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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1956

Page

8

Playground Program Sees Strong Carbondale Turnout

City registration for the Carbondale playground system remains high with 580 total, including 213 in swimming and 76 in daycamping. Oakland program director Richard Howe runs the mixed gender activities from volleyball to shuffleboard, while most sites operate 9 to 11 and 2 to 5 pm with summer growth expected as Bible schools end.

Carbondale John Moake Moake Oakland Richard Howe

Herrin Youth Injured After Pony Fall

Charles Archione aged 20 of 213 North 11th Street Herrin was admitted to Herrin Hospital with a possible hip injury. He was hurt Tuesday night when thrown from a pony during a visit in West Frankfort.

Herrin Charles Archione 11Th St Herrin Hospital West Frankfort

Hong Kong Talks Open On Formosa Transfer Plan

Premier Chou En lai proposed direct talks with Nationalist China to arrange a peaceful transfer of Formosa to the Communists. The AP report notes the move as a step toward ending hostilities and reorganizing regional control.

Red China Chou En Lai China Formosa

Park Board Courts Repainted Lighted Near Community High

Moake reports the park board tennis courts beside Community High School have been repainted and will be lit for evening play.

Park Board Community High School Moake

Turkish Parliament Edicts Strict Meeting Limits in Crackdown

In Ankara the Democratic party led by Premier Adnan Menderes pushes a law curbing political meetings. It bans more than three public gatherings per year and sets a three step police response including firing into crowds. The vote passed 281 to 2 as opposition deputies boycotted.

Ankara Turkey Adnan Menderes Menceres’ Democratic Party

Marion Man Fined in Driving Charge

Gerald Ramsey of Marion was fined $10 and costs by Judge A R Cagle in Williamson County Court for reckless driving. He received the ticket after speeding improper lane usage and disobeying a stop sign in Marion.

Marion Man Ion A. R. Cagle Williamson Marion

First Course in Analytic Geometry Published

First copies are out of a new text book by H. Glenn Ayre head of mathematics at Western Teachers College Macomb and son in law of Mrs Carrie Neftzger Carbondale. The book written with Rothwell Stephens Knox College Galesburg. The book is entitled The First Course in Analytic Geometry.

H. Glenn Ayre Western Teachers College Macomb Carrie Neftzger W. Pecan St Carbondale Rothwell Stephens Knox College Galesburg

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