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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1956
Page
4
Editorial notes that the 1957 landslide win masks opposition resilience. Adenauer's coalition shows strains as Bundestag passes slow legislation. Despite signs of fragility, he aims to keep West Germany aligned with the West while considering retirement but delaying it.
Southern Illinois faces undeveloped tourist potential with varied attractions. A Tuesday meeting at Southern Illinois University aims to form a permanent body to promote the region as a tourist center. SIU provides initiative to boost awareness and use of local sights and facilities.
Southern Illinois received constructive criticism from two speakers last week. One Stanford University? No. At Southern Illinois University a critic tied regional development to conservatism and reluctance to change, urging more focus on agriculture mining industry and tourism. In St Louis a city planning expert urged local leaders to engage in development and align public facilities with business investments. The piece notes progress and the value of practical, energetic effort.
Secretary Benson moves to pay farmers 24 to 66 dollars per acre to plow under crops including wheat and corn. The program aims to reduce surpluses and rest marginal land, but critics call it politically expedient for 1956 voters. Beneficiaries skew to larger farm families, with smaller impact on others.
Senate Economic Committee staff questions the rapid depreciation tax write offs for new defense plants, warning of lower federal revenues and potential economic imbalance. Secretary Humphrey previously urged cutting the program, citing tax losses of about 880 million for the year ending next June 30. Arthur Flemming notes expansion goals mostly met, questioning continued write offs.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer, 80, garners immense public esteem in West Germany with 30 percent naming Bismark as greatest and 17 percent rating Adenauer above the Iron Chancellor. Analysts forecast his Christian Democrat party could rise further on this popularity.
Swiss mountaineers push high into the Himalayas as they first summit Everest’s 27 890 foot twin peak Lhotse, following the 1953 triumph of Hillary and Tenzing. The era sees Argentines attacking Dhaulagiri while modern tools aid daring exploration across land, sea, and air.
A punning incident in an elementary class turns on a clam digging mishap as a student jokes about being mussel bound. In Indianapolis a race winner completed a 500 mile run with pit stops in around 90 seconds, joking that no small children were aboard.
District Attorney Frank Hogan will question crew members of the S. S. Fundacion when it arrives in New York on June 7 regarding the alleged vanishing of Dr. Jesus de Galindez a Columbia University lecturer and Dominican dissident. The claim of his being burned alive in the ship’s furnace is disputed by Dominican officials and the Dominican Republic Information Center calls the tale sensational.
A humorous note contrasts a father needing bread storage tips with a political question about Queen Elizabeth riding side saddle on ceremonial occasions. It questions if the Queen must continue left side riding now that Labor is out of power.
The Bonn government and some opposition elements urged erasing nonpolitical barriers between West and East Germany without Allied or Soviet help. They call for freer travel and press circulation while avoiding political talks to prevent recognizing the East German regime. They argue such moves could ease the division and boost East Bloc openness while NATO and Allied policies shield West Germany.
Southern Illinois plans a permanent organization to develop the regions recreational assets into a major tourist center. SIU leaders predict strong potential with state parks giant city and several natural wonders, while officials call for more lodging and dining facilities to support growth.
A reader urges Carbondale officials to curb disruptive commercial noise. The letter condemns loud Pepsi-Cola Bunny Bread and New Era Dairy signs as violations of privacy and public peace, noting police delay and a referendum as unacceptable.
The Brownie Scouts Troop 120 of Grand Tower met Monday and after the gathering they hiked to Devil Backbone Park for a weiner roast.
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