SIU steps to aid Negroes gains attention
Editorial praises Southern Illinois University for real actions to help Negroes in Carbondale and the surrounding area. It notes hiring of Negro trainees, a coordinator for disadvantaged programs, new bus services, a planned community center, and efforts to recruit Negro professors. The piece highlights 1,773 Negro students enrolled and urges continued expansion of education, jobs, and services despite ongoing challenges.
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Southern Illinois University
Normal University
Carbondale
SIU
John Bendieman
Illinois
Walter G. Robinson
Robinson
St. Clair
Madison Counties
East St. Louis
Anderson
STU
Chicago City College
Edwardsville
Disunity Ends Unity Talks In Republican Bid
A Republican summit for lieutenant governor candidate Robert Dwyer failed to unite the party as several candidates skipped the May 26 meeting. Dwyer, the sole candidate without opposition in the June 11 primary, promised to press for unity and to discuss proposals to energize the fall campaign in a telegram to other candidates.
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Robert Dwyer
Dwyer
Be wary of subversion and defend democracy in tough times
A reader cites indoctrination fears from a lecture claiming the Communist strategy would incite riots and civil dissension to seize control. The letter warns against graft, urges voting against gun law supporters, and condemns grave-site theft, urging justice for vandalism at Carterville Cemetery.
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The
Southern Tinoigan
Antron Curtain
Southern Illinoisan
Jack McReynolds
West Frankfort
Southern Trindsan
Arthur Rose
Carterville
Shirley Romincs Colp
Store bought cereals and book reviews noted in 1988 column
David Felts recalls about 80 varieties of ready to eat cereals with Kellogg’s Corn Flakes as top seller. He reflects on boyhood tastes, family dynamics, and the shift to corn flakes with milk. The May 18 1988 issue highlights a Saturday Review Reference Book Roundup, listing reference works from encyclopedias to dictionaries with prices and brief summaries.
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Kellosg
Sunny Jim
Niagara Falls
Kellogg's
Bob Richards
Tribe of Illini
Saturday Review
Modesty Returns in 1956 Swim Attire
After a brief flirtation with miniskirts, bathing suits for the 1956 season signal a shift back toward modest styles. The article notes designers favoring fuller cuts and practical fabrics as consumers seek more conservative beachwear.
Icarus Near-Earth Approach Sparks Space Alarm June 14
A Mercury-Moon distance near miss with asteroid Icarus looms as experts warn a slight orbital shift could trigger a Earth collision. Navy and university astronomers discuss past discoveries, possible defenses, and the unlikely chance of impact, with dates and distances recounted for context.
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Earth
Stuart Thomas Butler
Sydney University
Icarus
Icaus
Butler
U.S
Icarus As Relativity Test Seeks New Perihelion Insight
Astronomers look to asteroid Icarus as a pivotal test of Einstein’s general relativity this year. Its orbit brings it closer to the sun than Mercury and with a highly stretched path, enabling precise measurement of perihelion drift and potential confirmation of relativistic predictions.
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Earth
Icarus
Mars
Mercury
Matt
Navy
Baade
Mt. Wilson
Palomar
Mt. Palomar
Constellation
Scorpius
Antares
Robert §. Richardson
Seth B. Nicholson
Decatur
George E. Folkman
Daedalus
Crete
Tearus
Samuel Herrick Jr
University of California At Los Angeles
Albert Einstein
Venus
Hinstein
Einstein
Varus
Roger Hughes
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Rendleman
France
David Felts
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Jupiter
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Bros
Eros
Apollo
Adonis
Moon
Hermes
Walter Baade
Pluto
Herrick
Paul Herget
University of Cincinnati
Gerald Clemence
Yale University
Chubb
Quebec
Barringer
Arizona
AUS
Air Force
United States
Mankind
Richardson
Scientific American
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George M. Kobler
General Electric
Dinois
Palomar Observatory
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