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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1955
Page
4
The article notes heightened French political engagement as nine to ten years of rapid government turnover ends amid snap elections on January 2. Over four million new voters register, with about 1,300 candidates vying for the National Assembly, signaling potential unity to curb decadence.
Ornithologists claim albatrosses fly 60 miles per hour yet one rode aboard the An cient Mariner. Sam Snead wins a Florida golf tournament with a 29 on the back nine as a local reader asks which hole.
The text notes the 1950 North Korean invasion and U N forces buildup. It states four under-strength U S divisions would remain to guard a 1000 mile front after reductions. It mentions South Korea's 650000 troops, Red China at three million, and Russian 35 divisions in the Far East, arguing reductions risk emboldening North Korea and China.
The item notes Rita Hayworth’s public-domain status after divorcing her fourth husband Dick Haymes and mentions a playful reference to remaining shopping days before Christmas. It also cites a restaurant menu offering a Grilled Smoky Ridge sugar ham steak Hawaiian style as a quirky aside.
A decade of tests, including Newburgh Kingston and Grand Rapids, shows sodium fluoride in drinking water reduces tooth decay in children and is safe for all. Army Medical Service and Air Force findings align, backed by dental groups and Dr. A H Finke who notes extensive study behind fluoridation.
A prominent entrepreneur again hits a six figure paycheck while maintaining a six figure office presence. The report highlights financial success and assets tied to leadership.
Otto John is again branded as a triple turncoat amid industry chatter about his potential starring role in I Led Four Lives. The odds and context remain uncertain as media outlets repeat the claim.
The Ford Foundation’s Christmas gift disperses about two fifths to 615 private colleges to raise faculty salaries and roughly the same amount to privately supported hospitals facing higher operating costs. Grantees will review terms and plan long term use of funds. The foundation, rich from industrial wealth, studied prior major foundations to shape its 1955 action, drawing on precedents from Rockefeller to Sloan. Also notes Julius Rosenwald’s rural school work and the absence of Rosenwald Foundation in recent Almanacs.
The 20 million fund once used for rural southern living plans was dissolved after spending. If Ford Foundation adopts the Rosenwald precedent, trustees may seek federal subsidies to support ongoing projects.
Column catalogs British films The Rose Tattoo and Richard III with Olivier and Gielgud while logging University of Illinois enrollment 26 671 and library holdings 3 551 292. It mentions Lincoln biographies by Randall and Holden and references to Wilson and Nash with Christmas party plans and Heisman trophy photo.
The Glendora Mississippi community and its Lions Club issue a public confession in the wake of racially charged crimes near Sumner and Glendora. The editorial urges national reflection on social responsibility and acknowledges collective guilt for such evils among Americans.
Adlai Stevenson Jr a Marine officer could reach major rank by 1957 if his family projects in 1956 proceed smoothly.
Virginius Dabney, editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch and leader of the Southern Education Ring Service, backs a Virginia plan to avoid full school integration. The 32-member commission proposes: assign pupils by factors other than race. grant tuition to students in nonsectarian private schools. and modify compulsory education so no child is forced into an integrated school without consent. A public referendum on January 9 and a constitutional convention are required for approval.
Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey leads opposition to a sizable tax cut, backed by economists but opposed by a broad bipartisan front. He pushes budget balance and debt reduction, arguing tax cuts fuel inflation and hurt farmers, while Democrats and Speaker Rayburn mobilize resistance to preserve fiscal stability.
The Virginia General Assembly endorsed a middle of the road plan easing gradual integration while allowing counties and cities to resist mixed schools. It foresees local control with protective machinery and notes several counties prepared to integrate next September amid regional resistance. House 93 5 Senate 38 1.
Two motorists in Hawesville Kentucky reported running over a large fish while driving through floodwaters. The car bounced as if over a log, and a four foot carp-like fish floated away with its belly facing upward.
In Anderson South Carolina bootleggers are using empty liquor tubs as a cooking pot for illegal liquor. A customer pours from the tub and the liquid is dumped down the drain with disinfectant. Sheriff McClain seeks guidance on whether the tubs themselves can be confiscated under state law.
Police and highway patrol rushed into the Trinity River bottoms to track down two robbers who seized $7 from Charlie Jones. A patrol car became stuck in mud while others waded through wet brush, and in a twist of local sentiment some proposed paying Jones the $7 to drop the case, which authorities did.
The piece argues against removing foreign policy from the 1956 campaign and notes both parties exploit bipartisan talk for advantage. It urges clear factual debate on objectives and methods, warning against politicized criticism and stressing public opinion as the ultimate sanction.
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