Herrin Road Needs Eyed by Regional Officials
A public meeting in Herrin with representatives from Herrin industries and nearby communities addressed the one mile Blairsville to Colp road and Rt 148. officials urged formation of a pressure group to secure funding and called for state and federal aid to speed road improvements in Southern Illinois.
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Herrin
Herrin Industries
Ly-Mar
Blairsville
Colp
Ward E. Becker
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Defense Department
Allen Whittenberg
Bank of Herrin
Illinois
Rt. 148
Goffrey Hughes
Southern Illinois Inc
Herrin - Zeigler
William D. MacLeod
Department of Highways
Carbondale
Larry Spooner
Fred Thane
Williamson County
Gordon E. Kerr
Brookport
Paul Powell
Vienna
Hank Wright
Lonnie Priest
Herb Whitcomb
MacLeod
Eisenhower Won't Fire Adams Over Influence Case
President Eisenhower will not dismiss Sherman Adams as investigation into his ties with industrialist Bernard Goldfine continues. Adams denied seeking favors and said Goldfine paid hotel bills as hospitality, not quid pro quo, while reporters pressed for answers on favors and possible connections to regulatory agencies.
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Washington
White House
Eisenhower
Sherman Adams
House
James C. Hagerty
Adams
Bernard Goldfine
Hagerty
Goldfine
Boston
Federal Trade Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Peter F. Mack Jr
D-Ill
Mack
Morgan Moulder
D-Mo
Plymouth
Mass
Mayflower
Subcommittee
Oren Harris
D-Ark
Securities Aid Exchange Commission
Toll Road Case Witness Links Stratton Aide Intercession
Washington reports Illinois toll road official testifies that Gov Stratton's chief aide twice interceded for U S Atty Robert Tieken in land purchases near Libertyville. McGurn described calls from Downey to discuss acquisitions and urged higher offers, while withholding the Washington contact identity.
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Washington
Illinois
William G. Stratton
U. S
Attv
George W. McGurn
Ilinois
Libertyville
Ill
McGurn
William W. Downey
Stratton
Vember
Owney
Tieken
Emanuel Celler
DNY
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
Celler
Downey
Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings
Strong President and De Gaulle Reform Plan
Premier De Gaulle outlined a plan for a stronger executive, giving presidents power to dismiss premiers and dissolve parliament. Ministers said he will push the reform in a fall referendum, aiming for a president elected by broader popular representation.
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de Gaulle
National Assembly
Senate
Diesel Rolls Into Roundhouse Pit in Carbondale
A two unit diesel engine rolled about 400 feet from a wash rack into a turntable pit at the Carbondale Central Railroad roundhouse around 8:30 a.m. A laborer, T. E. Green, was in the cab and escaped injury. No injuries reported. Operations should continue, with two days needed to remove the engine and repair the turntable. exact cause under investigation.
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Carbondale
Illinois Central Railroad
T. E. Green
Liner United States Delayed by Engineer Strike
The liner United States, America's largest passenger ship with 1,776 Europe-bound travelers, was eight hours late after 46 engineers refused to sign on until grievances were resolved.
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United States
America
Move To Avoid Collisions Pushes New Air Authority
President Eisenhower urged Congress to create a Federal Aviation Agency to replace the Civil Aeronautics Administration and unify civil and military air traffic control. The Senate has hearings on a Monroney bill with similar aims as part of the jet age safety push. The White House did not specify the proposed measure details.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Federal Aviation Agency
Senate
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
White House
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Eisenhower urges new federal aviation agency and full control over air space
President Eisenhower calls for a standalone Federal Aviation Agency to absorb all Civil Aeronautics Administration duties and Airways Modernization Board powers. He cites Maryland collision and Grand Canyon disaster as urgency for action and seeks swift legislation with a presidentially appointed administrator and deputy.
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Eisenhower
United States
Federal Aviation Agency
Senate
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Airways Modernization Board
Congress
Maryland
Airman Missing After Plane Vanishes Over Louisiana
A 19 year old airman from Dallas Donald Keeton of Keesler AFB vanished in a rented Cessna 120 after flying about 250 miles from Gulfport toward Dallas. He left Gulfport with under two hours fuel and pursued by authorities in northern Louisiana and northeastern Texas. His girlfriend spoke of a planned marriage that never happened due to heartbreak.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Texas
Donald Keeton
Dallas
Tex
Keesler Afb
Biloxi
Miss
Monroe
Gulfport
Keeton
Lynn Bowling
Britain
Senate approves 10 percent pay rise for civil service workers
The Senate backed a compromise bill by voice vote to grant a 10 per cent pay boost to 1 021 000 civil service and related employees. The bill, retroactive to January, costs about 800 million dollars in the first year and 542 million annually thereafter, and also allows creation of 599 new super-grade positions paying 13 000 to 19 000 dollars.
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Senate
House
Jan. S
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Frank Lausche
Ohio
Congress
Civil Service
Federal Courts
Foreign Service
Atomic Energy Commission
Veterans Administration Medical Service
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Larry Davis
Norge
Representa
Tives
Herrin Road
Fred Henderson
Msgr
Robert DeGasperi
William L. Grindle
Floyd P. Bracy
Ray Hubbs
Herrin Chamber of Commerce
Henry Wright
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
County Department of Highways
State Department of Highways
Carbondale Roundhouse
Smoky Owney
Paris
Roundhouse Pit
New York
The
Grand Canyon
Monroneo
Milton Arnold
Air Transport Assn
Monroney
U.S
Huntingdon
England
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