Broad Participation Encouraged in Herrin Plan Commission
Herrin Plan Commission advances toward a master plan with consultant Gerwin Rohrbach presenting findings. Officials urge broad community representation on committees, urging timely involvement by mayor Fred Henderson and City Council to evaluate and support forthcoming proposals shaping the city’s future.
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Herrin
Plan Commission
Gerwin Rohrbach
Commission
Fred Henderson
Society Holds Responsibility for Public Aid Contraceptives
An editorial argues that IPAC and the state birth control program raise questions about public aid costs and racial dynamics. It notes Maremont's optimistic birth-rate reduction claim, Lorenz's cautions on costs, and calls for community-led action to address systemic causes rather than relying solely on state policy.
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Winds Public Aid Commission
IPAC
Arnold H. Maremont
Francis
Lorenz
Maremont
Second Look At Home Call Sparks Basket Ball Banter
An associate who phoned about a home visit claimed a fed cold was genuine and denied involvement in another crisis. The block’s most conservative figure, a devoted basketball fan, muses on the day free throws will no longer be free.
Time For New Start On Parks In Carbondale
A Carbondale minister urged the park board to restart a sound parks and recreation program, aligning with the Master Plan and pursuing short range projects. He noted it may take six months to a year to study needs and assemble facts to justify a bond issue after voters rejected a $775,000 bonds proposal by a five to one margin. The paper opposed that bond plan but supported a well planned, expanded program and a prudent new start.
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Carbondale
Park Board
Stude
Hatchet Out For Adlai The UN Ambassador
The White House denies a Saturday Evening Post piece suggesting Adlai Stevenson favored a softer Cuba policy. The columnists argue Stevenson remains loyal and effective, noting his role is to implement policy, not shape it, and that only a fundamental shift would prompt resignation.
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White House
Saturday Evening Post
Adlai Stevenson
U.S
United Nations
Cuba
Stewart Alsop
Charles Barnett
Chester Bowles
U.N
Stevenson
Rudy Vallee Story Book Aims For Glamour Not Depth
Dave Felts reviews My Time Is Your Time Rudy Vallee Story by Valle and McKean. The critique labels the memoir vain and name dropping though acknowledges Vallee's enduring fame in theater and radio. The piece notes Vallee’s long career, Broadway success, and personal life including a fourth marriage, with nostalgic remembrances of early radio days and the Maine Stein Song.
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Fleischman Sunshine Hour
Rudy Vallee
Yale
New York
Valle
Gil McKean
Obolensky
Bieter
America
Maine Stein
Dense Population-Few Physicians Rural Health Service Is Problem
In the United Arab Republic a dense Nile valley population creates a rural health crisis with 96 percent of people on 4 percent of land and 1 physician per 1,800 residents. Malaria, tuberculosis, nutrition, polio, and rehabilitation are key issues, spurring government and Navy research collaborations and President Nasser's push for expanded rehab services.
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United Arab Republic
Howard A. Rusk
M. D
New York Times
Cairo
United States
U.A.R
Ismailia
Suez Canal
Morocco
Ua.r
Ersa Matruh
el Alamein
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Hekmat Abou Zeid
Nasser
Cromwell Head Found Buried Beneath Cambridge Chapel Floor
A sensational tale claims Oliver Cromwell’s mummified head lies beneath Sidney Sussex College chapel in Cambridge since March 1960. The article follows its notorious travels, from beheading to pawned relic, and notes academic debate over final resting place.
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Tom A. Cullen
Sidney Sussex College
Britain
Cromwell
Charles 1
Cambridge University
Daily Telegraph
Cromwell Museum
Joly de Lotbiiere
Comwell
Scotland
England
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Hall
Patman May Be Bad Boy in Incoming Congress
Washington reports Patman-D Texas may become a major disruptor in the new House. As longtime Small Business Committee chair, he has pushed for the little guy while opposing big business and Wall Street. With Brent Spence stepping down, Patman is expected to seek the Banking and Currency chair.
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Ray Tucker McClure
Washington Rep
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Peck
Congress
Kennedy
Patman
Rep
Small
Big Business
Wall Street
Federal Reserve Board
House
Banking and Currency Committee
Banking and
Brent Spence
D-Ky
Spence
Washington
Pat
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