Township Bills Passed Go To Governor
Springfield reports bills to fix township government passed the Senate and go to the governor. Changes include three member town boards replacing Justices of the Peace, ex-officio members, election site rules, and raising highway spending without county approval. Other measures cover tavern appeals, delinquent male ages, driver training funds, a Chicago campus university police force, and election night office hours.
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Springfield
Ill
Legislative Commission
Senate
House
State Liquor Control Commission
Chicago
University of Illinois
Grundy County 4-H Fair Drive Nears End
The Grundy County 4-H Fair capital fund drive nears completion after a short solicitation period. Funds support this year's show at Mazon Fair Grounds August 4 5 and 6 and serve as a revolving fund for future years. Reports urged from 300 Club workers at the county extension office.
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Grundy County
Iven
Robert Purdue
4-H Assn
Mazon Fair Grounds
Fair Association Board
Purdue
Legislature Near Midnight Adjournment After Long Session
Springfield Illinois lawmakers push to finish some 600 bills including liquor tax increase and Korean bonus while hoping to adjourn between 3 am and 6 am. Dispute continues over two year school aid funding with House backing 262 per pupil and Senate backing 250.
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Charles Whalen
Springfield
Ill
General Assembly
Senate House
House
Senate
Stratton
Chicago to Glitter for Queen in Royal Welcome
Chicago readies a 13 hour royal visit for Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip in tribute to the St Lawrence Seaway dedication. City crews work overtime as 21 gun salute, parade, motorcade and 600 man guard honor the royal party.
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Chicago
Naval Academy Midshipmen
Col
Jack Reilly
Richard J. Daley
Elizabeth
Prince Philip
St. Lawrence Seaway
Soviet Exhibition Opens as Kozlov Tours New York
The 42 day Soviet scientific and cultural exhibit opened in Manhattan's Coliseum with Frol Kozlov touring with Ike. Nixon spoke on tensions and a trade pitch is planned in Washington with Eisenhower Herter. The six acre display features Sputnik models and Soviet cars priced at 6000 to 7000 dollars.
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New York
Kremlin
Frol R. Kozlov
Richard M. Nixon
Kozlov
Anastas I. Mikoyan
Soviet Union
Washington
United States
Eisenhower
Christian A. Herter
Coliseum
Columbus Circle
Manhattan
Outer Space
Moscow
New York City
Mikhail Menshikov
U. S
A. N. Manzhuko
New York Coliseum
Michigan man killed in Route 66 crash near Gardner
Ray mond E. Davis 47 of Kalamazoo died when his tractor trailer rear ended a parked Moore truck under the Gardner overpass on Route 66. Fred Moore of LeRoy escaped injury as his truck was shoved 50 feet. Davis left behind a wife and a son in the armed forces.
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Grundy County
Raymond E. Davis
Kalamazoo
Mich
U. S. Rte. 66
Gardner Blacktop
Fred Moore
LeRoy
M. C. Slater Trucking Co
St. Louis
Davis
MacNamara Motor Express
Hansen Funeral Home
Gardner
Moore
Robert Niles
Jack O'Hagan
Hammond
Ind
Gardner Road
McNamara Motor Express
John E. G. Olson
Cancer Fund Now Totals Over $2 700
Walter Hundt announced the Grundy county American Cancer Society fund has $2 789 in donations toward a $3 000 goal. Mrs. E. Carr heads a nominating committee with Dr. R. R. Smyk and Miss Nora Bare. Mrs. Chester Hunt reports six bed patients furnished dressings and bedpads. film showings and area meetings are planned with dates in Pontiac and Coal City.
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Walter Hundt
Grundy County
American Cancer Society
E. Carr
R. R. Smyk
Nora Bare
Harry Howland
Gardner
Chester Hunt
Morris Presbyterian Church
Pontiac
Coal City
Study High Court Security System Ruling
Government officials studied changes to security screening of three million defense plant workers after a Supreme Court ruling found the program unauthorized. The ruling does not affect government employees or private plant workers without secret access.
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Washington
Supreme Court
New York
Lady Chatterly
Morris Couple Seek 150 000 Damages in Suit
Marion Lyons and her husband Orville Lyons of Morris filed in Grundy County Circuit Court for 150 000 dollars against Ottawa engineers Francis E. Sexton and Robert H. Renwick. The complaint says Mrs Lyons suffered permanent injuries when her car hit a ditch after swerving to avoid a stake placed on Pine Bluff road. She was hospitalized eight weeks and now wears a brace. The accident occurred April 15 1959 and the suit cites negligence.
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Grundy County
Marion Lyons
Orville Lyons
Rural
Morris
August B. Black
Francis E. Sexton
Robert H. Renwick
Ottawa
Lyons
Heavy showers end heat spell in Grundy county
A Monday night storm broke a heat and drought in Grundy county with 8:30 p.m. rainfall. Pyatt station logged 0.86 inch and Ray Webb 1.17 inches in the city. Light hail reported in places, no damage. Forecast calls for more thundershowers today and tonight, with Wednesday partly cloudy and warmer. High Monday 79, fell to 60, 9 a.m. today was 70.
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Grundy County
Pyatt
Ray Webb
St. Louis
Air Force jet crashes into Okinawa schoolhouse
A pilotless U S Air Force jet struck Ishikawa school and residential areas near Naha killing 21 and injuring about 100. Most victims were Okinawans including 60 schoolchildren. Fire destroyed 30 houses as crowds rushed the scene amid political protests in Tokyo and a planned investigation by Lt Gen Robert W Burns.
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Naha
Okinawa
Ishikawa
U. S
Park East
Tokyo
Japanese Socialist Party
Robert W. Burns
5Th Air Force
Sheriff Warns of Heavy Traffic Ahead During July 4 Holiday
Grundy County Sheriff Edward Wilt warns motorists to expect extreme traffic and higher accident risk during the 54 hour Independence Day holiday. He urges participation in the statewide Traffic Condition Yellow alert to adjust driving habits as the governor had issued the alert.
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Grundy
Edward Wilt
William G. Stratton
Wilt
Haile Selassie Visits Moscow During Official Soviet Tour
Emperor Haile Selassie arrived in Moscow for a two week stay on an official visit and called on Premier Khrushchev. He also met President Klementi Voroshilov according to Moscow radio reports.
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London
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Soviet Russia
Khrushchev
Moscow
Klementi Vrotshilov
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