Public apathy could raise polio toll to twelve thousand
Polio threatens another surge with nearly double the cases seen so far this year compared with 1958. Despite Salk vaccine, 98 million Americans remain unvaccinated and one third of under fives have not received shots, officials warn as outbreaks threaten Detroit Chicago and Boston areas.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
National Foundation
U. S. Public Health Service
Gabriel Stickle
Foundation
Stickle
Vote Test in Sicily Shapes Island Politics
Sicily faces a pivotal regional vote with Christian Democrats seeking to regain control from Communist and Fascist rivals. Silvio Milazzo’s coalition governs since a January coup, while premier and cabinet members campaign ahead of the 90-seat regional assembly vote in Palermo.
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Italy
Christian Democrats
Silvio Milazzo
Red Left
Scilian
Antonio Segni
Rome
Regional Assembly
Sicily
Palermo
Tax battles loom as Illinois legislature rifles for revenue
Illinois lawmakers gear up for a tax fight with moves in both houses. Democrats push a tenfold corporate franchise tax and sales tax hikes, while Republicans back liquor tax increases and school aid funding. FEPC bills face Senate scrutiny amid broader budget skirmishes and executive-branch proposals.
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Illinois
Stratton
House Revenue Committee
Senate
Senate Democrats
American Legion
Leo Pfeffer
D-Champaign
Illinois Labor Relations Board
Federal Agency
Tragedy In The Orient Poor But Free Refugee In Hong Kong
Hsieh Yung a 60 year old rice merchant from Weichow County Kwangtung Province lives with his family in a 7 by 12 foot squatters hut above Hong Kong harbor. He recalls pre communist life, explains loss of shop under a state controlled system, and longs for resettlement in government projects while counting on eventual relocation to safer housing.
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Hsieh Yung
Weichow
Kwangtung
Hong Kong Harbor
China
Hsieh
Hong Kong’s
Causeway Bay
Wen
Hong Kong
Red China
Tey
Fisich
Hsiehs
Hng Kong
Dirksen Urges Calm Debate Over Strauss Nomination
In Washington the Senate debate over Lewis Strauss for secretary of commerce centers on temper and tone. Dirksen urged supporters to avoid personalities and purple language as Democratic critics attack Strauss. Johnson’s stance could tip the final decision amid a close voting outlook.
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Lewis L. Strauss
Senate
Commerce
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Strauss
Dirksen
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Eisenhower
Byrd
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Gale McGee
D-Wye
Warren G. Magnuson
D-Wash
Commerce Committee
Magnuson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Luftwaffe Reborn Forms West German Wing Under NATO
West Germany activates its first fighter wing led by Maj. Erich Hartmann, famed with 352 WWII kills, as Lt. Gen. Kammhuber places the unit under NATO command next fall. The wing features two squadrons with 18 Canada built F86 VI Sabre Jets each.
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Ahlhorn
Germany
Luftwaffe
Josef Kammhuber
Air Force
Erich Hartmann
Kammhuber
NATO
Wind Patterns Near Tropics Defined
The horse latitudes and calms near the Tropics of Cancer and Capri corn are regions of light variable winds.
Atlas Missile Fizzles Again Fails in fifth straight test
The Air Force Atlas booster exploded about three minutes after liftoff, the 82 foot rocket erupting in a pool of fire. The failure marks the fifth straight miss in 25 flight tests, delaying the intercontinental range weapon’s readiness for troops.
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Air Force
U.S
Titan
Pool lessons at Herrin pool announced
Persons seeking swimming instructions at the Herrin pool are to report to the pool at 10 a m Monday. All sessions will be at 10 a m. Fees are $1 50 for private lessons, $1 for semi private and 75 cents for group lessons.
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Herrin Pool
Senate Rackets Committee Eyes Campaign Funds Probe
The Senate Rackets Committee plans a probe into the roles of big business and big labor unions in federal campaigns to test for violations of the federal corrupt practices law. The panel, evenly split Republicans and Democrats, weighs which investigators to assign and what activities to pursue as it crafts the scope of the inquiry.
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Senate
Tow Iltheen Walter Reuther
United Auto Works Union
Sen
Barry Goldwater
R-Aritz
John F. Kennedy
Mass
Karl F. Mundt
R-Sd
Goldwater
Frank Chuarceca
Idaho
Mundt
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Washington
Church
Winged Cat Thomas Sparks Pineville Buzz
Thomas the cat with wings drew crowds in Pineville West Virginia after high school freshman Doug Shelton found her in the woods. Reports say the cat has eight lives left and that a TV appearance was planned before Doug left by train for New York.
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Thomas
Doug Shelton
Doug
New York
Eskimo Language Course Planned at Alberta Summer School
Edmonton under a summer school project will run July 6 to 14 on Eskimo language and culture. Thomas C. Correll, a missionary with northern Manitoba Eskimo work, will lead with Eskimo patients assisting in teaching phrases such as can you speak Eskimo.
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Edmonton
Alta
University of Alberta
Thomas C. Correll
Manitoba
Water intake in America falls below half a gallon daily
A study shows the average American consumes under 0.5 gallon of water each day. Experts cite hydration habits and access factors while health guidance emphasizes balanced fluid intake.
Ike To Address National Meet On Civil Rights
President Eisenhower will address a national conference of Civil Rights Commission share advisory committees. Delegates from 48 state committees attend to help implement findings from hearings and studies, focusing on voting education and housing.
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Ike
The
Civil Rights Commission Today
Eisenhower
John A. Hannah
Hannah
Private shops and inns in Czechoslovakia shrink to tiny share
Obrana Lidu reports that only 366 private shops and 242 inns and restaurants remain in Czechoslovakia, representing 0.2 percent of national retail turnover, the smallest share among Communist bloc states ahead of Bulgaria at 0.4 percent.
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Vienna
Czechoslovakia
Prague
Obrana Lida
Bulgaria
Water Use Averages 1100 Gallons Per Capita Daily
Agricultural domestic and industrial water use in the United States averages about 1100 gallons per person each day, reflecting broad consumption patterns across sectors.
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United States
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