Fire Victims Receive Clothes After Destructive House Blaze
After a Monday fire destroyed the Pong home of James Stutts and his eight children, the family received an outpouring of clothing and assistance. They secured a new house and plan to move this weekend. The blaze, likely caused by faulty wiring, woke the family as their four year old daughter Bonnie Jean alerted them. They escaped with only a cedar chest of belongings. other children were at school.
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DICK NORRISH
Intelligencer
James Stutts
Stutts
Pong
St. Louis
Bonnie Jean
Nancy Sue
Red Cross
Warren Clevenger
Bill to Stop IPAC Birth Control Plans
Springfield report notes 18 senators sponsor a bill to bar the Illinois Public Aid Commission from dispensing contraceptives or information on them. The measure, tied to last year’s IPAC actions and a prior resignation, could ignite a partisan fight over IPAC appointments and birth control policy.
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Bill
IPAC
SPRINGFIELD
UPI
Illinois
Morgan Finley
Chicago
Mllnois Public Aid Commission
Finley
James Cleary
Arnold Maremont
commission
Senate
Tshombe Gets Big Welcome
Katanga President Moise Tshombe, freed from U.N. house arrest, arrived in Mokambo to meet aides and rally thousands of Katangese. His motorcade bypassed a U.N. armored column as officials reported attempts to govern from Elisabethville and Masso. Reports describe sabotage on bridges and rail lines amid ongoing Kasai tribal warfare with hundreds of deaths reported.
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PETER LYNCH
United Press International
MOKAMBO
Katanga
The Congo
UPL
Moise Tshombe
United Nations
Tshombe
U.N
Elisabethville
Northern Rhodesia
Godefroid Munongo
Kasai
Leopoliville
Democrats Feud After Liberal House Victory
Washington based Democrats in the House feud over vacancies on the Ways and Means Committee after routing Kennedy’s conservative foes in the first test of the new Congress. The fight could shape Kennedy’s Medicare program for the aged and will be settled by 258 Democrats at a caucus Monday before the State of the Union. Kennedy’s address to a joint session will be carried nationwide.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
House
Kennedy
Congress
Ways & Means Committee
Senate
Tavern License Granted for Lesko's Near Madison
Lesko's tavern in an unincorporated area near Madison will receive a 1963 liquor license after a county liquor commission hearing. The panel issued a warning to untimely renewals, noting 28 licenses issued so far this year versus 147 last year. Gus Haller said the Jan 1 deadline has passed and licenses will be granted for those who renew and pay the $300 fee, with a prior grace period. The hearing also referenced prior incidents at the tavern including a shooting, a stabbing, and alleged liquor sales to a 19-year-old, prompting comments from State's Attorney Dick H. Mudge Jr. and Sheriff Barney Franudorf.
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Lesko
Madison
county liquor commission
Gus Haller
commission
liquor commission
Joseph Lesko
Haller
aj liquor board
Barney Franudorf
Dick H. Mudge Jr
Mudge
Weather: cloudy and colder with snow tonight and Friday
The forecast calls for cloudy conditions and a drop in temperatures through tomorrow. Occasional snow is expected tonight and Friday, with lows near 18 to 25 and daytime highs in the 20s. Edwardsville shows a daytime range from 39 to 34 by 1 PM.
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Edwardsville
Maremont Calls IPAC Plan Sociological Not Religious
In an exclusive interview IPAC Chairman Arnold Maremont argues the birth control program is a sociological measure, not a religious issue. He claims the plan can prevent thousands of births yearly in Cook County, cites cost savings, and discusses morality, fraud reduction, and education for the poor under public aid.
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Maremont
Wilneis Public Aid Commission
Arnold Maremont
MARGERY
United Press International
IPAC
Cook County Hospital
Illinois
Illinois State Police uniformed pay raises announced
Gov Otto Kerner announced raises for all uniformed Illinois State Police personnel. Troopers in first two years gain 40 dollars monthly, next two grades 25 dollars, others 15 dollars. He cited morale boosts and reduced resignations. Director Joseph Ragen said starting troopers often sought part time work to support families.
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SPRINGFIELD
UPI
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Kerner
County Already Governed By Legal Building Code
Madison County officials describe the proposed Madison County Zoning Ordinance as part of a broader building control plan. The county already enforces a building code drawn from BOCA requiring permits for new structures and alterations, with specific setback rules, fire district limits, and strict sewage and septic requirements, exempting agriculture from federal zoning.
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Madison County
ference of America
BOCA
Board of supervisors
state highway department
Real Property Assessment to Begin Soon in Madison County
Real estate assessors across Madison County will start work soon using county clerk books, with Edwardsville Township lead assessor Bruce Fiegenbaum noting quadrennial real estate evaluation after a five year shift to a calendar year. Assessors rely on state guides, experience, and farm capacity when valuing properties, with a new farm property record card introduced this year to track data for future comparisons.
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Madison County
Eulalia Hotz
Bruce C. Fiegenbaum
Edwardsville Township
Fiegenbaum
Sinois Department of Revenue
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Kolwezi
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Mecklinburg
N.C
philosphy
Lyndon Johnson
John McCormack
Carl Albert
White House
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Hubert Humphrey
STATE POLICE
B. J. WANDER
Mississippi
Massman Construction Co
Kansas City
Massman
H. H. Hall
East St. Louis
Nelson Construction Co
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