Redevelopment Study Promises Help for Southern Illinois
Our Opinion urges national focus on distressed areas with a strong case for Southern Illinois. Arthur Hamilton of Herrin Chamber of Commerce would join a national committee to study an area development program. The piece notes potential benefits, limits, and the need for job creation while acknowledging political debate over terminology and federal role.
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Southern Illinois
Arthur Hamilton
The
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Hamilton
Herrin
West Frankfort
Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Illinois
Need For Zoning Rules Highlighted Again
Carbondale urges stronger zoning after trailer court project in a residential area prompts residents to protest. Council moves to restrict trailer court locations while awaiting a comprehensive zoning ordinance due later in the summer.
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Carbondale
Stevenson uniquely qualified for U N post
The article argues Adlai Stevenson is uniquely qualified for the U N ambassador role under Kennedy. It notes his international stature, prior U N work, and wide foreign regard, while stressing the post’s importance in shaping U S foreign policy and countering Communism. It also mentions Africa expertise and links to former Governor Williams.
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Adlai Stevenson
Kennedy
Illinois
U. S
United Nations
Stevenson
U. N. Post
U. N
Henry Cabot Lodge
Democratic Party
Ambassador Lodge
U.N
United States
Free World
Space junk: will it blot out the sun in orbit?
The Toronto Globe and Mail columns warn space may become a massive junk yard unless international satellite control or disposal policies curb debris. Two U.S. lawyers briefing NASA fear rising launches will increase scrap in orbit, risking sun blockage and further space pollution.
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Toronto
Earth
Cuba
CameLOT and cultural reminiscences in a column
A column notes music tech shifts from 78s to tape as younger generations adopt hi fi and stereo. It reviews Camelot by Lerner Loewe Hart, with Howard Taubman praising magical moments yet missing Shaw. The piece also reflects Marion Illinois census standings, local nostalgia, and Broadway ad culture.
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Camelot
T. H. White
Alan Jay Lerner
Frederick Loewe
Moss Hart
Howard Taubman
The
New York Times
Lerner & Loewe & Hart
Taubman
Merlin
Bernard Shaw
Guatemala Faces Communist Pressure Under Fuentes Regime
President Ydigoras Fuentes confronts a Cuban backed Communist challenge in Guatemala. Despite U S Navy patrols and domestic crackdowns, leftist agitation has waned while economic woes hit coffee, banana, and cotton sectors and revenue slips.
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Edward Tomlinson
N. Y. Herald Tribune
Guatemala City
Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes
Guatemala
Jacobo Arbenz Guzman
Carlos Castillo Armas
Ydigoras
Caribbean
Jorge Ubico
Cuba
Castro
Ydiguaras
Eisenhower
Nicaragua
United States Navy
Venezuela
Colombia
Congress
United States
Arbenz
Revolutionary Party
P.R
Mario Mendez Montenegro
Reds
Mexico
Honduras
el Salvador
Southern Illinois Warm Spell Ahead Five Day Outlook
Temperatures in Southern Illinois are forecast 5 to 10 degrees above normal for the next five days. Normal highs are mid-40s in extreme southern areas and upper 30s elsewhere, with lows from 20 to 30. A warming trend is seen Tuesday, then cooler later. Precipitation averaged around % inch midweek.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois
Ghosts Roam Until Cock Crow or Polls Close
In a Cook County note, folklore ties spectral roaming to the day’s end and election polling hours, suggesting spirits depart as the cock crows or when polls close. The item blends superstition with civic timing and local tradition.
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Cook County
Sit-In Strikes Cloud Nashville Desegregation
Nashville faces rising tensions as sit-in strikes ripple through desegregation efforts. An elementary principal and Supt. W H Oliver describe pressure on Negro families and a surge in black student registrations in white schools. mixed incidents occur. cooperation from parents and teachers remains strong while progress unfolds.
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Nashville
Supt
W. H. Oliver
Eevryone
PTA
Television’s Bubble World and the Passive Viewers
An analysis of television in Britain argues the medium acts as a cultural sump draining stage and film, creating a bubble world of comfort that blurs edges between fiction and reality. It highlights audience seduction, internal parodies, and the struggle between artist and industry.
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Times of London
Rediffusion
London
Britain
West End
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