Army reshuffle curtails Maj. Gen. Dean at 6th Army
Washington reports a general reshuffle unsettles Maj. Gen William F. Dean Carlyle’s famed Korean War hero. Lt. Gen. Willard G. Wyman leaves the 6th Army for Ft. Monroe while Maj. Gen. Robert N. Young is assigned to the 6th Army. Potential retirement rumors surround Dean as questions arise over succession. Dean, Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Carlyle Illinois and was valedictorian at Carlyle High School.
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Maj
William F. Dean
Carlyle
Dean
6Th Army
San Francisco
Willard G. Wyman
Continental Command
Ft. Monroe
Robert N. Young
Young
Army
Korea
24Th Infantry Division
Taejon
Clinton County
Carlyle High School
Sandoval
Ill
Randolph Taxpayers Rebel Over 100 Object To Increased Property Taxes
Randolph County faces a taxpayer backlash after a 1954 real estate re assessment. About 700 parcels were added to the tax base, driving an 80 000 increase in 1955 bills issued May 27. Taxpayers refuse payment and plan objections as the Board of Review prepares to handle protests starting June 20.
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Randolph
Randolph County
James Holloway
Holloway
Richard Bendort
Sparta
Chester
Randolph County Board of Commissioners
Theodore Rohlfing
Robert Barber
George White
Illinois Department of Revenue
Randolph County Board of Review
Board of Commissioners
Frank Maybell
Barber
Ford and UAW Resume Talks Amid Strike Deadline
The UAW presses contract battles with Ford and General Motors, warning of a Ford strike if unresolved by Monday. Ford offers a guaranteed 65 percent wage during four weeks of idleness and 60 percent for 22 more weeks, with state unemployment benefits deducted. The union seeks larger, longer benefits and better terms across both automakers.
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CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford Motor Co
General Motors Corp
Ford
General Motors
UAW
Union
SS Ncan Dome Ak
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois Clouds and Showers
Cloudy for Southern Illinois with partly cloudy tonight. Occasional showers and thunderstorms develop Sunday. Warm throughout with a low near 70 tonight and a high near 90 Sunday. Sunday night low possibly in the mid 60s.
Weather data at Crab Orchard and Little Grassy Lakes
Yesterday low 56 at 7 am today high 74 at 6 pm. Yesterday high 84 and low 55 at noon. Sunrise 4:35 am, sunset 7:22 pm. Locations Crab Orchard Lake near spillway and Little Grassy Lake Ai spillway.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Crestline Shooting Ends in Wife Murder Suicide
In Crestline Ohio three people died today at a downtown tavern as Bechel Asher 35 killed his wife Geraldine Asher 28 who had filed for divorce, then shot C Walter Fisher 43 at the bar before turning the gun on himself. Police said one stray bullet hit Fisher.
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Crestline
Ralph Taylor
Geraldine Asher
Bechel Asher
Asher
C. Walter Fisher
Fisher
Pennsylvania Railroad
Taylor
Filibuster Threats Stir Illinois House Showdown
Springfield Illinois June 4 AP two filibuster threats loom as the Illinois House prepares to convene. Rep John Morris and 17 colleagues vow to block a convention hall bill for Chicago lakefront unless bills are fully read. Rep Paul Powell counters with a possible counterfilibuster if the bill isn’t voted.
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Springfield
Illinois House
John Morris
Chadwick
House
Chicago
Morris
Paul Powell
Vienna
Beer Strike Ends in Peoria Wage Win at Pabst Co
A one day strike at the Peoria Pabst Brewing Co halted bottling and stoppages. Twenty eight AFL International Assn. of Machinists members won a 15 cents per hour raise.
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Peoria
Peoria Anr Pabst Brewing Co
AFL International Assn. of
Stinker Puzzle No 35 Valued At Three Hundred Dollars
No correct solutions to Little Stinker No 34 were submitted last week. Little Stinker No 35, published on page 8 with the official solution, is worth 300 dollars. The 6,021 attempts to solve last week’s puzzle bring total entries since October to more than 302,000. Entries on postcards earn an extra 10 percent. mail must be postmarked by 6 p.m. Wednesday and arrive at The Southern Illinoisan by 9:30 a.m. Friday.
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Southern Illinoisan
Texan Wins British Amateur Golf Championship
Joe Conrad of San Antonio Texas defeated Alan Slater of London 3 and 2 to win the British amateur championship in Ames England. The final under rain wind and lightning saw Conrad, on leave from the U S Air Force, surge after lunch to a final margin of 3 and 2 and become the first Texan crowned in the event.
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S. Ames
England
Joe Conrad
San Antonio
Tex
Alan Slater
London
Conrad
U. S. Air Force
Slater
U. S
Bob Jones
Lawson Little
Frank Stranahan
Willie Turnesa
Douglas Bachli
Australia
Lobbying Costs Hit Record For Three Months
Seven groups spent over 25000 each on lobbying in the first quarter, with reports filed to the House clerk. National Rural Electric Cooperative Assn led at 67073, followed by CIO 37174 and AFL 32157, with other groups including National Asm of Electric Companies 29610, General Gas Co Fort Worth 27265, American Farm Bureau 26742, and Southern States Industrial Council 25259.
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House of Representatives
National Rural Electric Cooperative Assa
Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL
National
Asm. of Electric Companies
General Gas Company
Fort Worth
Tex
American Farm Bureau Federation
Southern States Industrial Council
Nashville, Tenn
Probes Of Police Payoffs In Midtown House Case
Two investigations opened after Pauline Clain testified to alleged monthly cash payoffs of about 600 dollars to police connected with a midtown massage parlor run by June Alma Lutz. Lutz was shot dead April 12. The grand jury heard Clain then adjourned. she faces further testimony Monday.
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Circuit Atty
Edward L. Dowd
Pauline Clain
Circuit Court Grand Jury
Circuit
June Alma Lutz
Cloin
Lytz
Thomas Brady
Dowd
Clain
Jeremiah O’connell
Gobel in Dutch With Methodist Drys Critique
George Gobel faces heat from the Texas Methodist Conference after a temperance board report denounces his remark You can buy happiness by purchasing a fifth The 116th annual meeting of about 1000 delegates urged protests to Gobel and his sponsors Pet Milk Co and Armour & Co.
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Gobel
Methodist Drys
Board of Temperance
TV Star
Temperance Report
Pet Milk Co
Armour & Co
Father and Sons Admit Looting in South Side Store
Chicago police arrested John Peterson 41 and his sons John 16 Walter 15 after they admitted burglary of a South Side grocery store on May 23 and looting the same store. The family returned in their wagon to load cigarettes food and other items worth 500 and the father admitted taking 35 from the cash register.
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South Side
John Peterson
John
Walter
Peterson
Two More Die In Carbondale Crash Near Downtown
Two Southern Illinois University sophomores were killed and two other students seriously hurt in a head on collision near downtown Carbondale early Saturday. Hindman of Herrin and Fox of Zeigler died on arrival at Doctors Hospital while Jansen of Breese and Neimeyer of Breese were in serious condition. The crash occurred about 12 40 a m in front of the Croslin Hobby Craft shop at 701 South Illinois Avenue. Police identified Fox as northbound driver and Jansen as southbound driver. Hindman’s funeral is set for 2 p m Monday in Herrin First Baptist Church. Fox’s funeral is Monday at 2 p m in Zeigler First Methodist Church.
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Southern Ilinois University
Carbondale
Jack Hindman
Herrin, l
Bob L. Fox
Zeigler, A
Doctors Hospital
Hindman and Fox
South Illinois Avenue
W. J. Neimeyer
Ralph Jansen
Breese. de
Jansen
Neimeyer
Croslin Hobby-Craft Shop
S. Ilinois Ave
Jim Stearns
Steve Endicott
Fox
Oak Street
Main Street
Illinois Avenue
Hindman
Niemeyer
Herrin
Eugene Whitfield
Louise Whitfield
Everett
Rita
Sherry Rene
Cathy
First Baptist Church of
W. A. Shoopman
Herrin City
Storme
Pat
A. E. Fox
Zeigler
Paul Pearson
Fillmore
Joyce
Rosemary
First Methodist Church
Julius Webb
Buriai
Vantrease
Pennsy Eyes TPW Purchase Move
The Pennsylvania Railroad plans to continue pursuing an interest in the Toledo, Peoria and Western Railroad after the Santa Fe seized control and the Minneapolis and St. Louis failed in a bid. The TP&W runs 239 miles from Estner, Indiana to Keokuk, Iowa, linking with the Santa Fe to the west and the Pennsylvania to the east to ease Chicago and St. Louis congestion.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad
Santa Fe Railroad
Tp&w
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway Co
Ranning
Estner
Ind
Keokuk
Iowa
Santa Fe
Chicago and
St. Louis
Nash Hudson layoffs cut 3400 at AMC Wisconsin plants
American Motors Corp announces a downward production adjustment cutting 3400 jobs at its two Wisconsin plants, 1800 in Kenosha assembly and 1600 in Milwaukee body, a 20 percent reduction. The layoff begins next Tuesday with no end date given while plastics and El Segundo plants remain unaffected. Production after cuts set at 650 cars per day, up from a reported 380 annually.
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Milwaukee
American Motors Corp
Nash and Hudson Automobiles
Wisconsin
Kenosha
Wis
AMC
Eyeful of Loot Leaves Petersburg Hotelier Missing Eyes
An AP report from Petersburg, dated June 4, describes a hotel break in where a thief stole ten clever eyes. Police investigate the odd crime, with no suspects yet and local residents unsettled by the bizarre incident.
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Petersburg
Perheas
Jesuits hail Billy Graham praise from America weekly
The Jesuit weekly America notes Billy Graham draws large Protestant crowds and praises his intelligence sincerity and zeal. It says many Protestants seek God and that Graham is aiding a revival beyond mere spectacle. The piece underscores dialogue between Catholic and Protestant leaders in the faith revival.
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New York
Billy Graham
America
Jesuit National Weekly
Gien
Billy
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Texan
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