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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1958
Page
4
In June the Midwest shifts from tea time to daily showers. A zoo cage with a new star on its door now houses the formerly neglected vicuna, highlighting a notable animal exhibit adjustment.
States move to extend unemployment benefits under new federal loan program. Twelve states have borrowed to lengthen benefits to 39 weeks in Illinois and others fund extensions from state funds. Legislatures in several states plan to decide participation as industrial states push for broader coverage.
A spectator mocks modern drama as Western tropes while noting a metropolitan paper’s front page claim that the Shah of Iran’s San Francisco hotel suite features gold door knobs and gold bathroom fixtures.
The Senate is poised to pass the Alaska statehood bill with little debate. If amendments are added the measure returns to the House where Rep. Howard W. Smith could block action. Sen. Murray urges acceptance of the House bill to push Alaska toward statehood after 42 years of effort.
The piece extols June for its mix of rain and sunny days in Illinois. It argues a cool wet June can foretell a hot humid summer while celebrating green landscapes, blue skies, and crisp air. It pledges to sing June’s praises for its memorable weather.
Britain rules out concession on Cyprus and backs a seven year jointly run plan with Greece and Turkey. Greek self-determination clashes with Turkish partition as tensions rise among NATO members. UN good offices could offer a path without British colonial control.
David Felts recalls the first winter on the old Felts farm with a two-room log structure linked by an L porch, a breezeway then called by designers. The column discusses early cabin layouts, Braddock and Washington, and a Princeton class of 1943 profile plus film rights for Edna Ferber's Ice Palace and an electronics job invitation.
The analysis notes Gamal Abdel Nasser fears a widening Arab crisis as Lebanon’s fighting tests his regime. Egypt’s worsening economy pressures him toward Western or Soviet options, while caution grows over leaning on the Communist bloc and fragile ties with Syria.
June Gallup spending intent shows 32 plan to spend less, 16 more, 49 same, 3 undecided. Public sentiment cites over production, high prices, wage demands as recession factors and notes conditions worsening. Eisenhower warns against overbuying amid June trends.
A 58 stone assemblage unearthed in 1957 at Sterkfontein caves near Krugersdorp South Africa, led by Dr. John Talbot Robinson, suggests early tool making by an ape man and fuels debate on whether such skills mark the first humans.
Stamford reporter Hal Boyle describes cross border goodwill between US and Soviet radio amateurs. Frank Enge of American Machine & Foundry and Leo Shiskin of Moscow traded journals records and impressions since 1956. Enge notes hundreds of others connect, suggesting real people bridge Cold War divides.
The eight member bipartisan National Agricultural Advisory Commission forecast a reasonably good economic outlook for agriculture in the months ahead. Secretary Benson said the recession has caused little hardship for farming and expressed optimism about the farm future. He criticized the House omnibus farm bill as an economic monstrosity and political hodgepodge while noting Senate panels advanced their own omnibus measure.
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