Troops Press Within Range of Koreas Iron Triangle
Allied forces pushed toward the Chorwon Kumhwa Pyongyang area as 6,000 Chinese held the east flank. Heavy fighting persisted along the Yonchon Chorwon highway with air and naval support intensifying the push into the central front.
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Tokyo
Chorwon
Iron Triangle
Korea
United Nations
U.N. West
Kumhwa
Pyong- Zang
Yonchon-Chorwon
Hwachon
Kumbhwa
Fifth Air Force
Yanggu
East Central Front
U.N
Yonchon
Chail
Triangle
Hatan River
Yongpyong
New Jersey
Navy names new supercarrier for James V. Forrestal
The House approved a resolution naming the Navy's forthcoming supercarrier after James V. Forrestal the first secretary of defense. The measure was sent to the Senate for action.
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Washington
Navy
James V. Forrestal
Defense
House
Senate
Weather Report Card Fair and cool tonight
Fair and cool tonight with warmer conditions Wednesday. Low tonight in the mid 40s to mid 50s. High Wednesday around 389. Yesterday's low 57 and high 77. Precipitation 0.04 inches from yesterday morning to today 7 am. Humidity 72 percent at 8 am. Winds averaged 0.41 mph over 7 am yesterday to 7 am today.
Classified Ad Phones Listed by City
Carbondale offers 218 or 838 lines for ads. Herrin provides 315 or 316 numbers. Murphysboro lists 34 or 35. Rates appear on the Classified Page.
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Carbondale
Herrin
Murphysboro
Williamson County GOP takes control with Barger win
Rheamon E. Barger, 42, Johnston City grocery owner, won the Williamson County Board seat over Democrat Floyd E. Smith by 6,240 to 5,018 as 49 of 51 precincts reported unofficial results. The GOP gains lead to a Republican state's attorney appointment and a board with Chairman George Williams and Lezern Saylor.
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Williamson County
County Board of Commissioners
Rheamon E. Barger
Johnston City
Barger
Floyd E. Smith
Marion
Smith
S. E. Storme
Hugh Hudgens
John Shafer
G.O.P
George Williams
R Marion
Lezern Saylor
Dherrin
Charles W. Denham
Denham
Williams
Saylor
William Raymond Montgomery
Montgomery
Joe Miller
Herrin
Carl D. Sneed
Stiritz
Department of Revenue
Herrin Township
China Union reports Lin Piao army losses in Korea
The Nationalist China Union press says one of Gen Lin Piao's Chinese Red armies in Korea lost all but 3000 men. Each of Lin Piao's armies is about 25000 men at full strength.
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Taipei
Formosa
China Union Press Today
Lin Piao
Korea
U S To Consult United Nations on Armistice Status
Secretary of State Acheson said the United States will consult the United Nations before any armistice in Korea. He defended presidential war power, and faced Sen. Gillette’s challenge on US authority to act without congressional approval.
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U.S
United Nations
Washington
Acheson
United States
Korea
Guy M. Gillette
Iowa
Senate
MacArthur
Truman
U. S
Gillette
U. N
Security Council
U.N
Red China
U.N. Security Council
World Court
Security Council 2
Russia
North Korea
Manchuria
Formosa
China
Ralph E. Flanders
R-Vi
Area GOP Scores Clean Sweep Elect Maxwell to High Court
The Illinois GOP secured a solid majority on the state Supreme Court, winning in districts one, three, four, five, and six, while Democrat Hershey narrowly carried the second district. Walter V. Schaefer defeated Julius Miner in the seventh district to join the court, with Bristow winning the third district.
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Maxwell
Cook
Walter V. Schaefer
Lake Bluff
Adlai Stevenson
Julius H. Miner
Chicago
Schaefer
Stevenson
Cook County
Democra
Harry B. Hershey
Taylorville
Jesse L. Simpson
Edwardsville
Ralph L. Maxwell
Nashville
Hershey
Simpson
Central
George W. Bristow
Paris
Charles M. Webber
Urbana
Francis S. Wilson
Little Hoover’ Commission
Northwestern University
Miner
High Court
Downstate
Illinois
GOP
Price Cutting Spreads Across Major Cities in Price War
Price cutting hits Oklahoma City San Francisco Omaha and New York as retailers slash electrical appliances and home goods. Katz drug chain offers three day sale with world’s lowest prices. Mixmasters and motorola television sets see steep discounts while stores in Newark and Baltimore join the trend.
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Oklahoma City
San Francisco
Omaha
New York
Katz Drug
Sumbeam Mixmaster
Ronson Light
Ers
Motorola
Newark
N. J
Baltimore
Illinois House Approves Oleo Margarine Measures
Illinois lawmakers push through bills to legalize pre colored oleomargarine with governor to sign. Public eating places would display oleo in distinctive triangular pats on the table.
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Springfield
Illinois House
House
Senate
Two Fold Victory for Judge Maxwell and Daughter's Bar Admission
Judge Ralph Maxwell of Nashville won a two fold victory by being appointed to the Illinois Supreme Court and seeing his daughter Madalyn admitted to the bar. Maxwell takes office June 15, and Madalyn Maxwell is admitted three days later after completing degrees at the University of Illinois and passing the bar exam. She is now with the Red Cross at Army General Hospital in Hot Springs Arkansas as a recreational director.
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Ralph Maxwell
Nashville
Illinois Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Madalyn
Maxwell
Miss Maxwell
University of Illinois
U. of I. Law School
U. of I
Ti Theta Kappa
Kappa Beta Phi
Delta Psi Omega
the Red Cross
Army-Navy General Hospital
Hot Springs
Arkansas
Price Stabilization Plans Local Grocery Ceiling Program
The Office of Price Stabilization will launch a community by community pricing plan for 15 to 20 processed grocery items within 30 days. Prices to be posted by merchants. no rationing planned. DiSalle told reporters the exact items will be chosen locally to reflect conditions.
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Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
Michael V. DiSalle
O.P.A
Music union chief warns parents on child music lessons
James C. Petrillo, president of the American Federation of Musicians, urges parents to stop training children for paid music careers, calling it a starvation business and noting that too many musicians are idle. He says the advice applies to lessons aimed at professional work, not fun.
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New York
James C. Petrillo
Petrillo
A. F. of L. American Federation of Musicians
DiSalle denies beef scarcity in 160city study
Price Director Michael V. DiSalle said beef supplies in 160 cities are equal to or above month ago stocks. He noted cheaper grades are tight in some areas but only Chicago showed a general shortage, with a further study planned there.
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Washington
Michael V. DiSalle
DiSalle
Chicago
Five Cent Gas Tax Bill Advances In Senate
The Illinois Senate moved the compromise five cent gas tax bill to passage aiming to raise the state gas tax from three to five cents. Sen. William Connors says a final vote may occur tomorrow or Thursday. The measure allocates the six million dollar annual revenue: 35 percent to the state, 32 percent to cities, 11 percent to Cook County, 12 percent to Downstate counties, and 10 percent to townships. Final action depends on the House motor vehicle committee’s stance on truck license bills.
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Springfield
Senate
William Connors
Chicago
Cook County
Downstate
Connors
House Motor Vehicle Committee
Supercarrier Explodes Killing Four near Jackson Tennessee
Four air force crewmen died when a C-119 Supercarrier exploded in a rainstorm and crashed on a farm near Jackson Tennessee. Wreckage covered about 15 miles southwest. two identified dead were Capt Kenneth W. Christenson of Watertown Massachusetts and 1st Lt Stanley L. Michelson of Nashville Tennessee. Pilot Capt Russell D. Brewington said he suddenly found himself in midair and pulled his ripcord.
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Kenneth W. Christenson
Anita Christenson
Watertown
Mass
Stanley L. Michelson
Mary E. Michelson
Nashville
Tenn
Sewart Post Information Office
Sewart Air Have
Russell D. Brewington
Nashville, Tenn
GOP Wins Saline County State's Attorney Race
A Republican Glen O. Jones was elected Saline County State's Attorney to fill an unexpired term, defeating Democrat D. E. Cavender Jr. by 795 votes. Cavender had been appointed after the death of Clyde Whiteside.
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Glen O. Jones
Saline County
D. E. Cavender Jr
Cavender
Clyde Whiteside
Senate to Study Single State School Board Bill
Illinois Senate committee studies a bill to create a single board to govern four teachers colleges and two universities, replacing 29 trustees with a nine member panel. Governor Stevenson supports the measure amid Democratic and Republican sponsorship. The plan consolidates boards currently overseeing University of Illinois Southern Illinois University and teachers colleges.
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Senate
Springfield
Ill
Illinois Senate Executive Committee
Stevenson
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Mt Carmel voters approve hospital tax
Mt. Carmel residents approved a five cent per one hundred dollars property tax for ten years to operate the new Wa bash General hospital. The $924000 facility was funded with local, state and federal money and dedicated Sunday.
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Wabash General Hospital
Mt. Carmel
Wright Reynolds Zimmerman Win In 1st Circuit
Southern Illinois Republicans swept judicial elections with Ralph Maxwell winning the first supreme court district seat. Maxwell defeated W Joe Hill as Reynolds Zimmerman and Clarence Wright won first circuit benches. Unofficial counts show broad GOP gains across 670 of 718 precincts.
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Wright
Reynolds Zimmerman
Illinois
Ralph Maxwell
Supreme Court
Maxwell
Hill
First Judicial Circuit
C. Ross Reynolds
Vienna
Harold L. Zimmerman
Marion
Jackson County
Clarence E. Wright
Carbondale
Loyd M. Bradley
Harry J. Flanders
Eldorado City
Robert L. Lansden
Cairo
Jefferson
Perry, Fanklin
Hamilton
White
Gallatin
Union
Alexander, Jackson, Johnson
Massac
Pope
Pulaski
Saline
Williamson
Republicans sweep third Illinois circuit judgeships
Republicans were elected to fill all four circuit judgeships in Illinois third district. Re-elected were Edward F. Bareis Roland W. Griffith. new appointees were William G. Juergens and Quinten Spivey. Defeated were E H Wegener Paul Farthing Kevin Kane and Anthony W Daley. Final unofficial totals show Bareis 35817 Griffith 35489 Spivey 34011 Juergens 33131 Farthing 32533 Kane 31483 Daly 31275 Wegener 29317.
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Edward F. Bareis
East St. Louis
Roland W. Griffith
Granite City
William G. Juergens
Chester
Quinten Spivey
E. H. Wegener
Paul Farthing
Belleville
Kevin Kane
Eovaldi Randolph and Crebs Win in 2d Circuit
Unofficial returns from 240 of 270 precincts show Republicans retaining all three second district circuit judge posts. Eovaldi leads with 22 804 votes, Randolph 22 796, Crebs 22 564, while McGaughey Jr 19 189, Scott 18 943, Dunn 18 934.
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Charles T. Randolph
Carmi
Caswell J. Crebs
Robinson
Ben W. Eovaldi
Benton
Leonard J. Dunn
West Frankfort
Guy E. McGaughey, Jr
Lawrenceville
Joseph T. Scott
Grayville
Crawford
Edwards
Franklin
Gallatin
Hamilton
Hardin, Jefferson
Lawrence
Richland
Wabash
Wayne
White
Eovaldi
Randolph
Crebs
McGhaughey, Jr
Scott
Duna
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ABC
BIG Red
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
Douglas MacArthur
Bult Schaefer
State Supreme Court
Ross Reynolds
Oleo Bill
Dissalle
United Labor Policy Committee
C.lo
A. F
Charles ©. Wilson
National Production Authority
Defense Production Administration
N.P.A
Commerce Department
D.P.A
Southern Illinoisan
Member
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Supreme District
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Edwards, Wabash
Monroe
Jackson, Williamson, Saline
Johnson, Pope
Hardin
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Barnes
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