Kennedy Urges U N Aid as Ireland Hosts Dail Audience
President Kennedy urged small nations to back United Nations peace efforts while addressing Ireland's Dail in Dublin. He stressed that U N peacekeeping needs wider support and noted Ireland's roles on nuclear restraint and international cooperation. The visit followed a lengthy Irish tour amid cheers and political debate back home.
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Dublin
Kennedy
Trov’land
United Nations
Dial
Dail
U. S
U.S
U. N
Ireland
Senate
House
Clyde
U. N. Assembly
Worlding the Promotion Agency
Wonneewat Senate
Dwight Friedrich
Centralia
Dept. of Conserva
Illinois Promotion Act Aims $500000 Tourism Grants
The Kerner administration backed a bill to create a $500,000 tourism promotion fund in Illinois. The Senate approved the act, to be administered by the Board of Economic Development, with matching grants to cities and groups to boost tourism. Downstate groups, including Southern Illinois, would benefit from state travel offices and information centers to promote the entire state.
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Stephen Tatarsky
Kerner
Illinois
Senate
Otto Kerner
Southern Illinois
Board of Economic Development
Dept. ‘of Conservation
Board of
Ecopamin Navalanmant
Victor de Grazia
Friedrich
Southern Ilinois, Inc
Downstate
Minois
Southern Ilinois
Keeler Names Pro tango Proctor and Astor in Trial
Christine Keeler testifies at a magistrate hearing about intimate relations with former war minister John Profumo and Soviet naval attaché Yevgeny Ivanov. She says money and gifts went to her mother and that Ward introduced her to both men. Mandy Rice-Davies testifies of relations with Ward and Astor at his country estate.
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London
Christine Keeler
John Profumo
Yevgeny Ivanov
Profumo
Stephen Ward
Lord Astor
Mandy Rice-Davies
Miss Keeler
Ivanov
Macmillan
Christine
Ward
Miss Rice-Davies
Mervyn Griffith-Jones
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Fairbanks
Mandy
Astor
Viscount Astor
John Jacob Astor
Nancy, Astor
Cliveden
Moscow
Showers For Southern Illinois On Saturday
Scattered thundershowers are expected Saturday with otherwise fair weather and little temperature change. Overnight low around 70 degrees, high Saturday near 90. Weather details, map, page 18.
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Ilinois
Pledge to Do All in Power for Such an Agreement
A pledge quotes a speaker promising the United States will do all in its power to achieve the specified agreement and fulfill the resolution. The excerpt emphasizes determined commitment and national resolve toward the goal.
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Asennegdy Ous
United States
Seven Die In Rio Fire at 21-Story Building
A major blaze swept the upper floors of a 21 story Rio de Janeiro commercial building. At least seven people were killed and many others believed dead as firemen battled the flames. about 20 firefighters were injured.
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Rio de Janeiro
Polio Outbreak with Thirteen Cases in Harrisburg Area
Harrisburg Pennsylvania records thirteen polio cases in the past two weeks near the state capital. The Atlanta center on communicable diseases reported only four other U S cases nationwide last week, marking a sharp local surge in a brief period.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Atlanta
United States
Remapping Plan OK'd in Illinois House and Senate
Springfield June 28 AP Democrats hoped Gov. Kerner would veto a bipartisan remapping bill approved by a 32 21 Senate vote. Republicans drew the map, moving districts to suburban Chicago and reducing Southern Illinois representation. The plan clusters incumbents in 59 districts and redraws lines across counties including Washington Jefferson Wayne Franklin Hamilton Richland Edwards Monroe Randolph Perry Jackson Union Alexander White Williamson Saline Gallatin Johnson Pope Hardin Pulaski Massac and more. Lake County critics call it a cruel injustice while supporters say it reflects population shifts and preserves party balance.
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House
Senate
Otto Kerner
Chicago
Illinois
DuPage County
Ilinois
Séth
Washington
Jefferson
Wayne
Franklin
Hamilton
Richland
Edwards
Monroe
Randolph
Perry
Jackson
Union
Alexander
White
Williamson
Saline
Gallatin
Johnson
Pope
Hardin
Pulaski
Massac
Ben. Blades
R Fairfield
Clyde Lee
D-Mt. Vernon
Wayne’ Fitegerrell
Lesser
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Baker
D-Benton
James Holloway
Sparta
Gale William
Murphysboro
Clyde Choate
D- Anna
R. V. Walsh
Grayville
Joseph Hale
Ridgway
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
Paul Powell
Life Outside Prison by Ben Gelman of The Southern Mindisan
A Carterville editor, David Rae Saunders, 31, reflects on starting life after 11 years in Menard Penitentiary. He completed five years on five year parole with strict restrictions, describes daily routines, parole checks, and coping with high living costs while rebuilding a newspaper career and family life.
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Ben Gelman
The
Southern Mindisan
Menard Penitentary
David Rae Saunders
Carterville
Saunders
Menard
Paris
Menard Time
William Stratton
Cles
Williamson’ County
Rosalie Hooker
Cigarette Tax Hike OK'd
The Illinois Senate approved a bill to add one cent per pack to the cigarette tax, with half the revenue earmarked for expanding parks and recreation facilities and the other half to general funds. The measure, sent to Governor Otto Kerner, passed 30-3 after the House amendment directing $13 million to recreational programs was accepted, with the total tax generating $26 million over a biennium if fully enacted.
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Illinois
Otto Kerner
Senate
General. Revenue . Fund
General Revenue Fund
Legislative actions: Senate tosses reform back to Kerner
Senate actions return revenue reform to Gov. Kerner as lawmakers debate annual sessions and bills to raise legislators pay. Curbs on wiretapping previously approved. voters to decide on annual sessions and related reforms.
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Senate
Warden Sees Parole Success From Pre Release Programs
Menard Penitentiary Warden Ross Randolph credits a pre release gang system and strong public relations for improving prisoner adjustment after release. The program offers one to six months of outside work with minimal supervision, plus educational boosts like high school diplomas. Parole success rates show about 2 percent of paroled inmates remain out of trouble, while 18 percent return for violations. Randolph notes no long term follow up data but cites ongoing national efforts to track post parole outcomes.
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Menard Time
Randolph
Menard
American Correctional Association
Quiet Close Is Expected In Springfield
Illinois General Assembly nears adjournment with limited debate as 44 House and 36 Senate bills remain on calendars. Amendments to passed measures await reconciliation before Gov. Otto Kerner can act. filibusters and postmortems mark a tense close. Lennon Soderstrom lambasts session as a defeat for Illinois workers.
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Ralph H. Johnson
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois General Assembly
House
Senate
Otto Kerner
Noble Lee
Chicago
Capitol
Arthur Bidwill
River Forest
Ilinois Public Aid Commission
R. G. Soderstrom
Illinois State
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