Lyerla Memorial Proposed In Southern Illinois
West Frankfort reader urges memorial for Orville Wellington Lyerla founder of Southern Illinois, Inc. and area Chamber of Commerce. Proposes a new office building in Hetin with a wing to honor his works and writings for the region.
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Southern Illinoisan
Orville Wellington Lyerla
Southern Illinois
Lyerla
O. W. Lyerla
Boy Scout Council
Southern Illinois, Inc
Hetin
West Frankfort
R. L. Oduin
Soviet Treachery Critics Warned In Senate Study
A U.S. Senate study concludes the Soviet Union violated treaties and promises across 38 years, by absorbing neighbors, breaking accords, and ignoring UN charters. It questions trust in Nehru, Nasser, and U Nu amid rising communist influence. The piece links this to housing policy debates and mortgage controls.
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Egypt
India
Burma
Soviet Union
U. S. Senate
Senate
Kremlin
United States
Stalin
United Nations
Messrs
Nehru
Nasser
U Nu
Geneva
Graham Opens Washington Headquarters Amid Farm Debate
Evangelist Billy Graham opens a Washington headquarters as a focal point for church labor union activity and national discourse. Secretary Benson faces a tough task with a flood of farm policy suggestions and critiques from the public.
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Billy Graham
Washington
Church
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Palace guard may crown Adams as 1956 GOP nominee
A Washington commentator suggests if Eisenhower skips a second term the White House palace guard will back Sherman Adams as the Republican presidential nominee. Adams, 56, ex governor of New Hampshire and former congressman, has been called the assistant President during Eisenhower’s illness.
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Eisenhower
Washington
White House
Palace Guard
Nixon
Boy
Denver
National Security Council
House
Sherman Adams
Adams
San Francisco
Dartmouth
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
U.S. Marines
New Habeislature
Congress
New Hampshire
Dwight Eisenhower
Music authority notes Sibelius and Prudential building compare
A speaker remarks on knowledge about music and mentions Sibelius and a Chicago Prudential building. He contrasts it with the Rock of Gibraltar, calling the building beautiful yet not resembling the rock.
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Prudential Company
Chicago
Rock of Gibraltar
Removing Waste In Government
Former Gov agene E Dewey praised government workers in Washington. A Civil Service Commission report shows 35 000 proposals adopted in seven months with over 1 1 million dollars paid to employees and more than 40 million saved nationally. Examples include 3 million saved on dead letter mail and 2 million on Civil Defense blankets. The Illinois Personnel Code enables state buy in on employee suggestion programs and cities may pay economy bonuses, similar to industry.
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Agene E. Dewey
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Ngent
Civil Defense Administration
Air Force
Illinois
College grads know Columbus and likely Madison and Lafayette
A poll finds all college graduates surveyed claim familiarity with Columbus and probably also with Madison and Lafayette, suggesting broad geographic literacy among respondents.
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Columbus
Madison
Lafayette
First Secretary Benson Discusses Floors Ceilings and Differentials
The comment reflects a shift from general limits to more specific economic thresholds. It suggests ongoing debate over how to set floors and ceilings in policy and how differentials influence outcomes.
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Benson
Easy Or Strict Housing Curbs
Last summer there was near nationwide agreement that mortgaged debt was rising too fast and needed action beyond halting increases. The federal government implemented new, stricter measures to curb borrowing and contain inflationary pressure on the economy.
Soviet Nuclear Test Report Amid India Visit
The piece notes a Soviet nuclear device exploded in Siberia as Prime Minister Bulganin and Party Boss Khrushchev toured India. It also mentions the United Nations receiving a Foucault pendulum proving Earth's rotation, contrasted with rapid Security Council activity.
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Siberia
Bulganin
Khrushchev
India
United Nations
Security Council
Felts Column Notes Cats, Cathedrals and Arts Honors
The column reflects on a CPA learning from a mothers book of records and jokes about Mothers Bank Account. It notes five men and a woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters: Maxwell Anderson Edward Hopper Marianne Moore Lewis Mumford Walter Piston and Andrew Wyeth. It mentions World Almanac cautions and Henry Adams quotes with travel and Harvard in fiction discussions.
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CPA
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Maxwell Anderson
Edward Hopper
Marianne Moore
Lewis Mumford
Walter Piston
Andrew Wyeth
Miss Moore
Academy
Sandoval
Salem
Illinois
Marion
Felts
Harvard
Harvard Crimson
Elmer E. Hagler Jr
Springfield
Ill
Hagler
Elmer, Jr
French Delegates Return to UN Seats Quietly
The French delegates resumed their United Nations seats quietly after a brief exit. A high federal official acts as air secretary though not Secretary Dulles. The White House Conference on Education seeks to fix issues from the Little Red Schoolhouse. A New Yorker sends 1,000 gilt turkeys for four years as a tongue in cheek gesture to friends.
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United Nations
Air
Dulles
White House
Spirit of Geneva expendable to Soviet aims
A Washington view states the Bulganin Khrushchev tour harmed the spirit of Geneva by stoking Asia West tensions. It argues Moscow prioritizes anti Western aims over maintaining cordial relations, noting Khrushchev's anti British and anti Western remarks and Pravda reporting omissions.
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Washington
India
Burma
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita $. Khrushchev
Geneva
Mr. Bulganin
Mr. Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Asia
West
Europe
America
Moscow
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Rangoon
Peculiar Press
M. Khrushchev
Demos Hope For GOP Fight Count On Free For All At Convention
Democrats expect a free for all at the 1956 Republican convention as Eisenhower stays out of the nominating fight. They predict a split in the GOP if Eisenhower endorses a candidate who loses, while Democrats claim coattails will be weak and the party could gain the South and Midwest states. They name issues like power, agriculture, and regional splits as decisive, with Minnesota seen as likely to flip and Iowa and the Dakotas showing GOP trouble.
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Europe
United States
Canada
Milan
Henry Adams
Mont Saint Michel
Chartres
Demos
Alan Emory Washington
Democratic High Command
Eisenhower
Congress
South
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
Tennessee Valley
Pacific Northwest
Midwest
Minnesota
GOP
Iowa
Dakotas
New York
New Jersey
Indiana
Ilinois
Ohio
Laws on automation declared unnecessary
A Senate House Economic subcommittee reported no need for new legislation to address automation impacts in business and industry. It noted automation will cause worker dislocation and hardships but said no specific broad-gauge economic legislation is required at this time.
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Washington
Senate House Economic
Book of the Dead honors U S men in UK cathedral
In St Pauls Cathedral London a verger opens a glass case to display a two foot high World War II memorial book listing 28 000 American airmen soldiers and sailors. Each day two pages turn and every 237th day a name is shown. An American memorial chapel funded with about 280000 pounds will house the book after war repairs.
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London
St. Paul’s Anglican Cathedral
U. S
United Kingdom
Stainless steel coins debut in Costa Rica
Costa Rica tests new stainless steel five and ten cent coins claimed to be durable and attractive beyond traditional coins. The machinist quoted notes the metal’s superior longevity and appearance, featured in a McGraw-Hill publication.
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Costa Rica
Ry ‘Can Machinist
McGraw-Hill Publication
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