African Unity Remains Goal After Summit
Addis Ababa summit of independent African states produced a partial success with unity as the broad aim but a decision to proceed cautiously. Nkrumah and Nasser emerged as losers while Ben Bella, Nyerere, and Houphouet-Boigny were winners, and the United States and Israel gained influence through cooperative projects across Africa. The conference failed to settle Nigeria’s status and reflected continuing anti colonial sentiment amid plans to confront South Africa and Portuguese Angola and Mozambique.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Africa
Tanganyika
Julius Nyerere
Nkrumah
U.A.R
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nyerere
Napoleon
Nasser
Israel
Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Ben Bella
Felix Houphouet- Boigny
Ivory Coast
South Africa
Portugal
Houphouet-Boigny
United States
Irael
America
Kennedy
Nigeria
Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa
Angola
Mozambique
Epilepsy Workers at Epi-Hab Facility
An AP report notes Epi-Hab, a nonprofit subcontractor in New York, hires people with epilepsy as most staff, excluding only supervisors. The firm states epilepsy is a job requirement, reflecting its inclusive employment model on page 4.
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Opportunity New York
Queens
Epi-Hab
Lewis Drives Illinois House With Vigor And Focus
Springfield reports Speaker John W. Lewis keeps the Illinois House moving through four day weeks and brisk gavel wielding. He prioritizes major issues such as revenue, reapportionment and public aid while guiding a calendar about half the size of the Senate. The 123 member House faces intra party clashes yet Lewis aims to close business by June 30 in an orderly finish.
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Ralph HM. Johnson
Lindsay-Schaub
Legislative
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House
Senate
Lewis
Chicago
Rep
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Vienna
Governor's Mansion
Paul Douglas
Jack
U. S
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Illinois Senate
Court refuses review of Chicago campus site case
Washington May 28 AP The Supreme Court declined to hear the Harrison Halsted community group challenge to the Chicago Urban Renewal Department. The ruling upheld the right to condemn land for the University of Illinois campus project on the West Side. Construction began Monday on the initial stage of the 150 million campus in the 101 acre Campus area.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Chicago
Harrison-Halsted
University of Tinale
Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago Urban Renewal Department
Urban Renewal Department
West Side
Traffic Toll Reaches Record 11 630 in Four Months
Chicago May 28 AP. In the first four months of this year 11 630 people were killed in traffic accidents, a record toll. This is 4 percent above the 11 160 for the end of April 1962 and 1 percent above the old first four month record of 11 516 in 1966. A 5 percent rise in travel kept the death rate at 4.7 fatalities per 100 million miles driven.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Speaker Lewis Works Like Farmer At Harvest Time
The Illinois House speaker John Lewis of Mars runs a farmer’s clock as he presides from sunrise to long after sundown. He rises at 6:45, checks radio and papers, and spends mornings at the Leland Hotel breakfast while fielding calls and dictating letters as the 177-member House meets.
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Farmer
Arthur L. Srb
Associated Press
Springfield
Illinois House
John Lewis
Mars
Lorenz Not Supporting U S 51 as Interstate Route
LaSalle May 28 AP The Illinois highway director urged U S 51 boosters to back pending state bills creating a highway study commission and dismissed talk of toll development by the Toll Highway Commission. Speaker Lewis, 52, nonstop at the Capitol, outlined busy, long days as he manages state duties and political meetings. He plans weekend at his farm near Marshall with wife Mahala, answering statewide mail and calls.
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Ilinois
U. S. 51
Francis Lorenz
Loreng
Lewis
Capitol
U.S
Peru
Rockford
Rochelle
Mendoza
Bloomington
Erate
Springfield
Marshall
Mahala
Summertime hazards remind families to stay vigilant
The piece notes summer outdoor safety risks for households and children, warning of hidden dangers and the need for careful planning to avoid tragedies. It emphasizes preparing for heat, water, and recreation hazards to protect loved ones during warm months.
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