Dirksen Defends Mueller In Embassy Furniture Dispute
Senator Dirksen rejected Proxmire’s charge linking Secretary Mueller to a State Department embassy furniture purchase. He argued Mueller had no involvement and noted the Foreign Service Buildings Commission had not met in a decade, while Proxmire cited 1959 ordering and Caracas embassy purchases.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
R-N
Frederick H. Mueller
State Department
Dirksen
Senate
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Mueller Metals Corp
Grand Rapids, Mich
Frederick E. Mueller
Proxmire
Secretary of Commerce
Two Benton Boys Hurt When Train Strikes Car
Two Benton youths injured when a train struck a car remain hospitalized at Franklin Hospital. Dale Richards 11 suffered a fractured leg in satisfactory condition. George W. Jones 10 had an eye injury and is in fair condition. Driver Wilbur Richards 77 had minor injuries.
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Benton
Franklin Hospital
Dale Richards
George W. Jones
Wilbur Richards
Against Grain Driver Fined For Backing On One Way
Norfolk police cited a woman driver backing her car against traffic on a one way street to avoid circling a block. Judge Vernon D. Hitchings Jr. fined her, noting arrows show traffic flow rather than driving direction.
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Vernon D. Hitchings Jr
Marion Unit Board Sets New Rules for Staff and Students
The Marion Unit Two Board approves a 65 year retirement for all employees and allows continuation if turning 65 during a term. Married students may be admitted if their presence won t harm school order, with board approval. Sick leave totals and duties of administrators are outlined, and drivers gain four days sick leave.
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Marion Unit
Board of Education
SIU Artist Slates Encyclopedia Work
Benjamin Watkins of Southern Illinois University will write three articles for the American Oxford Encyclopedia. He will cover graphic arts mobiles and collages as curator of University Art Galleries. The encyclopedia is published by J J Little and Ives of New York.
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SIU
American Oxford Encyclopedia
Benjamin Watkins
Southern Illinois University
Watkins
J. J. Little and Ives Co., Inc
New York
Tel Aviv's Main Street Named for General Allenby
The main street in Tel Aviv Israel bears the name of General Edmund Allenby the British commander who liberated Jerusalem in 1917. The designation honors his role in the region during World War I and marks a historical connection between the city and the Allied victory.
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Tel-Aviv
Israel
Britain
Gen
Allenby
Jerusalem
Safety talk at Carbondale Optimist Club meeting
Illinois State Police Sgt. Lyndell Rockwell spoke on highway safety at Colletti's Restaurant, urging positive driving attitudes. Four Belleville Optimist Club members attended as part of a club visitation.
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Optimists
Lyndell Rockwell
Illinois State Police
Carbondale Optimist Club
Colletti’s
Rockwell
Belleville
Optimist Club
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