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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1957
Page
4
The editorial argues against a Carbondale City Council plan to require Sunday closures for groceries. It says the move is inconsistent and would lead to closures elsewhere or empty stores without wage support. It urges addressing Sunday patronage through church influence rather than municipal regulation.
Sherman Adams urged Congress to amend the Constitution to allow delegation of presidential powers in disability. Eisenhower, recovering from a stroke, planned a Paris NATO trip, with Adams warning delays could risk decisive leadership and urging early congressional action on a disability act.
Secretary Benson told the American Farm Bureau in Chicago that farmers need fewer government controls and more free enterprise. He said there are no panaceas for agriculture, but his speech offered no new solutions beyond prior programs to align production with demand.
A joint federal state action committee led by Governor Stratton urges Congress to let states take over four federal functions: vocational education, waste treatment plants, slum clearance planning, and disaster relief. Financed by a four tenths share of a 10 percent telecom tax, this would yield about 150 million dollars annually to states.
Editorials in English papers ahead of next week's NATO summit in Paris urge unity and firm resolve. The Daily Telegraph notes issues since Macmillan's Washington trip including Eisenhower's illness and Dulles reserves, while the Daily Mail calls for Western nations to unite and focus their efforts to survive.
A cautious neighbor shows a new rubber eraser and hopes early Glen cards bring signed pens. A young father seeks a serum to prevent infant colic, especially at night, awaiting scientific progress.
The author notes a sudden bout of faintness from bluish fumes near a heating pipe. He recalls the Delphic Oracle and Delphi’s volcanic vapors, contrasting ancient prophecies with a less intelligible today. The column ends with a joke about avoiding iambic hexameters.
The passage recalls postwar songs by Billy Hueston and others, listing titles such as How Ya Gonna Keep em Down on the Farm and Ja Da, alongside reflections on memories of Christmas, Huckleberry Finn essays, and a New York transit strike affecting My Fair Lady show cancellations.
Southern Illinois University psychologist Israel Goldiamond contends subliminal perception is flawed, arguing the threshold of visibility fluctuates and reporting errors skew results. He notes buying relies on operant conditioning, not automatic Pavlovian reflexes, and cites testing showing awareness only when lights are above perceptual thresholds.
Ceo Peters 19 of Muscatine Iowa was sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of Amish farmer Paul Coblentz 25 near Millersburg Ohio. Peters and Michael Dumoulin 20 Wooster Ohio were captured after a July 21 robbery attempt. Peters signed a confession.
City Treasurer Char les Renfro reported November's general fund balance rose by 30 638 with the county tax payment final installment totaling 38 721. The Oct 31 balance stood at 24 818 25. November deposits reached 44 065 66 and disbursements 13 426 95, leaving 55 456 96 on Nov 30. The Water and Sewer System balance increased 3 841 in November from 13 527 36. deposits were 23 488 92 and disbursements 19 639 78, ending November at 17 369 34.
Jack Sneed of McLeansboro was fined $10 and $42.75 costs by Vienna Police Magistrate L A Hunsaker for driving without a license. He was to appear on Sept 30 but failed. a warrant was issued and he was arrested by Sheriff Orlan Cox.
Carbondale firemen extinguished a grass fire in a yard at 201 N. Almond St. near the Joe Bryant home at 11 35 a m Wednesday. Fire Chief Almont Crawshaw reported no damage, stating the blaze started from burning trash.
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