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Journal Gazette from Mattoon, Illinois • Page 9

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THURSDAY, MAT If, 1BT TBI DAILY JOUUf AtWOAZnTE AXD OOMMnOAL-ITAB, HATTOOlf. 1X0011 iagi tmm Sullivan Valedictorian and Salutatorlan GE Employe Receives Award UMAMII Ends Tonight 4 Hurt in Blast At U.S. Atomic Research Center 1 -J ft- Vkr it i UW-AGEK LOVE TIOUBLE! GOP Senators Join Demsln Fund Slashes By ERNEST B. VACCARO vr Starts Tomorrow at 1:30 7 BIG DAYS NIGHTS! receive special recognition at commencement exercises on May 24. Baccalaureate will be on Sunday, May 19, at I p.

m. (CDT), ls, Mrnnl Omtu DM kr mw K. eral Electric's plant publication, Making the presentation is Walter Miller, plant superin- Undent at O. E. Bernard Eagleson, left, is shown receiving a check' as an award for having designed the mast- head for the "Lamp Letter," Gen- Chanufe to Display Air Power Among members of the 1957 graduating class of Sullivan High School are Eugene Elzy and Miss Pat Rozene.

Elzy is the class valedictorian and Miss Ro-tene is salutatorlan. Both will Erskine Johnson Man About Hollywood MONDAY, May 13 HOLLYWOOD Hollywood on TV: Hollywood's major film stu dlos will be seUlng more than Just old movies and a sprinkling of new half hour shows on television next fall. After 10 years of watching gain In public favor, Movie-town has flashed the isreen light on filming 1 expensive hour-long TV movies based on the weekly series idea. One of them, from toth Cn twy-Fox, will star Raymond Burr "Perry Mason," tha lawyer- sleuth created by Erie Stanley uBTuwn, mi nj oMurwy I ne- "1 .11. .4.

BROOKHAVEN, N. T. UB- Four persons were injured, one serious ly, In a chemical explosion Wad nesday at Brookhaven National Laboratory one of the nation's principal atomic research centers Immediately after the blast, Dr Leland Ha worth, director of Brook haven, said no nuclear radiation was involved. The blast occurred in a build ing known as the "hot" laboratory to test the us of com pounds of bromine and flourine In dissolving unirradiated natural uranium. The building is adjacent to, an other structure housing (he lab oratory's 25-atillion-dollar reactor, which was not damaged.

Thirty-five persona wart tn the hot" laboratory, made up of series of oh ambers separated by enormously thick doors. Six other persons, exposed to corrosive acid vapors during re cue operations, war (Ivan mad' leal attention. Seriously Injured was Richard Johnson, 30, Baldwin, N. Y. He was: hospitalized with severe burns of the face, eyes and body.

Haworth said physical damage lo the plant was small but that corrosive effects of the acid were yet to be determined, as was the cause of the explosion. Good Luck Charms DALLAS tit Mrs. Madia Kirty discovered five long-forgotten leaf clovers in her home, then went to see the Dallas Eagles play Ban Antonio In a Texas League base ball game. 1 thought the clovers might bring the' Eagles luck," she said. Dallas won the game 3-0, but someone stole Mrs.

Klrby's car while she watched. NBC Is renting space on MGM's back lot for its new "Un ion Pacific" telefilm series. Ginger Rogers nixed a CBS series plus a hostess deal on a dramatic show. "Circus Boy" moves from' NBC to ABCsin the fall. JOHN PAYNE.

ABOUT his new! western due on home screens in the fall: "We 'win not have an adult western That's Just a coined by the ad acenetes. I dent even know what It means. Bat we will stress human emotions, with the gun the last resort." Robert Alda up front tn the race for the "Thin Man" lead at MOM. Eva Arden faces the telefilm cameras again this month for a new show Idea, "It Gives Me Great Pleasure." It's based on the book by Emily Kim brouga. Readers of Diana Barrymore's book.

'Too Much, Too Soon," are chuckling over TV ads for A home- fscreen revival of John Barrymore In Tn Great Man Votes." The favorite line to: de- I -if graves for CBS' Sullivan and NBC's Allen. All hands believe It can be done with new hour' long "movie quality" film. Hollywood, amazed at the success of old movies on TV, is ready and eager in the celluloid plot to hln Mjthr In vha. Pirimmmf fteBldent BlmtT B4ilb-n lugt called "a new era of wholesome economic and artistic coexistence" between TV and motion pictures. ANOTHER ONI HOUR film shows for fall TV on Hollywood's schedule include five from War ner Bros.

"Cheyenne. "Sugar-foot." "Maverick." "The Texans" and a still untitled and unscheduled detective series. In addition, MOM will film several 30 minute series shows headed by "Mln and Bill," "The Thin Man" and "Andy Hardy." The season Just ending will be remembered as tha year old major-studio movies caught "re home screens, Net season will oe remembered, predicting, as the tune new Hollywood family split note: While Mary Costa spiels those (commercials on CB3r TVrhubby 'Frank Tashlln Is kidding the pnU off TV. including TV an- jnouncera, In "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" NBC to still shopping for a new idea for ally Cox, but he's slated for the straw- hat acting circuit this summer. BETTE DAVIS' movements, for the role of a 70-year-old Dolly Madison in tha telefilm, "Footnote on a Doll," were a perfect dupll cats of the sUff -backed actions of, an aged person.

"Great aeting," said Director James NeUaon. "Aeting nothing," replied Bette. I'm not acting. IVs lust got a pip at a stiff back this morning, Now It's half hour musicals slated for telef liming In Hollywood, Among the stars on tha shows will, be Sammy Davis Peggy Lee, Billy Daniels, Jimmy Dorsey, ga San Juan and Yvonne De Carlo. night, starting a half hour ahead hour-long Hollywood films hit the of Perry Como.

Another will be.TV audience JackDOt. WASHINGTON (Jl President Elsenhower counted only 14 Re oubllctn senators on his side to day In the (Irst Senate test of his nationwide appeal slnst sharp cuts In his budget. Twenty-three Senate Republicans, including the top four party leaders, Joined with 38 Democrats Wednesday night In slashing ap proprlatlons for the U. 8. Infor- matlon Agency $53,800,000 under his request One Democrat, Sen.

Neuberger of Oregon, supported. who a few hours tarlier followed up his TV-radio speech Tuesday nieht with a new defense of his budget at a news conference. Elsenhower said it would be a "mistake" to cut U6IA heavily. The Senate went, on from -Quit 61-15 defeat for the administration to pass by a 77-0 roll call vote a State-Justice Department money bill slashed a total of 1102,564,000 under the Elsenhower budget estimates. It was 1714,500 under House allowances.

The money is for use in the fiscal year starting July 1. Adopted by voice vote was an amendment, recommended by Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex), Sen ate majority leader, which woum deny use of any USIA funds lor mm? Ends Tonight Alan Ladd Edw. G.

Robinson "HELL ON FRISCO BAY" FRI. DOUBLE FEATURE TK HOT MIASM THOR STORM Wlflttl LEX BARKER MARA CORDAY STEPHEN McNALUT 9f smry CALHOUN CORINKE CAMfROW CALVET MITCHEL1 rrMia, I i NT 1 iY i 1 i.ii a Mm 1 1 11. i 1 4 2 Anthony PERKINS Kail MALDEN Mary TEEVEN Bottom, dancer VARNERCOLO, AUD1E AND FOX tan i. v.sSBmm.mSM as bast nnd view tha many exhibits and witness the aerial demon- The prodigious B-M. jrin be on display to the public'' The F-lOt, with a speed exceed- 1 ilng 14)00 m.ph.

and tha F-103. CHANUTE. I1L Thousands of youngsters like the ones abova, will have mn opportunity to inspect more than 30 diffeefU type aircraft during tha eighth annual Armed Forces Day weekend cele- ration, May M-19 at Chanute AFB, ni. Mora than lOOXKW vis- tort are expected to ttolt the delta wing fighter super- sonic speed will also be open to the public. 8 mm DS1U Mb Says Soviet Couple May Leave Four Sons in U.

S. I with their parents for a "trial period" this summer "to see if they can If we can rehabilitate the fam- story of a lovable lng ily, we wUl return the children." drunkard. Clayton declared at the hearings Return of the ehildren would hinge on the success of the "trial peri- od." he said. Yixst The children' are Richard; 10, im Spirit or ST. LOUIS George.

Paul, 7, and Peter, I jj months. Richard and George live at the Central Baptist Chlldrena Home in suburban Lake Villa. Paul lives In a foster home In Chicago. '2 Peter to with hto parents, None of the boys has seen Rus- sla. Richard has said he prefers to stay in the United States.

The boys were made wards of the Family Court, after tha par 5 ents were placed in the Chicago 8tate Hospital in! 1853; Mrs. Kot i mln Wis released In 1954 and Kost- mln was itleased conditionally In MGM's all-star "Mystery Street," ea ABC-TV every Sunday night, starting If minutes earlier than Ed Sullivan rand 8teve Allen. The reason for the timing of both shows is obvious. CBS is out to bury NBC's Co mo and ABO hopes to dig twin any overseas information service in competition with press associ Uons or other private news sen-cies. The bill went back to the House for adjustment of differences witn unanimous Appropriations sub committee recommendation that the USIA be turned back to the State Department through separ ate legislation.

Johnson dominated debate as he got exactly what he asked for in the $563,085,203 bill which allowed USIA $904100,000. This was $53,800,000 less than the propaganda agency originally sought, and $13,900,000 less than: the House' voted it. fXT3TJtr I txaii ClNCMASCOPE 11 Last Times Toniahf J0t CCttTIMY rim iPLsLTUU CHICAGO An attorney to day said ha to "trying to dis suade" a Russian couple froto leav their children In foster homes in the United States when the leouple returns to the U. 8. 8.

R. "I'm- afraid they plan to leave soon, even If means leaving their I children behind," attorney Stephen Lovasaid. Love said hs would know later today "for sure" about the Intentions of his clients, George Koa- mln. 84. and hU wife.

Naoejda, Wednesday, a Judge turned down the Koxmins' plea to take their four young sons immediately Jor their return to Russia. Instead, Judge John H. Clayton Jr. of Fam ily Court decided to retain custody of the ehildren. The children now aro wards of the oourfc But Judge Clayton outlined a plan to allow the ehildren to live Rev.

Walker Speeks At Suilfvsrt Commencement it tk. Urn JasarMl UstsUslta SULLIVAN, III Rev. E. Jerry Walker, of St. James Church, Chicago, will be speaker at the nth annual commence ment- exercises at Sullivan High school On May 34.

resident of the Board of Edu cation. W. E. Elder will award diplomas, at the exercises which will start at p. m.

(CDT). and Marvin Rice, high school principal, win present other awards and the class. Baccalaureate win be held on May 1 at CDT)J with Rev. 0.1 Long ton of wis cnurcu of God, delivering the aermon. "Life's Most Rewarding Rev.

James HuH'wul offer the InvooaUoa. Rev. Richard Krell will present the scripture reading, and Clifford Rust will have charge of benediction. 1 Gover to Speak Jim Cover will speak on the causes of automobile Insurance rate Increases, at the regular meeting of the Rotary Club Monday at the Hotel U.A. Orant.

"Beowulf," an eplo probably written about-750 A. is consid ered the greatest Anglo-Saxon The yard Originally was defined by royal decree" as the length Of the arm of King Henry X. Number of radios In the United States Increased from, 81,000,000 to in a ten-year period. MURPHY KimiIRAKTt IMERSON Itff D0M(U ft wi iiiiiititiiii TrIIIa Mr. and Mrs.

Billy Morgan bad as recent Sunday dinner guests, Mr and Mrs. Lyle Randolph, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Morgan. Charles Mor.

gait. David, Billy, Danny and Ann i LMrs. Ivah Brown was a recent raday dinner guest of Mrs. Ida Brady. They visited in the after noon with Mr.

and Mrs. Bruce Alexander of near Neogs, Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Brown of Mattoon recently visited Mr. and.

Mrs. Lerrv Green and son. Mr. ana Mrs. Kooen voit nave returned home after a week's visit in Salina, Kan with relatives.

Mrs. Lena Davis and Mrs. Datoy Barger are visiting In Champaign with Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wheeler.

sfra. Mollte Drum of Chariaaton Is visiting her sister Mrs. Hulbert Landrus. Sunday guests -at the Landrus home; were Ralph Parker and -daughter, arid 'Myrtle Ueberg, all of Charleston. Mrs.

Gladys Welch and son of Mattoon Lrlsited- later in the week, Mrs. Carrie Brown epenl i te cent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Glenna -Jones of i iljP ot hat ye lJrr5 iUrIF SOPHIA. IAD0WEBB IOREN BlOToat bcBvoa wa'ra avar Mon! With hugo pwded purchoM wa bought out tha mafluiactum'a wattM Mock at a tntnoodou 80 acnrincjl PoUahad aluminum lcm atA freno (won't rust!) with color-fal durable), wcrtrprool plcdd Saran platHe Six Uaa. iturdr ctalor brae.

loem fry BOYONADOIr bin mm ClNBrviASeoPls color by oi luxc Mr and, Mrs-T Edgar Harden; oL" Lerna spent a recent Wednesday evening with Mr. Carrie Brown Mr. and Mrs. Donald Jones tod i children of Denver. Colo, are via- long at the home of his Harold Jones.

STARTS FRIDAY. F037DAYS 'U qcdxIi Miss Lena Davis recently visited In Toledo with Mrs. Beulah Green Noble Mitchell of Chicago re- cently visited hi mother, Mrs. ma MltchelL Mr. jand Mrs.

Bernard Romaci of near Mattaa visited recently with Mr. and Mxa. Boyoe R'inack, Want Ads Pay.

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