Robert Mooney files in circuit court against John P. Carson claiming a hog caused a ramp accident on May 21, 1953 at Carson's farm left leg permanent injury while Mooney helped load hogs. Attorney Neil H. Thompson represents Mooney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Mooney
John P. Carson
Mooney
Carson
Lee
Neil H. Thompson
Minor Accident Reported in Mt Vernon Street Collision
One minor accident was reported in Mt. Vernon yesterday on Jordan Street between Ninth and Tenth. Vehicles owned by Louise Vanneste of 1017 North 14th and Ed Harrison of 1000 South Tenth were involved in the collision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mt. Vernon
Louise Vanneste
North 14Th
Ed Harrison
South Tenth
Jordan Street
Excise Tax Cut Bill Proposals Across Admissions and Goods
The compromise tax bill includes a 10 percent rate on most admissions and several consumer categories. Senate and House differences restricted cuts on horse and dog race track admissions, clubs, and certain services while expanding relief on admissions under 50 cents and on items like jewelry and cameras.
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House
Senate
Conference
Uncle Sam To Sell Used Stamps
Washington government explores profit from a salvage sale of 60 pounds of used stamps. The first trial auction includes 40 pounds of U S and 20 pounds of foreign stamps, including 25 000 received at the White House. Bids open after display on Wednesday at 3 p m using stamps collected March 8 to 19 from five mail rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
White House
Roger Stetfan
National City Bank of New York
Shots For Kids At Summersville
Mrs. Paul Whobrey, Summersville PTA Round-up chair, announced immunization shots for children at Summersville School beginning 2 p.m. Wednesday. The second typhoid and diphtheria doses will be given, with booster shots for those not yet vaccinated three weeks ago. Parents must accompany preschool children.
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Paul Whobrey
Summersville
PTA
Summersville School
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admits and Discharges
Good Samaritan Hospital notes admit list includes Mrs Lucy Sarah Shelton Mrs Maryphene Thackery Mrs Ganal Fern Moore Mrs Margaret Maryphene Gif ford. discharges Amoh Neubuhr dr Mrs Georgia N Robinson Miss Betty Jean Payne Floyd Taswell Hester Inn Miss Ray Ellen Derry Bluford. Jefferson Memorial admits Mrs Rosella King Mrs Loche Smith Wayne City. discharges Mrs Jennie Stewart Mrs Monroe Webb Ewing.
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Good Samaritan
Lucy Sarah Shelton
Maryphene Thackery
Ganal Fern Moore
Margaret Maryphene Gifford
Amoh Neubuhr
Georgia N. Robinson
Betty Jean Payne
Floyd Taswell Hester
Ray Ellen Derry
Bluford
Jefferson Memorial
Rosella King
Loche Smith
Wayne City
Jennie Stewart
Monroe Webb
Ewing
Doan's Pills advertised for kidney comfort
Nagging backache and energy drain are blamed on slowed kidney function caused by stress and poor diet. Doctors stress kidney health and urge relief from symptoms with Doan's Pills, a mild diuretic used by millions for over 60 years to flush waste from kidney tubes and filters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Prosecute 15 For Feeding Uncooked Garbage To Hogs
Fifteen persons were prosecuted under the new Illinois law requiring heating of garbage fed to swine. State Agriculture Department said three offenders hailed from East St. Louis with others from Sterling, Lockport, Chicago, Danville, Quincy, Jacksonville, Litchfield, East Dubuque, Herrin, Waukegan, Wheeling, and Chicago Heights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Springfield
State Agriculture Department
Stillman J. Stanard
Department
East St. Louis
Sterling
Lockport
Chicago
Danville
Quincy
Jacksonville
Litchfield
East Dubuque
Herrin
Waukegan
Wheeling
Chicago Heights
Quadruplet Calves Born North of Keenes on Raleigh Garrison Farm
A cow on Raleigh Garrison's farm about four miles north of Keenes gave birth to four calves. Only one calf survived. The event highlights an unusual livestock birth on a rural property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keenes
Raleigh Garrison
Noted Woman Doctor Is Dead
Los Angeles reports the death of Dr. Rebecca Lee Dorsey aged 95 a long time medical practitioner who studied with Louis Pasteur and Joseph Lister. She died Monday from complications after a hip fracture. Dr Dorsey delivered over 4000 babies including Earl Warren future California governor and U.S. chief justice She helped introduce the date industry to California sending a representative to Egypt with 5000 to obtain date palm seedlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Rebecca Lee Dorsey
Louis Pasteur
Joseph Lister
Dorsey
Earl Warren
California
United States
Calfornia
Egypt
Alemite CD-2 Engine Cleaner for Every Oil Change
Advertising copy promotes Alemite CD-2 as a double strength engine cleaner added to crankcase with every oil change. It claims to dissolve gooey deposits, free sticking valves and lifters, and keep engines clean, quiet, and economical with a money back guarantee.
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Ike
Volta Batteries
Johnson
S. 10Th Street
Jordan MT. Vernon, Tll
McLaughlin’s Cafe
Jesse H. Smith
Martha Moyer
U.S
Thomas R. Gray
Car Co
Norma Lisenby
Mt. V. High School
Actress
Mexico
Rockford Erenees Eeeyeeene Erste Eneeen
Moline Ereeee Wasene
Peoria
Sarees
Rantoul Pteaeesaeeee
Springfield Saeet Erenee
Vandalia Aeeseee Erese
Scott Field
Os A
Ihe
Uncle Sam
Curtis - Florist
Centralla Road
Charles A
Vaught
Democratic
Plymouth
Pichme
AIR Line
Travel Bureaus
Aell
Marquiss
Jordan St
Fred Gregory
Wilburn F. Hauk
Harry L. Gregory
Apothea O. Couras
Meena
John Cameron Swayze
NBG
Ford National Auto Supply Inc
Mt. Vernon and
Salem, Hl
DeWitt-Maxey Motor Co
Mt. Vernon, Ill
Farthing & Moss Service
Boster
Mt. Vernon, IL
E. W. Werner Equipment Co
Mt. Vernon, II
Holman Motor Co
Floyd Smith Gulf Service
Claude's Shell Service
Mt. Vernon, III
Hodges Motor Co
Fairfield, I1
Bruce Motor Co. Fairfield, I
Hoffee Motor Co
Fairfield, Il
Dean’s Auto Sales
Albion, Il
Fairchild
Waltonville, al
Dix Garage
Dix, Lil
Southern Wl. Equipment Co
Fry’s Hardware, Implement Co
Waltonville, di
Jones Motor Service Inc, TI
MecLeansboro, Tl
D. H. Keaton & Son
McLeansboro
L. Co. W. Coats Garage
Woodlawn, HL
Earl Rich Auto Parts
McLeansboro, Il
Bruer’s
Hoyleton, Ill
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