Stevenson Urges Plant Push as Herrin Picket Lines Stand
A Carpenters and Millwrights union picket line at Allen Industries west of Herrin continued today in protest of Allen using imported workers. Allen withdrew and announced plans abandoned. The line halted work on the Herrin plant while negotiations with contractor George Alderson were pursued. No workers reported for shift and union reps reserved comment.
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Allen Industries, Inc
Herrin
Allen Company
Lave
Carpenters and Millwright’s
Allen
George Anderson
Herrin Economicer
George Alderson
Secret B-45 jet bomber crashes near Tokyo
A super-secret B-45 bomber caught fire and crashed near Tokyo today. All three crew members parachuted to safety, avoiding injuries. The incident occurred June 6. Government officials and aviation authorities are investigating the crash site and circumstances.
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Tokyo
Weather outlook with warm days and mild nights
Fair and continued warm to night and Saturday with lows 65 to 68 tonight and highs 90 to 95 Saturday. Precipitation 0 inches from 7 a.m. yesterday to 7 a.m. today. Humidity about 49 percent at noon. Winds 19 miles recorded between 7 a.m. yesterday and 7 a.m. today at an average of .77 mph. Sun sets 7:22 p.m. rises 4:33 a.m.
Carbondale Street Weather Report From March 6 1928
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Carbondale Illinois weather observations with reference to March 6 1928. Details are unclear but indicate a local city weather snippet from that date.
New Billion Dollar Operation Eyes Southern Illinois Site
Governor Adlai E. Stevenson meets with Atomic Energy Commission head M W Boyer in Washington to push locating a new one point five billion plant in Southern Illinois. Reports say the facility would need 34,000 construction workers at peak and employ 4500 permanently, with water and coal supplies highlighted.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
M. W. Boyer
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington, D.C
Illinois
Bower
Stevenson
AEC
Ohio River Valley
Commission
Ohio Valley
Boyer
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois, Inc
U.S. Department of Labor
Herrin
Murphysboro
West Frankfort
Vincennes
Indiana
Wabash River
Southern
U N ADVISED AGAINST PRESS FREEDOM TREATY
New York June 6 AP The United States urged the United Nations to drop plans for a press freedom treaty and instead conduct an impartial yearly survey of world censorship. Walter Kotschnig, deputy U S representative to the U N Economic and Social Council, warned that treaty efforts would invite more restrictions.
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New York
N. Y
United States
United Nations
Walter Kotschnig
U.S
U.N. Economic and Social Council
U.N
Hopes Rise for Settlement in Steel Case
Washington June 6 AP Government sponsored peace talks in the steel strike recessed to day to permit industry leaders to study bargaining proposals. Four hour delay announced by Presidential Assistant John R Steelman. Ben Moreel of Jones Laughlin Steel Co head of the management team. Philip Murray head of 650000 striking CIO United Steelworkers. Some hope of an early settlement. Detroit Steel Corp reached a contract with 4500 employees. Wage increase of 26 cents an hour by next January. Senate suspended action on wage and price controls until Monday.
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Washington
John R. Steelman
Ben Moreel
Jones & Laughlin Steel Co
Steelman
Philip Murray
C.I
United Steelworkers
E. W. McFarland
Arizona
Senate
McFarland
Supreme Court
Truman
Detroit Steel Corp
Families Cheaper by the Score at Paducah Plant
Orville Morphew, 47, instrument-fitter at the Paducah atomic plant, claims feeding 29 children and 10 stepchildren costs less than feeding 12. Featured in Atomican, he says he is a twin among 31 siblings. Morphew has five sets of twins, three sets of triplets, and has been married five times. Five children live with him. others are scattered across Alabama, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, or in the armed forces. A Texas friend reportedly has 35 children.
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Paducah
Orville H. Morphew
Paducah Atomic Plant
Morphew
Atomican
Atomic Plant
Farm Bureau
Atalla
Ala
Bonanza
Ark
Alabama
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Texas
Russian Zone Germans Seek Haven in West
West Berlin shelters received more than 1510 East Germans over three days as panic over a Red security belt and border crackdowns spurred mass flights to the West. Coburg frontier station logged 300 to 400 arrivals in 24 hours amid warnings of forced conscription and wartime threats. Russian authorities barred Allied patrols on the autobahn while Red propaganda pressed claims of Western panic and stability measures.
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Berlin
Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Coburg
Radio Berlin
Steel strike threatens U.S. Army tank production
Washington reports that the steel strike will have an adverse effect on tank production, worsening the impact as the strike lasts. Army officials note steel are crucial for building new T 41 light tanks weighing 28 tons and larger 48 ton medium tanks require substantial steel, with precise tonnage cited.
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Washington
Soviet Envoy Called Home in Major Diplomatic Shuffle
Russian envoy Alexander Panyushkin said he will leave the United States for good as Georgi Zarubin, former London ambassador, is chosen to replace him. Zarubin was summoned from London on May 29 and his candidacy awaits State Department approval. Panyushkin, ambassador since December 31, 1947, told reporters he will head to Moscow via Sweden after a 25 minute talk with Secretary Acheson.
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Washington
Alexander Panyushkin
Russia
U. S
Georgi M. Zarubin
London
Panyushin
Zarubin
Moscow
State Department
Canada
Canadian Board of Inquiry
Panyushkin
United States
New York
Sweden
Dean Acheson
Sniper Reported Near Litchfield By Motorist
A Staunton motorist told State police that a shot was fired at his car while driving in Litchfield. Raymond Ziegler, 24, said the shot came from a blue sedan that passed his vehicle on June 6.
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Litchfield
Staunton
Raymond Ziegler
Taft Expects to Benefit From Ike's Abilene Talk
Eisenhower leaves Abilene to press campaign for the Republican nod in Chicago. He tours his boyhood home and memorial museum with aide Earl Endicott, then heads to New York for interviews and a Commodore hotel news conference. Kansas and Maryland delegates react as Pennsylvania leans undecided.
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Taft
Ike
Abilene
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
New York
Eisenhower
Eisenhower Memorial Museum
Earl Endicott
Memorial Foundation
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Frank’. Carlson
Ree
John Fine
Pennsylvania
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
McKeldin
Commodore
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Star State Farmer of Illinois named for Murphysboro youth
Charles Wayland Young, 15, son of Mr and Mrs Charles O Young of Murphysboro, was named Star State Farmer of Illinois at the state Future Farmers of America convention in Champaign. A junior at Carbondale Community high school, he manages 26 pure bred Duroc swine, 3 cattle, and 22 acres of corn and soybeans. He has served as officer and committee member in the Carbondale FFA and 4-H, earned an honor student scholarship, and participated in leadership camps and the National FFA convention. He was opposed by Lowell Nelson, Robert W Clark, David H Cramer, and Richard F E Bell for the honor.
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Charles Wayland Young
Charles O. Young
Murphysboro
Carbondale Community High School
FFA
Illinois
Future Farmers
Champaign
Joe E. Hill
State Board of Vocation Education
Springfield
State Association of
Future Farmers of America
Charles
Ilinois
Glen E. Diamond
Carbondale
Kansas City
4-H Club
Soil Savers Club
Dairy Herd Improvement Association
Star
Star State Farmer
Lowell Nelson
Orion
Robert W. Clark
Ottawa
David H. Cramer
Petersburg
Richard FE. Bell
Wapella
Western Union seeks 9.3 percent rate hike
Western Union Telegraph Co filed with the Federal Communications Commission to raise domestic message and money order rates 9.3 percent starting July 6 to fund higher wages. The plan awaits FCC approval after a 30 day protest window. The change would boost annual revenue by about 13.2 million dollars. The 53 day AFL-CIO strike ended with a new contract pending FCC approval. the union agreed to back the rate increase.
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Western Union Telegraph Co
Federal Communications Commission
F.C. C
Western Union
F.C.C
W.U
W.U. Ema
A. F.of L. Commercial Telegraphers
Joppa operations near normal after electrician halt
A spokesman for Ebasco Services said Joppa power plant work proceeded under normal operations today with all crafts reporting for duty except electricians who have been out since Monday after a near riot over a feed between electricians and teamsters halted that shift.
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Ebasco Services Incorporated
Joppa Power Plant
Teamsters
Predict Spuds Market Return After Price Controls
Government action ended the five month old price ceiling on white potatoes. Officials expect prices to rise before falling to normal levels and supermarkets anticipate a return to trimmed grocery prices once the control is removed. Price Director Ellis Arnall announced the revocation and OPS had set the ceiling on January 5 following a price spike dating from September.
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Washington
Ellis Arnall
O.P.S
Tuscola Blind Man Sees Again After 20 Years
E T Houser of Tuscola regained sight after an operation on April 30 that followed years of blindness. He describes seeing his family, grandchildren, and vividly colored cars for the first time, while recounting farm work and milk daily routines. Virgil Lake submitted his name for a book-reading machine.
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Josephine Johnson
E. T. Houser
Tuscola
Mr. Houser
Conti
Clas County
Houser
Virgil Lake
Taft Sees Slight Gain From Ike Speech On Peace
U S Senator Robert A Taft says his Republican nomination chances improved after Eisenhowers Abilene speech though he calls it unsatisfactory He urges peace in Korea even if outcome is not ideal and warns against a resumed general war He backs a strong air force and notes risks of Siberian or Arctic air attack while maintaining Europe remains defendable
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U. S
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilene
Kan
Joseph Sagmaster
Cincinnati Times-Star
Joseph Garretson
Cincinnati Enquirer
Robert L. Riggs
Louisville Courier-Journal
Korea
Taft
United States
Siberia
Arctic
Europe
Taft Seeks Nationwide Radio TV Time Before FCC
Senator Robert A Taft of Ohio petitions the Federal Communications Commission for nationwide radio and television time as a Republican presidential hopeful alongside Eisenhower. Senator Estes Kefauver also protests CBS denial of similar access, arguing the need for equal air time. The dispute centers on free time allocations in the run up to the party nominations.
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Washington
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Federal Communications Commission
F.C.C
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Abilen
Taft
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
C.B.S
FCC
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