Herrin Water Bonds Delays Prompt Public Call for Answers
The Herrin water and sewer bond project stalls six months after June approval. City Council again meets behind closed doors without releasing a letter from the Gaal house, prompting calls to public action. Residents urge transparent discussion on bond market changes transfers between firms and a third undisclosed partner.
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Herrin
Gaal House
Barcus Kindred & Co
Benjamin Lewis & Co
Miller
Short Ballot Favored in Hodge Case Reform Push
The Morey Jenner report to the Illinois Budget Commission urges abolishing the state auditor post and moving auditing to a legislature supervised commission. It also recommends appointing the state treasurer by the governor and extending appointment to other elected offices, with constitutional amendments needed. The climate favors reform as the 70th General Assembly convenes amid Hodge publicity.
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Morey- Jenner
Illinois Bud Commission
William Stratton
Orville Hodge
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Lloyd Morey
Albert E. Jenner, Jr
John S. Rendleman
Ilinois
Su- Court
Morey-Jenner
Commission
Hodge
Looestan
Supreme Court
OP Hat
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
General Assembly
Income gaps and spending illusion in American families
A stat shows only eight percent of 52 million families earn over $10 000 annually yet eighty percent act as if they do. The text mocks misused spending with a crude metaphor illustrating empty romance in men.
Girls Watch Your Figure Heh Why Not Pitch Horseshoes
A brief quip advises girls to keep in shape and suggests a humorous tip on pitching horseshoes by removing the horses from the setup. The line plays on dieting and sport in a light tone.
Death Takes No Holiday on Christmas Highway Slaughter
A retrospective on holiday traffic fatalities warns that Christmas travel spikes raise deaths from drinking drivers and speeding. Indiana plans mobile labs to deter intoxicated drivers amid cautious optimism for fewer crashes. Local drivers face grim risk during holiday rush.
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National Safety Council
Indiana
University of Illinois urges caution on flunkers for admission
The University of Illinois plans to discourage admission for students with weak high school or freshman test records. President Henry says the goal is to guide students toward preparation or alternatives rather than bar them outright, with expanded testing and counseling to set realistic expectations for college life and success.
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University O Illinois
David Dodds Henry
Nehru in Washington Seeks Peacebroker Role
Edward Lindsay argues Nehru’s visits to Washington and Gettysburg reflect hope for U.N. admission for Red China and continued Formosa policy. He notes Nehru’s Gandhi lineage and sympathy toward Russia and Red China, urging the U.S. to seek a flexible approach amid Asia firsters and Cold War tensions.
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Edward Lindsay
Jawaharlal Nehru
Washington
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Nehru
East
Red China
Russia
Mahatma Gandhi
India
Congress
U.S
Stalin
Germany
Korea
Japan
China
Cobden touts assets and weaknesses in economic report
Cobden publicizes a new Economic Resources report under Operation Cooperation. The city highlights assets like location and timber while noting population loss 1950 to 1955 and migratory labor. The SIU driven plan lists street upgrades, a tomato cooperative, a chamber, teen town, census, and ready industrial sites near U S Route 51 and the Illinois Central line.
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Carl Mayhew
Southern Illinoisan
Cobden
Little Egypt
Shawnee Hills
Southern Illinois University
Main Street
Cobden Tomato Cooperative
Cobden Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
U. S. Rt. 51
Midwest
Shawnee National Forest
SIU
Prison Meetings Mark Steps Toward End of Algerian Revolt
Inside Paris La Sante prison rebel leaders Mohammed Ben Bella and Mohammed Khider engage with Premier Guy Mollet in talks aimed at halting the Algerian war. The move draws cautious U.S. and Moroccan support as France seeks a negotiated settlement while Khider and Ben Bella press for Mollet to drop Robert LaCoste.
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Finis
Paris
la Sante
Guy Mollet
Mollet
France
North Africa
Mohammed Ben Bella
Mohammed Khider
Cairo
Nasser
Ben Bella
Khider
Ingak Thetom
United States
Morocco
State Department
Sultan Sidi Ben Youssef
Istiqlal
The
United
Moulay Hassan
Algeria
Oaioer
Adtin
R. P
Sgprement
Robert LaCoste
Suez
Old-Timer Reflects on Christmas Ties and Prewar Style
A WSJ style exchange notes how earlier days featured conservative dress with loud neckties for Christmas, contrasting with modern sport shirts. The banter highlights nostalgia for simpler fashion standards and social norms in the past.
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Wall Street Journal
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Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Chou En-lai
Soviet Russia
Mr. Nehru
Agricultural Hall
Chicago
People’s Market
Little
Egypt
West
Sultan
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