Area Drive For Industry Rewarded In Southern Illinois
Editorial lauds gains from Technical Tape Corp move to old Kroger site in Carbondale and Sangamo Electric Co shift to South Carolina. It notes $375,000 in donated equipment to Fish and Wildlife Service and a $200,000 loan plan to lure four new plants, potentially creating up to 3200 jobs. It stresses active effort to attract and retain industry as hard but rewarding work.
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Kroger Co
Carbondale
Technical Tape Corp
Kroger
Sangamo Electric Co
Ordill
South Carolina
Sangamo
Fish and Wildlife Service
Technical Tape
Paul Cohen
Herrin and
Marion Chambers of Commerce
Castro's Medicine Must Not Be Enjoyable
The Organization of American States plans a January meeting to apply sanctions on Cuba similar to those used against the Dominican Republic in 1960. Cuba and Mexico opposed the move, with five major South American nations abstaining. Peru Colombia and Venezuela supported censure, while others fear Cuban influence and leftist movements. Castro seeks sanctions but appears to want a break in hemisphere relations, raising questions about applying punitive measures without triggering broader chaos.
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Organization of American States
Cuba
Dominican Republic
OAS
Generalissimo Trujillo
U.S
Trujillo
Castro
Mr. Castro
Mexico
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
Colombia
Venezuela
Astro
South America
United States
Latin America
U. S. Reds Entitled To Use Of Laws Too
The government fights to punish top Communist officials under the 1950 Internal Security Act and the 1940 Smith Act after indicting the party for failure to register as a Soviet agent. The case hinges on Fifth Amendment protection and whether registering would self incriminate. Supreme Court will decide if party membership and registration carry constitutional limits.
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United States
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Supreme
Amer
Icans
Kennedy aid recommendation for Ghana slow and staged
The Randall mission urges Kennedy to withhold full Volta River hydro project aid to Ghana and push U.S. assistance in stages. It argues Nkrumah’s regime shows anti Western bias and narrows democracy, suggesting a cautious approach to avoid alienating other African nations while signaling aid is not automatic.
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Kennedy
Ghana
Chicago
Clarence B. Randall
U.S
Volta River
Kwame Nkrumah
Belgrade
Nkrumah
Moscow
West
Berlin
Ates
United States
Randall
Mindszenty and Hungary in Cold War diplomacy
The piece argues the freeing of U S prisoners held by China and Hungary's Cardinal Mindszenty should not be the sole driver of U S policy. It cautions that relations with Hungary must be guided by multiple signs of sincerity, not Mindszenty’s role as a pawn in the power struggle.
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U U. S
United States
China
United Nations
Hungary
Cardinal Mindszenty
American Cartographers Preserve Local Street Names in Crisis
In a political crisis, American cartographers avoid renaming places, leaving streets across communities with significance mainly to historians or mapmakers, while most residents see no meaningful change to their daily life or navigation.
Postmasters urge citizens to mail early and know zones
Dave Felts contrasts civic duties and personal record keeping with a rambling column that mixes postal zone questions and social notes. He recalls radio sermons, financial chores, and a Prairie Farmer feature on Williamson County, Illinois, while joking about chrysanthemums and future travel privileges.
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Harvard
Hu Shih
United States
Central Illinois
Prairie Farmer
Williamson County
Marion
Old Home County
Old County
Kerr Poised as Key Senate Power Behind Kennedy Plan
Oklahoma's Robert S Kerr, six foot two, 215 pounds, could be the dominant Senate figure next year. He chairs the Aeronautical and Space Sciences Committee and leads on Finance and Public Works, backing Kennedy aims to curb oil imports, reform Social Security, and press a 30 billion space program. Kerr and Kennedy align on space and tariff strategy, influencing medical payments and trade policy as they push the Administration’s agenda.
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James
McClure
Washington
United States
Senate
Oklahoma
Robert S. Kerr
Kerr
Mike Mansfield
Public Works
Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Patent Senate
Kennedy
James D. Webb
NASA
National Aeronautic and Space Administration
Kentury
Palm Beach
Fla
JFK
Presidentiaire
Joseph P. Kennedy
Keryant
McKee
Carl B
Albert
Kert Casion
Kern
Chile
Eisenhower
Logic Relay Shoebox Automates Push Buttons in Demo
Engineer William Dorseh unveiled a shoebox sized device called Shoebox that connects to an adding machine and responds to spoken words. The prototype uses a logic relay to read commands such as plus and total, ignoring extraneous noise and traffic. The demo drew attention as the unit counted from zero to nine with printed digits, suggesting potential for inventory and other hands free tasks.
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Jerry Sheehan
Enterprise Assn
New York
William Dorseh
Dersch
IBM
Advanced Systems Development’ Division
Shoebox
Powell Daley clash sparks Southern Illinois anger
A letter from Anna Illinois criticizes Chicago influence in Springfield. Ed Knowles argues Powell and Gray protect Southern interests while Daley backed sales tax bills. The writer urges redistricting and denounces Chicago political bossism, praising Powell’s service to Southern Illinois.
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Paul Powell
Vienna
Daley
Big City
Johnson ‘County
Chicago
Illinois
Springfield
Daley-Kerner
Gale Williams
Richard Daley
Southern
Nois
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