Talk is Cheap as Mayor Pushes Four City Projects
Mayor John S. Wright urges City Council next year to act on four growth priorities in Carbondale. Traffic improvements top the list due to current and rising congestion as SIU expands. Also proposed are water and sewer expansion, street lighting upgrades, and modernized garbage collection to meet future demand.
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John S. Wright
Hely
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Wright
SIU
Republican chair chides disloyal party members
The Republican National Chairman Alcorn accused party members of disloyalty to a wing within the party. The report notes Adlai Stevenson serves as a State Department consultant earning $48 daily.
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Republican National
Alcorn
Adlai Stevenson
State Department
Adlai Stevenson's Paris Nonattendance Sparks NATO Debate
Adlai Stevenson will not attend the Paris NATO conference marking the end of his advisory role on foreign policy. The White House shows little enthusiasm for his presence, while Hagerty cites his past constructive ideas as still helpful. Stevenson stresses he would speak out on administration plans, but privately dissents to some proposals and remains silent on public criticism.
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Adlai Stevenson
NATO
Paris
White House
Stevenson
James Hagerty
Eisenner
Washington
Democratic Party
Shimmy and the word chemise in old fashion notes
David Felts reflects on the evolution of the term chemise and the shimmy in early 1900s culture. He cites Webster's definitions and recalls farm life, vaudeville dances, a popular song, and the shift from dictation to typewriter work highlighting the link between language, fashion, and writing methods.
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Dial
Kate
Webster
Hans Good
American Legion Pushes Anti Communism Message For Students
Following a controversy over Soviet satellites readers are urged to educate school children about communism. The American Legion promotes awareness of anti Communist ideals to students in local programs.
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The
American Legion
The Challenge of Illiteracy A UN Study Warns
A United Nations study reports 700 million adults worldwide cannot read or write, 44 percent in Asia and Africa. It warns illiteracy hampers development and that neglect could shrink the Free World as communism seeks readers.
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United Nations
Asia
Africa
Free World
Unesco
Soviet Union
Eisenhower aides block reporters from news access
An aged newspaper-voice note claims Eisenhower aides restrict reporters from obtaining timely information. The fragment suggests the press needs a quick, decisive solution, likening it to a fast halfback in play.
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Eisenhower
Justice Reed resigns Civil Rights Commission post
Justice Reed quits his chairmanship citing incompatibility with obligations as a former Supreme Court justice. He notes separation of powers concerns and potential conflicts in ruling on cases while serving on the Civil Rights Commission.
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Supreme Court
Stanley F. Reed
New
Civil Rights Commission
Justice Reed
Looting Soap Theft And Justice In Herrin Letters
A local reader questions apparent leniency in a 33 cent soap theft case. The writer contrasts a mother receiving probation with police officers not charged after merchandise disappearances from Sally Ann Shoppe and American Brokerage, lamenting perceived unequal justice in Herrin.
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Southern Illnoisan
Herrin
Power struggle shapes Eisenhower era White House
A Washington struggle for control unfolds as congressional leaders meet the President while Vice President Nixon gains influence. Cabinet members drift toward an independent stance, with Secretary of State John Foster Dulles cited as resisting a broader VP role in foreign policy.
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Doris
Washington
White House
James C. Hagery
Eisenhower
United States
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
John Foster Dulles
State Department
Enola Gay Presented to Smithsonian in 1949
The B 29 Enola Gay, which dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, was presented to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D C on July 3 1949 by the military.
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Hiroshima
Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D. C
Hobby editor in training charts America's leisure future
Ben Gelman argues that shorter work weeks will redefine work as hobby and that ordinary citizens will become creators and tinkerers. He invites readers to share projects from their basements that could change the world, forecasting an era where hobbies become work.
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America
Crab Orchard Lake
Time Bomb Pattern: 56 Percent Saudi Share in Japanese Oil Deal
JOSEPH ALSOP reports a new offshore concession sought by Japanese interests that would give King Saud a 56 percent stake and alter the traditional fifty fifty pattern between governments and oil companies. The proposal faces approval by King Saud and the Sheikh of Kuwait as it sits in the neutral zone between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
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Joseph Alsop
Ayadh
Saudi Arabia
King Saud
Tokyo
Oi! Co
Mossadegh
Iran
Middle East
Aramco
Western Oil Company
Saud
We Must Help Build the Hospital Now
The Southern Illinois newspaper urges readers to support the hospital drive. It stresses that ordinary citizens must donate one hour’s wages weekly for three years, noting doctors and clubs have given, but success depends on the public.
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Southern
Western Jackson Countian
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Saturday Review
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Gop
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Melbourne
Osborne
Uy Nea Service
Tne
William Morrow
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Joe Snavely
Hiram Vromm
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