Mental Health Program Planned for Southern Illinois
Albert J. Shatter is named Mental Health Educator for Southern Illinois directing a new program within the Department of Public Welfare offices in Carbondale. He will establish clinics, education efforts and coordinate with Dr. R C Steck and SIU associates, building on a prior 1954 program.
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Southern Illinois
Albert J. Shatter
Carbondale
Department of Public Welfare
Crbondale
L. D
Jack) Norman
Carbondele
IDPW
Shafter
Ilinois
Norman
R. C. Steck
Anna _ State Hospital
Southern Illinois University
State Hospital
Alton
Alfred Kamm
Iowa State College
Iowa
Royalty Calls Probe Into Queen’s Alleged Healership Affair
Queen Juliana and Prince called a commission to investigate foreign press reports about their family life and the influence of faith healer Greet Hofmans on Princess Maria Christina. Reports from Der Spiegel claim Hofmans moved into the palace in 1943 and remained until 1951, with the girl not regaining sight. A government official says the panel will operate independently of the government.
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Juliana
Prince
Bernhardt
der Spiegel
Hamburg
Greet Hofmans
Maria Christiana
SIU Trustees Approve New PhD Programs and Expansion
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees approved doctoral degrees in speech pathology government psychology and education. They also expanded the Community Development Service into a training school granting a bachelor of arts degree and approved a School of Home Economics plus other changes and a 1956 1957 budget of 718549 dollars.
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Southern Ilinois University
SIU
U. S
Whiteman to Sponsor Rock and Roll Concert
Paul Whiteman will sponsor a rock and roll concert July 11 at W Stadium, serving as master of ceremonies. Bill Haley will headline with a try-out here and a second in Jersey City, after which Whiteman may launch a nationwide tour.
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Paul Whiteman
Whiteman
W Stadium
Bill Haley
Jersey City
N.J
Ike Ready To Leave Hospital
President Eisenhower plans to increase light activity at Walter Reed Army Hospital before leaving for Gettysburg Pennsylvania for further convalescence. Press secretary B James Hagerty said he would probably use stairs during the day and be out of bed about 40 hours over Thursday.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Gettysburg
Hagerty
Trader Redshaw's Fortune Gone After Vault Slaying
An estate inventory filed in Putnam County Court lists John S. Redshaw's wealth at 85211.33 including 520 guns valued 4042.75 and jewelry worth 32370. The 60-year-old Granville trader was shot in his vault. detectives trace leads while his widow Mary and daughter Mary Ella Redshaw administer the estate.
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Hennepin
Ill
Granville
John S. Redshaw
Putnam County Court
Redshaw
Walter D. Boyle
Boyle
Mary
Mary Ella Redshaw
Holiday Traffic Check Set District 13 To Use Auxiliary
District 13 will deploy 25 civilian auxiliary police and extra patrols for Fourth of July traffic checks. Auxiliary officers will accompany regular patrolmen and wear helmets badges and armbands but lack arrest powers. The program aims to free more patrol cars for road coverage during the holiday period and supports a state wide effort to cut holiday fatalities.
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District 13
Elza Brantley
Brantley
du Quoin
Bloodmobile Visit in Herrin Saturday Sets Bond Prizes
Herrin hosts a Red Cross blood drive Saturday from noon to 6 pm at the Masonic Temple. The goal is 175 pints with two $25 savings bonds as door prizes funded by the Bank of Herrin. County Red Cross chair Miss Lalla Duty notes recent life-saving AB negative blood use at Herrin Hospital.
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Herrin
Herrin Hospital
Red Cross
Masonic Temple
Bank of
Ike Signs Road Bill
President Eisenhower signed a 33 billion dollar highway construction bill to create a 41 000 mile system of modern four lane or more controlled access roads linking every state. New taxes start Sunday with a one cent rise in the federal gasoline tax to three cents. Completion of substantial mileage is not expected until summer 1958.
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Eisenhower
White House
James C. Hagerty
Bald Knob Movie to Be Shown in Murphysboro
A 7:30 p.m. screening of This Is Your Life about Wayman Presley of Makanda will be at Riverside Park shell Murphysboro. Bald Knob Christian Foundation sponsors the event with a pre film musical program and a 6:30 p.m. youth Wiener roast in the park.
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Bald Knob
Murphysboro
Wayman Presley
Makanda
Riverside Park
The
Warmer For Southern Illinois With Cloudy Skies
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Saturday with highs in the mid 90s. Low tonight near 70 and Saturday night low around 74. Yesterday's high 85 and low 68 with sun up at 4 32 a m and set at 7 35 pm. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake readings show spillway levels near normal.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Steel Talks Deadlocked As Session Ends
New York June 29 AP negotiators for the United Steelworkers and major steel firms ended a session with no sign of progress toward avoiding a nationwide strike by 650000 workers set to begin at midnight. Talks to continue were planned while battles over a five year no strike contract and a one year wage reopener dominated.
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New York
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers
John A. Stephens
Moreell
McDonald
Ike Backers Win Test on Foreign Aid Bill
The Eisenhower administration pressed to forestall new Senate cuts to the 4%-billion foreign aid bill after decisive votes on opening day. Senate Majority Leader Johnson warned of a late night session to complete work and send the measure to conference with the House. The chamber spent over 11 hours voting, defeating four amendments including cuts to 2.756 billion dollars, ending aid to Yugoslavia, and temporary import quotas on textiles and farm products.
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Eisenhower
Senate
Majority
Johnson
Dtex
House
Sen
Long
D-La
Congress
Sen. Bridges
R-Nd
Olin D. Johnston
D-Sc
Rate Reduction Asked by Northern Illinois Gas in Bloomington
Northern Illinois Gas Co. asked the Illinois Commerce Commission for authority to cut rates in the Bloomington division by 70 000 dollars annually. Paul R. Pachuto, left, chair man of trustees of United Steel Workers Local 1272 in Pittsburg.
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Springfield
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
Bloomington
Paul R. Pachuto
United Steelworkers
Pitts
Deadlines Push Marion to Buy Dog Tags Today
Marion residents queue at the city clerk to buy $1 dog tags as the Monday deadline looms. Penalties range from five to twenty five dollars. 169 tags sold by noon. An ongoing ordinance bans dogs from running at large, tagged or untagged, with impoundment and possible destruction if unclaimed after 72 hours.
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Marion
Ira Nelson
Poznan Uprising Crushed After 38 Die and 270 Wounded
Berlin reports a bitter Poznan workers uprising crushing the revolt with 38 killed and 270 wounded. Warsaw says the industrial city is back to normal as diplomats weigh impact on Soviet policy. Western businessmen witnessed tanks and shelling as crowds demanded bread.
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Berlin
Poznan
Warsaw
Kremlin
Stalin
Tiflis
Communist Party
Szczecin
Stettin
Gdansk
Gdynia
Allenstein Olsztyn
Katowice
Lodz
Willard Barber
Posen
Wilson Warns Senators On Overarming Nation
Wilson told critical senators that the United States should deter by honorable means without overarming. He defended U S military strength as dynamic and substantial but warned against belittling or flaunting it. He prepared the 3400 word testimony for a Senate Armed Services subcommittee hearing.
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Washington
Wilson
U.S
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee
U. S
Senate
Eisenhower
Editor Dies in Lexington Former Senator Thomas R Underwood
Editor of the Lexington Herald and former United States senator Thomas R Underwood, age 58, has died in Lexington Kentucky. The news notes his prominent role in journalism and politics and states he passed away today.
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Lexington
Thomas R. Underwood
The
Lexington Herald
United States
Southern Illinois Demo Leaders Pick Stuart over Adlai
Democratic leaders in Southern Illinois favored Stuart Symington over Adlai Stevenson as a presidential candidate. In a 700-member straw poll at McLeansboro, Symington won by 12 votes with 135 to Stevenson's 123. Other vote recipients included Estes Kefauver 19 Averill Harriman 31 Lyndon Johnson 3.
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Southern Illinois
Stuart
Adlai
Illinois
Democrat
A Y
Stuart Symington
Adlai Stevenson
Symington
McLeansboro
Herbert Paschen
Democratic Party
Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Averill Harriman
Lyndon Johnson
Nuclear War Death Toll Questioned in Senate Testimony
Secret testimony from Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin warned that a full scale nuclear war with Russia could kill hundreds of millions. He said current plans estimated several hundred million deaths from fallout and contamination spreading to Japan and the Philippines, threatening large populations beyond Russia.
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Red Empire
Free Nations
Army
James M. Gavin
Senate
Air Power
Sen. Duff
R-Pa
United States Strategic Air Force
Russia
Gavin
Sen. Symington
D-Mo
Pentagon
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