Carbondale Park Board Bond Proposal Has Location Debate
The Carbondale Park District seeks about 800000 in bonds for four neighborhood parks a lighted four diamond ball park a swimming pool a community park and golf course near the reservoir and the Van Natta site for Teen Town. Critics argue for centralized facilities west and south of the reservoir with accessible parking safer traffic and unified maintenance. The board should follow planners recommendations for a fairer site and broader access before the bond vote.
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Reservoir Lake
van Natta Funeral Home
West Jackson Street
West Elm Street
Park Board
Athicks Park
Carbondale
Parrish School
Gordon A.parrish
Dia Nul
Parrish
Murphysboro
Riverside Park
Albania and Russia in a pariah power split
The piece argues Albania is a Soviet puppet turned rogue pariah, using terror to govern and provoking Moscow. It notes Albania’s 80,000 political arrests and 36,000 political assassinations from 1945 to 1956, with a population of 1.5 million. It says U S aid would only widen East West stakes and derail moderation.
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Albania
Khrushchev
Cuba
Soviet’ Union
Moscow
U. N. Secretariat
Russia
Hungary
Yugoslavia
United States
Arms Control Agency Fails to Launch as Hurdles Mount
A critical look at the early fate of the .arms control and disarmament agency shows it struggles to win duties from entrenched agencies, lacks funds and personnel, and suffers public indifference. Critics say the agency risks becoming propaganda without real authority or results.
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Arms ‘Control and Disarmament Agency
Free World
Wale
Olive Grunga
Christmas season fixtures to be discarded in Cuba revolutions
The fragment references Christmas fixtures to discard and Fidel Castro’s enemies in Cuba busy with New Year revolutions. It notes deliberate speed and seasonal phrases with a likely political undercurrent.
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Fidel
Castro
Cuba
Power Across The Channel Linking Grids For Mutual Benefit
The French and British inaugurated a joint electric power project linking grids via a cable across the Channel. Surplus power under certain conditions favors both nations, with France relying on hydroelectricity and Britain on coal. Each side expects savings of over 20 million in new plants plus lower annual operating costs. International economic cooperation yields practical gains in daily life.
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France
Britain
International Economie
Dixon's Washington Scene and other notes in review
A lively Washington column review notes Dixon's popular Scene syndicate and its wide readership among officials, spouses, and power figures. It cites personal anecdotes, gift etiquette, and connections to McCarthy era figures, along with reader letters and Kaselow's advertising world glimpses. The piece mixes personal recovery, train nostalgia, and social commentary with light humor.
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Dixon
Washington
The
Washington.“Post
Nota
Washington Columin
Dennis, Chavez
D-N
Joseph McCarthy
Jacqueline Bouvier
Washington Mighty
Joseph Kaselow
N. Y. Herald Tribune
Kaselow
Katanga Crisis Deepens as UN Weighs Prolonged War
The UN faces a tougher choice as Katanga strengthens its air power with jet fighters and bombers while world opinion turns against Katanga. Peacekeeping faces limits in manpower finance and logistics as Tshombe’s forces test UN resolve and readiness ahead of potential prolonged clashes.
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William Ribiting
India
Ethiopia
Sweden
U.N
Dag’ Hamtmarskjold
Katanga
Thomas’. Dodd
U. N
Katauga
Europe
J Organization
Moise
Tshombe
Mtst
U'Thant
O'Brien
Brian Urquhart
Paris
George Ivan Smith
Godefroid
Munongo
Evariste Kimba
School Dilemma Over Christmas Programs Sparks Debate
The Southern Trinoisan argues public school teachers face a dilemma each Christmas as complaints arise over religious observance. It defends freedom of belief while warning against forcing participation or nonbelief on students. The piece frames the issue as a democracy versus minority rights tension.
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The
Southern Trinoisan
the Supreme'Court
Opinion Letter on Road Hazards and Religion in Schools
A reader criticizes a published road tragedy report and a separate accident implying a yellow line at an intersection. The letter urges safer highways, warning signs, and careful planning, while defending religious expression in public life and cautioning against minority suppression in democracy.
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The
Southern Mindsan
Dern
Sreport
Microrocket tiny engine powers tiny space sat launches
A Sacramento AP report describes a thumb sized Microrocket developed by Aerojet General Corp. The miniature engine, fed via a hypodermic needle, can produce 1-100th to 1-10th pound of thrust and has been tested for 30 minutes, aiding satellite maneuvering in space.
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Sacramento
Calif
Aerojet-General Corp
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Queen of Love & Beatty
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C&ei
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Moi’ Se Tshombe
Beherine Collins
O ‘Carbondale
Tha Narniar
Carterville
Tiny Rocket Engine
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