Cairo Doctors Press Controls on Tavern Hours
Five Cairo physicians appeared before the city council with St Mary’s Hospital support urging enforcement of tavern opening and closing hours. They cited numerous injuries from tavern fights straining emergency services and hospital costs. Mayor Egbert A Smith agreed to raise the issue with tavern owners and consider stricter regulations if needed.
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Cairo
St. Mary’s Hospital
Egbert A. Smith
Citizens’ Committee
Smith
Commitx
Kesmai
House Votes to Increase Social Security Benefits
The House approved a bill to raise monthly social security payments by at least five dollars for about 40 million Americans. The measure, costing roughly 300 million dollars annually, passed 360 to 22 and moves to the Senate. It would let the federal security administrator set rules for medical exams for disability claimants to qualify for the freeze provision.
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Washington
House
Senate
Federal Security Administrator
Weather Summary for Southern Illinois Tonight and Tomorrow
The forecast calls for fair cool conditions in Southern Illinois tonight with lower humidity. Tomorrow remains fair with a low around 60 to 65 degrees and a high near 90. Historical readings show 84 at 7 am yesterday, 98 at noon yesterday, and lake levels at Grassy Lake with spillway activity today.
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Southern
Illinois
Southern Ailootson Press Evening Edition Note
Local notice from The Daily Wree Press describes publication details by Southern Minole Publications Inc at 223 West Main Street Carbondale Illinois with standard mailing and legal registration as a second class matter dated March 6, 1878.
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Southern Ailootson
Wree
Southern tMinole Publications. Inc
Wes Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
UN Suspends Truce Talks For Three Days In Korea
UN truce negotiators walked out in Munsan as North Korea led by Gen Nam II refused to halt demands for immediate repatriation of POWs. Gen Harrison ended the meeting declaring a three day recess to reconsider positions. Nam urged daily meetings. Harrison invited further talks before Saturday.
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Munsan
Korea
United Nations
Red
Nam II
William K. Harrison
Laisa
William P. Nuckols
U. N
Harrison
Nam
Bearings Firm Proposes Increases and Hiring Preference
Lancaster June 17 AP two unusual proposals offered to the CIO United Steelworkers during contract talks. The Bearings Company of America proposes a 5 percent raise for male employees for each dependent child under 17 and a preferential hiring plan for widows of employees who die on the job. The union did not indicate actions on the proposals.
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Lancaster
Bearings Company of America
CIO United Steelworkers
Largest non rigid airship lands at Lakehurst Navy Station
The ZPN world's largest non rigid airship arrived at Lakehurst Naval Air Station amid heavy fog after a two year build. It departed the Goodyear plant in Akron Ohio Monday night and measures 324 feet long and 35 feet high. Navy spokesmen say the N-type surpasses the K-type used against submarines in World War II.
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Lakehurst
N. J
ZPN
Naval Air Station
Goodyear Aircraft Co
Akron
Navy
Chinese Fail To Take Hill In Korean War Fight
Chinese forces attacked a T shaped hill near Chorwon in a six day Western front battle. A 750 man Chinese battalion struck three times in 2½ hours and was repelled by U N doughboys at the base. Allied gains include control of three knobs with heavy fighting ongoing as Red casualties mount.
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United Nations
U. N
Chorwon
Korean Front
Civil Air Patrol Resumes Hunt for Danville Couple
Civil Air Patrol planes from Iowa Wisconsin Illinois and Minnesota renewed the search for Mr and Mrs N C Humble of Danville Ill missing five days after departing Albert Lea Minn in a low speed Fairchild plane bound for Danville No sightings have been reported since they left the sea last Thursday.
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Danville
Ill
Albert Lea
Minn
Civil Air Patrol
Scott Johnson
Fourth Air Rescue Squadron
CAP
Iowa
Wisconsin
Illinois
Minnesota
N. C. Humble
Humbles
Bert Sea
Fairchild
Slot Machines Recovered Then Seized Again in Illinois
In Carthage Illinois on June 17 Sheriff Pauline Burton seized three slot machines returned earlier by federal agents. The machines originally were taken by FBI in a raid on the Addie Mae boat, with Hancock County to pursue destruction via court order.
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Carthage
Ill
Harry Andresson
Pauline Burton
Preston W. Kimball
Hancock County
FBI
Addie Mae
Andresson
Lake Cooper
Keokuk
Iacre
Dam
Illinois
Iowa
Springfield
A. T. Curry
Pilot’s Club
Hamilton
Nauvoo
Mississippi
Burton
Sweden Seethes After Russian Plane Attack Over Baltic
Sweden launches air patrols over the Baltic seeking a missing transport plane after two Soviet MIG-15s shot down a Swedish flying boat. Seven crew members were rescued, six returned to Stockholm for inquiry, one wounded held in Hangoe hospital as protests flare in Stockholm.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Baltic Sea
Hangoe
Finland
Stalin
Constantine Rodinov
Hangoe Hospital
Midwest Gets Heat Relief
Mid-continent areas welcomed relief as a cool air mass from the Pacific Northwest broke a multi day heat wave across the Midwest. Temperatures dipped 15 to 25 degrees from the Dakotas to the Texas Panhandle, but water shortages threatened Wichita Kansas Lincoln Nebraska Buffalo New York and Philadelphia suburbs amid lingering hot spots.
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Midwest
Pacific Northwest
Plains States
Dakotas
Texas Panhandle
Wichita
Kan
Lincoln
Neb
Buffalo
N. Y
Philadelphia
Joppa Meeting Boosts Strike End Hopes
AFL Electricians local at Joppa which went out June 3 causing a power failure affecting 850 on the night shift since June 9 met with Teamsters union and Ebasco Services representatives. The latest talks followed Mondays Marion conference and aimed to settle all craft disputes.
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AFL
Joppa
Teamsters Union
Ebasco Services, Inc
Marion
James Bateman
Ter
Russia Proposes Return of 186 U S Ships in Lend Lease Talks
Moscow offers to return 186 American vessels among 670 lent to the Soviets during World War II as part of a broader settlement. The United States expects to accept while seeking the return of additional ships and equipment. A final overall lend lease price of 300 million dollars was also proposed, but Washington rejected it.
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Washington
State Department
Soviet Union
Moscow
The
United States
Boris I. Karavaev
U S
U. S
Russia
Japanese Fishermen Questioned by Soviets Report
A Foreign Office spokesman said Russians are capturing Japanese fishermen to question them about American forces in Japan. He added 20 Japanese vessels have been picked up by the Russians since the end of Allied occupation on April 28.
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Foreign Office
Japan
Waller Resigns SIU Football Coach Post to Lead Wyoming High School
Bill Waller resigns as SIU football coach effective June 30 to take the athletic director post at a Wyoming high school. SIU confirms no successor yet. Waller’s teams posted 2 wins, 1 tie, 15 losses during 18 games. Waller previously coached at Cody and Benton, Illinois, with a career that includes two Benton titles and playing pro football after Illinois.
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SIU
Wyoming High School
Bill Waller
Southern Illinois University
Wyo
Glenn
Abe) Martin
University
Wall
Cody Waller
Benton _ high school
Yakima Valley
Wash
Cody
Benton
University of Illinois
Bob Zuppke
Red Cross
Egypt
Detroit
Brooklyn
Los Angeles
MacArthur Cleared For Political Activity Status
The Army ruled Gen. Douglas MacArthur is not subject to political activity bans while in status as an unassigned officer. He has supported Sen. Robert A Taft for the GOP nomination and was slated as keynote at the Chicago convention, remaining on active list without duties. The ruling implies Eisenhower could campaign while on active list.
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Army
Douglas MacArthur
MacArthur
Chicago
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Never lose your temper, 103-year-old immigrant clocked
Julius Bruhnke, a German immigrant, celebrates his 103rd birthday in McHenry Illinois on June 17. He credits his long life to not losing his temper. Bruhnke ran a Chicago bootmaking shop for many years and now lives at his son A C Bruhnke's farm near McHenry.
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McHenry
Ill
Julius Bruhnke
Bruhnke
Chicago
A. C. Bruhnke
East Germany Plans Draft for People's Army
East Germany announced a draft law to conscript the 18 million population into a "people's army" and punish conscientious objectors as "enemies of peace" in a move seen as pressuring the West for a Big Four conference. The announcement, by the anti fascist bloc dominated by the Communist party, frames anyone opposing armed defense as aiding the attacker and endangering peace.
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Berlin
East Germany
Democratic Bloc
East Zone
College Girl Aids Bible Production For Kusaie Islanders
Mary Alice Hanlin, an 18 year old Oklahoma City University student, proofreads the Kusaie New Testament for the American Bible Society between classes. The effort continues a 100 year history of missions on Kusaie, where wartime destruction reduced Bibles but saved some.
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Associated Press
New York
Kusaie
Mary Alice Hanlin
American Bible Society
Oklahoma City University
Kosaie
Atolls
Baldwin Sisters
Elizabeth
Jane
United States
Alcilioceni Cacheans
Three Producers Plan to Halt Work This Week
Pittsburgh June 17 A two week steel strike deepens economic disruption as 650000 CIO steelworkers walk out and over 100000 allied workers idle. Firms plan to halt munitions production in Cleveland and Detroit while talks with government and unions continue to resume steel flow.
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CIO
U. S. Supreme Court
Truman
Great Lakes
United Steelworkers
Cleveland
L . Products, Inc
Oldsmobile
General Motors
Lansing
Mich
Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Cadillac
Philip Murray
Che
The
Addlienrses
Metropolis Produce Dealer Dies in Highway Crash
Hubert Lingel 47 of 709 Girard Street died from chest injuries after his truck overturned on Highway 45 near Route 145. He was en route to Brook with vegetables from Paducah when the accident occurred. Witnesses described the vehicle swerving to avoid a collision and overturning into a ditch, trapping Lingel beneath the wheels.
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Metropolis
Hubert Lingel
Girard Street
Lingel
Dave
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