Illinois Vetoes Legislators Pay Increase Bill
Gov Breation vetoed a $1000 annual pay raise for Illinois lawmakers, keeping salaries at $5000 and saving about $235000 yearly. He also signed Cook County revenue bonds for Chicago area expressways and vetoed $20000 for a statue of Rep. Adolph Sabath. A bill creating a metropolitan authority to fund a 34 million dollar Chicago lakefront convention hall passed amid a filibuster, with bonds repaid from state horse race taxes.
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Cook County
Chicago
Adolph. J. Sabiath
Lake Rant
General Assembly
Metropolitan, Fair and Exposition Authority
Kiwanians Plan Dinner Meeting at Bethany Church
Kiwanis members will host a chicken dinner next Monday evening at Bethany Church northeast of the city. Walter Haynes, club president, said several members will travel July 13 to the Boy Scout Camp northwest of the city for a work party with Ralph Brown in charge.
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Anderson Kiwanis Club
Bethany Church
Walter Haynes
Boy Scout
Ralph Brown
Labor Head Says Employment Up and Wage Fight
Labor Secretary Mitchell reports a new high in employment and predicts a strong year for American labor. Congress pushes minimum wage higher with House approval 21-0, while a GOP bid for 90 cents fails, Senate favoring 75 cents with a March 1 start date.
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Timoun
Mitchell
Congress
House Labor Committee
Disenhower
Senate
House
Guests Feted At Devine Dinner
A family dinner at Mrs. Goldie DeVine home Sunday brought together Mr and Mrs Walter Bevine and daughter Mr and Mrs Bert Minnear and children Mr and Mrs Omer Tinney and son Mrs Jean DeVine and Miss Linda Bracks Orestes Out of town guests included Mr and Mrs Frank DeVine and children Elza Sowder Munele and Frank Branum Alexandria Mr and Mes Charris Weaver were holiday guests of Mr and the Burney Wilson Soopston I Mrs Everett Judd visited Tuesday with Mrs Kelly Rawlings Mechanicsburg Mira Hawlings is here with the mumps Mr and Mrs Omer Smock of Alexandria were Wednesday evening guests of Mr and Mrs Von Hocker and family
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Orestus
Goldie DeVine
Hosel
Walter Bevine
Bert Minnear
Omer Tigney
Som
Jean DeVine
Linda Bracks
Orestes
Frank DeVine
Elza Sowder
Munele
Frank Branum
Alexandria
Mes
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the Burney Wilson
Soopston
Everet( Judd
Tueday
Kelly Rawlings
Mechanicsburg
Mira Hawlings
Omer Smock
Mr. von Hocker
Massive 1956 Operation Alert Planned Across Government
White House outlines tentative 1956 exercise involving all three branches in Washington. 15,000 federal workers run mock bomb evacuation drills as mobilization chief Flemming studies contingency actions beyond mutual aid. Agencies to test permanent relocation sites. tests planned between November 15 and January 15 ahead of a larger 1958 operation. Congress and Supreme Court may participate in joint relocation drills.
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Washington
White House
Hisenhower
Wader
Arthur S. Flemming
Eisenhower
Congress
Supreme Court
Flemming
Court
Senate
House
Executive Branch
Givi
Gas Blast Destroys Oil Rig After Abandoned Mine Explodes
An explosion from abandoned coal mine workings wrecked the Sutton No. 1 oil test rig near Elvorado Illinois injuring two drilling crewmen Wayne Robbins superintendent Hose Austin Drilling Corp and others. Equipment damage estimated at 100000 to 150000. The derrick and motor works were destroyed and a fire burned for hours. Crew members Wendell Lynn and Glenn Tren Shaw of Carmi were treated at Ferrell Hospital with Lynn reported in critical condition.
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Elvorado
Wayne Robbins
Hose-Austin Drilling Corp
Sutton No
Here
John Blelle
Wendell
Lynn
Glenn Tren
Shaw
Bol
Carmi
Ferrell Hospital
Lyhn
Foreign Aid Bill Passes Senate and House to Eisenhower
The Senate and House completed action on a 3.2898 billion foreign aid authorization and sent it to President Eisenhower. The measure is 123 million dollars short of his requests. actual funding must be approved by both houses. The final draft alters defense funds and uses unallocated Spain allocations. The House vote was 262 to 120.
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Washington
Senate
House
Eisenhower
Tous
Spain
Chicago Officials Weigh Half Cent City Sales Tax
A proposed city ordinance would introduce a half-cent city sales levy in Chicago. Sponsored by Mayor Richard J. Daley, the plan seeks a permanent tax with time limits, though Daley cautions it is not final. The 1935 Illinois Legislature empowered city councils to levy a half-cent sales tax without a referendum. Delivery Service Sears Liquor Store 538 W. Bir Ph. 2-7013.
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Chicagora
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Illinois
Sears Liquor Store
W. Bir
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