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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
4
A Chicago judge urged diverting state gasoline tax revenue to an enlarged judiciary to fund a larger court system. The piece argues traffic and court burden are rising but warns motorists will resist tax diversion and notes liquor taxes could be similarly blamed.
The Senate subcommittee investigates boxing racketeering amid threats and dramatic testimony. It questions regulatory steps for the Patterson Johansson rematch and notes Johansson’s public relations flair. The piece ends with a political quip about convention tunes.
In Saskatchewan Premier Tommy Douglas and the CCF won a fifth straight mandate with 38 seats to Liberals 16, despite a minority share of the popular vote. The election highlights support for a prepaid medical care program and signals potential expansion toward a comprehensive health plan.
In era of the white plague fear and early-detection triumphs the tuberculosis sanatoria were built with public funds and now face repurposing. Proposals include housing the aged or chronically ill or treating mentally ill patients, as tuberculosis declines and beds empty across facilities.
After the actors strike, 43 Broadway productions announced by producers were postponed. As production resumes many may not open due to theater limits, with major titles such as The Wall Advise and Consent Look Were coming through Camelot and Fiorello among others.
The column asks if Mr and Mrs Anthony Armstrong-Jones have returned from their Caribbean honeymoon cruise. It notes the last presidential preference declaration by the friend of Presidents Roosevelt, Truman, and Eisenhower, George Allen, a Pennsylvania country squire.
Paul Henry Lang argues the United States trails Europe in backing scholarly cultural projects. He cites the International Musicological Society effort, frustration with embassy pamphlets, and the need for a federal culture department to strengthen national prestige and global understanding.
Vice President Richard Nixon visits North Dakota on June 20 to support Governor John E. Davis in a June 28 Senate race against Democrat Quentin Burdick. The visit highlights farm program criticism and a pledge to present his own policy after the Republican convention.
Sergeants Patrick Maloney and Mervyn Evans, aged 34 and 33, push toward New York in a cross country trek. They plan to cross the Hudson Friday via the Lincoln Tunnel to reach the British Exposition at the New York Coliseum. Barbara Moore, 56, a British dietician who started a day later, is behind with 22 miles completed and hopes to reach New York within 10 days.
Democrats maneuver to delay confirming Eisenhower era nominations to major federal regulatory agencies and the judiciary. The tactic aims to shift power if a future Democrat wins the White House, affecting commissions such as the Civil Aeronautics Board and the SEC, with broad national impact on business and policy.
Mrs. Carrie May Nichols, 73, from Johnston City Tennessee, says she is a guinea pig for scientists at Oak Ridge and has received $10,000 worth of leukemia treatments free over 15 years. She travels for regular injections of irradiated phosphorus and attended a conference with 40 top specialists to learn about herself.
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