House Filibuster Fails In Illinois House Standoff
Springfield June 11 AP an effort to end the weeklong Illinois House filibuster failed after a 10 minute session Rep John Morris Chadwick Democrat led the protest demanding adjournment on a parliamentary technicality The House planned a brief session to read but not advance bills tied to the Chicago exposition building fund bills awaiting Senate action Morris cited journal reading rules and limited attendance while Rep Rollo Robbins presiding ended with a 10 to 0 adjournment vote joining Morris and Rep Paul Zeigler in the filibuster since Tuesday over full readings for each bill and calendar clogging more than 500 measures remain stalled with support from six additional Democrats.
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Springfield
Illinois
John Morris
Chadwick Democrat
House
Chicago Exposition Building Fund
Senate
Rollo Robbins
Augusta
Warren Wood
Plainfield
Morris
Zeigler
Leo Pfeffer
Champaign
William G. Lyons
Gillespie
Francis J. Loughran
Joliet
GM stalls wage offer delaying union vote in Detroit
Detroit June 11 AP GM delayed bidding for a contract before a Sunday strike deadline as Walter Reuther and the CIO United Auto Workers face a choice between Ford style guaranteed wage and larger cash raises. GM weighs two offers, aiming to pressure the union while protecting its strategic position amid looming industry protests and wage debates.
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General Motors Corp
Walter Reuther
CIO
United Auto Workers Union
Big
UAW
Reuther
John Livingston
Ford Motor Co
Harry W. Anderson
Louis G. Seaton
Ford
Reuthex
Showers For Southern Illinois Forecast
Showers are expected across Southern Illinois with cool, cloudy conditions. Rain tonight into Sunday with a low in the 50s and a Sunday high in the 60s. Sunday night low around the 50s. Yesterday's record shows highs near 70s and a 0.53 inch precipitation total noted, with regional lake gauges recording limited rainfall.
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Southern
Illinois
Sheik's Son Leaves Jail Under Escort To Iraq Embassy Flight
The 23 year old Al Jarran, son of a Bagdad sheik, was freed from Williamson County Jail after bond posted by J W Menhall. A special deputy accompanies him to St Louis to fly to the Iraq Embassy in New York, then to Iraq. He faces immigration orders and prior accusations involving his ex wife.
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Salem Al-Jarran
Bagdad
Iraq
Southern Illinois University
Williamson County
J. W. Menhall
Benton
Menhall
Roy Swinney
Marion
al- Jaryan
St. Louis
New York
Al-Jaryan
Helen Gurley Al-Jaryan
Stonefort
Al-Jarvan
Saline County
Alma Gurley
al Jarvan
Selnder
Department of Immigration
Atty
John Lannin
Carbondale
Al-Jaryvan
London
England
Sheriif
Ozark Gets 3 More Stops
Washington June 11 AP Ozark Air Lines wins three Midwestern stops Fort Dodge Dubuque and Rockford Ill CAB alters Dec 22 Braniff route order between Sioux City and Chicago via Mason City and Waterloo The agency says the new order matches service to local needs and relieves the Chicago Rockford bottleneck hindering Braniff’s western Route 106 growth.
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Ozark Air Limes
Midwest
Civil Aeronautics Board
Fort Dodge
Dubuque
Iowa
Rockford
Ill
Braniff Airways
Sioux City
Chicago
Mason City
Waterloo
Braniff
United Air Lines
Eisenhower proposes two new atomic peace plans
President Eisenhower outlined two atoms-for-peace programs offering research reactors and training to free nations. The United States would cover half the cost and supply fuel, while nations could invest in power reactors with access to construction and operation know how. He urged Soviet participation but pressed ahead with pending Congress approval.
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Associated Press
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Russia
Turkey
Lebanon
Israel
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Spain
Switzerland
Denmark
Colombia
Brazil
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Soviet Union
Phosphorus Accident Shocks Bexley Class
Science teacher Walter Bradley spilled phosphorus on a wet table at St. Michael's College in Bexley England and was enveloped by yellow smoke. Two 15 year olds discharged fire extinguishers, but Bradley escaped unharmed and doubts he will wear the suit again.
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Bexley
England
Walter Bradley
St. Michael’s College
Bradly
Stinker Fan Honest Dallas Woman Receives Roses
Mrs Edward Rogers of Dallas Texas received two dozen roses this week for returning $1450 found by the Dallas Little League fundraiser. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Wayne Gent of Carbondale and lives at 504 North Almond.
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Edward Rogers
Dallas
Tex
Rogers
Wayne Gent
N. Almond
Carbondale
No. 36 Worth $350 Little Stnker Puzzle Debacle
The Southern A moman notes No 36 in today's paper will be worth 350 dollars. The Stinker editor Monday declared puzzle No 35 no contest after the answer was published with the puzzle. A postcard seatery was in possession of Guns and will receive a 10 percent bonus. The answer to No 36 will be published next Sunday. Mrs Gent sent the answer to her daughter to guide its use. Mrs Rogers alerted the Dallas Times Herald to stop others from using the answer. The incident caused incredulity before the daughter’s honesty earned a party, and Wayne Gent said his daughter's honesty was worth 1450 dollars to them.
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Southern Amoman
Wayne Gent
Stinker After Slipup in Southern Hlinoisan
A brief note recounts a slip in the Southern Hlinoisan that led to an embarrassing stinker. The incident is described with minimal sensational detail and local tone.
Paid Prison Vacations Introduced in Atlanta Federal Prison
Myrl Alexander of the Federal Bureau of Prisons outlined two week in wall vacations for long term inmates at the Atlanta Federal Prison. The program allows flexible hours, in-cell accommodations, and continued prison pay to dependents while prisoners reside in a special center and enjoy leisure activities.
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Atlanta, Ga
Myrl Alexander
Washington
Federal Bureau of Prisons
Wisconsin Corrections Conference
Memory Fails Hatmaker Lev in Senate graft probe
Hatmaker Lev testified for a fifth day as the Senate investigations subcommittee probes possible graft in government contracts for military uniform caps. He could not recall how he disposed of cash totaling over 213 thousand dollars in 1952 and 1953, denying bribery and vowing to file a statement when he remembers. An auditor testified cash withdrawals of about 125 thousand in 1952 and 88 thousand in 1953 lacked records to explain usage. Lev defended his dealings and insisted he never paid bribes or received inside information.
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Washington
Chicago
Harry Lev
Lev
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Carmine Bellino
Bellino
Leo
Subcommittee
An Accident In Dust Storm Delays Homeward Return
Mrs. Ann Corey 38 of Limon Colorado was released from Mercy Hospital after a dental operation and driving home when a collision occurred in a dust storm. She suffered a broken foot and was returned to Denver for further treatment after a room became available.
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Denver
Mercy Hospital
Ann Corey
Limon
Colo
Storm
Ten Airmen Die In B29 Crash In Germany
In Stuttgart Germany a four engine U S Air Force B29 crashed into Teckberg in dense fog and rain killing all ten crew members. The bomber from Molesworth England was on a training mission. Names of the victims were withheld.
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Stuttgart
Germany
Swabian Alps
Teckberg
Owen
Air Force
Molesworth
England
Death for sixpence at London fair shooting booth
Terence Hennessey, 23, paid six pence for six shots with a miniature rifle, then fired at himself and killed himself at a London fair on Friday night.
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London
Terence Hennessey
Eastern U S Is All Wet
Persistent rain drenched the eastern half of the nation all week with wet conditions from the Dakotas to Virginia and from southeast Colorado to northern Minnesota. Friday night rainfall ranged from over 1 inch in parts of Illinois to half an inch in northern New England and nearby states, while cooler air kept temperatures in the 50s across much of the East and Midwest.
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Associated Press
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Argentina Holy Day Rites May Cause Clash
Authorities monitor Roman Catholic Christi procession inside Metropolitan Cathedral. Police forbid crowd from spilling into the square in front of the church this year, risking clashes amid long running tensions between the church and President Peron's government since last November.
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Pee de Minot
Iion
Juan Peron
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