No Contest This Week For Little Stinker Puzzle
The Little Stinker editor explains a Sunday puzzle error caused by premature publication of puzzle No. 35 and its answer. A $350 prize was planned for June 12 after adding $50. Envelopes with clues and judges sheet caused the slip. thousands of papers printed before the mistake was found. The bank, the Carbondale Southern Ilinoisan, and telephones buzz as readers react. The editor pledges a double checking method to prevent repeats and apologizes to puzzle fans.
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Carbondale
Eisenhower Attends West Point Reunion and Ceremony
President Eisenhower joined 1915 classmates at West Point for a reunion and ceremonies honoring fallen cadets. He visited the West Point Museum and observed wreaths at the Thayer monument, alongside Gen. Van Fleet and Maj. Gen. Hodges Jr. The day included alumni events and a parade as he prepared to deliver Tuesday’s commencement address for 469 new second lieutenants.
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N. Y
Eisenhower
U. S. Military Academy
Thayer Monument
Washington
Sylvanus Thayer
Henry C. Hodges Jr
Academy
Hodges
Washington Hall
Old Stone Inn
222 Descendants Bakersville Death Brings Large Lineage
Mrs Hattie McKinney Pitman 92 died Saturday in Bakersville North Carolina leaving 222 direct descendants including 10 children 82 grandchildren 120 great grandchildren and 10 great great grandchildren The obituary notes the extensive family spanning multiple generations.
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Bakersville
N. C
Hattie McKinney Pitman
POW's Change of Heart Brings Bell Homeward Hope
Olympia widow Mrs. Otho G Bell reports her 24 year old husband, a former POW who stayed behind the Iron Curtain in 1950, now wants to return to his wife and their 4 year old daughter Paula. Officials say passport grant could acknowledge him as a U S citizen.
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Olympia
Wash
Otho G. Bell
United States
Bell
U. S
Ford and UAW reach landmark wage contract with GM talks to follow
Ford Motor Co and the CIO United Auto Workers announce a historic guaranteed wage plan and broader contract terms. The accord, hailed as the largest economic package for auto workers, provides 60 to 65 percent pay during layoff, enhanced pensions to 241 dollars monthly, plus better health benefits. Walter Reuther signals plans to press GM as its contract nears expiry Tuesday.
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Ford Motor Co
CIO
United Auto Workers
Ford
UAW
General Motors
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Fellows
Reuther
John S. Bugas
Bugas
Ford Company
General Motors Corp
Dulles Doubts Meeting Will Ease Tension
Secretary of State Dulles doubts the Big Four summit will relieve tensions by itself. He spoke at the University of South Carolina and warned that one meeting cannot replace ongoing strong security policies and national unity. The July 18 meeting among Eisenhower and the Soviet, British, and French leaders is set for Geneva.
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Columbia
S. C
Dulles Exes
Dulles
University of South Carolina
Eisenhower
Russia
Britain
France
United States
Geneva
Pursued Teenagers Crash At Road Block
Chicago teens led police on an 18 mile chase through eight western suburbs at speeds near 100 mph. The 18 minute pursuit ended when the car crashed after dodging a hastily set roadblock. Driver Fred Euler 19 and Edgar Younger 18 both unharmed were held to face 17 charges in eight Du Page and Cook counties.
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Chicago
Fred Euler
Edgar Younger
Lisle
du Page County
Wheaton
du Page
Cook County
Naperville
LaGrange
Euler
Three Airmen Coming Home From Hong Kong Release
Three of four U S jet fighter pilots freed by Chinese Communists leave Hong Kong for home aboard an Air Force plane. Capt Harold Fischer Swea City Iowa Lt Lyle Cameron Lincoln Neb Lt Roland Parks Omaha return with families. Lt Col Edwin Heller Wynnewood Pa stays 10 to 12 days for physiotherapy after leg injury from bail out over North Korea. Fischer, a double jet ace, said he once tried to pass as a Russian pilot.
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Honolulu
U. S
Hong Kong
Special Air Force
Harold Fischer
Swea City
Iowa
Lyle Cameron
Lincoln, Neb
Roland Parks
Omaha
Edwin Heller
Wynnewood
North Korea
Fischer
Japan Korea break threat dims as officials affirm stance
Tokyo reports tension eases with Korea and no plan for an official agreement with North Korea. A government source says a Cabinet member and other leaders assured Korean diplomats Japan does not intend any formal pact with the Communist regime in North Korea.
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Tokyo
Japan
Republic of Korea
North Korea
Atomic Test Peril Denied by AEC Chief Strauss
Atlantic City N J June 6 AP Lewis P Strauss chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission called it irresponsible to claim radiation from atomic tests poisons the air or guarantees future generations of monsters There is no current evidence that weapons testing has raised radiation to a level warranting such statements He warned that in war involving wide use of nuclear weapons civilian radiation danger would be very great
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Atlantic City
N. J
Lewis P. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
The
American Medical Assn
Non smoking cuts lung cancer risk, says Cancer Society
American Cancer Society findings show ex smokers have about half the lung cancer death rate of current smokers in a long term study of nearly 190000 men aged 50 to 70. Officials caution small numbers prevent proving cause and effect, and more evidence is needed.
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Alton L. Blakselee
Associated Press
Atlantic City
N. J
American Cancer Society
Snall
Timothy V. Hartnett
Tobacco Industry Research Committee
R. Cuvier Hammond
Daniel Llorn
Society
American Medical Assn
AMA
Big City
Mae
Tobacco Industry Committee
Hartnett
Weather Summary for Crab Orchard Area
Cloudy southern Illinois with mainly cloudy conditions and isolated showers and thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Cooler tonight with low around 60s. Tuesday high in upper 70s and possible low 50s Tuesday night. Precipitation about .14 inches yesterday and today. Sea levels and local lake measurements noted with spillway activity at Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake.
Hitchhiker tied to robbery questioned after arrest
A hitchhiker picked up by Chester police Saturday night will be turned over to Union County officials for questioning in a robbery case. The suspect, who refused to ID, used a gun to force Ray Zink of Murphysboro to stop on Route 3 south of Ware. Zink lost his billfold and car, which wrecked later near Grand Tower. The man showed papers bearing the name George William MacNeil of Baltimore and Texas.
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Chester
Union County
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office
Ray Zink
Murphysboro
Zink
Missouri
Rt. 3
Ware
George William MacNeil
Baltimore
Texas
Davy Crockett Filming Planned Near Cave-in-Rock
Davy Crockett the River Boatman will be filmed in Cave-in-Rock Illinois, a 500 resident town on the Ohio River, later this month. Fess Parker stars as Crockett with director Norman Foster coordinating the Disney television series. The cast will stay at a Harrisburg hotel as production moves forward.
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Ohio River
Cave-in-Rock
Davy Crockett
Norman Foster
Walt Disney
Davy
Fess Parker
Harrisburg
Sharp
Broken Cliffs
Boston Woman Named Head of Christian Science Church
Mrs Gertrude W Eisenman of Boston was named president of the Mother Church of Christ Scientist succeeding William R Knox at the annual meeting attended by about 7500 Christian Scientists worldwide. A New York City native, she has long been active in Christian Science and is now a Boston practitioner.
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Gertrude W. Eisenman
Boston
Mother Church of Christ, Scientist
William R. Knox
Mother Church
Mrs. Eisenman
New York City
Christian Science Movement
Frogmen aid rescue after RAF Sunderland crash near Eastbourne
Frogmen join rescue efforts after an RAF Sunderland crashes into the sea off Eastbourne Sussex England during jubilee celebrations. The plane departed Calshot Hampshire and three crew members remain missing as searches continue offshore.
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Sussex
Eng
Force
Frogmen
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