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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1956
Page
4
Editorial urges consolidation across six Jackson County districts north of Murphysboro to improve education and reduce costs amid low attendance and threatened state aid. It notes better facilities and teacher recruitment as key benefits and names districts 63 Imhoff, 64 Mt Joy, 74 Harrison and Will, 75 Davis, 77 Pate, and 78 No. Five.
The American coal industry plans to expand exports by forming a 50 million dollar corporation to buy ships and enter coal export business. Seven producers and exporters join two railroad executives and United Mine Workers to back the move amid rising 1955 and 1956 production forecasts and a friendlier labor-management stance from John L. Lewis.
The Senate will consider a bill to extend Social Security benefits to persons 50 and older who become totally disabled. Supporters call it a sensible safeguard, while opponents fear work disincentives. the plan includes six month qualification and rehab requirements.
A column blends casual reflections on a bus ride past burning elm stumps and a yard electric fan with notes on philosophy disputes at UC Berkeley, school memory lore, Pandora Players opening in Arthur, literary rankings, and gossip about Lance Reventlow dating model Robin Roberts.
A group of Downstate Illinois Democratic delegates opposed to Adlai E. Stevenson question his ability to win the presidential nomination and attract voters. After Stevenson’s California primary showing, Illinois faces a choice as the state convention bypasses a direct delegation vote, leaving room to rally behind the 1952 nominee as a loyal party leader.
After the 1937 Ohio River floods, many Shawneetown residents stayed near the old site while the federal and state governments rebuilt higher ground three miles away. Aid funded the move, legally separating the old town from the new settlement.
The Daily Telegraph and The Manchester Guardian weigh Ike's illness after his heart attack last year. The Manchester Guardian sees signs his heart is not affected but warns any health upset raises global concern and could impact the election. The Telegraph notes a passing indisposition could nudge ongoing speculation about a second term and the political future if he were not a candidate.
Hong Kong dispatch notes a mass pupil withdrawal in China as villagers shift to collective farming. In Shanghai during 1954-55 withdrawals reached 3.9 percent in secondary and 8.9 percent in elementary schools, with higher rates in several provinces. The shift to work-points under collectivization drives children to production, not classrooms, as China seeks to industrialize and educate the rural population.
The article notes Peiping claims about 55 million in primary schools, 3.97 million in middle schools, and 540,000 in secondary vocational schools, while acknowledging possible exaggeration. It highlights a rapid educational expansion from 21.5 million six years earlier, a budget constraint of 5.54 percent for education, a teacher shortage, and plans for universalization of schooling by the mid-1960s with one-year short courses for rapid teacher training.
Khrushchev critiques Stalinist rule, arguing the system’s power structure erodes free minds and checks and balances. He contends that neither a bad man nor personal cult explains tyranny, but centralized state power and political control do.
Chicago, June 15 AP Two men facing manslaughter charges for fatally beating Ray Kenyon, a 35 year old musician, were acquitted by a Criminal Court jury. John LaPlaca, 21, and Paul Pelletiere Jr., 22, testified Kenyon insulted them as their cars passed on the West Side and challenged a fight at a red light. They said they struck Kenyon and left him in the street. Kenyon died from his injuries.
A nine member Soviet medical committee warns that heavy loads on students in all grades harm health and hinder progress. High school pupils work 10 to 12 hours daily, with specialized students reaching 14 to 16 hours. They cite chronic strain headaches poor memory and vision as consequences. A Odessa ninth grader named Kosenko is highlighted as an example of excessive homework from 5 PM to midnight, missing time for rest, recreation, and sleep.
Oklahoma City police report a burglar entered a home, pinched the sleeping housewife on the leg, then stole her purse containing $13. The victim recalled being pinched but returned to sleep.
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