Murphysboro Eyeing Walnut Street Upgrade With State Aid
State highway division offers to reconstruct Walnut Street from the city limits to routes 13 and 127 at the courthouse square, widen to four lanes, resurface, and add curbs at no cost if parking is eliminated. City officials weigh feasibility, sidewalk loss, and arterial efficiency to move about 10,000 vehicles daily. Local residents react as a late Monday rainstorm coats streets.
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I Linoisan
Murphysboro
Walnut Street
State Highway Division
Courthouse Square
du Quoin
Nalnut Street
Frank N. Barker
Elmer Kni
W. D. MacLeod
Carbondale
Knight
Union and Big Steel Strike Talks Continue Across Nation
Union leaders press for a new contract as 600,000 members await settlement while 30 firms sign wage raises. Harrisburg Steel Corp. ends a pact with 15 cent hourly bump and other concessions. Weirton Steel seeks a 5.50 per ton price rise after a 25 cent hourly increase for 11,500 workers.
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Pittsburgh
CIO United Steelworkers
Harrisburg
Steel Corp
U. $ Steel Corp
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Republic Steel
Jones and Laughlin Steel
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Inland Steel
Weirton
W. Va
Weirton Steel Company
National Steel Corp
Reds Press New Demands as Truce Talks Resume
In Munsan Korea on July 1 the Communists accused the U N Command of seeking pretexts for new incidents as truce negotiators returned to Panmunjom after a three day recess. North Korea's Gen Nam Il reinforced the demand to locate four prison camps while a letter to Allied officers followed minutes before talks continued. Maj Gen William K Harrison Jr warned that a prisoner of war settlement would speed an armistice, as the session ended after 29 minutes and a new meeting was set for Wednesday.
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U. N
Panmunjom
Nam Il Jam
Noth Korea
Hispan
William K. Harrison Jr
Allied lines Hit By Enemy In Heartbreak Ridge Sector
North Korean battalion attacked Allied positions along a half mile front in Heartbreak Ridge Eastern Korea but failed to break through UN lines. Over 750 Reds joined the assault after heavy shelling as rain and clouds hampered air support. UN reports show Communist casualties last week near 1,536 dead 1,430 wounded and 33 captured.
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Heartbreak Ridge
Korea
U.N
Eighth Army
Christopher Reed Shoots Wife Then Kills Self in Christopher
A Christopher man identified as James Reed shot his estranged wife Ella Mae Reed in their apartment around 3:30 pm, then killed himself with a single barreled 12 gauge shotgun. The couple had recently separated. three Reed children witnessed the incident. Reed, a World War II veteran, had prior legal trouble and was released on bond moments before the tragedy. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Christopher
Ella Mae Hanner
Tiny Taylor
James Reed
Taylor
Chief Taylor
Reed Taylor
Reed
Tme
Peoria
Roy Gulley
Joseph Hickman
Ella Mae
Vic Drysdale
Hickman
William
Ida Parkson Reed
Bevis
Buckner
Jess Smith
Connie Cockrum
Benton
Gilbert Funeral
Splash Guard Law Takes Effect in Illinois
Springfield July 1 AP A new Illinois law requires near fender splash guards on trucks to take effect today. State police chief Thomas J ODonnell says operators will get a grace period for compliance.
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Springfield
Illinois
Thomas J. O'Donnell
Acheson Says U S Erred in Not Notifying Britain
Washington reports State Department clarifies that Secretary Acheson did not apologize for bombing North Korea power plants. He told British MPs that the U S recognizes an error and wants to consult Britain as a partner in the operation. The department released the text after Knowland urged full publicity.
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Washington
State Department
Dean Acheson
United States
North Korea
Department
William Knowland
Calif
London
Acheson
Congress
Laborers walk out at Joppa steam electric project
AFL laborers staged a walkout at the $90 million Joppa steam electric project as a show of strength for Labor Leader Lyon Dale in an intra union dispute with workers at the nearby atomic energy project. An Ebasco official said crews not involved in the dispute would continue work. Reports said laborers planned to attend a meeting in Paducah, amid a broader revolt against Dale’s leadership that has affected the Paducah $500 million project already shut down by a workers strike.
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AFL
Lyon Dale
Ebasco Services, Inc
Paducah
Dale
Truman Attacks Wage Board in New Controls Law
President Truman criticized Congress for weakening the new economic controls law and limiting the Wage Stabilization Board to advisory powers. He warned the change would destabilize mobilization and noted the bill extends price and wage curbs for 10 months and material allocation for a year, with rent controls limited to three months and consumer credit rules ending at midnight.
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Truman
Congress
Wage Stabilization Board
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
House
Senate House
Senate OKs 46 Billion Military Budget For Year
The Senate approved a 46 billion 403 million dollar armed forces budget for the new fiscal year, about five billion less than Truman requested. Sen. O Mahoney said the Air Force can build up to 143 wings by mid-1955, from roughly 90 wings now. House and Senate figures differ and a conference will finalize the sum. A separate 10 billion dollar fund awaits a Thursday vote. A bid to cap hazardous pay for fliers and submariners failed, keeping current sliding-scale pay up to 210 dollars for some officers.
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Senate
Truman
Congress
Joseph O’mahoney
D-Wye
Air Force
House
Appropriations Committee
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Jockeying For Position Opens In Chicago
The Republican National Committee in Chicago debates contested delegations for next week’s convention as Taft and Eisenhower battle for control. Florida’s 18 delegates appear split with 475 for Taft and 409 for Eisenhower out of 604 total. Televised proceedings spark tense clashes over seating, with committee actions guiding the fate of the nomination race.
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Republican National Committee
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
GOP
National Committee
Conrad Hilton
Charles Hacker
Taft
Eisenhower
National Committee For Decision
Florida
Associated Press
Eisernhower
Convention Credentials Committee
Convention
Heat Wave Wanes Bring Relief Across Midwest
The Associated Press reports cooler conditions to ease heat in much of the nation. The Weather Bureau says July will be warm in Kentucky and Tennessee, but fair skies with partial cloud cover will prevail around the Great Lakes and Midwest. Northeast, Pacific, and Northwest regions expect sunny, pleasant weather with cool Canadian air.
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Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Kentucky-Tennessee
Great Lakes
Midwest
Rockies
Gulf Coast
Northeast
Canada
Pacific
Northwest
Truman in Arkansas to dedicate two dams
President Truman flies to Arkansas to dedicate two dams and renews his attack on what he calls selfish private utility lobbies. The Arkansas visit marks another stage in his nationwide critique of corporate interests affecting public power projects.
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Truman
Arkansas
Washington
Southern Illinois Daily Free Press masthead
Carbondale Illinois edition published by Southern Illinois Publications Inc lists public evenings except Sundays and holidays. It is entered as second class matter at the Carbondale post office under federal law.
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Southern Alatson
Daily Free Press
Southern Ulinois Publications, Inc
Weat ‘Dain Street
Carbondale I
Ilinois
Carbondale
Illinois
Connally Praises New European Defense Pacts
Sen Tom Connally says the Bonn Paris pacts create a European army with Western Germany and other nations, saying no historical parallel exists for such cooperation. The Senate prepares to debate ratification of the EDC and a treaty extending North Atlantic security to Western Germany, ending occupation.
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Washington
Tom Connally
Texas
Germany
Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Free World
Connally
Bonn
Paris
European Defense Community
France
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Britain
Bank President Foils Apparent Holdup Move
In LaSalle on Monday Bank President Ben Hoyle of the Farmer State Bank in McNabb foiled an apparent holdup. A man entered the bank before closing, demanded a loan, and drew a gun. The weapon discharged during a struggle and the gunman fled. three employees and one customer were present.
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LaSalle
Farmer State Bank
McNabb
Ben Hoyle
Hoyle
Rules Committee Clears U. S. Mine Safety Bill
The Rules committee cleared a bill giving the government authority to close down mines under dangerous conditions for House action. Leaders planned to bring it up Wednesday or Thursday, potentially speeding debate but requiring a two thirds vote for passage.
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House
Acheson Leaves Austria for Brazil on State Visit
U S Secretary of State Dean Acheson departed Austria by air today for Brazil, expressing firm conviction that the occupied nation will defend its independence. He is due in Rio de Janeiro Wednesday for a four day state visit before returning to Washington.
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Dean Acheson
Austria
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Washington
Food Poisoning Kills Area Girl Aged Five
A five year old Bandyville girl, Brenda Kay Robertson, died at 11 45 am in Herrin Hospital from food poisoning. She was brought in at 8 45 am after falling ill on a Kentucky motor trip with her parents Sperlin and wife. Two other Robertson children are ill but not seriously. They remain at home with 103 degree temperatures. The parents are not affected. The illness started Sunday while the family headed home east of Herrin.
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Herrin Hospital
Brenda Kay Robertson
Sperlin Robertson
Robertson
Kentucky
Herrin
Weather and lake levels report for Crabbe and Little Grassy
Yesterday low 70, high 105. Today 7 a.m. 79 rising to 93 at noon. Precipitation 0.74 inches from 7 a.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today. Wind 7 miles per hour average. Sun sets 7:28 p.m. rises 4:38 a.m. Crabbe Lake 5 inches below spillway, Little Grassy Lake 2 inches below spillway.
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Crabbe Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Local and National News Sections Listed by Pages
The issue outlines sections across pages including area and national news on page 1, local news on page 3, editorials on page 4, social news on pages 6 and 7, sports on pages 9 to 11, classified ads on pages 12 and 13, and comics and movies on page 15. Bylines, briefs, and column topics are not specified in this listing.
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Lannom
Mack
Slim
Southern Illinois
Union
Big Steel
REDS
Munsan
Seoul
Christopher Man
U. S
Raitt
Joppa
Chicago
Jon Hamilton
Midway Airport
Paign
Paul Walters
Cleveland
Vienna, Austria
Brandyville
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