SIU Commencement Held Indoors Due to Weather
About 3,000 crowded five SIU auditoriums as rain forced the 1961 commencement into Shryock auditorium and nearby spaces. 984 graduates plus principals and guests filled the space while most ceremonies were read as a group. University leaders deem a large assembly hall essential, with bids for a new 10,000-seat venue expected soon.
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Shryock Auditorium
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Muckelvoy
SIU
Shryock
Jack Grahan
Evensia
Browne
Bury
Muckelroy
University
Delyte W. Morris
Morris
Castro Seeks 24 000 Per Man For Prisoner Tractors
Havana report says Fidel Castro demands 28 million dollars worth of farm tractors for 1 167 captured invaders. Four man U S negotiating panel plans to present the offer to the Tractors for Freedom Committee led by Eleanor Roosevelt. Castro indicated willingness to accept smaller tractors and adjusted the number of captives referenced due to deaths and trials.
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Associated Press
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U.S
Cam
Washington
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Tractors-For- Freedom Committee
Eleanor Roosevelt
Castro
Casto
Weather update for Southern Illinois region tonight and Friday
Cooler conditions prevail with lows 50 to 54. Highs in the 70s. Recent temperatures ranged from the upper 60s to mid 80s with a noon reading today around 86. Precipitation measured about 2 inches since yesterday morning. Sunrise at 5:20 a.m., sunset at 8:30 p.m. Local lake levels show Crab Orchard Lake 22 inches above spillway, Little Grassy Lake at inch below spillway, Devil's Kitchen Lake near spillway.
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Little Grassy Lake
Devil's Kitchen Lake
Freedom Riders Begin Florida Segregation Tests in Jacksonville
A convoy of Florida bound Freedom Riders arrived in Jacksonville to test racial seating laws. The group included four Jewish rabbis eight white Protestant ministers and several Black travelers from Daytona Beach and other cities. They reported generally satisfactory conditions with no major incidents as they planned to move on to Tallahassee and Georgia to extend the test of interstate travel facilities.
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Percy A. Smith TI
South Carolina
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Daytona Beach
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Tillman
Tallahassee
South Georgia
Georgia
Venezuelan Students Attack U.S. Envoy Car at Caracas University
Venezuelan protests turn violent as pro Castro demonstrators seize and burn the car of U.S. Ambassador Teodoro Moscoso at Caracas University during a student exhibit. Police kept off campuses as university officials tried to restore order amid claims the attack followed orders from leftist leaders. Moscoso, appointed last March, downplayed the incident saying it does not reflect public sentiment.
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Venezuela
Thernedy
U. S
Latin America
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U.S
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Carecas
Polio
Romulo Betanemurt
Architec
Ture
Rafael Devenzi
Kerner Threatens Extra Session Over Tax Vote
Gov Otto Kerner said he may call a special session on revenue bills if the Illinois General Assembly fails to approve sufficient funds by June 20 to finance state services for the next two years. He indicated lawmakers could be kept in Springfield until a revenue package is enacted. He stressed the need to address a $260 million shortfall and denied intending an ultimatum, saying he just wants a serious response to fiscal needs. Khrushchev’s Berlin remarks were noted but not linked to the tax dispute.
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Otto Kerner
Khrushchev
Berlin
Kerner
Weigton
Jude
United States
Nikita Khrush
Chev
Isnium
Khrushchev urges six month peace drive for Germany
Premier Khrushchev spoke to Soviets after Vienna talks with President Kennedy and called for a peace conference of World War II allies to reunify Germany within six months. He urged West and East Germany to negotiate a settlement including West Berlin while seeking a merged nuclear test ban with disarmament talks. Kennedy called the Vienna meetings useful but somber, hoping for improved U.S.-Soviet relations and reducing misjudgment risks.
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Vienna
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Laos
Hie
Khrushchev presses for universal disarmament at talks outline
Khrushchev accused Western powers of insincerity in disarmament negotiations from five years of commissions and subcommittees. He said the West does not want disarmament and warned that the Soviet Union would accept U.S. control proposals only if Washington accepts universal and complete disarmament. He noted the next talks in Washington Monday and expressed hope for a constructive U.S. approach.
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Soviet Union
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Washington
Khrushchev
United States
Laos Talks U S Charges Viet Nam Troops In Latest Fight
Geneva June 15 AP Gromyko refusal to send instructions to ICC prompts claim that two ICC allied troops from Communist land joined Viet Nam in Laos clashes near Padong on June 7. Harriman defended U S stance at conference, noting Soviet airlift support to rebels and accusing Moscow of delaying progress.
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W. Avewell
Harriman Today
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Harriman
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Ajtered Gromyko
Thaét
Padang Jon Padang
Offir
Padang
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Andrei Gromyko
United States
Leo Tian
Television Code Cuts Commercials
Washington June 15 AP A television industry board amended its code to shorten commercials. The maximum time during peak viewing hour drops from six to four minutes per half hour and non-program material counts toward the four minute total. Spot commercials between shows during peak time fall from three to two. The amendments take effect Oct 29.
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National Association of Broadcasters
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