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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1958
Page
4
Our Opinion states Memorial Day passed without fatalities due to a large presence of state patrol vehicles. It notes higher police numbers across areas and rejects claims of over-policing, arguing enforcement reduces recklessness and auto deaths in District 13.
A report from the Committee for Economic Development urges renewed U S economic assistance and expanded trade to counter Soviet influence ahead of a Senate vote on mutual aid. It argues aid should signal independence from Soviet control, and warns existing policies risk cementing Soviet dominance.
Felts surveys Allan Keller's Thunder at Harper's Ferry a sequel column rating villains in history with Attila Hitler and John Wilkes Booth among them. The Harper's Ferry narrative recounts John Brown's raid capture trial and execution with detailed hour by hour steps.
Trees crashed in the Saturday night windstorm while taller television aerials stood fast. Memory of Memorial Day speedway classic lingers as the Old Paragrapher swears spark plugs in his old car run better than last week.
Walter Reuther of the UAW warns against actions that could prompt a shutdown as Big Three face expired contracts during a recession. He cites past labor gains and calls for cooperative bargaining to avoid arms length standoffs amid high inventories and sagging sales.
The Manchester Guardian notes a revival of Dracula in modern form yet still linked to his classic horror roots. It compares Dracula with Frankenstein and comments that today’s rapid science fiction allows less time for old Gothic suspense, making the vampire feel strangely restful amid space age threats.
The New York Times profile names Gaston de Bonneval and Oliver Guichard as de Gaulle’s closest aides in Paris. It lists Marcel Dassault Georges Catroux Edmond Michelet Gaston Palewski Andre Malraux Jacques Soustelle Guillain de Benouville as prominent figures linked to his circle with varied roles and influence.
Joseph Alsop reports from France and Rowland Evans Jr. covers the U.S. scene. Newton Township poll finds only five farmers favorable to Nixon while sixteen are unfavorable and nine undecided. The survey notes Democrats more hostile but shifts show erosion of anti-Nixon sentiment, with broader midwestern doubts about the president.
Washington reports the Navy will persist with Vanguard satellite launches despite four failures in five attempts. The Defense Department defends the program as the best option when functional and justifies the $110 million already invested, with six or seven more Vanguard vehicles and instrumented spheres in development or completed.
Completes Basic Army Pvt. Vernon E. Stanley formerly of Marion finished eight weeks of basic training at Fort Hood Texas. A 195 graduate of Crab Orchard High School he is the son of Vernon D Stanley of Marion and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Stanley who lives in St. Louis.
A reader argues against canalizing the Big Muddy River and using taxpayer funds. The letter defends railroads, noting their speed, tax contributions, and efficiency versus barges. The author urges boosting railroads to save taxpayers and questions river canal projects.
The Baltika, a Rus sian passenger ship between Leningrad and London, carries five classes luxury first second third and tourist. By contrast a capitalist ship of the same size would have only two classes. When formerly named Viacheslav Molotov it had four classes.
East Germany requires tractable graduates seeking a university degree to complete two months of farm work and learn to drive a tractor before receiving their diplomas, as reported by Die Welt.
The Benton police and city board named Aldo Allois as fire chief, succeeding Leroy Sweetin. Claude D. Grimes will take Allois' place as fireman. The appointment was effective Sunday.
President Heuss argues private diplomatic talks outperform public debate, citing Stresemann Herriot Briand talks and the Berlin Blockade recall. He warns press sensationalism harms discreet negotiations, urges sober, confidential diplomacy over street politics and warns against ideology-driven policy.
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