Gallup Poll Shows GOP Losing Confidence Lead
Princeton June 14 voters in a Gallup Poll show a sharp decline in GOP strength as the party loses confidence to handle national problems. When asked the biggest problem, 40 percent cited foreign affairs and defense, 21 percent cited economic concerns, and the split on which party can handle these issues favored Republicans 51 to 49 among those preferring one of the two majors.
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America
Reblican
Gallup
Publican
Aaey
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Republican
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Economic swings during Korea era and postwar inflation
The text notes 1953 aid for the dip dur spores and a decline in 1952, followed by a sharp rise in the Korea War period 1950 1951. It states per capita income jumped about 900 percent while consumer prices rose roughly 250 percent since the turn of the net, implying severe economic strain.
Who Speaks For Mentally Retarded? Call for Restoring Funds
A Illinois House appropriations panel cut 5 million dollars from two schools for mentally retarded children at Dixon, drawing criticism from local legislators. The Senate seeks restoration, arguing the institutions train individuals to live independently, while the system currently acts mainly as caretaking without sufficient staff or facilities. Critics say the disabled do not vote, so their needs are overlooked.
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Ilinois House
Dixon
House
Wayne Fitzgerrell
John Miller
W. J. McDonald
Gordon Kerr
C. L. McCormick
Thisspaper
State Senate
Illinois County and Probate Judges Assn
Tax Shenanigans In Cook County
In Cook County a developing tax scandal ties missing penalties on foreclosures to a wider misuse of funds. Officials link shortages in the treasurer’s office to delinquencies and suspect lawyers, bankers, and others, with possible profits from undercollected taxes. The investigation expands to nonpayments and advisory influence.
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Cook County
Orville Hodge
Southmoor Bank
Hodge
Benjamin Adamowski
Adamowski
Plane incident off China coast eases tensions
A Wednesday clash off the Chinese coast involved a U.S. aircraft and anti aircraft fire. Peiping Radio claimed two Nationalist planes were shot down, a claim dismissed by the United States and Formosa. The U.S. Navy says the American plane was slightly damaged but not within Communist borders.
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United States
Peiping
Formosa
U.S. Navy
U.S
Formosa Trail
Far East
Washington and
France Forms New Government Under Bourges Maunoury
France installs a Bourges-Maunoury led government seen as fragile and short lived. The cabinet faces opposition from the Popular Republican party over finances and Algeria while awaiting ratification of a Western Europe market and atomic energy pool.
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Britain
Egypt
M. Bourges - Maunoury
Algeria
Bourges-Maunoury
French Assembly
M. Bourges-Maunoury
Cheer for Mayflower voyage at Provincetown celebration
The piece praises Capt. Alan Villiers and his crew as the Mayflower replica sails from Plymouth England to Provincetown and back to Plymouth Massachusetts. It contrasts the grand naval reviews at Norfolk with the daring 5 000 mile bark voyage, highlighting adventurer spirit and seafaring prowess.
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England
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Pacific
Chesapeake Bay
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Norfolk
Alan Villiers
Can't Ignore Foreign Cars
Detroit automakers face rising foreign competition as imports grow and American firms weigh tariffs versus producing smaller, cheaper cars at home. The piece notes foreign registrations reached 34,000 in early 1937, double the year prior, and cites Volkswagen as an example of competing trends.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Detroit Automobile Magnaces
Detroit
Volkswagen
Atlantic
New Republic shifts toward phonograph reviews and records
Column notes The New Republic now highlights phonograph recordings under B H Haggin with increasing ads for hi fi gear. It recalls the publication’s liberal past and comments on the trend toward “non popular” records and snobbishness in listings.
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New Republic
B. H. Haggin
Saturday Review
Princess Margaret Dons Derby Day with One Shoe Off
Princess Margaret is photographed at the Downs Derby Day with one shoe off while chatting with Lord Portchester. Eleanor Roosevelt, half shod, appears with FDR at the State Armory in Springfield. Smokey Downey, then a State Journal reporter, wrote the feature to accompany the image.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
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Smokey Downey
State Journal
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Elvis Tops No 2 On Record List Says Crosby Column
John Crosby notes in a syndicated TV column that Elvis Presley ranks second on Variety's leading record sellers list behind Pat Boone. The piece mentions other chart names and muses on a proposed sentimental waltz for Lawrence Welk, jokingly dismissing trends as "square" or "round."
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Elvis Presley
John Crosby
Vareity
Pat Boone
Bocky Nelson
T. Sands
Sousa and
Pryor
Lawrence Welk
District Tax Meeting Set for Mt Vernon on June 19
The Illinois Department of Revenue will hold a district meeting June 19 at the Mt. Vernon Courthouse at 10 a.m. CST to discuss tax assessment problems review and equalization with local taxing officials. Invitations go to boards of review clerks county judges and other assessing officials.
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Illinois Department of Revenue
Mt. Vernon
Du Quoin Girl Selected for Illinois Debaters Workshop
Mary N Theobald of Du Quoin is chosen among outstanding debaters from 16 Illinois communities to attend the 1957 University of Illinois Summer Debaters Workshop on the Illinois campus June 16 to 29. The two week program, run by the university speech department, will cover debate practice discussion and public speaking. A Parents Day program of speeches and debate closes the session June 29.
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Mary N. Theobald
du Quoin
Illinois
University of Illinois
Feuds Traced From Southern Hills to Global Vendetta Patterns
University of Michigan emeritus law professor John E. Tracy details the classic feud cycle from Tennessee and the Hixon Goss clash to broader ancient vendetta customs. He notes feuding waned in the South and persists as a theme in folk songs, linking mountain feuds to Albania and Corsica.
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John F. Sembower
Ann Arbor
Mich
University OF Michiemeritus Pos of
John E. Tracy
Tracy
Tennessee
South
Corsica
Albania
Hill
Former Senator Walter F. George Improves in Hospital Care
George, a 79 year old former Senator from Vienna Georgia now serving as Eisenhower's special ambassador to NATO, is reported to be responding to heart disease treatment at Emory University Hospital. A hospital bulletin notes less chest discomfort and breathing difficulty with signs the drug is helping congestion in the lungs.
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Walter F. George
Emory University Hospital
Sen. George
George
Vienna
Senate
Eisenhower
NATO
Gettysburg Address rewritten by Eisenhower parody circulates
A spoof titled The Gettysburg Address as It Would Have Been Written by President Eisenhower circulates in the White House press room. It mimics a political speech, praising sacrifice while skewering government and civil disturbances with odd, humorous phrasing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Whte House
Iazion
O.K
Portrait Exhibit Showcases SIU Presidents in Library
Portraits of all Southern Illinois University presidents will be exhibited in the university library from the 15th to the 30th on Sunday. The Morris portrait by Burnett H. Shryock, dean of the School for Fine Arts, will be presented by the Alumni Association.
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Ilinois University
Lyte W. Morris
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