Budget Plea Revives SIU Controversy
The Illinois Budgetary Commission heard a request to increase High Education funding for SIU to 220 907 for the next biennium, up from 90 000, with critics arguing the survey basis was inadequate and urging a broader area study. The plan includes hiring an assistant director and two more secretaries as part of the elevated budget.
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Southern Illinois University
Illinois Budgetary Commission
Robert Johns
R. G. Crisenberry
Rmurphysboro
Clyde L. Choate
Anna
Lloyd Harris
Granite City
Stratton
SIU
Crisenberry
DuQuoin
Southern Illinois
Indianapolis
Illinois
Johns
Harris
Paul Powell
Vienna
Stengel
Eisenhower Ups Dulles Stay and Berlin Warning
President Eisenhower said he wants Secretary of State Dulles to remain in office while he can serve. He noted no plans to replace Dulles and warned Khrushchev any West Berlin attack would be by Communist forces, not the Western Allies. He also commented on budget aims and budget timing in relation to the economy.
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Eisenhower
Dulles
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Washington
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
West Gerlin
Illinois House considers 73 bills to freeze property assessments
Springfield AP reports Rep. John Morris introduces 73 bills to set property assessments at 50 percent of full value, abolish multipliers, and later raise to 60 percent. The program includes tax changes from capital stock taxes to education funding and a daylight saving time measure. The House Revenue Committee will push action, with other Morris tax measures pending.
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Springfield
John Morris
Chadwick
Illinois
Hopper Tuesel
Morris
Boards of Review
State Revenue Department
House Revenue Committee
Arthur W. Sprague
la Grange
Peter Miller
Rchicago
Boy Survives 17-Story Fall in New York Apartment
An 11-year-old boy named James Bell survived a 17 story plunge from an apartment window in New York. He landed in a bush on a soggy lawn and suffered two broken wrists two broken elbows a black eye and internal injuries.
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New York
APA
James Bell
Water levels rise at Crab Orchard and Little Grassy lakes
Crab Orchard Lake sits six inches above its spillway while Little Grassy Lake stands one inch above its spillway, indicating minor overflows at both reservoirs.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Whites Shun Integrated High School in Front Royal
In Front Royal Virginia on February 18 1959 Warren County High School opened on an integrated basis with 22 Negro pupils and 6 white teachers present while no white students arrived. Officials expected some whites but none showed up. 14 teachers not under contract to private groups collected at registration. About 800 of the 1000 displaced pupils attend emergency segregated classes.
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Front Royal
Warren County High School
Princip James S. Duff
NASA satellite sends hourly space data to aid weather forecasts
America's newest earth satellite streaked through space today reporting hourly data that may open a new era in forecasting. NASA officials said weather monitoring equipment aboard the 20 inch satellite was working perfectly with no faults found. The basketball size globe is designed to spot cloud conditions for improving storm prediction.
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America
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Khrushchev warns West Berlin shot would start war
Premier Khrushchev warned in a Tula speech that any Western attempt to shoot their way to West Berlin would trigger war with the Soviet Union. He denounced encroachments on East German territory and insisted Berlin lies at its center. The Tass release followed Western hints at a Big Four meeting to discuss Germany.
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Nikita S. Khrushchev
West Berlin
Soviet Union
Berlin
Khrushchev
Tula
Moscow
Tass
Germany
East Germany
Colder Tonight for Southern Illinois Weather Update
Fair conditions give way to colder air across Southern Illinois tonight with lows around 15 to 20 degrees. Thursday remains fair and chilly with daytime highs in the low 30s and Thursday night lows in the 20s. Yesterday saw a high near 61 and a low around 38, with today’s readings failing to rise past the 28 degree mark by 11 am.
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Southern
Illinois
Ike's Aunt Alice Lucas Dies in Washington
Mrs. Alice Lucas 87 aunt of President Eisenhower died after six weeks illness in Yakima. Her sister Mrs. David Eisenhower was the president's mother. Lucas was born in Saunton Virginia.
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Alice Lucas
Eisenhower
David Eisenhower
Mrs. Lucas
Saunton
Forgives Firing Squad Sosa Blanco Executed
Maj. Jesus Sosa Blanco, 51, was executed by firing squad at La Cabana fortress after being convicted again as a war criminal. He forgave his executioners and gave the order to fire before death. Cuba, led by Fidel Castro, tallies 303 executions and seeks regional support amid diplomatic tensions.
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Havana
Jesus Sosa Blanco
Army
la Cabana
Sosa Blanco
Muchachos
Cuba
Roberto Agramonte
Organization of American States
Paraguay
Nicaragua
Dominican Republic
Chiang Kai-shek: Formosa Curbing Corruption and Reform
The author reports that corruption has been weeded out of Formosa's government and the army, thanks to payroll reforms that pay soldiers directly. Local graft remains possible but not rampant. Vice President Chen Cheng highlights cabinet integrity. Chiang Kai-shek projects confidence, expects the Quemoy crisis to end, and urges honest government and democratic ideals.
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Formosa
Southeast Asia
Chen Cheng
Chiang Kaishek
de Gaulle
Tai Gao-lo
Wabash Flood Floods Drive Evacuations Across Indiana Farm Areas
Downstream Wabash River flooding neared a crest as three levees failed forcing hundreds from homes. About 1,000 residents were evacuated with Red Cross relief centers set up in Lawrenceville and nearby towns. State police reported no casualties amid widespread agricultural land inundation and highway closures.
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Wabash River
Lawrenceville
Oaktown
Ind
State Public Health Department
Carbondale
Red Cross
Mount Carmel
Russeville
Westport
Russellville
New steel finishing mill planned near Gary Indiana
A 700 million dollar finishing mill will be built east of Gary near Lake Michigan. The project could rank as one of Indiana's four largest steel facilities, signaling a significant industrial expansion in the Gary area.
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Indiana
Lake Michigan
Office slayer Powell Johnson vows fame before killings
New York AP dispatch reports Powell Johnson, 27, a shipping clerk at a Manhattan textile firm, shot two female receptionists after being fired. He claimed future headlines as a genius and spoke of a life of unrecognized talent. His wife described a violent temper as he seized a rifle and attempted another shot after the first jammed.
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Powell Johnson
Johnson
Manhattan
Merciedes
Lorraine Rosenberg
Elaine Fallik
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