Carbondale East Siders Demand Street Revision
Washington June 1 AP The Senate passed a bill to raise salaries for 500000 postal workers about 8 percent after ensuring it met President Eisenhower's approval. The 78 to 0 vote supports pay boosts averaging 8 percent with at least 6 percent for all workers and higher raises for upper brackets.
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Carbondale East Siders
Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
Olin D. Johnston
DSC
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
Britain Faces Job Crisis In Rail Strike
Britain faces widespread unemployment within 48 hours as a four day rail strike strains industry. Prime Minister Eden’s government warns troops may join crews while dock workers strike continues. Emergency powers allow requisition of vehicles and priority hauling amid a backdrop of export slowdown and wage disputes involving 70,000 locomotive workers.
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London
Britain
Eden
Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers
Youths Loot Mail Truck In Chicago Robbery
Three youths robbed a Chicago mail truck of registered mail valued at about 3000 dollars in a carefully planned theft. Ronald Luporini, 20, pursued a theft suspect who fled with the bag to an awaiting car driven by a second youth.
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Chicago
Ronald Luporini
Luporini
N. Kostner Ave
Fair for Southern Illinois With Mild Tonight and Cooler Thursday
Mostly fair for the region with a warmer night. Low around 60s tonight and a Thursday high in the mid 50s, followed by a low near 60s Thursday night. Yesterday saw a low 47 and temperatures peaking around 69 to 77 with sunrise at 4:36 and sunset at 7:20. Crab Orchard Lake sits 8 inches above spillway and Little Grassy Lake 2 inches above spillway.
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Illinois
Little Grassy Lake
Union Extends Ford Contract Four Days For Study Proposal
The CIO United Auto Workers extended Ford Motor Co contract from midnight to next Monday to allow more time for negotiations. Walter P. Reuther and Ken Bannon stated Ford offered a new proposal but negotiators remain far apart on major issues including the guaranteed annual wage. The extension blocks a strike while a mass Local 00 meeting at Ford Rouge plant could delay second shift arrivals.
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CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Ford Motor Co
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Ken Bannon
Ford Department
Ford
Reuther
Detroit Times
Rouge
Chicago Ford Plant Walkout Begins
A walkout started today at Ford’s Chicago assembly plant at 12600 S Torrence Ave. The CIO United Auto Workers Local 551 represents about 1,918 of the roughly 2,200 employees as bargaining continues with Ford Motor Co. in Detroit amid strike threats.
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Ford
Chicago
Ford Division
S.torrence Ave
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Postcard Entry Contest Tightens Rules This Week
A local contest named Little Stinker No 34 attracted 627 entries this week as participants rush to win a $250 top prize. Entrants mainly use postcards to qualify for a 10 percent extra prize if the winning solution appears on a postcard. Entries must be postmarked by 6 p.m. today and received by 9 30 a m Friday at the Southern Alinois an office.
Judo Instruction Fails To Consider All Contingencies
Mrs Ruby Solomon, after a sheriff's ladies reserve judo session, invited her husband Ben to spar. She raised her left hand to ward off a blow but learned too late that Ben is a southpaw and delivered a haymaker.
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el Centro
Calif
Ruby Solomon
Sheriff’'S Womens Reserve
Ben
Mrs. Solomon
Coal Via Pipelines Set to Move 18 Million Tons
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co announce a 15-year contract to ship about 18 million tons of coal by a 108-mile pipeline from Georgetown properties in Ohio to the Eastlake plant. George H. Love says construction will begin soon, with an estimated cost of 8 to 10 million dollars.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio
Cleveland
Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Co
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co
Georgetown
Eastlake
George H. Love
Pittsburgh Consolidation
Dirksen Says The Will Run
Two Republican senators stated President Eisenhower appears likely to run again in 1956. Senator Bricker of Ohio cited the president calling his work toward a peaceful world a fascinating business and expecting him to be a candidate and be elected. Senator Dirksen of Illinois said he was delighted by the president’s explanation of his fascination with the job and its responsibilities.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bricker
Ohio
Sen. Dirksen
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Local Conditions Key in Desegregation Debate
AP reports the Supreme Court ruled desegregation must begin promptly but allowed local conditions to guide the pace. Georgia and Alabama leaders pledge to resist mixing students, while NAACP officials urge good faith compliance and a swift transition. States including Florida, Virginia, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, Delaware, and North Carolina weigh how to implement the ruling.
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Atlanta
U. S. Supreme Court
Georgia
Ruby Hucler
Birmingham
Ala
The
National Assn. For the Advancement of Colored People
Albert Boutwell
Alabama
Interm Legislative Committee On
Supreme Cour Order
Virginia
NAACP
Spottswood W. Robinson III
Oliver W. Hill
Thomas B. Stanley
High Court
Segregation Commission
Tennessee
Leslie D. Carr
Chattanooga
Supreme Court
Florida
Senate
Leroy Collins
Collins
Francisco A. Rodriguez
James E. Folsom
Alabama General Assembly
Alabama Council of Human Relations
Marvin Griffin
South
Arkansas
W. M. Rainach
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tom Tubb
Kentucky
Deep South
J. A. Crumlin
J. Donald Craven
Delaware
Maryland
Thomas G.allen
Sanfford Martin
North Caroline
Director Of Safety Council Embarrassed At Traffic Arrest
U S Treasurer Mrs Ivy Baker Priest arrived back home Tuesday with a blushing face. She was picked up for speeding near Brady Nebraska while driving here from Washington. She told reporters she is on the board of directors for the National Safety Council and that speeding ticket was bad.
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U. S
Ivy Baker Priest
Brady, Neb
Washington
National Safety Council
Tea Party Thursday protest against Illinois sales tax rise
Springfield hosting a Springfield tea party protest against proposed Illinois state sales tax increases. organizers from the Taxpayers Federation say many carloads from downstate cities Quincy Danville Rockford East St. Louis and Rock Island will converge for a noon mass meeting and then seek personal contacts with House members and Senators at the State Capitol.
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Springfield
Illinois
State Capitol
Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Quincy
Danville
Rockford
East St. Louis
Rock Island
Statehouse
Dayton bank killer called fanatic slayer
Richard Meyers, 47, described as a religious fanatic, shot and killed three people and wounded four at two central Dayton banks. He fired a 9 mm pistol at Third National Bank and Winters Bank before dying from eight wounds. Victims included George Sawaya, Freda Cramer, Joseph Gavin, and several bank employees, with multiple critical injuries and ongoing hospital Condition reports.
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Richard Meyers
Dayton
Meyers
George Sawaya
Freda Cramer
Joseph Gavin
Whio Onn
University of Dayton
Wilfred M. Sherman
Third National
R. R. Kastner
Winters Bank
Helen Burks
Miami Valley Hospital
East Side Petition Claims City Neglect Faced by Council
Carbondale city council faces a crossfire as about 150 signers from The Citizens East Side Development Organization accuse officials of neglecting East side roads, alleys, dumps, and walls around junkyards while West side progress accelerates. temp fixes and action demanded.
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Citizens East Side Development Organization
East Side
West Side
G. T. Allen
W. H. Clark
James Holder
Carola Green
Cora Hughes McClain
Carbondale
Elm
Ash
McClain
Nellie Zeigler
D. Blaney Miller
Wright
Green
F. Eldridge
Tiny) Corbit
Water Department
Illinois Firemen’s Assn
Champaign
Patriotic Family Celebrates Birthdays in July and June
In Concord North Carolina on June 1 AP reports O M Cranford and his family marked patriotic dates. Cranford and his wife Polly celebrate their birthday on July 4. Daughter Annie Crawford Stephans observes June 14 Flag Day. Cranford son Jack born May 36 Memorial Day.
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O. M. Cranford
Patrione
Piam Polly
Annie Crawford Stephans
Cranford
Jack
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