Herter to Address Nation After Geneva Talks Recess
Secretary of State Christian A. Herter reports to President Eisenhower on six weeks of deadlocked Geneva talks. He will speak to Americans Tuesday night about efforts toward reducing East West tensions and potential summit talks with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. He noted no summit was discussed during Geneva and that Western aims remain firm as the July 13 resumption approaches.
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Washington
Christian A. Herter
Eisenhower
Geneva
Herter
Soviet Union
Berlin
Andrei Gromyko
West Berlin
Germany
U. S
Seaway Blocked Halts Traffic At Welland Canal
Emergency crews repair a broken timber sill at Lock Four after a mile long section of the Welland Canal drained. About 54 ships waited as a three day delay looms with a U.S. Navy flotilla and the royal yacht Britannia anticipated to pass later in the month.
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Thorold
Ont
Welland Canal
St. Lawrence Seaway
Paul Ellis
Queen Elizabeth
Prince Philip
Toronto
Windsor
Governor Earl Long seeks freedom from mental hospital
Gov Earl Long of Louisiana remains confined at Southeast Louisiana Hospital in Mandeville after a New Orleans arrest. His attorney Joe Arthur Sims says court action for release could come as early as Wednesday as doctors list paranoid schizophrenia and officials weigh constitutional questions about his status and who should govern the state.
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Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Joe Arthur Sims
Sims
Long
Southeast Louisiana
Mandeville
Southeast Louisiana Hospital
New Orleans
Chester Williams
East Baton Rouge Parish
Escuminac offshore storm toll climbs to 34 fishermen
In Escuminac New Brunswick on June 22 the weekend Gulf of St Lawrence storm left at least 34 fishermen dead or missing. Sea rescue planes searched Northumberland Strait while 22 derelict boats were seen along the coast. Two survivors were kept alive by an air bubble in a capsized boat. Hilaire Gauvin and Germain Chaisne were trapped in the cabin. Capt Charles Gauvin was washed overboard.
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Escuminac
N.B
Northumberland Strait
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Ing
Royal Canadian Air Force
Point Escuminac
Richibucto
Hilaire Gauvin
Germain Chaissn
Larneque
Gauvin
Charles Gauvin
Weather summary for Southern Illinois: cooler with showers
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with a chance of light showers. Tuesday mostly fair and cooler. lows in the 60s and highs in the low 80s. Yesterday reached 90 with 0.02 inches of precipitation in the past day. Sunrise 5 32 a.m. and sunset 8 33 p.m.
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Illinois
Retailers Set Scale for 3.2c Sales Tax
Springfield Illinois June 22 AP The Illinois Retail Merchants Assn says a bracket system will apply if the Legislature raises the sales tax by a half cent The plan uses a 3 percent level as cities already levy a half cent tax Brackets range from up to 12 cents no tax to higher brackets charging 1 to 7 cents per sale as the tax base increases
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Springfield
Illinois Retail Merchants Assn
Illinois House Today
Senate
Robert Burhans
Peoria
Downstate
Jp’s
Dixieland Jazz At Stonehenge Youths Oust Druids At Summer Rite
In Amesbury England on June 22 about 2 000 young people including teens and college students held a pagan summer revel around Stonehenge with Dixieland music and moonlit dancing. Druids arrived late with banners and a sword bearing figure but police kept order and no arrests were reported.
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Eddy Gilmore
Associated Press
Amesburgh
England
Order of
Druids
Britain
Stonehenge
B.C
Amesbury
Four White Youths Get Life Terms For Rape
Four youths were sentenced to life terms for rape in a case noted with state politics as Illinois lawmakers sparred over tax bills. The report covers Senate caucus activity, proposed broadening of the sales tax, and related measures affecting newsprint, private clubs, and corporate taxes.
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Senate
Revamp Bills Advance in Illinois Senate
In Springfield the Illinois Senate passed a package to reorganize governor's departments favored by Gov. Stratton with a 33 to 7 vote and sent the measure to the House for action.
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Springfield, Ill
Stratton
Illinois Senate
House
Rain Soaks Miami. Sunshine Returns as Flood Worries Ease
In Miami on June 22 the city woke to bright sun after nearly 20 inches of rain, most falling in the last week. Weather officials forecast improvement and continuing warm conditions for the coming days.
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Miami
Fla
Caddy Receives $5 From Eisenhower After Church Visit
Roy Fairman Jr. 13, ran late to the Gettysburg golf course after attending Gettysburg Presbyterian church services. Ike Eisenhower, who also prayed, spotted him and handed the boy five dollars with the remark for going to church.
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Gettysburgh
Roy Fairman Jr
Gettysburg Presbyterian Church
Eisenhower
Roy
Gambling Tax Trial Begins in Terre Haute
Eight gamblers entered U S district court in Terre Haute Ind for the nations largest criminal tax trial. They face up to 21 years in prison and 410 000 fines each for allegedly evading a 10 percent excise tax on 3 263 150 in football and World Series bets handled by telephone in a downtown headquarters.
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Terre Haute
Ind
U.S
Leo Shaffer
Chicago
Federal
Shaffer
Dale J. Holder
Four white youths receive life sentences for rape in Tallahassee
In Tallahassee Florida on June 22 Circuit Judge W May Walker gave life terms to four white youths for raping a 19 year old Black coed. The jury had recommended mercy and an automatic electric chair was avoided. Collingsworth Bea gles Scarborough and Stouramire were remanded to Rai ford State Prison.
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Tallahassee
Fla
W. May Walker
Florida
Willion
Ted) Collinsworth
David Ervin Beagles
Patrick
Gene) Scarborough
Air Force
Ollie Stouramire
Walker
Raiford State Prison
Here
Raiford
Collingsworth
Sidewalls Rise Quickly at SIU Family Housing Project
A. M. Norman & Son demonstrates prefabricated wall sections rising in eight building units on the Dowdell tract southeast of the SIU campus in Carbondale. The project includes 128 apartments with a $1,012,148 contract for Norman as general contractor.
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Southern Illinois University
A. M. Norman & Son
Dowdell Tract
SIU
Carbondale
Norman
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Evanston
Collinsworth
Scarborough
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