Illinois lawmakers settle on May first Tuesday primary
The Senate Elections Committee approved moving Illinois statewide primary from March to May first. The House version matched, ending months of date haggling. A separate bill to require party declaration 28 days before the primary passed committee 7-5.
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Springfield
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UPI
Illinois
Senate Elections Committee
House
Senate
Philip Rock
Chicago
New car sales dip but outlook remains positive
Auto industry analysts note June deliveries for six weeks ending June 10 will total about 148000 cars, down from 168261 last year but within 12 percent. They say May's pace was stronger and June may show typical seasonal decline yet still signals a potential upturn for Detroit.
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Detroit
UPI
U.S
Train derails injures three near Cache River
Four engines of a Chicago and Eastern Illinois coal train slid off a trestle near West Vienna Illinois. Two crewmen from Salem were treated and released. Engineer George McCombs of Marion remained hospitalized for observation with back and side pains.
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West Vienna
Ill
UPI
Chicago
Bond proposes record $791 million Illinois road program
Illinois Transportation Secretary Langhorne M. Bond said the department plans a record $791 million road program for the coming fiscal year. He cited an unexpected $331.5 million release in federal highway funds as pivotal. Without that funding, the program would be in critical condition due to falling gas tax revenues and other factors. The plan envisions $56.6 million in state road funds dedicated to the program.
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Springfield
UPI
Illinois
Langhorne M. Bond
Bond
General Assembly
Walker
Campaign to Save Slough Could Aid Major State Purchase
A nonprofit group plans to raise 400000 in private gifts to help Illinois acquire Little Black Slough, a 2515 acre tract in Johnson County owned by Westvaco. The buy would be the largest in the state Department of Conservation history, with possession targeted for September 1975 and open to canoeing and nature study.
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Chicago
UPI
Little Black Slough
Johnson Conty
State Department of Conservation
Department
Tony Dean
Westvaco Corp
Dean
Conservation Department
Gripping Cold at Grant Inauguration of 1863
President Ulysses S. Grant faced 16 degree temperatures and 40 mile per hour winds at his first inauguration. West Point cadets fainted from the cold while guests at the inaugural ball danced in heavy coats as champagne froze solid.
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Ulysses S. Grant
West Point
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