Illinois House approves 3 cent sales tax for schools
In Springfield the Illinois House voted 92 to 70 to raise the sales tax to 3 cents, earmarked for state aid to grade and high schools over two years. The measure, likely to be signed by Governor Stratton, faced heavy debate and party divisions with support from downstate Democrats and some Republicans defecting.
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Stan Kowen
Springfield
V. William Stratton
House
General Assembly
Cook County
William Clark
Chicago
Paul Powell
Powell
GOP
Clark
Steelworkers To Resume Negotiations
NEW YORK The Steel workers Union agrees to resume contract talks with the industry bargaining team led by U S Steel Corp Vice President R Conrad Cooper. Union president David J McDonald warned he will walk out again if concessions are not granted and urged direct talks with top steel executives after fruitless sessions.
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New York
Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
McDonald
U. S. Steel Corp
Conrad Cooper
Want Ads: Furnished rooms and homes for rent
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Community ASC Elections Under Way
Russell Huston announces mailed ballots for Grundy County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation community elections. Committeemen take office August 3 and serve until next year. voting by mail or in person due July 6 at Morris ASC office. Eligibility requires farm interest and participation in programs or sugar payments.
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Russell Huston
Grundy County
Two Cars Damaged In Route 47 Crash
Dozing at the wheel caused a two car collision on Route 47 a quarter mile south of the Illinois river bridge Chief Deputy Gerald Bitner reported Harold Thomson of Mazon drifted into the opposite lane and struck John Driscoll of Chicago The left sides of both cars sustained considerable damage but neither driver was injured. Driscoll pulled over to the right but could not avoid the crash.
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Illinois River Bridge
Gerald Bitner
Harold Thomson
Mazon
John Driscoll
Chicago
Bitner
Driscoll
Weather Outlook for Grundy County With Scattered Thunderstorms
Partly cloudy hot humid conditions persisted in Grundy County with little chance of rainfall. Forecasters noted scattered thundershowers in extreme northwest areas and a Friday high of 97 degrees at Pyatt Weather Station, with a 74 degree low. At 9 am the temperature was 84 degrees and expected to rise toward the upper 90s.
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Grundy County
Pyatt
Return of State Shintoism Alarm in Japan
J Newland Pfaff, head of the Japan Bible Christian Council, warns in Yamani that some Liberal Democratic leaders push toward restoring official Shinto and emperor worship, risking curtailment of civil and religious liberties and a return to the prewar emperor system. Shinto officials dispute the claim, noting that Shinto adherents total 79 million with many also identifying as Buddhist or Christian.
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Kenneth Ishii
Tokyo
Japan
J. Newland Pfaff
Japan Bible Christian Council
Yam
Ani
Pfaff
Liberal-Democratic Party
Ise Grand Shrine
Mecca
Central
Amaterasu
Ise Shrine
Shinto Shrine Administration
Plane Crash in Italy Kills 68 on Constellation
A U Sairline Constellation en route to Chicago disintegrated in a thunderstorm near Milan. Italian authorities and U S experts sealed a three mile debris zone while investigating possible lightning, weather or mechanical failure as the cause.
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Milan
Italy
U.S
TWA
Salvatore Petrucci
Here
Malpensa
Swiss Alps
Paris
Chicago
O’hare
Governor Earl Long Begins Rest After Psychiatric Treatment
Gov Earl Long, released from two mental hospitals after 27 days confinement, will follow a team of psychiatrists for about a week of rest in a country motel. He plans to resume campaigning, saying he could do 100 speeches next fall. A doctors’ team ordered rest and barred press contact and nonessential visitors. Mrs Long and Sen Russell Long are mentioned in context of the governor’s political conflicts.
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Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Covington
Long
State Hospital Board
Jesse Bankston
Charles Belcher
Southeast Louisiana
Mandeville
Sen
Russell Long
Directive speeds up river lock operations for small craft
The U S Army Corps of Engineers introduces a one year trial directive to speed up Illinois river lockages for pleasure boats. It allows combined locking with commercial tows when safe and limits waiting to three lockages for commercial vessels while pleasure crafts go through. Hazardous cargo tows are excluded.
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Morris
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Illinois River
Defendant seeks bond reduction in mail theft case
The defendant in a mail theft case asked to lower bond from 2000 to 500, saying he owes his bondsman 400 on bad checks. U. S. District Judge Dave W. Ling took the request under advisement.
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Phoenix, Ariz
U. S
Dave W. Ling
Dwight Wins Water Fight Championship at Summer Festival
Dwight firemen won the final round at Gould park earning a $100 prize and a large trophy. Gardner firemen finished second for $50, Yorkville placed third for $35, and Ransom was fourth with $15. Imperial Shows donated trophies and cash prizes and sponsored the week long festival on Union Street. A matinee with reduced ride prices and two bicycles giveaway were planned as part of the event.
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Dwight
Morris Fire Department
Gould Park
Gardner
Yorkville
Imperial
Union Street
Park
Burglary At Mazon Office Targets Doctor's Practice
The office of Dr. W. F. Breisch in Mazon was broken into and a small amount of cash taken. Entry was gained by breaking the front door glass between 11:00 p.m. Friday and 7:00 a.m. today. No other items were stolen.
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W. F. Breisch
Mazon
Sheriff's Office
Compromise Tax Bill Maintains Taxes Through June 1960
Washington reports a compromise tax bill would extend current taxes for six months and delay any rate cuts until June 30 1960. It would not alter long distance phone tolls but would phase in a half rate reduction for passenger transportation if Congress does not renew full rates. The plan preserves wartime corporate taxes and excise taxes for now, aligning with the 1960 budget.
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B. L. Livingstone
Washington
Senate
House
Congress
Senate Houe
Joliet Man Drowns in Strip Mine Incident Near Coal City
Russell Brown age 42 of Joliet drowned in Pit Nine near Coal City while on a family picnic. Skin diver Roger Knight recovered the body after 21 hours of search by emergency squads. Coroner W Clark Davis to hold an inquest. funeral arrangements set at ONeill Funeral Home. Brown survived by wife four children and his father Jarvis Brown.
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Russell Brown
S. Reed St
Joliet
Coal City
Brown
Roger Knight
Wilmington
Braidwood
W. Clark Davis
O'Neill
Leo Austin
Austin
Davis
Browns
Knight
Mr. Brown
Mary Noon
Jarvis Brown
Elwood Township
Britannia delays due to fog during Canadian tour
Royal yacht Britannia faced a two hour delay on the St. Lawrence River as dense fog halted the visit to the Beauharnois Lock during Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip's six week Canada tour. The vessel later proceeded to Cote St. Catherine after ceremonies at the Seaway.
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United States
England
St. Lawrence Seaway
St. Lambert
Que
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth
Eisenhower
Christian Herter
U.S
St. Catherine Lock
Royal
Royal Yacht
Beauharnois Lock
St. Lawrence River
Britannia
Canada
St. Lawrence
Elizabeth
Cote St. Catherine
Cornwall
Ont
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Cornwall-Massena
N. Y
H Hoover
Grand Coulee
Columbia River
Washington State
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Illinois
Stratton
ASC
Castellanza
Mar
Royal Yacht Britannia
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