Carpenters Union Leader Sentenced for Refusing Senate Testimony
Maurice H. Hutcheson, president of the Carpenters Union, was sentenced to six months in jail and a $500 fine for refusing to answer Senate Rackets Committee questions. The sentence was suspended pending appeal. Hutcheson is a prominent AFL-CIO official amid ongoing corruption inquiries and an Indiana case involving alleged bribes.
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Washington
Maurice H. Hutcheson
Carpenters Union
Senate
Hutcheson
Afl-Cio
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
U. S
James W. Morris
Congress
Morris
Indiana
William
Big Bill) Hutcheson
U S Business Bodies Wary of Foreign Goods Competition
In Hot Springs Virginia the Commerce Department's Business Advisory Council discusses rising foreign goods competition in textiles petroleum and glass. Chairman Ralph Cordiner notes some heads favor realistic quota use while denying protectionism as a policy. Some private opinions warn of outsourcing and job losses.
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Hot Springs
Commerce Department
Business Advisory Council
Frederick H. Mueller
Ralph J. Cordiner
General Electric Co
Cordiner
BAC
Fem
Hospital Notes from Defferson Memorial
Admitted patients include William Alexander Barker of Texico Randall McKin Jey Smith at Defferson Memorial. Good Samaritan records show Emily Huschen Anna Langdon Mildred Harlow George Grissom William Williams Marlene Wendel Claude Witzel Doris Atkin son as admitted. Discharged: Silas Cook Anna Bond Donna Hongser meier Robert Sharpe Bob Piercy.
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Defferson
William Alexander Barker
Texico
Randall McKin Jey Smith
Good Samaritan
Emily Huschen
Anna Langdon
Mildred Harlow
George Grissom
William Williams
Marlene Wendel
Claude Witzel
Doris Atkinson
Silas Cook
Anna Bond
Donna Hongsermeier
Robert Sharpe
Bob Piercy
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital
Mr and Mrs Harold D Downen, 2517 Herbert Street, are parents of a son born at 2 02 this morning weighing seven pounds thirteen ounces named Robert Dean. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Lewis Wolfe of Wayne City was born at 1 48 yesterday afternoon weighing six pounds fourteen ounces named Linda Anne.
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Harold D. Downen
Herbert Street
Good Samaritan Hospital
Robert Dean
Lewis Wolfe
Wayne ‘City
Linda Ane
Khrushchev in Paris Amid Spy Plane Row and Summit
Khrushchev lands at Orly as Paris hosts Big Four talks amid U2 spy plane uproar. He greets flowers from three girls and backs a hard line against American espionage while Eisenhower's stance remains uncertain. De Gaulle seeks to keep summit on track with disarmament and Berlin talks.
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Khrushchev
Paris
Rodion Malinivsky
Armed Forces
Eisenhower
United States
Moscow
Rushchev
Iron Curtain
Soviet Union
Washington
White House
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Berlin
Harold Macmillan
Communist Party
Pravda
U.S
Moscow Radio
Elysee Palace
U. S
Christian A. Herter
K. A. Vershinin
Soviet
Herter
Reds Worn On Canadian Bases
London AP reports Russian Radio warns Canada against allowing U S spy planes to use Canadian bases. Moscow says Canada has placed its territory at U S disposal and notes U S Defense Department and intelligence agency personnel are now at home there. The broadcast links the incident to world peace lessons for Canada and other base locations.
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Canada
U. S
Moscow
Local social notes from Waltonville and nearby townships
Mrs Wm Wells is very ill at Marshall Browning Hospital Du Quoin Miss Ruth Laur Waltonville grade school recovered from scarlet fever Visitors over Mother's Day include Mr and Mrs Joe Dixon Mt Vernon Mr and Mrs Ben Laur and family Mr and Mrs Jack Dixon and family Afternoon calls by Mt Vernon residents Mr and Mrs Noah Moore Mr and Mrs Howard Briesacher and Mrs Addie Dubois Also visits from Mt Vernon Radom Pinckneyville and Ashley by various families Notes on visits by Willard Wright Loren Hamilton and family Henry Trader Russell W Smith and others Idaho trip for A J Dixon and relatives Anna Bock Radom Agnes Kryger Radom F H A Mother and Daughter banquet at Waltonville high school Mrs Loraine Treanery Mt Vernon visited her mother Clara Pijut last Sunday.
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Wm. Wells
Marshall Browning Hospital
du Quoin
Ruth Laur
Waltonville
Bob Grizzle
St. Louis
Alden Walker
A. J. Dixon
Joe Dixon
Mt. Vernon
Ben Laur
Jack Dixon
Calere
Noah Moore
Howard Briesacher
Addie Dubois
Dave Sexton
Harrison Sexton
Raymond Kabat
Radom
Anna Beck
Pinckneyville
Jack Piper
Richard Hoppa
Donald Chesney
Ashley
Albert Dreas
Nashville
Joseph Stelmaszewski
Neal Crisswell
Clarence Laur
Mabel Wright
Willard Wright
Idaho
Ray Boswell
Anna Bock
Raymond Kabst
Agnes Kryger
Andy Kryger
Roy Nichols
John Kiselewski
Waltonville Community High School
Loraine Treanery
Clara Pijut
Premier Chou En-lai returns home from Asia tour
Red China's Premier Chou En-lai left Hanoi today on his way home after a fence-mending tour that took him to India Burma and Nepal. He stopped briefly in North Viet Nam during the trip reported by Heiping Radio.
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London
Red
China
Chou En-lai
Hanoi
Heiping Radio
Viet Nam
India
Burma
Nepal
Foreign minister argues outdated espionage rules
The policy conference this afternoon reported ready to argue that traditional espionage rules are out of date in the jet age and space age. The United States boils the case to two points: Russia can conceal a vast military buildup and camera planes and satellites are eroding secrecy whether Moscow approves or not.
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U.S
Russia
Illinois Weather Bright Sun Shifts to Showers
The Associated Press reports bright sun brought Illinois to the 70s with early temperatures in the 40s, warmer than yesterday. Showers are forecast tonight in the north and west and Sunday in remaining areas, with generally dry spells in between. Highs Friday ranged from 67 at Rockford to 74 at Moline and Vandalia.
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Illinois
Weather Bureau
Rockford
Moline
Vandalia
Wet Weather Across East and Northwest Today
Wet weather covered the East from West Virginia to New England with showers and fog while the Northwest saw isolated rain. A Pacific cold front stirred a dust storm in North Dakota with Fargo at 30 mph gusts and Minot visibility near 1/4 mile. Temperatures varied from 60s and 70s in the Plains to 31–32 degrees in Michigan and the Rockies, with Blythe California among the warm spots at 87.
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Associated Press
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Lower Michigan
New England States
Washington State
Rockies
Plains States
North Dakota
Fargo
Minot
Plateau
Blythe
Calif
Marquette
Upper Michigan
Fraser
Cole
Mt Vernon park pavilion fund nears goal with donations
Contributions totaling 1170.50 toward a 7000 target for Mt. Vernon city park pavilion were announced by committee chair Delbert Sigsworth. Recent gifts include Modert Clinic Sun Drop Bottling Co. Mt Vernon Womans Club Dr Chas K Wells Dana Pickett Ogie Ellis and staff Dr L V Puckett Mt Vernon Steel Supply Benoist Brothers Hardware Richard P Roth Howard L Jones Tri County Electric Cooperative Anoymous Val E Richardson Ben Franklin Store Collens Shoe Store Art Laird Joe Gaunt Howard and Howard Attorneys Kenneth Bayer Fraternal Order of Eagles Cook s Paint Varnish Co Livingston Drugs Clayton Johnson Demetri Hassakis Chippewa Tribe Burgin Radio Shop and others.
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Mt. Vernon City Park
Delbert Sigsworth
Modert Clinic
Sun Drop Bottling Co
Mt. Vernon
Richard P. Roth
Howard L. Jones
Tri-County Electric Cooperative, Inc
Anoymous
Val E. Richardson
Ben Franklin
Collens Shoe
Art Laird
Joe Gaunt
Howard and Howard
Kenneth Bayer
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Cook’s Paint & Varnish Company
Livingston Drugs
Clayton Johnson
Demetri Hassakis
Chippewa Tribe of Indian Guides
Burgin Radio
Mamie Buys A Savings Bond
First Lady Mamie Eisenhower began a St. Louis savings bond drive by purchasing a $25 bond to fund the education of her grandson David Eisenhower. The sale occurred as she changed trains in St. Louis en route to Denver for her mother’s 82nd birthday, with Arthur K. Atkinson presiding as Wabash Railroad board chairman and bond committee head.
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ST. Louis
Mamie Eisenhower
Arthur K. Atkinson
Wabash Railroad Board
Denver
Women Form Draft Stevenson Committee in Belleville
Two Belleville women organize a Draft Stevenson for President group. Mrs. Robert Chapman and Mrs. Howard Bowman schedule a Monday meeting to discuss campaign plans and Chapman resigns from the League of Women Voters board to devote full time to the Stevenson committee.
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Belleville
Robert Chapman
Howard Bowman
Chapman
League of Women Voters
Stvenson Committee
Twelve More Tax Suits Filed In This County
Twelve delinquent personal tax suits filed in county court, all in Mt. Vernon township. Listed defendants include Sterett Construction Co of Cannelton Indiana for 1955 amount 1950.19. Paxton Oil Co Stump Bigg Mt. Vernon for 1956 57 58 amount 1484.76. Roy A Fitzgerald 1212 Broadway Mt. Vernon for 1958 amount 1546.22. Rainey Ryan Tractor Co Salem Rd Mt. Vernon for 1331.27. N Dowell No 7 Northbrook Dr Mt. Vernon for 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1958 amount 679.33. William Gladich 1600 S 10th Mt. Vernon for 1958 amount 858.83. Fredman Bros Furniture Co Main Morrison Collinsville Ill for 1954 1955 amount 947.05. Mid Continent Petro Co Terre Haute Indiana for 708.08. Hancock Trucking Co 114 N 3rd St Mt. Vernon for 1953 1954 amount 615.51. Wright Oil Co 824% Main St Mt. Vernon for 195? and 1958 amount 78.01. Frank Torregroasa 2500 Perkins Ave Mt. Vernon for 1938 1941 1942 1949 1950 1950 amount 769. J W Pelz 232 S 9th St Mt. Vernon for 1936 1939 1941 1942 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1956 1957 amount 528.09.
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Sterett Construction Co
Cannelton
Indiana
Paxton Oil Co
Stumpp Bigg
Mt. Vernon
Roy A. Fitzgerald
Broadway
10Th
Fredman Bros. Furniture Co
Main and Morrison
Collinsville
Ill
Mid Continent Petro Co
Terre Haute
Hancock Trucking Co
3Rd St
$50 Robbery At Amvets Club Reported
Officials of the Amvets Club reported a burglary Friday after thieves took $50. The break in occurred Thursday night at 1207 Main Street, with entry gained by climbing to a rear room roof and breaking a second story window.
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AmvetsClub
Main Street
Local Marriage Licenses Reported
Donald W. Hayes aged 24 of Route 5 Mt. Vernon marries Carolyn Wilson aged 22 of Bonnie. Darrell G. Beal aged 19 of Route 5 Mt. Vernon weds Phyllis Ann Johnson aged 18 of 728 Perkins Avenue.
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Donald W. Hayes
Mmt
Vernon
Carolyn Wilson
Bonnie
Darrell G. Beal
Mt. Vernon
Phyllis Ann Johnson
Perkins Avenue
Reds Have Spy Flights And U.S. Commies, Too
Maj. Gen. Charles A. Willoughby says Soviet spy flights over U S territory are not essential, noting Alaska vapor trails. He asserts Russia relies on the American Communist party for information and influence, citing his HUAC ties and former MacArthur staff role.
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Colo
United States
Charles A. Willoughby
Willoughby
Douglas MacArthur
American Mercury Magazine
House Un-American Activities Committee
Alaska
Russia
American Communist Party
Population Of Herrin Up 97
The 1960 census lists Herrin population at 9,428, up 97 from ten years earlier. The 1950 population stood at 9,331, reflecting steady growth in the Illinois town.
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Herrin
Traffic boom predicted in a decade reports official
A safety official warned in Rockford that by 1980 the highways could host about 100 million vehicles and 120 million drivers. If trends continue, a traffic toll of 55,000 deaths and two million injuries is possible with nine billion dollars in costs.
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U. S. 51
Duluth
Minn
New Orleans
Paul Jones
Chicago
The
Nationality Council
Illinoistate Dental Society
Driver killed in sand pit accident at Arrowhead Co
A loading machine toppled over a 20 foot embankment at the Arrowhead Co sand pit in Troy Grove. The driver Leonard Bauer age 21 of Triumph was thrown clear and died, doctors reporting a broken neck as the apparent cause. Bauer leaves a wife and six stepchildren.
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Troy Grove
Ill
Arrowhead Co
Leonard Bauer
Triumph
Bauer
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