Hope For Red Prisoners Seen By Indian Diplomat
Indian diplomat Krishna Menon after meeting President Eisenhower says release of four American airmen by Red China opened the door to more freedom. He urges conciliatory U S steps and a possible easing of tensions ahead of talks on the Formosa crisis.
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Washington
K — Krishna Menon
Eisenhower
China
Krishna Menon
White House
James Hagerty
Dulles
Krishna Mennon
Red China
Peiping
India
United States
Chou En-Lai
U. S
G. L. Mehta
New York
Reds
United, States
Formosa
Man dies trying to rescue raccoon at power pole
Montreal report. William Mulcahy, 38, of the Humane Society, was electrocuted while attempting to reach a raccoon on an electric power pole. He used a 14foot metal rod from a building roof. the raccoon escaped.
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Montreal
William Mulcahy
The
Humane Society
Weather notes for Fair and Southern Illinois region
Forecast for Fair or Southern Illinois shows cool nights and warm afternoons. Wednesday brings pleasant conditions with a possible shower in the afternoon or evening and temperatures ranging from near 50 to around 80. Lake readings show Crab Orchard Lake two inches above spillway and Little Grassy Lake one inch above spillway.
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Southern Illinois Fair
Little Grassy Lake
Tariff Cutting Bill Heads For Fast Passage
The House voted to extend the Reciprocal Trade Act for three years and grant President Eisenhower new tariff cutting powers. The compromise would allow cuts up to 15 percent yearly and permit duties above 50 percent to be sliced in exchange for concessions. Critics from Cooper and Mills oppose Senate amendments adding safeguards for U.S. producers.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Senate
Cooper
D-Tenn
Ways and Means Committee
Rep
Mills
Arkansas
Tariff Commission
Coal Rate Cut Under Study
Federal and state examiners weigh a 65 cent per ton cut in railroad freight rates for bituminous fine coal from Illinois Indiana and western Kentucky. Testimony before Interstate Commerce Commission Examiner Burton Fuller and Illinois rate expert F B McElroy continues as a joint report is prepared.
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Washington
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Interstate Commerce Commission
Burton Fuller
F. B. McElroy
Illinois State Commission
Guller
McElroy
Midwest
Chicago
IOC
Labor Stand By Peron In Feud With Argentine Catholics
June 14 AP report says Peronist labor unites in a nine hour nationwide strike to show loyalty amid clashes with the Catholic Church. Rioting around Buenos Aires Cathedral injures 29. 470 arrested, CGT organizes mass rallies and 15 minute sympathy strikes for Corpus Christi.
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Juan Peron
Peron
Plaza de Mayo
Buenos Aires
Episcopal Palace
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Peronista Movement
Eva
Peronista Party
Vatican
L’osservatore Romano
el Monpoly
Argentina
Papal State
Canon Antonio Aguirre
Canon Aguirre
Episcopal
Villa de Voto
Howells Filibuster Fight Shapes Illinois House
Springfield AP report says Speaker Warren Wood curbed filibuster power by denying recognition to Rep. Morris and streaming bills by title, then ordering key measures read in full to safeguard legality, aiming to speed passage before June 30. Wood warned of a possible one man legislature prioritizing appropriation and revenue bills.
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Warren Wood
Illinois House
Wood
John Morris
Chadwick
Changes Sought in 1953 Illinois Toll Roads Act
Springfield June 14 The House heard three committee reports on Evan Howell head of the Illinois Toll Roads Commission The majority Republicans rebuked Howell and urged amendments to the 1953 act The minority Democrats condemned Howell and urged similar law changes A milder supplemental report found little wrong with his conduct The reports focus on Howell's role with the defunct National Turnpike Association and his travel and private law offices indicating concern over advisory independence and financing practices
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O. T. Banton
Springfield
Evan Howell
Illinois Toll Roads Commission
House
Howell
National Turnpike Assny
Association
Washington
Chicago
Teport
Illinois Turnpike Agency
1000 Items Taken In Burglaries Near Frankfort
Franklin County authorities report more than 1000 stolen items from multiple burglaries. Floyd Eldridge and son-in-law William Garner face charges with bond set at 8000 each. Eldridge son John, 16, implicated and to face delinquency hearing. Items taken include a wrist watch tools and a diaper sterilizer.
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Franklin County
Benton
Floyd Eldridge
Near West Frankfort
William Garner
Justice of the
Peace Charles Blockley
Eldridge
John
West Frankfort
Dundee High School valedictorian speech deemed uncensored
The Dundee Community High School board ruled that faculty had no duty to censor a senior valedictory address. Willard Miller Jr., 17, Dundee, spoke on world federalism in his remarks as criticized by a classmate's parents.
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Dundee Community High School
Willard Miller Jr
Dundee
Carbondale senior speech prompts school board clash
A Carbondale woman posted 100 entries to beat a rival contest as 1,113 Stinkers arrived by noon for a $350 prize. Ruth Miller’s valedictory to seniors and parents drew protest from Mil ler family members who urged free speech. The board of Clark Melms Hampshire upheld Miller’s speech within free speech limits and adopted a resolution absolving the faculty from censoring the address.
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Carbondale
Senior Notebooks Bravery as East St. Louis Senior Nears Graduation
Donald E. Porter, age 18, has no classroom instruction but will graduate Wednesday from East St. Louis Senior High School. Disabled by muscular dystrophy, he studies at home with a teacher, aiming toward University of Illinois enrollment. He praises the homebound program and is taking typing, shorthand, English literature, and physical science.
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Donald E. Porter
East St. Louis
University of Illinois
Donald
Jones
French Village
Board of Education
Student Visit Sparks Memories From May Assembly
A high school marked a one day visit by Donald during a class excursion on the Mississippi River steamer Admiral. May 20 featured a special assembly for him and Carol Saling, a rheumatic fever survivor who could not attend for three years. Donald plans summer work, possibly typing on his old machine bought with pot holder earnings.
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Him
Carol Saling
Donald
British Rail Strike Ends After 17 Days
Britain's 17 day railway strike ended as the Associated Society of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen informed the Labor Ministry they were taking steps to call off the action forthwith.
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London
Britain
Associated Society of ‘Locomotive Engineers
Congressman Hayworth Waylaid Near Capitol by Three Men
Rep. Don Hayworth of Michigan said he was ambushed Monday night by three masked holdup men in a park by the Capitol. Police reported the armed leader threatened to shoot. Hayworth complied and the men took nothing as he carried no money.
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Washington
Don Hayworth
D-Mich
Capitol
Hayworth
Arlington real estate firm offers heli views for buyers
Arlington firm Lyons and Angel plans to give prospective home buyers a bird's-eye view of future home sites. A helicopter service will help clients select the community where they wish to locate.
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Bird’s-Eye Views
Arlington
Mass
Lyons and
Angel
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