Senate approves six billion seven hundred million foreign aid bill
The Senate passed the foreign aid bill 64 to 10, with 39 Democrats and 25 Republicans in support. The measure authorizes six billion, 163 million dollars for the coming fiscal year, but a 537 million dollar gap with the House signals further cuts before funds are available. The fight now moves to conference and another appropriations debate, while Truman urged larger totals.
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Washington
Senate
America
Olin Johnston
House
Truman
Europe
Eisenhower
Congress
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Warmer Fair With Evening Showers Friday
Fridys forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight with possible showers later. Highs near 80s and lows around the low to mid 50s with recent temps near 60 yesterday. Precipitation near zero and light humidity reported, winds light at 0.75 mph. Crab Orchard Lake and Little Grassy Lake levels are slightly above spillways today.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Local newspaper printer details and masthead notice
The document provides publication details for Southern Wilnotaan and The Mattyree Presa edition by Southern Minois Publications Inc. at 22 West Main Street Carbondale Illinois. It notes evening edition timing excluding Sundays and holidays and entry as second class matter under the March 3, 1878 act.
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Southern Wilnotaan
Mattyree Presa
Southern Minois Publications, Inc
West Main Street
Carbondale
Minois
Linois
Letter From GI In Korea On Panty Raids
A Albany area airman in Korea writes to a local paper about the panty raid craze among college students. He notes raids occur in Korea but says military personnel do not obtain any underwear, addressing readers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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Korea
Albany
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Truman Attacks Wage Board Revision Plan in Senate
President Truman urged the Senate to reject a plan that would replace wage and labor representation on the Wage Stabilization Board with an all public body as part of a move to extend wage price controls to March 1. He warned against government dictation replacing collective bargaining and defended the board’s role in steel disputes amid ongoing wage policy debates. Burnett Maybank urged against expiring controls on June 30, opposing Dirksen’s proposal to let curbs lapse then.
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Truman
Senate
Wage Stabilization Board
W.S.B
Alben Barkley
C.so. Steelworkers Union
Burnett Maybank
D-S.c
Banking Committee
Everett Dirksen
18 Year Old Frankfort Girl Killed in Wreck
An 18 year old West Frankfort route girl died and another 16 year old was listed in fair condition after a car ran off a curve on the old Thompsonville road six miles east of West Frankfort. Margaret Gray died at Union hospital after being pulled free from the overturned vehicle. James Bader Wanda Rains and Bob Isaac were uninjured. The driver, identified as Simmons, said the car spun when his sleeve caught a spinner on the steering wheel. Funeral services for Miss Gray will be held Saturday at East Fork church with burial in East Fork cemetery.
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West Frankfort
Margaret Gray
Union Hospital
Phyllis Marks
Ville
Orval Smothers
Simmons
Ben
Bader
Miss Gray
Thompsonville
Raymond Gray
Carl McClaren
D. M. Williams
East Fork Church
Guy Tackett
East Fork
Walker-Jackson Funeral Home
AVIATION GAS CURBS TO BE LIFTED TUESDAY
Airline travel and private flying can return to normal next Tuesday morning after Secretary of the Interior Oscar Chapman signed an order lifting restrictions on aviation gasoline. The curbs were imposed May 6 due to a strike by 50 000 oil workers, and easing strike settlements prompted the change.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Oscar Chapman
No Paper Friday Census Day Memorial Day notice
The Southern Illinoisan will not publish on Friday honoring Memorial Day. The paper observes the annual holiday and resumes publication the following day as per its longstanding custom.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Russia Fights Army Ceilings in New Western Plan
New York May 29 AP Russia was expected to reject the West's plan for military force ceilings. Soviet officials signaled they would insist on a flat one third cut for the five major powers. The U N disarmament panel heard a Western proposal setting ceilings of 1.5 million for the United States, Russia and China and 800,000 for Britain and France. Malik would announce Moscow’s stance next Tuesday.
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New York
Russia
U. N. Disarmament Commission
United States
China
Britain
France
Jacob A. Malik
Centralizes city vehicle control urged in 14th report
Springfield's Little Hoover commission urges one control for all city vehicles after finding maintenance in four city garages unsatisfactory. It criticizes officials' use of city cars for private business or pleasure.
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Springfield
Little Hoover Commission
Carbondale Centennial featured on Southern Illinoisan page
Page 10 profiles Carbondale’s Century of Progress celebration over Memorial Day weekend with photos and stories on the parade window displays and Murdale airport dedication as part of the centennial year observance.
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Carbondale Centennial
Southern
The
Southern Illinoisan Today
Carbondale
Murdale Airport
UN Officers See Possibility Of Red Drive
UN officers estimate a Chinese Communist force of nearly one million in Korea, with about 80 infantry divisions and 1,800 aircraft including 1,000 jets. The rapid buildup, linked to bitter armistice talks, suggests a possible renewed offensive, though few officers would predict timing.
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United Nations
Korea
Matthew B. Ridgway
Far East
Mark Clark
Winston Churchill
Churchill
Clark
U.N
Red
Heavy Red Artillery Beats Back Allied Raid in Korea
Seoul report says Communist big guns repelled an Allied raid with a heavy barrage. The same day Red truce negotiators warned of renewed heavy fighting. U N troops counted 7,126 rounds in the 24 hours ending 6 pm, five times prior volumes, with Red artillery near Korangpo signaling ongoing clashes along the invasion route.
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Seoul
Korea
Red
U. N
Korangpo
Duclos jailed as France tightens grip on Communists
Jacques Duclos France's top Communist was charged with carrying a gun during a riot against General Ridgway and jailed awaiting trial. Interior Minister Brune cited proof of an organized and permanent conspiracy by Communist troops as clashes left one dead and many injured across Paris and other cities.
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Paris
France
Jacques Duclos
Matthew B. Ridgway
Charles Brune
Nice
Marseille
Bordeaux
N.A.T.O
Comimunists
Duclos
Interior Ministry
Logan a rounder general tied to Memorial Day origin
Gen John A Logan, a Jackson County favorite, is traced as the original Memorial Day orator at Woodlawn Cemetery in Carbondale on April 27, 1866. James Green says Logan declared the idea that every man’s life belongs to his country, later issuing Order No. 11 designating May 30 as a national day of graves decoration. The account notes Logan’s aggressive leadership and ties to horses and local commerce through Jane Logan’s father.
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John A. Logan
Jackson County
John W. Allen
Southern
Ilinois University
James Green
Logan
Carbondale
Woodlawn
Green
Grand Army of the Bill
Jane Logan
Jackson
Pranksters Seize Cornell Station For Fake War Bulletin
Ten youths in Halloween masks hijacked the Cornell university radio station WBBR for eight minutes in Ithaca New York. They aired a phony bulletin claiming London and Marseille were bombed by Russian-type planes and ordered ROTC students to report in uniform. The incident, called a practical joke, left two announcers tied and a student engineer held prisoner.
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Cornell University
London
Marseilles
R. J. McCarthy
Cornell
Ellis Deall
Atlantic City
WBBR
Deall
R.O.T.C
Air Force General dies in jet crash in Japan
Brig. Gen. Aaron W. Tyer, vice commander of the Japan air defense, a twice-wounded World War II veteran, was killed yesterday in a jet crash in Japan.
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AIR Force
Japan
Tokyo
Aaron W. Tyer
Japan Air Defense
POW Killed In Koje Camp On Koje Island Korea
A North Korean Red prisoner was killed and another wounded when an American guard fired into compound 66 at UN POW Camp No 1 on Koje Island after U N troops had cleared a prisoner parade. Col Henry Taylor ordered the entry of U S and British infantry to break up the disturbance with tear gas as guards dismantled the camp command post and dispensary.
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Koje Island
Korea
United Nations
U. S
Henry Taylor
Washington, D. C
Kose Island
P.o.w.s
Truman Seeks 3.41 Billion for Atomic Expansion
President Truman asked Congress for 3.341 billion dollars in supplemental atomic funds for the Atomic Energy Commission and the Tennessee Valley Authority. In a letter to Speaker Sam Rayburn he cited lack of international atomic control and said the United States must maintain leadership to ensure national and free world security. The plan would speed up stockpiling of conventional A bombs and advance development of new military uses, based on National Security Council recommendations with military chiefs of staff advising.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
Atomic Energy Commission
Tennessee Valley Authority
Sam_ Rayburn
Soviet Union
Free World
U. S
National Security Council
Military Chiefs of Staff
15000 Swarm Into Zone In Propaganda Raid
Berlin May 29 AP ten to fifteen thousand young communists surged into West Berlin in a rabbierous e ffort to pressure over West Germany signing of the European army pact. About 1000 older militants leafleted at Kottbusser Tor amid clashes with police. Eden warned West Berlin parliament of Western resolve to defend the pact. East zone authorities rerouted lines to tap networks with Leipzig as a central listening post.
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Berlin
Germany
West Berlin
West Germany
Kreuzberg
Neukoelln
Kottbusser Tor
Kottbuss
Anthony Eden
Liament
Bonn
Paris
East Zone
Soviet Zone
Thm
East
West Zones
Leipzig
Red
Mine Shutdown Nears for Peabody Coal Mine No 7
In Kincaid Illinois Peabody Coal Company Mine No 7 will idle over 1000 miners and Illinois Midland Railroad will lay off 123 workers Friday due to declining business. Mine No 7, built in 1912, has produced 45 105 325 tons of coal. Peabody officials advise miners to seek work in other industries if offered.
Cardinal Spellman Denounces Russia as a Killer Nation
In Barcelona on May 29, Francis Cardinal Spellman denounced Russia as a killer nation and launched a sharp critique of war-minded policies, omitting a direct naming of the country.
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Cardinal Spellman
Russia
Barcelona
Spain
Francis Cardinal Spellman
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