Illinois officials urge tax reform at state government conference
The Illinois Assembly on State Government calls for a constitutional revision to allow graduated income tax and broadening the sales tax. More than 40 leaders from government, business, labor, education, agriculture, law and press attended the three day conference in Monticello. Finance director M. H. Hollingsworth and State Sen. George Drach argued current revenues suffice, while Prof. H. Kenneth Allen predicts income taxes on individuals and corporations within a decade.
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Monticello
Ill
Ilinois Assembly
M. H. Hollingsworth
George Drach
Springfield
H. Kenneth Allen
University of Illinois
Illois
Allen
Frondizi Elected Argentina President in Landslide
Arturo Frondizi, a left wing Radical, won Argentina’s first free presidential election in over a decade. His victory drew support from Peronists and other factions amid a record eight million voters. He pledged blanket amnesty for all Peronists and said Congress would pass a general amnesty law. Peron hailed the win from exile and hinted at a possible return, while Frondizi denied direct talks with the Reds and signaled openness to Peronist influence.
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Buenos Aires
Arturo Frondizi
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Frondizi
Ricardo Balbin
Radical Party
Balbin
Peron
Radical
Congress
Dominican Republic
Reds
320 Beds for Mentally Ill Ready March 1
Springfield Illinois Gov Stratton announced 320 additional beds for mentally ill patients will be ready March 1 at Galesburg State Research Hospital to ease overcrowding. A million dollar modernization adds 256 adult beds from other state hospitals and 64 child beds by about June 1.
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Springfield
Ill
Stratton
Galesburg State Research Hospital
Want Ads Through a Keyhole Five Room Ground Floor Apt for Rent
Want ads list a five room ground floor apartment for rent and a first floor air conditioned office for rent. Also offered is a good grade Hereford bull for sale and a man wanted to help wreck a house.
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Man
Wreck House
Today's students better in many ways says Purdue official
Purdue University official J. R. Mitchell told 9 000 public school administrators that today’s high school students show higher achievement than in the past. He compared past schooling to Wright's first airplane and noted that the real change is in education, not students, with broader curricula and more youths pursuing advanced studies.
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ST. Louise
Purdue University
J. R. Mitchell
Mitchell
Former Governor Green Laid To Rest In Chicago Funeral
Officials and friends gather for the funeral of former Illinois governor Green at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. James in Chicago. Pallbearers include Lt. Gov. John Chapman and Dr. Raymond White. honorary pallbearers feature Sen. Everett M. Dirk and others. Green, a 1941 1949 governor born in Indiana, died after a battle with lung cancer. He is survived by his widow Mabel, two daughters, and a sister.
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Green
Chicago
Presbyterian - St. Luke’s Hospital
Episcopal Cathedral of St. James
North Side
Rosehill Cemetery
John Chapman
Edwin Doerr
Frank O. Frisk
T. P. Sullivan
Illinois Safety Department
Raymond White
Stuart List
The
Chicago American
Everett M. Dirk
Illinois
William Stratton
Richard Daley
Mabel
Daley
Gloria
Nancy Gilbert
Alexandria
Mary Shearer
Ligonier
Ind
United States
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois Area Plans Storm Warnings
About 200 people gathered with the Southern Illinois Civil Defense Association in ANA to back a regional storm warning system. The plan would use radio links between police and civilian workers and create a brain-center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale to give residents 15 to 20 minutes' notice of tornado danger. Merle G. Moore compared the system’s life saving potential to an air raid warning and outlined expected radio relay steps from Weather Bureau reports to county authorities for timely action after Dec 18 tornadoes killed 14 and injured hundreds.
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Weather Bureau
Illinois
Threat to the American newspaper warns editors at winter meeting
Tampa Tribune editor warns of a dangerous triple threat to press freedom at a winter gathering of the Florida editors group. He cites secrecy in government and a trend toward restrictive records as evidence of growing pressure on newspapers.
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Chicago
W. M. Newton Jr
Tampa
Fla
Tribune
Newton
Freedom of Information Committee of
Sigma
Delta Chi
Tland Daily Press Assn
Washington
Khrushchev
Russia
Weekend warmth with a warmer five day forecast ahead
The five day outlook calls for 10 to 14 degrees above normal temperatures with possible light showers Wednesday or Thursday. Water on thawed ground may cause lakes to form in back yards while Morris sees an after‑rain look. Tonight should be clear and mild with a low in the low 30s, and Tuesday is expected to reach near 50 after yesterday’s 51 high and night low of 34.
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Morris
Los Angeles
Pyatt
Fangio Kidnapping Sends Cuban Grand Prix Looming
Juan Fangio was abducted from Havana’s Hotel Lincoln by two gunmen linked to Fidel Castro and released 16 hours later near Havana. Police tightened guards on the race, with 24 drivers protected and 9 Americans, as organizers faced security doubts and a volatile crowd.
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Havana
Juan Fangio
Malecon
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Fulgencio Batista
Marcelo Giambertone
Joe Brown
Lincoln
Brown
Orlando Echevarria
Associated Press
Batista
Roberto Fernandez Miranda
National Sports Commission
Castro
Malecon Racing Course
Five Agricultural Economists to Testify on Aid to Rural Areas
Five agricultural economists testify before a Senate Banking Subcommittee on Sen Douglas bill to provide 100 million dollars in loans for low income rural and industrial areas. Testimony covers agricultural aspects and public facilities funding including water, sewers, and streets.
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Robert D. Novak
Washington
Senate Banking
Sen
Douglas
D-Ill
Senate
House
C. E. Bishop
North Carolina State University
Kenneth Parsons
University of Wisconsin
Eldon Smith
University of Kentucky
Walter J. Wills
Southern Illinois University
Vernon Ruttan
Purdue University
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New England
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Upper Peninsula
Michigan
Dulles Warns of Communist Political Economic War
Secretary of State Dulles told Congress the danger from international communism’s political economic warfare exceeds that of open armed attack. He urged renewing the Trade Agreements Act to help the U S economy and free world strength against the Communist threat. He warned Soviet economic warfare aims to isolate the United States and gain economic and political dominance.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Eisenhower
Republic
House
Ways and Means Committee
America
United States
New Voter Registrations Reported In Grundy County
Grundy County clerk Nels Nelson reports 111 new registrations and 124 transfers in Grundy County by noon. March 10 is the last day to register. Voters may register at the Clerk's Office or deputy offices in precincts. changes of name age 21 by April 8 1958 require registration. movements between precincts or addresses also require transfers.
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Nels Nelson
Grundy
Nelson
Grundy County
South Florida Returns to Tourist Boom After Cold Spell
Miami area wakes to bright sun as hotels airlines railroads and beaches report a weekend surge in visitors. More than 100000 bathers filled Dade County beaches with 35000 at Miami Beach, the season’s largest crowd, as warm weather ends a period of chilly conditions.
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Miami
Fla
South Florida
Dade County
Miami Beach
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