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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1956
Page
4
Dr. R F Sondag county health officer notes 98 accidental deaths in five years and urges a safety program. He argues a civic group could oversee a methodical plan, potentially reducing deaths like a public health effort. The piece contrasts lobbying with real education and comments on aging and income themes.
In Egypt, the first election under Nasser’s rule produced a 99.44 percent tally for pro Nasser measures and the continuation of military leadership. The nine man Revolution Command Council will yield to a civilian cabinet, while a single National Union party is to be formed. Elections for a national assembly are planned in October, with all members likely Nasser supporters.
Col Nasser polled 99.9 percent in Fevers presidential race, triggering a push for secret service scrutiny by the new government. The article notes missing campaign contribution lists for the two major parties, a sign of broader bipartisan concerns.
President Eisenhower will be unable to meet Prime Minister Nehru next month and a postponement is advised until he is strong enough for extended talks. His trip to Panama City July 21 for the American Republics conference raises questions about recovery and political optics.
An Oak Park Michigan experiment has firemen serving as public safety officers and patrolling in police cars between fires. In alarms the cruising officer speeds to the blaze, potentially suppressing fires before heavy equipment arrives. The plan blends fire and police duties to create regular eight hour days with staggered shifts, aiming to address staffing and cost concerns.
Truman plans to attend the Democratic national convention in Chicago but not as a delegate. The piece lists living former nominees Cox Stevenson Hoover Landon Dewey and others, noting repeat nominations and the count of 20 major party nominees in 60 years with 10 per generation.
Canadians view economic links with the United States as mutually beneficial yet not as a mere extension of the United States. American investment fuels Canada’s growth, while Canada remains a major trading partner with rising interdependence. Each side urges private and governmental cooperation to deepen cooperation and manage frictions.
The piece notes Winthrop Rockefeller proposing a model school system in an Arkansas community close to his residence, with hopes of no strings attached. It adds a demand from the local school board for oil heating, contrasting past regional tensions in Ceylon and Brooklyn.
David Felts notes the death of Walter de la Mare, England’s famed poet and children's writer, in his 84th year at Twickenham. He held the Order of Merit and was a Companion of Honor with honorary degrees from Oxford Cambridge St Andrews and London.
A University of Chicago analysis by Raz E. Brown shows hospital costs rising sharply from 9.39 dollars per patient day in 1946 to 21.76 in 1954, with labor costs making up two thirds of expenses. The study notes limited productivity gains in hospitals and the impact of wage growth on overall costs. It calls for cautious staffing changes and system-wide reforms.
The Shelburne lobby stakeout by William M. Blair of Chicago follows press chatter at the 48 governors meeting. Observations cover Nixon, Chotiner, Hall, and party split dynamics plus hospital staffing trends and a proposed hospital hotel concept. End notes on regional politicking and moderate leanings close Blair's dispatch.
Evanston man LeRoy W. Hayman, 39, a University of Chicago lecturer, will receive 85000 after being struck by an ink bottle dropped from a seventh floor window of the Central YMCA building in Chicago on October 13, 1953. He had sought 250000 in damages. the case named YMCA and Robert Neumann, then 15, as the person who dropped the bottle. The settlement was announced before Judge Ezra Clark in Circuit Court. Hayman was unconscious for six weeks and hospitalized for 50 months, walking with a limp and noting a contracted tendon in his left leg.
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