Tourism group forms in Southern Illinois to tap area growth
An editorial notes a 31 county effort at Southern Illinois University to develop and promote regional tourism. It cites potential attractions, a large nearby tourist audience, and the need for lodging, dining, and inventories. The piece urges sustained organization and investment to build a new stable industry.
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Ge Og Devela
Sethe Illinois
Southern Illinois University
R. J. Shaidnagle
The
Lake of the Ozarks Assn
Southern Illinois
Ken
Tucky
Missouri
Arkansas
Iinois
Illinois
Colorful phone wall clashes with decor and function
The narrator dislikes a pastel telephone that clashes with wall colors and makes it hard to locate. A student dislikes life at the School of Business Administration until earning a spot on the varsity golf team.
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School of Business Administration
Supreme Court Upholds State Police Power In Labor Conflict
The court rules concurrent state and federal jurisdiction in the Kohler strike case, allowing local authorities to act against violence and property damage despite Taft Hartley Act coverage. Justice Reed notes states are natural guardians against violence, easing fears of federal overreach. Justices Frankfurter Burton Clark Minton and Harlan concur. Chief Justice Warren and Justices Douglas Black dissent.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Congress
Supreme Court
Genlene
United Auto Workers Union
Kohler Co
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Employment Relations Board
Kohler
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Justice Reed
Frankfurter
Burton
Clark
Minton
Harlan
Reed
Warren
Douglas
Black
Henie at 44 and third marriage stirs old memories
The Old Paragrapher notes Sonja Henie is 44 and marrying for the third time prompting reflections on age. Secretary Benson criticizes the soil bank as relief for the Republican party rather than drought relief.
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Sonja Henie
Benson
Republican Party
Motives Behind State Department Release of Krushchev Speech
The State Department released a portion of Nikita Krushchev’s February speech denouncing Stalin. Authors note it adds little new and may raise spy worries if authentic revealing top secret material. Dulles calls the text illuminating, avoiding further comment.
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State Department
Communist Party
Krushchev
Stalin
Europe
United States
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
Dulles
Duffer in Our Block Drops Waist Size to 44
A local figure known as the block’s duffer loses weight, now around 44 inches at the waist, while his overall game performance remains steady at 98 around the course. The change is noted amid community chatter about his golfing skills.
General Services Withdraws Plan to Raze Old Patent Office
The General Services Administration abandons demolition for a parking garage at the Old Patent Office in Washington. The Civil Service Commission now occupies the building and will use it as office space for three to five years. Afterward it may transfer to the Smithsonian as a National Portrait Gallery.
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Athens
Greece
Smithsonian
GSA
General Services Administration
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gall
Campaign contrasts and Stevenson coat roughing in 1952 tease
An expert says the United States is stronger than the Soviet Union while another quips we are not, recalling two boys arguing father figures. The piece notes the sympathy sparked by the hole in a shoe photo of Adlai Stevenson and his managers now sandpapering the elbows from one of his coats.
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United States
Soviet Union
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai
The Politics Of Suburbia and Its Electoral Impact
The growth of suburbia reshapes politics as both Republicans and Democrats court new homeowners and salaried workers. Suburban independents may swing elections, with New York’s 45 electoral votes highlighted as pivotal.
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New York
Discovery of Brink robbery money outshines pocket find
An eight column headline reports the discovery of $90 000 more from the Brink robbery while a suit pocket yields a quarter before donation. The piece notes price trends compare recent costs with past years and cites a political candidate’s free cigars bought today for matches.
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Yesteryear
Salaries Shown in Business Week Top Executive Pay
The June Business Week lists GM President Harlow Curtice at 776 400 with net after tax 121 328, Bethlehem Steel and GM leaders above 700 000, Remington Rand and CBS figures noted, plus commentary on road songs and college commencements and Bantam June titles and best selling non fiction.
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Business Week
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors Corp
GM_ Board
Albert Bradley
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem Steel
Grace
Bethlehem
U.S. Steel
Morocco may demand evacuation of U S bomber bases
The French government warned U S Ambassador Douglas Dillon that newly independent Morocco is likely to require the removal of American strategic bomber bases. Foreign Minister Christian Pineau delivered the warning after talks with Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef, who vowed to honor France treaties save for the 1950 U S base agreement.
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U. S
Douglas Dillon
Morocco
Christian Pineau
Pineau
Sultan Sidi Mohammed Ben Youssef
France
NATO
Ben Youssef
Liberation Army
Rabat
Russia
State Department
Dillon
The
Democratic Convention In Flux After Florida Primary
The Florida primary leaves the Democratic race wide open with no clear front runner. Kefauver is out after weak showings, Stevenson remains the leading hope but not assured, Harriman and Symington remain in contention, and a floor fight in Chicago seems likely.
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Sen. Estes Kefauver
Florida
Chicago
Sen
Kefauver
Stevenson
New Jersey
Oregon
Alaska
District of Columbia
California
Minnesota
Averell Harriman
New York
Harriman
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Mr. Stevenson
No Guard Reinforcement Planned for July 4 in Rock Island
AP reports state official says Governor Stratton decided not to reinforce highway patrols with National Guard on Independence Day. The decision affects Rock Island area and highway security plans.
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Rock Island
Stratton
Eisenhower Faces Senators With Little In Common
The Wisconsin and national Senate picture tests President Eisenhower as he weighs candidates who share his party label but differ on policy. Dirksen of Illinois and Wiley in Wisconsin illustrate the clash, while McCarthy allies Butler and Welker and others toil for reelection amid debates over foreign and domestic policy.
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Dirksen
GOP
Wisconsin
Eisenhower
Sen. Dirksen
Illinois
Wiley
Davis
Senate
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
John Marshall Butler
Maryland
Herman Welker
Idaho
Welker
Butler
McCarthy
West Virginia
Chapman Revercomb
Revercomb
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Bishop Alden Bell Consecrated in Los Angeles Cathedral
A former Los Angeles news boy, the Most Rev Alden J Bell, was consecrated a Roman Catholic bishop at St Vibiana’s Cathedral where he had been ordained in 1932. James Francis Cardinal McIntyre presided over the ceremony.
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Los Angeles
Alden J. Bell
St. Vibiana’s
James Francis Cardinal McIntyre
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George H. Bender
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