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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1959
Page
4
A-era op-ed condemns gerrymandering as denying political equality. It cites examples from Illinois California and North Carolina and warns of riots of uneven voter power after the 1960 census urging fair redistricting along population and geographic lines.
A political note from Louisiana says no clear successor is evident to the Long political machine. In business talk, debt ceilings rise only when finances improve, signaling cautious financial management.
Louisiana Governor Earl K. Long, brother of Huey Long, faces a habeas corpus case as he is reportedly committed to a Texas mental institution by his family. He accuses wife and nephews of exiling him while Senator Russell Long in Congress gains influence. The piece questions the dynasty’s future after decades of political power in the Bayou State.
A playful note imagines the Founding Fathers deliberating in Philadelphia this summer possibly skipping a July 4 session as a legal holiday. The speaker likens office life to Errol Flynn mornings and Lord Chatterley evenings after chores.
In New York the United Nations works behind the scenes with its agencies while major sessions pause. Secretary General Hammarskjold has mediated through capitals during Middle East tensions and addressed Rotary in Madison Square Garden. He framed the UN as a flexible instrument of negotiation spanning Atlantic, Geneva, and Asian African blocs.
Vice President Nixon and Governor Rockefeller joined last weekend's Henry Hudson festivities in New York sharing a platform a year before 1960. The event highlighted cross service and civic groups, with references to Red Cross Blue Cross and White Cross, and a broader Red White and Blue Cross congressmen lineup at Army and Navy Lostale.
The era sees a $6,500 budget buy a six room house in 1939, a halved home plus lost garage in 1949, and by 1959 only a double decked king size closet remains. Photos from Better Living illustrate inflation's toll on the dollar and U S living standards.
A nine month New York grand jury investigation into television quiz shows yielded a presentment rather than indictments. It notes illicit activity without naming individuals or programs but the details were sealed on motion by The $64,000 Question and The $64,000 Challenge. Public interest argues for disclosure amid viewer skepticism.
In a Madison column, Dave Felts discusses changes in recognized song origins as the Wisconsin Legislature designates On Wisconsin as the official school song. He notes opening lyric shifts and parallels with college tunes, mentioning Harvard Cornell and others and reflects on cultural trends cited by the Associated Press and current media.
A roundup by Lynn Heinzerling notes Africans in the Belgian Congo seek independence amid street slogans in Leopoldville. It also describes Ghanaian women's clubs urging modest dress, northern opposition linked to polygamy, and a sun-heated warm water faucet at a Accra hotel.
A 78-year-old widow, unable to travel to Marion, voices frustration with rising taxes and licensing costs across Federal to local levels. She laments burdens on pensioners and small business owners, noting numerous taxes and license requirements eroding savings and home ownership.
A Lagos bridge near the island mainland draws crowds as a fisherman ties a fishline to his toe and drifts to sleep, while nearby markets offer monkey skulls masks and herbs for witchdoctor trade. In Leopoldville a new atomic reactor at Lovanium University nears operation amid villages unaccustomed to electricity.
In Monrovia a morning walk by Liberia’s President William V. S. Tubman around the presidential mansion is described as his routine before breakfast. The piece notes the city center setting and Tubman’s early hours.
An image of African women carrying loads on their heads and strapped to their backs is described. The scene shows a mother walking streets with a water pail on her head and another in her hand while holding a baby on her back.
In Accra the scene shows whites and Africans dancing together in crowded night clubs. A hotel guest complained about noise but the Greek proprietor replied it is wonderful to see the lively crowd.
The piece contrasts urban growth with substandard housing in Illinois, noting Chicago's boastful office projects while urban cores lose shoppers to fringe centers. It calls for salvaging old housing as new homes rise, highlighting economic factors and public lethargy in Bloomington-Normal and beyond.
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