Club Proposes 80 Miles of New Highways
The Chicago Motor Club urged Illinois to build 800 plus miles of limited access highways funded by a 1.2 billion dollar 30 year revenue bond. A one cent rise in gasoline tax and two cents in diesel fuel tax would finance the plan, with routes proposed across northern Illinois and a possible expansion of the Tollway system.
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Rockford, Ill
Illinois
Chicago Motor Club
Matthew
C. Sielski
Minois Highway Study Commission
Sielski
Dennis Collins
Motor Club
Collins
Springfield
The
Rockford
Dubuque
Sugar Grove
Moline
U.S
Club
Chicago
Toy Guns Dump Sparks Maine Toy Wholesaler's Stand
Payson Sawyer a Maine toy wholesaler plans to dump an inventory of 10 000 toy guns after vowing not to distribute toy weapons to stores anymore. The decision follows concerns about toy violence and store safety.
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Falmouth, Maine
Payson Sawyer
Maine
Museums Association Reports Five Thousand Members
The American Association of Museums now lists 4 595 members across the museum sector. The count reflects a broad range of institutions including national museums regional centers and specialized venues.
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The
American Association of Museums
Mistrial Declared In Wyoming Coed Kidnapping Case
In Denver a federal court jury deadlocked after 14 hours of deliberation, prompting a mistrial in the Chicago youths case over Irene Margaret Kelly a University of Wyoming student. Michael McNamara 20 and Arthur Bernstein 18 faced separate trials with Bernstein’s proceeding set to begin later. Kelly testified the pair abducted her at gunpoint from a university lot and forced her to drive to Fort Collins where she escaped.
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Denver
Colo
Chicago
University of Wyoming
McNamara
Miss Kelly
Fort Collins
Bernstein
Tibet’s Plateau Before 1950 Communist Entry
Before China’s 1950 advance, the mountain guarded plateau spanned 480000 square miles and housed about three million people.
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China
Tibet
Casualties in Vietnam Take Dip Last Week
Saigon AP dispatch reports U S casualties eased in the week ending last Saturday. 299 Americans killed in action and 2 220 wounded, the lowest weekly American death toll in two months while South Vietnamese losses rose slightly. 262 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese were captured and 1 819 enemy combatants killed by allied forces.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Dismiss Suit on UnAmerican Activities
A three judge U.S. District Court panel dismissed a suit challenging the constitutionality of the House Committee on Un American Activities. The panel ruled hearings were legitimate legislative activity, with Judge Walter J. Cummings dissenting.
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Chicago
House Committee On UN- American Activities
U.S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Alexander J. Napoli
Walter J. Cummings
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jeremiah Stamler
Chicago Board of Health
Yolanda F. Hall
Milton Cohen
Congress
House Committee
Illinois
Opposes Closing Of Freak Shows at North Carolina Fair
A 15-year-old girl urged halting the state fair freak show stirring opposition from Harvey L. Boswell, a paraplegic who runs sideshows in Canada. Carol Grant of Raleigh pressed State Agriculture Commissioner Jim Graham, who considered eliminating the midway. Boswell wrote urging preservation of livelihoods for workers.
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Raleigh, N. C
Canada
Jim Graham
Graham
Harvey L. Boswell
Wilson
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Carol Grant
Raleigh
Boswell
Paul Cable
E. Jefferson
Bowmans
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Famous Brands
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Morris
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