Unskilled Labor Day Decline Tied to Automation Says Educator
Dr Lenox R Lohr chairman of the state Commission for Higher Education told a Carbondale audience at SIU that unskilled labor days are fading as automation advances. He urged expanding affordable higher education to meet 20 year needs, as the 16 member panel discussed junior colleges and rising four year enrollments. The commission appointed in 1954 by Gov Stratton plans a campus tour after lunch.
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Lenox R. Lohr
State Commission For Higher Education
Carbondale
Lohr
Commission
Illinois
Southern Illinois University
SIU
D. W. Morris
Stratton
House VA Committee Approves Billion-Dollar Veteran Bill
The House Veterans Affairs Committee approved a multi billion-dollar bill to boost veterans payments. The panel backed a modified form of the American association’s plan plus provisions for disabled veterans, Spanish War veterans, and widows, despite administration opposition.
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Vets Aid
Washington
House Veterans Affairs Committee
House
Americanasion
Rockfall at Niagara wrecks Schoellkopf hydro station
A massive rockfall at the Schoellkopf hydroelectric plant in Niagara Falls, New York, destroys two station sections and kills machinist Richard A. Draper. About 300,000 kilowatts are lost and power is cut citywide as crews salvage and seek survivors.
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Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation
Schoellkopf
Niagara Falls, N. Y
Rainbow Bridge
Niagara Falls
Niagara Wrecks
N. Y
Niagara Gorge
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp
Charles J. Wick
Richard A. Draper
Lewiston
Niagara Mohawk
Colleene Aelins Aes Baum
Austin C. McTigue
Col Seismograph
Buffalo
Niagara
Aid On Foreign Funds Sought In Senate Push
The Eisenhower administration urged Senate leaders to back the foreign aid program after House cuts, with a Monday White House meeting planned to attempt restoration of funding. The Yugoslavia aid debate, tied to Tito’s visit, continued as leaders warned of tough odds on restoring the president’s requested military and economic assistance.
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Senate
Washington
Eisenhower
House
White House
Nixon
Knowland
Calif
Millikin
Cole
Bridges
Saltonstall
Mass
Wiley
Wis
Smith
Johnson
Tex
George
Clement
Hennings
Green
Yugoslavia
Tito
Russia
Rayburn
D-Tex
Martin
Massachusetts
Edna F. Kelly
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Ae Nee Oon
Suspect Held In Slaying At Chicago Construction Site
Izzo, 43, held on murder charges related to the fatal shooting of Charles M. Knierim, 53, at the Cermak Plaza Shopping Center construction project. Witnesses described the assailant firing four shots, then fleeing after parking near the site.
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Chicago
Izzo
Charles M. Knierim
Winfield
DuPage County
Cermak Plaza
Knierim
John Gutknecht
John Kropacek
Kropacek
Pictures of Kornthal Church Open to Public
Historic Kornthal Church built in 1853 is shown on page five and is open to visitors on Sunday. The feature notes the church’s age and public access.
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Kornthal
Man in Lake Michigan Says Teens Prank Led to Arrest
Raymond Hurd, 50, swam in freezing water at a North Side beach to prove he was not a coward. After his clothes were stolen by teens who taunted him, police arrived and escorted him to Rogers Park station where he faced charges.
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Chicago
Raymond Hurd
Lake Michigan
Sissy
Hurd
Rogers Park
Fair, Cooler for Southern Illinois Weather
The forecast calls for fair conditions in Southern Illinois with cooler temperatures tonight. Saturday should stay fair with lower highs and a near 60 degree low Saturday night.
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Southern
Illinois
Crib Orchard Lake Spillway Levels Update
Tide at Crab Orchard Lake spillway today shows rising trend with sun rise at 4 29 a m and set at 7 30 p m Little Grassy Lake remains 30 inches below spillway as of today Spillway level monitoring continues at nearby water bodies.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Why Turtles Cross Roads Oklahoma City
Oklahoma reporters note a surge of terrapins on highways as dry spells end and rains return. Julian Frazier of Lincoln Park Zoo cites migration due to wet season and mating behavior as drivers scramble to avoid or catch crossing turtles.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Highway Patrol
Julian Frazier
Lincoln Park Zoo
Herrin Jaycees Endorse Water and Sewer Bond Issue
The Herrin Junior Chamber of Commerce endorsed the water and sewer bond vote set for Monday June 18. Jaycee president Bill Bracy said the endorsement reflected urgent improvements and civic progress with funds to retire existing debt and fund plant capacity and treatment upgrades.
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Herrin Junior Chamber of Commerce
Herrin Water and Sewer
Bill Bracy
Jaycee
Jaycees
Herrin
Rt. 148
Bracy
Gunman Slays Three In Raid At North Saloon
Detectives say Lawrence R. Neumann 28, an ex convict bent on revenge, shot three people in a North saloon early today. Victims include Max Epstein 45 part owner of Mickey and Maxies Miracle Cabaret Lois Gates 27 a dice girl and John Keller 49 a news vendor who was struck while fleeing. A nationwide manhunt is underway.
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Chicago
Lawrence R
Larry) Neumann
Neumann
Max Epstein
Mickey and Maxie
Miracle
Taking Off Shirt May Be Improper For Some Persons
A suburb Conklin, New York teacher was fined ten dollars after pleading guilty to disorderly conduct for taking off her shirt while painting a garage window on a hot day. Authorities note she wore no clothing under the shirt.
Stocks Fall as Ike Illness News Shocks Market
New York June 8 AP prices dropped sharply on news of President Eisenhower illness. Initial selling cut prices by up to 3 dollars a share, tolls rose with ticker delays, later losses reached about 6 dollars. Trading volume around 2.1 million shares. Wall Street anticipated White House announcements. bonds rose modestly.
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New York
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Hospital
Wall Street
White House
U. S
Eisenhower Hospitalized For Ileitis At Walter Reed
President Eisenhower was taken by ambulance from the White House to Walter Reed Hospital after an ileitis attack. Press Secretary Hagerty said there is no heart trouble and a cardiogram will be performed as a precautionary measure. Mrs. Eisenhower accompanied by Maj. John E. Escowder and the White House crowd watched as the ambulance left.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Army
Walter Reed Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Walter Reed
Hagerty
Maj
John Eschower
Ft. Belvoir
Howard M. Snyder
Rabies Scare Turns Out To Be Hot Weather
Carbondale police were called to 608 W Freeman St at 11 40 am for a reported rabies scare involving a Boston bull dog. Officers said the dog was bothered by heat and calmed after a drink of water with no rabies signs found. the incident was deemed weather related.
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Carbondale
W. Freeman St
Boston
Bulganin urges unilateral Soviet disarmament cuts
Soviet Premier Bulganin told President Eisenhower Russia plans to reduce armed forces by 1 200 000 men and cut arms and expenditures. He urged the United States and others to follow with similar unilateral cuts, saying such moves would build peace but the U S has rejected this approach as against national interest.
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John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Washington
Nikolai Bulganin
Eisenhower
Russia
Ince
Sondduat
Aliteagt
United States
Stat
Bulganin
Ing
U. S
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Niagara River Gorge
Swimmer
Ike
Frazier
Herrin Jaycees
We West
Binghamton, N. Y
Conklin
Selena Mary Smith
E Dulles
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