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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 21, 1959

Page

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Long Hot Summer in Berlin Talks Breakoff

The Big Four end six weeks of Berlin crisis talks with stalemate and uncertainty over East West vessels. Khrushchev appears ready to push for a summit while the Allies, led by Eisenhower and Macmillan, weigh next moves and possible July 13 talks.

Geneva Berlin Germany U. S Andrei A. Gromyko Palace of Nations Nikita Khrushchev Khrushchev Lloyd's Macmillan

Eight Fishermen Drown as Northumberland Storm Hits

Newcastle New Brunswick June 20 AP eight fishermen drowned and at least fifteen more are missing after a Northumberland Strait storm. RCMP at Moncton reports sixteen boats missing and five washed ashore in Miramichi Bay. eight bodies recovered. Waves 50 to 60 feet, winds 65 mph, with rain and fog delaying search.

Northumberland Strait New Brunswick Prince Edward Island Royal Canadian Mounted Police Moncton Miramichi Bay RCMP

Long Talks To Lawyer In Hospital Ward

Louisiana Governor Earl K Long, 63, met with attorney Theo Cangelosi at Southeast Louisiana Hospital in Mandeville, with Hospital Director Jesse Bankston present. No immediate report followed the afternoon conference.

Baton Rouge Louisiana Earl K. Long State Capitol Lonesome Southeast Louisiana Hospital Mandeville Here Theo Cangelosi State Hospital Jesse Bankston

Bride To Be Sees Rival Kill Sailor In NJ Shooting

A 23 year old sailor Jacob Browler was shot and killed in his mother's home in Guttenberg New Jersey while his bride to be Marianne Schabilon watched. The rival Robert Sharp 32 Union City was charged with murder after firing four rounds from an army rifle. Browler died from a gut shot. Mrs Sabina Glant 43 was critically wounded as she tried to defend him.

Guttenbergg N.J Jacob Browler Quonset, R.I Naval Base Sabina Glant Robert Sharp Union City Sharp Browler Marianne Schabilon

German Musickers Entertain in Steeleville

A brief Steeleville feature highlights local talent dubbed the German Musickers performing for residents. The note appears among various Page 5 items in The Southern Illinoisan.

Steeleville Herrin Pipes Foulk Braves Yankees

Frankfort Girl Dies Of Injuries In Auto Mishap

Marilyn Rains 17 of Frankfort died in a LaGrange hospital after an June 13 auto crash that also injured Marion Gore 17. Both were Frankfort Community High graduates visiting near Chicago. the car driven by Robert Wagoner 19 struck construction barricades. Rains had operated a West Frankfort barber shop.

West Frankfort LaGrange Chicago Marilyn Rains Lesley Rains Miss Rains Frankfort Community High School Rains

Major Panama Canal Traffic Jam Delays 26 Ships

A large traffic jam at the Panama Canal blocked 26 ships at waterway entrances. Canal officials called it the biggest jam in ordinary peacetime operations.

Panama Canal

Unlucky Suitor Forces Elopement Fails Heiress Weds Army Officer

Heiress Jean Shevlin, 21, married Lt. Col. James Gerard, 45, in Minneapolis as ex suitor P. Marvin Jr. faced questions after she claimed he coerced her to Iowa for a possible elopement. Shevlin described efforts to reach her fiancé and escape from Marvin at Park Hospital.

Minneapolis Jean Shevlin Miss Shevlin Vassar James Gerard Paris Westminster Presbyterian Church P P. Marvin Jr Washington, D.C Mason City Iowa Marvin Jean Gerard Dr. Ching Crystal Bay Minn Park Hospital

Casey Tibbs the Cowboys Cowboy

Ben Gelman profiles Casey Tibbs a famed rodeo champion riding at Rid- Com Rodeo in Marion. Tibbs, eight-time national champion and early star of Madison Square Garden, plans a smaller ranch life in Nemo South Dakota and aims for a televised rodeo finals and possible boxing venture. He recalls 24 broken bones and a long career with wife Cleo Ann Harrington supporting his ambitions.

Ben Gelman Southern Illinoisan South Dakota Casey Tibbs Marion Tibbs Ft. Pierre S. D Madison Square Garden New York Life Magazine Rodeo Life Nemo Jerry Ambler Dallas Tex Cleo Ann Harrington Colman S. C Sioux Falls Casey University of South Dakota

Integration Plans Hint at Little Rock Raney High Tuition

Officials of the private Raney High School say it will operate on a tuition basis next fall if public high schools resume integrated operation. Raney, a white school, enrolls about 850 of the 3,000 displaced pupils and plans a proposed tuition of 15 dollars a month or 135 dollars a year.

Raney High School Raney Orval E. Faubus

Southern Illinois Weekend Weather Forecast

Cloudy with warm temperatures in Southern Illinois. Sunday and Monday expect highs near 90 with weekend lows in the 60s. Specific readings include 7 am Saturday at 63 and 6 pm Saturday at 85. Friday high near 81 and Saturday high near 89. Sunrise 5 32 am sunset 8 33 pm. Crab Orchard Lake level 1 inch below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 3 inches below spillway.

Illinois

Atomic Kiwi A Rocket Engine Test In Nevada

American scientists conducted the first full scale test of an atomic rocket engine mounted on a rail flatcar at Jackass Flats Nevada. The Kiwi A engine ran four minutes emitting minimal plumes while Air Force observers timed fuel radioactivity and heat effects for space propulsion development.

Las Vegas Nev Atomic Energy Commission Jackass Flats Nevada Atomic Proving Grounds Here New Zealand

Margaret Preibe Wins Mrs America 1959 Title in Iowa

The slender Des Moines mother of four, Margaret Priebe, 36, was crowned Mrs. America of 1959 at War Memorial Auditorium. runner up was Elizabeth Stokes of Traverse City and Vera Vernell Jones of Milwaukee placed third. Priebe earns a South America tour with her husband and a Fort Lauderdale vacation plus home goods and appliances.

Margaret Preibe Des Moines Iowa America War Memorial Auditorium Helen Giesse Cleveland Ohio Michigan Elizabeth Stokes Traverse City Wisconsin Vernell Jones Milwaukee South America Fort Lauderdale

Mother's Day sermon sparked Spokane Father's Day origin

Fifty years ago in Spokane Mrs. John Bruce Dodd proposed a day honoring fathers after a Mother's Day sermon. She recalled her father who raised six children alone after her mother died. A year later, on June 10, 1910, the first Father's Day was observed in Spokane.

Spokane Wash John Bruce Dodd

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Orient 5 Art Blake Benton Ence Gromyko Christian A. Herter Washington Air Force Eisenhower Selwyn Lloyd London Maurice Couve de Murville Herter Newcastle France Frankfort Panama Marines Army Casey and Cleo Ann Tibbs Cowboy Little Rock Little Rock, Ark Crab Orchard Lake Little Grassy Lake Fort Lauderdale, Pla
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