Illinois towns vote to cut city sales tax to four cents
Springfield reports at least 78 Illinois municipalities will implement a four cent city sales tax starting Monday or soon after. The Illinois Municipal League listed Allendale Arcola Antioch Blue Mound Blooming ton Clarendon Hills Cambria Carrollton Champaign Collinsville Cairo Chicago and many others among the local governments enacting the half cut levy.
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Springfield
Illinois
Illinois Municipal League
Allendale
Arcola
Antioch
Ashland
Atlanta
Benton
Bartonville
Blue Mound
Bloomington
Clarendon Hills
Cambria
Carrollton
Champaign
Collinsville
Cairo
Chicago
Creve Coeur
Chatsworth
Deerfield
Dwight
Decatur
Dixmoor
Dunoin
Danville
Effingham
East S. Louis
Earlville
Fox Lake
Forrest
Grayslake
Gibson City
Highland Park
Hoopeston
Highwood
Herrin
Homer
Hurst
Johnston City
Lake Zurich
Libertyville
Lincoln
Lincolnwood
Monticello
Marion
Morris
Mounds
Mattoon
Mundelein
Niles
Newman
Norris City
North Chicago
Newton
Ottawa
Pekin
Palmyra
Paxton
Pinckneyville
Rantoul
River
Argentine Boy Swims 63 Miles In Mississippi
A 14 year old Argentine schoolboy swam 63 miles on the Mississippi from St. Louis to near Ste Genevieve, 16 hours 39 minutes after starting at the waterfront. Roberto Maddalena Jr. emerged from the water and, with a boat party, began the upriver return. Antonio Abertondo, another Argentine, plans a 300 mile Mississippi swim to surpass John Sigmund’s 292 miles in 1949. Maddalena aims to swim the English Channel next month.
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Ste. Genevieve
Mississippi
St. Louis
Here
Roberto Maddalena Jr
Antonio Abertondo
John Sigmund
Sigmund
Abertondo
Maddalena
English Channel
Births at Good Samaritan Hospital three new daughters
Mr and Mrs Darrel Edward Sanders of Dix welcomed a daughter born at 6 25 this morning weighing 7 6 at Good Samaritan hospital. Mr and Mrs Donald L Atkins of Benton welcomed a daughter named Mary Annet born at 6 23 last night weighing 6 10 at Good Samaritan hospital. Mr and Mrs Kenneth Gilbert of Granite City welcomed a daughter named Kathy Renee born yesterday afternoon at 5 21 weighing 5 7 at Good Samaritan hospital.
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Darrel Edward Sanders
RFD
Dix
Good Samaritan Hospital
Donald L. Atkins
Benton
Mary
Granite City
Kathy Renee
Hospital Notes Good Samaritan Admissions and Discharges
Good Samaritan Hospital lists admissions for Mrs Georgia Ann Robinson Mrs Nora Irene El Uston Mrs Sophie Louise Heck DuBois Carl Stanley DeJournett Bluford Mrs Mable Lucille Gers bacher Mrs Ethel Orrila Dur am. Discharges include Miss Doris June Willis Mrs Violet Marie Miller Carl Victor Farmer Miss Dorothy Verlene Michaels Mrs Hattie Belle Woodward Emanuel Livanos Anthony Wayne Acuff William Thomas McGehee Jefferson Memorial admissions Miss Bonita Padget Pearl W Smith Discharged: Oscar Buchanan Zed Reynolds Darrell Savage.
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Good Samaritan
Georgia Ann Robinson
Nora Irene el- Uston
Sophie Louise Heck
DuBois
Carl Stanley DeJournett
Bluford
Mable Lucille Gersbacher
Ethel Orrila Duram
Doris June Willis
Violet Marie Miller
Carl Victor Farmer
Dorothy Verlene Michaels
Hattie Belle Woodward
Emanuel Livanos
Anthony Wayne Acuff
William Thomas McGehee
Jefferson Memorial
Bonita Padgett
Pearl W. Smith
Oscar Buchanan
Zed Reynolds
Darrell Savage
Meetings announced for two local groups
MEETINGS Varnell Rebekah Lodge No 296 will meet in regular session in the I O O F hall Thursday evening July 28 at 8 00 o clock Members urged to be present and visiting Rebekahs welcome Emily Goodin N G Naomi R Bogan Secretary Marine Corps League Auxiliary The Marine Corps League Auxiliary will meet tomorrow night July 28 at 7 30 in the home of Isabel Kates 524 south 18th street Frances Betljewski secretary
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Varnell Rebekah Lodge
Marine Corps League Auxiliary
Isabel Kates
South 18Th Street
Frances Betljewski
Dr G W Filberth Flies To Springfield And Back
Dr G W Filberth traveled to Springfield Illinois and returned this morning in a brief professional trip.
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G. W. Filberth
Springfield
Ill
Sergeant Who Robbed Bank Gets Probation
An Air Force sergeant who robbed an Ohio bank and confessed to a priest before admitting the crime in court was placed on 11 months probation. Judge Walsh noted the case as extraordinary and allowed Harney to repay the $1,921 stolen by delivering a note to the bank. Harney, 31, of Toledo, was based at Davis Monthan Air Force Base, and the FBI was informed after his Nogales confession.
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Tucson
Ariz
Air Force
Ohio
James A. Walsh
T. Set
Joseph Edward Harney
Toledo
Harney
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Nogales
Afres
Alphabet Out But Wheel Taxes Sell Slow Yearly Decline
Wheel tax decals sold slowly at city hall this week as the alphabetical system was dropped. Only 65 decals were bought yesterday, totaling 1,088, well below last year's pace. Car and truck owners may pay at city hall regardless of name with deadlines August 8 for cars and August 17 for trucks.
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City Hall
Harvester Workers Authorize Strike Over Negotiations
Two CIO United Auto Workers locals at International Harvester Co backed strike action in current talks. McCormick tractor works production workers Local 1308 voted 7 788 to 48 for strike action while Local 1012 office staff voted 1 778 to 48. Assistant director Raymond Shetterly called the move purely mechanical and a standard measure to protect workers if talks fail.
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Chicago
CIO
United Auto Workers Harvester
International Harvester Co
McCormick Tractor Works
McCormick
Raymond Shetterly
Harvester Department
Uaw-Cio
House Rejects Ike Road Bill in Narrow Vote
In Washington the House defeated President Eisenhower's multi billion dollar road program 184 to 178 amid a possible roll call. A rival Democratic plan funded by added automotive taxes over 16 years faced likely approval as Speaker Rayburn predicted final passage for the Democratic proposal after the Senate had already passed a financing free road bill.
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Associated Perens
Washington
House
Eisenhower
Rayburn
Tex
Senate
Plowing Champions to Represent U S in Sweden
Sen Thye said two national plowing champions from Illinois and Minnesota will compete in the world plowing organization matches at Uppsala Sweden this fall. John C Daniels Mulberry Grove and Robert C Erickson Minooka were last year’s Illinois winners and will be funded by the State Department via the International Educational Exchange Service. AH Larson Hayfield is national field chairman of the contest.
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Associated Press
Washington
Sen
Thye
R-Minn
Uppsala
Sweden
Olney
Ill
John C. Daniels
Mulberry Grove
Robert C. Erickson
Minooka
Erickson
Daniels
United States
Thyo
State Department
International Educational Exchange Service
AH Larson
Hayfield, Minn
Three Boys Admit Breaking Lights at City Softball Park
Three boys aged 9 11 and 12 told the Youth Development Committee they damaged 19 lights at the city softball park using B15 guns on Monday. Officials plan to consult with parents about restitution for 1500 watt bulbs valued at 57 dollars in total.
Grapes Bloom Second Time At Casey Vineyard
Ben Martin of 2227 Casey reports his grapes are blooming a second time this season on vines with maturing fruit. He has grown grapes at that address for 16 years and notes this is his first knowledge of a second bloom. He attributes it to unusually warm and wet weather.
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Ben Martin
Casey
Mr. Martin
Eisenhower Seeks Peaceful Flight Over U S
Eisenhower supports allowing peaceful Soviet and other flights over U S airspace while keeping sensitive sites under careful scrutiny. He described Geneva talks with Zhukov as highlighting collective leadership and a renewed peace effort. He refused full disclosure of plans yet endorsed a complete blueprint for exchange of military sites and limited aerial reconnaissance over areas deemed nonproductive to attack.
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Eisenhower
Talbott Faces Ethics Review Over Private Business Ties
President Eisenhower weighed Talbott's private Milligan management firm links to federal work. He noted no fraud or legal wrong, but the Senate inquiry raises ethics questions. A thorough study will determine if Talbott used office improperly or merely personal influence, with a decision after review.
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Talbott
Pentagon
Mulligan
Eisenhower
Talbott Haseen
Air Secretary
Senate
Durkin Undergoes Brain Surgery
Martin P. Durkin, 61, former secretary of labor, underwent brain surgery at Georgetown University Hospital. The hospital said it would be several hours before reporting his condition. Durkin, now president of the All Phumbers Union, previously had brain tumor surgery last September.
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Associated Press
Washington
Martin P. Durkin
Georgetown University Hospital
Durkin
All Phumbers Union
Miller Fined $100 In County Court
George A. Miller aged 64 of Wayne City pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in county court yesterday. Judge Dale Andrews ordered Miller fined $100 plus costs.
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George A. Miller
Wayne City
Dale Andrews
Miller
Wife Of Slain Teacher Has Son
CHICAGO The wife of slain school teacher Eugene Vesecky gave birth to a son early today at Little Company of Mary Hospital. Hospital attendants said Mrs. Vesecky and her son both are in good condition. A coroner's jury recommended that William Dawes, 47, a suspended city detective, be held to the grand jury on a manslaughter charge in the slaying. The grand jury had indicted Dawes for murder. The shooting occurred at 87th St and Pulaski Rd after Dawes said Vesecky attacked him with an iron pipe following a traffic incident.
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Chicago
Eugene Vesecky
Little Company of Mary Hospital
Vesecky
William Dawes
Dawes
87Th St
Pulaski Rd
Charge Driver With Homicide In Fatal Crash
Aaron Colson 22 from Murray Kentucky charged with reckless homicide after a Saturday crash near Eldorado Illinois killed Louis Hughes 63 Tillman Reed 72 and Reed's wife 65 of Thompsonville Illinois Colson injured severely and hospitalized at Eldorado A coroner's jury recommended grand jury action while two companions escaped serious harm they had been drinking and faced no charges
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Harrisburg
Aaron Colson
Murray
Colson
Eldorado
Louis Hughes
Tillman Reed
Reed
Thompsonville
Hughes
Atty
K. C. Ronalds
Little Girl Urges Lights at Ohio Crossing After Dad's Death
Nine year old Pamela Huff from near Hillsboro appeals to President Eisenhower to install signals at a rail crossing where her father James W. Huff was killed on Dec 12 1954. The ICC and Ohio Public Utilities Commission opened inquiries and scheduled a Sept 2 hearing on flasher signals amid railroad opposition citing the crossing as not dangerous.
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Hillsboro
Ohio
Eisenhower
Pamela Sue Huff
Near Hillsboro
James W. Huff
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Ohio Public Utilities Commission
Free Will Baptist Church Buys Hanna Building on Jordan
The First Free Will Baptist Church at 11th and Jordan purchased the Hanna Printing Company building at 1105 Jordan for 416,000. The printing firm has 60 days to vacate. The church plans to remodel and use the brick structure for Sunday School classrooms.
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First Free Will Baptist Church
11Th and
Jordan
Hanna Printing Company
Extradite St. Louis Taxi Driver For East Side Murder
Missouri Governor Donnelly signed extradition papers to move Bobby D. Martin a 27 year old St Louis taxi driver to Madison County Ill authorities say he murdered Bobby Carr a 24 year old former taxi driver Carr body found on the trunk of his car near Livingston Ill authorities say he and Martin quarreled over Carrs wife Beatrice blood type in Martin car matched Carrs clothing but Martins claim his friends blood was different Martin denies knowledge of the slaying and remains in the county jail
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ST. Louis
Madison County
Bobby D. Martin
Bobby Carr
Phil M. Donnelly
Missouri
Illinois
Carr
Livingston
Here
Martin
Beatrice
Alexander Transfers to Auto License Investigator Post
Gaylord Alexander of Mt. Vernon has moved from license inspector roles in Jefferson and Washington counties to the Auto License Investigator office in Jefferson county. He will study in Springfield and assume duties August 15, with Mack Hayse appointed to assist.
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Gaylord Alexander
Mt. Vernon
Jefferson
Washington County
Jefferson County
Alexander
Springfield
William “Mack” Hayse
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