Johnston City Mayor seeks probe of municipal telephone system
Johnston City Mayor K Neil Thurmond said he will explore creating a municipal phone system. He told a Southern Illinois Mayors Association meeting at SIU that General Telephone service has been repeatedly criticized. The council approved sending a formal ICC complaint alleging faulty calls during a June 5 house fire and broader rate and repair disputes.
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Johnston City
K. Neil Thurmond
Thurmond
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
General Telephone Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
Springfield
General
ICC
Walter Printy
E. M. Melcher
R. B. Thomas
Commission
Subway strike ends as New York resumes service
Subways ran again after a nine hour walkout that froze city transit. The Transit Authority suspended 27 motormen including MBA president Theodore Loos and 24 other union officials for their role in the strike. City riders faced sweltering delays before trains returned to normal.
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City Transit
The
Motormen’s Benevolent Assn
Was H-Bomb Off Target
A June 15 report says the Air Force gave only a noncommittal reply on whether the B52 drop of a thermonuclear H-bomb over Bikini last month missed its target. Details on distance and altitude were classified.
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Elton C. Fay
Associated Press
Washington
Air Force
Bikini
Atomic Energy Commission
Namu Island
Strategic Air Command
Kirtland Air Force Base
New Mexico
Air Research and Development Command
AEC
Mayors seek probe of utilities rates and ICC rules
The Southern Illinois Mayors Association asked the next General Assembly to investigate the Illinois Commerce Commission and the high rates of Central Illinois Public Service Co and Illinois Power Co. They urged legislative changes to curb excessive rates, ease ICC procedures, and require hearings in municipalities with 2000 or more residents. The group, at Southern Illinois University, also pressed for broader rate reductions and enhanced municipal representation before the ICC.
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Southern Tinois Mayors Assn
General Assembly
Illinois Commerce Commission
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Illinois Power Co
General Telephone Co
Southern Illinois University
ICC
Johnston City
K. Neil Thurmond
Illinois
CIPS
IPC
United States
Commission
Union Rejects Steel Firms' Proposals
The United Steelworkers rejected the wage and contract offers from U.S. Steel, Bethlehem, and Republic for a five year deal as too little and too late. Union president David J. McDonald called the terms inadequate and said the rejection, unanimously backed by the Wage Policy Committee, could lead to a strike if unresolved before June 30 when contracts expire.
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New York
United Steelworkers
McDonald
S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Soil Bank Program Meet At Benton
Agriculture officials will hear an explanation of this years soil bank program in Benton at Benton High School. The meeting, sponsored by the state Stabilization and Conservation Office, will cover how farmers may qualify for acreage reserve features and pass the information to others. Deadline for applications is July 20.
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State Stabilization and Conservation Office
Benton High School
Secor
ASC
University of Illinois Extension Service
Sparta
DeKalb
Jacksonville
Vandalia
Champaign
Galesburg
Soil Bank
Judy Garland to Open Four-Week Las Vegas Engagement
Hollywood reports singer Judy Garland will begin a four week Las Vegas hotel engagement on July 16 marking her first nightclub appearance in a long show business career. Salary not disclosed.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Las Vegas
Nev
Cloudy today and warm weekend in Southern Illinois
Cloudy today in Southern Illinois with a mix of sun and possible afternoon and evening thunder showers tomorrow. Continued warm weather with a low in the 60s and a high near 90 on Saturday. Overnight and past readings note highs around 85 and 80 today with early morning 73 and yesterday's 79. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake levels reported, both below spillway.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
China reports release of 2 US priests in Hong Kong
Peiping radio announced the release of two California Catholic priests, Father John William Clifford and Thomas Leonard Phillips, after three years in prison. The broadcast said they completed their terms on June 15 and were freed, with U.S. consulars awaiting arrival at the Hong Kong border. The move was seen as a potential spark for stalled U.S.-China talks in Geneva.
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Peiping Radio
California
Father John William Clifford
Thomas Leonard Phillips
John William Clifford
U. S
China
Reds
Geneva
Father
Red
A. Alexis Johnson
Red China
Wang Pingnan
Eisenhower makes progress as hospital stay extends
President Eisenhower handles White House business from Walter Reed Hospital signing 21 documents as he recovers from surgery. White House press secretary Hagerty says no staff hints on political plans and dismisses columnists' rumors about an early declaration. The president will meet separately with Vice President Nixon and Secretary of State Dulles in his hospital room Monday.
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White House
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Walter Reed Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Stewart Alsop
Nixon
State Dulles
Oil firms cut crude price in Illinois basin
Four major oil firms announced a 10 cents per barrel reduction in crude purchases from the Illinois basin. The Illinois Oil and Gas Assn. based in Mount Vernon identified the firms as Ashland Oil and Refining Co. Ohio Oil Co. Texas Pipeline Co. and Carter Oil Co.
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Mount Vernon
Illinois
Illinois Oil and Gas Assn
Ashland Oil and Refining Co
Ohio Oil Co
Texas Pipeline Co
Carter Oil Co
Argentina Returns Rebel Leaders to Haitian Embassy
Argentina's provisional government ordered Gen. Raul Tanco and six fugitives returned to the Haitian embassy after they were abducted by machine gun wielders. President Aramburu justified the action saying the rebels faced political crimes and asylum applies. The group was kept safe at the embassy garage apartment before being handed to the army.
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Argentina
Raul Tanco
Pedro Aramburu
Jean Brierre
Tanco
Aramburu
Brierre
U Y
Juan D. Peron
Tad
Fire Devours 12,000 Acres in Sit Greaves National Forest
Holbrook Arizona June 15 AP reports a massive wildfire spreading across Sit Greaves National Forest. The blaze covers about 12,000 acres of timber and brush, burning a mile and a half wide and nine miles long as containment efforts continue.
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Holbrook, Ariz
Sit- Greaves National Forest
Two-Time Stinker Winner Solves Chicago Puzzle
Mrs. Mary Jane Gilliher of Murphysboro, two time Little Stinker winner, claimed luck after cracking a $1,000 Chicago Tribune puzzle. She has earned $852 from the Southern Illinoisan Stinker, solving 13 Chicago puzzles. It will be known Sunday if other winners exist. She remains true to the Little Stinker, always tackling a number of puzzles each week.
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Mary Jane Gilliher
Murphysboro
Chicago Tribune
Gilliher
Chicago
Pair To Ask New Trial In Tax Dodger Conspiracy Case
In St Louis on June 15 AP reports attorneys for Matthew J Connelly and T Lamar Caudle high Truman administration officials convicted of conspiring to aid a tax dodger plan to seek a new trial for their clients on July 19 the same day set for sentencing.
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Matthew J. Connelly
T. Lamar Caudle
Distress Loan Bill Offered by Douglas and Aides
Washington June 15 AP Sen Douglas announces a new 150 million dollar program to aid unemployment hit areas. The measure creates an Area Redevelopment Administration with 100 million for industrial redevelopment and 50 million for rural projects. It would steer federal aid to create jobs and coordinate with labor and state agencies to retrain jobless workers.
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Douglas
D-Ill
Sens
Neely
D-Wva
Kennedy
D-Mass
Area Redevelopment Administration
Labor Department
Doctors denounce wraparound windshields as danger
An eye specialist from the Medical College of Virginia condemns wraparound auto windshields, citing prismatic distortions glare and double vision. He joins 11 physicians at the AMA meeting urging uniform eye tests for drivers licenses and vehicle designs centered on the driver.
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Dupont Guerry
The
Medical College of Virginia
Richmond
Guerry
American Medical Assn
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