Brownell suspends security checks for nonessential jobs
Washington June 26 AP Justice Department chief Brownell ordered suspension of the federal employee security program for non sensitive positions to comply with a Supreme Court ruling. Seventeen workers remain under suspension. names not released. Senator Cotton urged quick legislation to extend the program to all workers.
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Justice Department
Congress
Atty
Gen Brownell
Executive Branch
Supreme Court
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Eisenhower
Brownell
Sen. Cotton
R-Nh
Shoulders Out Of Custody In Missouri
Louis Shoulders the former St Louis police lieutenant linked to the Greenlease ransom mystery was released from the federal medical center in Springfield Missouri. He had been there since July 16 1954 serving a three year sentence for perjury in the ransom case and was transported to St Louis by private ambulance. Shoulders had suffered several heart attacks while confined. The Greenlease case involved six year old Bobby Greenlease kidnapped and slain in 1953 with killers later captured in St Louis.
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Springfield
Louis Shoulders
St Louis
Greenlease
Federal Medical Center
Shoulders
St. Louis
Conec
Bobby Greenlease
Robert C. Greenlease
Kansas City
Elmer Dolan
Carl Austin Hall
Bonnie Brown
Prison Break Leads to Hostage Taking in Illinois
Three escapees from Montgomery County jail seized four Pana residents as hostages after fleeing in two cars. Two prisoners were recaptured near Indianapolis and Shelbyville, releasing two hostages. another, Norman Patrick Kelly, remains at large. Hostages Mr. and Mrs. Don W. Fogler, William R. Horton, and Miss Selma Richter were unharmed. Detectives later arrested Kelly in Indianapolis.
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Hillsboro
Pana
Montgomery County
Indianapolis
Ind
Shelbyville
Illinois
Don W. Fogler
William R. Horton
Selma Richter
Warner Yates
Raymond Schneider
Chicago
Norman Patrick Kelly
P.M. Bandy
Cera
Clem
Pippin Placed on Six Months Probation in Herrin
Bobby Joe Pippin 25 of Herrin received six months probation for vagrancy from Judge A R Cagle in Williamson County Court. He was arrested after a disturbance in a Herrin tavern on Monday, the day he was released from Vandalia state penal farm after a vagrancy sentence. He was ordered to pay 35 dollars and 30 cents in costs.
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Bobby Joe Pippin
Herrin
A. R. Cagle
Williamson
Pippin
Vandalia
Election May Bring Revolt In Bolivia
In La Paz officials tightened security as opposition groups urged a two month delay to Sundays vote. 13 opposition members sought asylum. Falange leader Unzaga de La Vega urged postponement and accused police of repression. Balloting will grant women the vote and end literacy tests. the Nationalist Revolutionary Movement faces minor rivals.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Defense Ministry
D. Jorge Escalante Posse
Oscar Unzaga de la Vega
Socialist Falange
Hernan Silas Zuazo
Silas Zuazo
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
Quiet Father's Day For Eisenhower In Washington
President Eisenhower progresses very satisfactorily a week after major surgery and begins a quiet Father’s Day weekend with no busines or official visitors in Washington. He chatted Friday with his son Maj. John Eisenhower and daughter-in-law. A formal bulletin Friday night said his condition continues to progress very satisfactorily as he remains at Walter Reed Army Hospital. The illness has postponed the inter-American conference in Panama.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Maj
John Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Little Stinker puzzle offers 200 prize this week
One More Down two hundred dollars awaits a successful puzzler in the week's try against the Little Stinker. Last week's prize remained unclaimed after 1 350 solutions were submitted. Fans are urged to send in as many solutions as they wish before the 6 p m Wednesday deadline.
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Little Stinker
Stinker
State Auditor Inquiry Advances in Springfield
A weeklong inquiry into the office of State Auditor Orville E. Hodge continues under Asst. State's Atty. J. Waldo Ackerman who plans a report by July 1. Hodge, seeking reelection against Democrat Michael J. Howlett, denounces the charges as political.
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State’s Attorney
Orville E. Hodge
Asst
State
J. Waldo Ackerman
George P. Coutrakon
Coutrakon
Chicago Daily News
Hodge
Michael J. Howlett
Auditor’s Office
The
Daily News
X Marks Ballot Warns Herrin Bond Vote
Herrin voters in the water and sewer improvement bond election are urged to mark ballots with an X. To vote yes place the X opposite Yes, to vote no place it opposite No. Previous elections saw over ten percent spoiled by improper markings.
Detective Dies In Shooting On Chicago's South Side
A veteran detective died and three men were wounded in a running gun battle on Chicago's South Side early Saturday. John Blyth a 17-year officer was killed as he and partner Daniel Rolewicz pursued Jesse Welch 31 who admitted shooting Charles Legget 49 and Thomas J Sylvester 23.
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Chicago
South Side
John Blyth
Daniel Rolewicz
Jesse Welch
Welch
Charles Legget
Thomas J. Sylvester
Rolewicz
Blyth
SIU Graduation Slated Today
Hundreds of area residents attend the 81st SIU commencement at McAndrew Stadium with more than 620 degree candidates. Governor Stratton and Dr Buell Gallagher address events surrounding the 81st annual graduation and campus reunions on the SIU campus.
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William G. Stratton
McAndrew Stadium
SIU
D. W. Morris
Buell Gallagher
City College of New York
Stratton
Life Science Building
Woody Hall
Fred L. Wham
Centralia
U. S. District Court
Wham
Adenauer Visits Milwaukee for Honorary Degree
Chancellor Konrad Adenauer of West Germany visited Milwaukee for a few hours to receive an honorary doctor of laws from Marquette University and an Indian name Lavadnolu. He praised shared aims with the United States to defend freedom and noted a disappointment a beer request went unmet.
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Milwaukee
Konrad Adenauer
Federal Republic of Germany
United States
Germany
Bonn
West Germany
Marquette University
Morris Wheelock
Oneida
Adenauer
Lavadnolu
Steel's Big 3 Union Renew Contract Talks
Negotiating teams from United States Steel, Republic, Bethlehem and the United Steelworkers met at the Hotel Roosevelt to break a deadlock as June 30 expiry looms. The union rejected management's offer and warned a strike could scale up, with 650 000 workers affected. The proposal includes a five year term, layoff pay plan, weekend premium rates, a cost-of-living clause and a 65 cent-an-hour package over five years.
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New York
United Steelworkers of America
Hotel Roosevelt
Steel
Republic
Bethlehem
John A. Stephens
U. S. Steel
David J. McDonald
United Steel Workers
Ultimatum to Striking Workers at Jacksonville Hospital
About 30 striking workers at Jacksonville State Hospital were warned they would be fired if they did not return to work. Dr. Joseph Bettag, welfare director, linked the walkout to a dispute over staffing for bulb changes, noting a policy since 1943 of using two electricians for bulb replacement.
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Jacksonville State Hospital
Joseph Bettag
State Welfare
Ingram
Coulias
Bettag
Welfare Department
Tito Seeks End Of Satellites For Eastern Europe
Tito tells Soviet leaders that East Europe’s Communist nations should gain independence similar to Yugoslavia. A top aide says Tito urged Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev to let satellites retain freedom, and that Kremlin leaders reportedly share this view.
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Yugoslavia
Tito
East Europe
Bulganin
Communist Party
Nikita Khrushchev
Kremlin
U S Seeks Clarification From Yugoslavia on East West Stance
Informants in Washington say the United States asked Yugoslavia to state its position between Russia and the West amid Tito’s remarks during his Russian tour.
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Washington
United States
Yugoslavia
Russia
West
Tito
Election Warm Humid For Southern Illinois
Partly cloudy and continued warm and humid this afternoon and Sunday with scattered showers and thundershowers mainly in the afternoons and evenings. Lows tonight upper 60s, Sundays highs in the upper 80s, Sunday night lows upper 60s.
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Illinois
Herrin Voters to Decide Water Sewer Improvements Vote
Herrin residents head to polls Monday to decide on a revenue bond of 625000 or less to finance water and sewer improvements while retiring 305000 in outstanding bonds. Polling places include Ward 1 city hall fire department Ward 2 Collards Tin Shop Ward 3 Scout Cabin and Ward 4 McCormacks Grocery 717 S 12th St. Voting hours are 6 am to 5 pm. Supporters cite capacity limits and fire safety concerns as reasons to approve the measure amid labor business and civic backing and warnings of potential loss of industrial prospects if denied.
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Herrin
City Hall
Collard’s Tin Shop
McCormack’s
S. 12Th St. Palls
Weather and water levels at Crab Orchard and Little Grassy
Yesterday low 65 with a high of 84 at noon today 77. Precipitation 0.16 inches from 7 am yesterday to 7 am today. Sunrise 4:29 am, sunset 7:34 pm. Crab Orchard Lake 1 inch below spillway today. Little Grassy Lake 31 inches below spillway today.
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High House
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
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