Editorial: Appointive Attorney General and Clerk Roles
The piece argues that Illinois should shift to appointive fills for the attorney general and the clerk of the Supreme Court, with the governor appointing the attorney general and the Court appointing the clerk. It cites past ballot-name switches, the Hodge scandal, and recent deaths to justify reform and proposes a constitutional amendment to enact the changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tion
Elbert
Smith
Decatur
Hodge
Herbert C. Paschen
Cook County
Paschen
Richard B. Austin
Chicago
Democratic State Central Committee
Republican State Central Committee
Grenville Beardsley
Beardsley
Latham Castle
William Stratton
Illinois
Supreme Court
Planning For Aid Is Not Enough
Discussion on economic and military aid to underdeveloped Asian nations stresses that aid is essential in the Cold War. Delegates acknowledge SEATO’s role and call for prudent Allied spending to counter Communist influence, while broad regional and global relations are reassessed. The piece ends with a quirky contrast of a modern kitchen and traditional cooking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Washington
Asia
Seato
N. Y. Herald Tribune
U. S
Diefenbaker
Free World
Tennessee Valley Authority
Canada
Southeast
Midwest
Tennessee
Kentucky
Massive U S Airlift Aids Chile After Earthquake
The United States delivered over 900 tons of food clothing and blankets and two field hospitals to Chile in six days aided by seven hundred relief workers. The aid, praised as humanitarian and a smart diplomatic move, aims to bolster Chilean recovery and strengthen American Chilean ties while challenging the Chilean Communist party. Washington is urged to provide government to government grants and loans to speed recovery and cement relations.
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Chile
U. S
U. S. Air Force
Associated Press
United States
Latin America
Communist Party
Jorge Alessandri
U.S
Washington
Bare Knees of Crown Princess A Modern Japanese Image
A widely published news photo shows Crown Princess Akihito’s wife in a doubles tennis match wearing a short shirt that reveals her knees. The piece notes a shift from traditional imperial attire to casual Western-influenced dress and exercise, citing changing attitudes in Japan and American influence.
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Akihito
Japan
Empress of
Unconcern For Civil Survival in Nuclear Age
The piece notes alarm messages from air raids and questions public readiness. A Gallup Poll finds only one in nine American families has taken any civil defense steps, with few radiation shelters or stored essentials. It argues the federal government avoids a strong Civil Defense program due to tax costs and belief in deterrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gallup
United States
Khrushchev Ramps Up Anti-U.S. Campaign in New Era of Tension
The Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev issues belligerent rhetoric against the United States and Eisenhower, branding the U.S. as an enemy of peace while pursuing interference in American politics. His stance contrasts with earlier calls for co existence, raising questions about Kremlin directions and Western resolve amid rocket warnings.
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Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Eisenhower
U.S
Kremlin
John Foster
Dulles
L Eisenhower
Mr. Khrushchev
White House
Nixon
Republic
Paris
Ixremlin
Actors strike with pension fight changes theater security
A column notes actors now gain minimum salaries unemployment and pension benefits under union contracts while producers contribute to a pension fund prompting Broadway strike shadows. It reflects on changing norms from starving youths to salaried writers and reviews other satirical items from editorials and TV sketches.
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Actors Equity
Performers’ Union
Conservative Man Plans Safe Memorial Day Indy Visit
A remarked resident vows to stay off the Indianapolis Speedway track on Memorial Day, citing safety. The text notes Colorado’s mountainous, sparsely populated terrain and mentions Tennessee and West Virginia mountains with people who do not all play guitars.
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Indianapolis Speedway
United States
Colorado
Tennessee
West Virginia
New Sherlock Holmes Books Revive Classic Fascination
Maurice Dolbier reviews two Holmes volumes in print. Michael Harrison’s In the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes maps Holmes’s England with a 292 page guide and 24 illustration pages. The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes revisits Conan Doyle with revised material and Starrett pastiche.
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Baker Street
Dancing Men
Hounds
Paris
Holmes
Michael Harrison
Sherlock
Harrison
England
Sir Arthur Cohan Doyle
Sherlock Holmes
Frederick Fell
University of Chicago
Cleveland
East Lansing
Indianapolis
Conan Doyle
London
New Homes
Vincent Starret
Pokers Street
Mr. Starrett
Hamlet
New Opportunities Ahead in U S Canada Ties
Brooks Hays argues for stronger U S Canada cooperation to bolster mutual strength and global democracy. He cites the St Lawrence Seaway and Columbia River projects as proofs of shared gains, noting lessons from TVA and UN experience, and calls for continued cross border partnership despite frictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U. S
Canada
British Columbia
St. Lawrence
Columbia
St.Lawrence
Columbia Basin
Soviet Leaders Rally Workers To Drive Seven Year Plan
Khrushchev and Malinovsky fired up 2000 top workers in Moscow stressing social superiority of communism and military supremacy of the Soviet bloc. They praised productivity brigades and shock workers, offering rewards while urging masses to join the drive to raise output and shorten the working day.
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Ussr
Khrushchev
A.gger
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Monty
Ted ‘Patrick
Holiday Magazine
Moscow
Leningrad
Bantam Books
Bantam
James Michener
Hawaii
St. Loui
Baker Street Buffs
Maurice Dolbier
N. Y
Herald Tribune Service
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
Rudyard Kipling
By Brooks Hays
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
United Nations
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Mississippi
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London Observer News Service
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Wordsworth
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