McCone Nominated to Succeed Strauss on AEC
John A. McCone Los Angeles businessman and close Eisenhower ally nominated to replace Lewis L. Strauss on the Atomic Energy Commission. McCone, 56, an engineer with broad business interests, previously served in Defense and Air Force posts and heads several California companies. Strauss to step down June 30 and take a new post promoting atoms for peace.
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John A. McCone
Los Angeles
Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
White House
McCone
Defense Department
Truman
Secretary of Defense
Air Force
Strauss
AEC
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Joshua Hendy Corp
Joshua Hendy Ironworks
Pacific Far East Line
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The
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Burning Tree Country Club
Iffe
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Senate
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Switzerland
Gordon Dean
State Dulles
May Employment Gains Amid Seasonal Hiring Rise
Government data show May employment at 64,061,000 up 1,154,000 from April while unemployment fell 216,000 to 4,904,000. Gains reflect agricultural and service expansion, with notable outdoor work pickup and a seasonal rise in construction and housewives and students joining the labor force.
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Commerce and Labor Departments
Lee
Fair for Southern Illinois with cooling tonight
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois shows a fair spell with cooler tonight and a warming trend Saturday. Low tonight in the 50s, high Saturday in the low 80s, and Saturday night in the low 60s. Yesterday’s high 95, low 63, precipitation 0.63 inches. Crab Orchard Lake spill at Little Grassy Lake spillway noted.
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Southern
Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
House Keeps Excise Taxes Prolongs Wartime Levy Rates
The House approved extending corporation income and excise tax rates for another year to avoid a 2.6 billion revenue drop. The bill passed by voice vote and origins must lie in the House. Senate likely to repeal wartime transportation taxes as a possible change. Senator Paul H. Douglas of Illinois plans to push broad personal income and excise tax cuts as an amendment.
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Washington
House
Senate
Paul H. Douglas
D-Ill
Thief Breaks Into Auto Steals Dresses Then Loses Foot
In Toledo on June 6 a burglar broke into a car and stole 30 dresses and four suits. He discarded his foot in downtown alleys, a grisly detail tied to the backless garments used by undertakers to dress corpses.
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Toledo
Ohio
Missouri Couple Uses Daughter in Home Robberies
A Missouri couple, Arthur Lamer and Evelyn Lamer, 33 and 31, were arrested after police linked them to burglaries of about 30 unoccupied Missouri homes. They allegedly used their 12 year old daughter to check if residents were away. The loot was sold at auctions in Illinois and Missouri.
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Missouri
Illinois
Arthur Lamer
Evelyn
Berryman
Illinois Five Day Forecast With Scattered Showers
Temperatures will average near normal with highs from 75 to 86 and lows from 56 to 66. Warmer conditions Saturday then cooler late Sunday or Monday, then warmer again Tuesday and Wednesday. Precipitation generally under a quarter inch with scattered showers late Sunday or Monday and around Tuesday or Wednesday.
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Illinois
Negro Professor King jailed for attempting Ole Miss entry
Jackson news reports say Clennon King former Alcorn A&M College professor was seized by state troopers as he tried to enter the University of Mississippi for summer session. He was placed in a high security cell awaiting possible psychiatric evaluation while authorities pledged to preserve his rights.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Clennon King
University of Mississippi
Alcorn A&m
State Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
King
Norman Bergsma
Jackson Daily News
Chancery
J. B. Howell
Oxford
Whitfield
State Hospital
University At
J. P. Coleman
Jess
Alcorn A&m College
Mississippi
Stratton Signals Special Session On Jobless Aid
Gov William Stratton hinted a special Illinois Legislature session may be called to extend unemployment relief and extend public assistance funding. He weighs using state funds or a federal loan as talks on finance progress and a possible June 23 to July 4 window.
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O. T. Banton
Springfield
Ilinois
William G. Stratton
Stratton
Congress
Illinois
Ora D. Dillavoy
R-Champaign
Women Talk Contest Sets New Marathon Talking Record
In Fayetteville North Carolina Mrs Arthur Capps 38 mother of two topped a string of nonstop talks in a marathon contest at an appliance store. She spoke for 29 hours 12 minutes 43 seconds before pausing at 1 07 a m. Previous records were held by Mrs J D Mc Cauley 28 44 14 and Mrs Lois Grant 27% hours. The event aired on radio and aimed to show Southern women's talkativeness. Mrs Verna York 24 began the session with the theme Ive Got Several Hundred.
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Fayetteville
N.C
Verna York
Arthur Capps
J. D. McCauley
Lois Grant
Dulles Frames Satellite Dilemma Over Freedom or Repression
Secretary of State Dulles told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee the Soviet Union faces a choice between granting more independence to its satellites or reverting to intensified oppression. He linked the issue to the failed foreign aid plan and cited Yugoslavia as an example of Moscow pressuring yet again to maintain control.
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Washington
Dulles
Soviet Union
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Moscow
John F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Yugoslavia
Final Rabies Clinics Scheduled Saturday
A county wide rabies vaccination clinic will be held Saturday at Jackson County veterinarian offices from 8 30 a m to 6 30 p m. About 775 dogs were vaccinated in the county this week, totaling 2110 for the year. June 1 was the deadline for rabies shots and all dogs lacking 1958 tags may be impounded.
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Jackson County
Sign Posted To Keep Cop On Diet Slim
Independence police bulletin reports Sgt Maurice J Gien has gained 15 pounds not lost them. A notice signed by his wife reads all cars must refrain from bringing Sgt Glennon any food except coffee.
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Maurice J. Giennon
Glennon
Wisconsin Tornado Toll and Relief Efforts Across Four Counties
In Menomonie Wisconsin on June 6 AP reports at least 30 dead after three tornadoes cut a 90 mile path. Six missing and over 350 injured, 119 to hospital with 20 in grave condition. Gov Thompson says damages run millions as Red Cross aids 615 families and 1 000 cattle killed. SBA designates Dunn Chippewa and St Croix as disaster areas seeking federal help.
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Menomonie
Wis
Wisconsin
Vernon Thomson
Red Cross
Eisenhower
Dunn
Chippewa
St. Croix
Eau Claire
Small Business Administration
Washington
Car Collision In Carbondale Involves Local Residents
Cars driven by Mrs. J. D. Cope of 1311 W. Sycamore St Carbondale and Harold Maerker of 1612 Spruce St Murphysboro collided in the 1600 block of West Main Street Carbondale about 445 p m No injuries were reported.
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J. D. Copeland
W. Sycamore St
Carbondale
Harold Maerker
Spruce St
Murphysboro
West Main Street
De Gaulle Assumes Control in Insurgent Algeria
In Oran and across Algeria Premier Charles de Gaulle announced the end of insurgent authority and said he would run Algeria. He named Gen. Raoul Salan as delegate-general in Algiers while personally directing Algerian affairs. He urged integration of Moslem and European communities and warned committees against usurping legal authority.
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Oran
Algeria
Charles de Gaulle
All-Algeria
Public Safety Committee
Raoul Salan
Algiers
de Gaulle
France
French Empire
Paris
U.N. General Assembly
North
Africa
Mostaganem
Backyard Shower Sparks Fun In Heatwave At Murphysboro
LaDonna Turnage hosts a backyard shower as Murphysboro girls enjoy a hose spray during a 96 degree afternoon before a mid afternoon shower cooled the heat.
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LaDonna Turnage
Murphysboro Girls
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