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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1960
Page
8
Helen Keller, nearing 80 on June 27, lives at Arcan Ridge near Easton, Connecticut. Despite blindness and deafness since infancy, she radiates contagious happiness, finds comfort in memories of Polly Thompson, and embraces a philosophy of love and service guiding daily life.
Lebanon begins its four Sunday parliamentary vote, first secret ballot in history, amid tension and history of unrest. The 99-seat chamber will reflect sectarian balance with 30 Maronite, 20 Sunni, 19 Shiite, 6 Druze and other groups.
Vice President Nixon charged that Senator John F. Kennedy showed naivete on foreign affairs by saying Eisenhower should have apologized for the U2 incident to save the summit. Nixon urged a strong U.S. spy program and urged party unity amid Rockefeller uncertainties, praising Morton as a strong VP prospect. Khrushchev should apologize, Nixon said, not the United States.
Fidel Castro shown a TV audience photos of a twin engine plane near a Soviet vessel off Cuba’s north Matanzas coast. He termed it espionage and countered U S protests with a pirate plane claim and oil company attacks. Washington issued sharp notes denying the charges.
The United States accelerates work on the Samos spy satellite to photograph targets and detect radar worldwide. Senate committee boosts funding by 84 million dollars for rapid development aiming for readiness in about three years with experimental launch from Point Arguello planned late this year.
Prince Bernhard returned to Soestdijk Palace in the Netherlands after a two week hospital stay for treatment of a virus. The royal homecoming was announced from Utrecht where the prince had been receiving care.
Stocks surged as forecasts of an economic upturn and easier money lifted market confidence. The AP 60 average jumped 8.20 to 224.50, the Dow rose 25.90 to 654.88, with volume at 17.5 million on the NYSE and 947 advances across 1,418 issues.
Pravda reports Premier Khrushchev is on holiday at the Black Sea and met Greek Liberal leader Sophocles Venizelos. He is due back in Moscow before June 20 to meet Indian President Rajendra Prasad.
A Senate committee faulted defense buying as wasteful in a report accompanying a bill for defense outlays of 40.3849 billion dollars for the new fiscal year starting July 1. The panel's measure tops Eisenhower's request and House totals, restoring items and adding others the House rejected, setting stage for a House Senate compromise after floor action next week.
A fire in two adjacent Mt. Pulaski brick apartments on the city square claimed an infant from the residence of Mr. and Mrs. John McVey. Fire units from Lincoln, Chestnut and Latham aided local crews to control the blaze within an hour. cause unavailable and no damage estimate given.
Accra June 11 AP The first gambling casino opens this month but access is limited to Ghanians earning at least 34 200 annually. The government restricts entry to higher earners as Ghana General Entertainment Corp led by Ted Lewin sets up the tables.
San Diego Calif June 11 AP a break in the troubled missile industry seemed near as Convair made a new contract offer to striking machinists and predicted a quick end to the week long walkout R H Biron vice president Convair division General Dynamics said we are close to a settlement ready to meet with IAM all day if necessary There was no immediate comment from the union In Burbank a second strike loomed A spokesman for the IAM predicted the union would decisively turn down the latest Lockheed contract offer The offer would mean a loss in take home pay of 10 cents to 1 25 an hour The uncounted ballots from today s meeting of 1 000 members will be shipped to Sunnyvale for tabulation tomorrow after 7 500 IAM members at the Lockheed plant there vote on the offer Strike authorization was voted last month by Lockheed workers and the IAM spokesman said a walkout will probably start at 12 01 a m Wednesday Workers at Convair a division of General Dynamics Corp have a pay scale of 1 79 to 3 40 an hour The IAM is asking a 14 cent hourly increase and fringe benefits At Lockheed where the Polaris is made the union is asking a 7 per cent pay increase for workers averaging 2 65 an hour The IAM spokesman said the company s latest offer cut fringe benefits which would result in a net loss to workers The Lockheed dispute involves employees at Santa Cruz Sunnyvale Van Nuys and Vandenberg Air Force Base Calif
Secretary General Dag Hasd marskjold told friends there is a fifty fifty chance the United Nations General Assembly's 1960 session will be delayed until after the U S presidential vote. Session opens September 20 with the election on November 8 amid fears of Soviet incidents. Aircraft magnet contact points use a valuable alloy 90 percent platinum and ten percent a hard metal almost insoluble in acids.
An article recounts a middle aged man undergoing major arterial surgery in Cleveland. Doctors replace diseased arteries with a dacron graft to treat arteriosclerosis and an abdominal aortic aneurysm. The procedure includes a dacron aorta graft and vessel reconstruction to restore circulation and prevent rupture.
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