Tourist Group Pushes for County Membership Drive
The Williamson County Tourist and Recreation Assn launches a county wide effort to recruit every resident as a member. Four membership workers met June 7 while the group promotes local attractions and publicity. A TV segment on Visiting Southern Illinois will air July 8 from Harrisburg, featuring association members including Mrs. Lawrence Sheffield. Mats are sold at one cent each in 500 counts via Conrad Moss at the Ly-Mar Hotel to support the drive.
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Williamson County
Southern Illinois
Channel
Harrisburg
Lawrence Sheffield
Carterville
Conrad Moss
Ly-Mar
Colp
Crab Orchard Lake
Chou Declares Communist Bloc Strong Despite U S Pressures
Chou En-lai told Peiping Parliament that the Communist bloc is more united and stronger than before the Hungarian revolt, while condemning U S reactions around the world. He warned of threats to world peace and highlighted Japan's public stance against U S forces and American influence in Formosa.
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Hong Kong
Chou En-lai
Red
Mao Tze-tung
Chou
U.S
U.S. - Controlled
Formosa
United States
America
Middle
Near East
North Africa
World
Floods in Formosa bury nine in Kaohsiung collapse
Flash floods swamped the port of Kaohsiung in southern Formosa, burying nine persons under collapsed homes and rendering more than 10,000 homeless after torrential rains swept the area.
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Taipei
Kaohsiung
Formosa
Cork Can Be Stripped From Any Tree Without Killing It
A study shows that cork can be harvested from a wide range of tree species without causing mortality. Researchers note the bark regenerates and the process can be repeated periodically with minimal impact on tree health.
Activities Head Resigns At SIU
Miss Betty Greenleaf, coordinator of student activities at Southern Illinois University, resigns to become Associate Dean of Students at Cal State College. She has served SIU since 1952 and holds degrees from DePauw University, Wisconsin, and Indiana.
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Betty Greenleaf
Southern Illinois University
Jose
Califf.) State College
California School
Panhellenic Council
Associated Women
SIU
Mise Geoonle Greenleaf
University of Wisconsin
University of Indiana
Coroner Identifies Frogman Crabb Body Found in English Channel
A coroner ruled the headless body recovered June 9 near Plymouth is J Lionel Crabb the British diver who vanished a year earlier after sightings near a Soviet warship during a state visit to Britain. The evidence to determine cause of death remains inconclusive.
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Crabb
Chichester
England
J. Lionel Crabb
Portsmouth
English Channel
Plymouth
Ordzhonikidze
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Britain
Bayonets Debut in Bayonne France
Bayonets were reported to make their first appearance in Bayonne, France, marking a notable development in military equipment observed by local observers.
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Bayonne
France
Ninety Three Year-Old Jones Breaks Hip in Fall at Home
New patient H. Jones of Coalgate Oklahoma, 93, says he is getting old after a fall leads to a hospital visit. He notes it is his first time as a hospital patient despite claiming to have broken every limb from one to three times previously.
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Coalgate
Okla
Jones
Rikos Sentenced in Taipei Riots Case
A Formosan court-martial in Taipei sentenced five defendants to prison terms ranging from five months to one year for complicity in anti-American riots that erupted in Taipei last month.
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Taipei
Formosa
Circus Tigers Price Rise Reflects Inflation Pressure
A note on circus performing tigers shows a price hike from $1,000 each to as high as $3,500, likely driven by inflation and market demand affecting procurement costs for trained big cats.
Gray Predicts Spending Cut in 1958 Budget
Rep. Kenneth J. Gray predicts Congress will trim federal spending by more than four billion dollars for fiscal 1958. Speaking at Salem during the Soldiers and Sailors Reunion he urged tax relief for low and middle income brackets and noted past reductions exceeded one billion dollars. He also attacked the Girard case handling and proposed repealing Status of Forces Agreements. He criticized Ezra Taft Benson for urging low income farm departures.
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Kenneth J. Gray
West
Frankfort
Congress
Gray
Salem
Ezra Taft Benson
Secretary of Agriculture
Oil Exploration Costs Rise in 1956 and Beyond
Ten million dollars were spent on oil exploration in 1956, compared with seven and a half million in the preceding period, as major companies lead the search for new oil reserves.
Trial Postponed For Cairo Men in Safe Cracking Case
Reeves of Cairo Lonnie Neal of Greenwood Miss and a third man had bond set at 12500 each after arrest following a 90 mile chase April 22 for blowing open a Trumann garage safe and taking about 2000. September trial to be in a jury during the regular court term.
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Cairo
Trumann
Arch
Reeves
Lonnie Neal
Greenwood
Miss
Feee Oe
Ae Sakie Ray Holm
Poinsettwy
Holm
Gary
Sahara Desert Temperature Swing Noted
In the Sahara Desert the day shade temperature contrast is cited as a notable extreme with nights often around 60 degrees cooler than daytime readings, illustrating the desert's harsh diurnal cycle.
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Sahara Desert
House Changes Names of 2 State Colleges
Springfield June 26 By a 101 to 34 vote the Illinois House approved bills to rename Eastern Illinois State College at Charleston as Eastern Illinois University and Western Illinois State College at Macomb as Western Illinois University. The bills pass the Senate and go to the governor. Lincoln opposed the bills warning they will raise future costs and create separate boards. McCarthy warned they could lead to competitive boards with the University of Illinois and demand for research facilities and graduate programs.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Eastern Illinois State College
Charleston
Eastern Illinois University
Western Illinois
Macomb
Western Illinois University
Senate
Northern Illinois State College
DeKalb
Northern Illinois University
Stratton
Lincoln
McCarthy
University of Illinois
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