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Newspaper
Mt Vernon Register News
Location
Mt Vernon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1960
Page
3
Jefferson County Summer Youth Center opened with about 50 members signed on opening night. Recreation director J D Shields urged youths to join as the center aims for 300 members and plans to stay open through August 19 if support continues. Activities included volleyball badminton dancing chess deck tennis ping pong and boxing.
SPRINGFIELD IL AP officials said a plan to refund tobacco dealers for overpayments of the cigarette tax will need legislative action at the 1961 session. The tax drops from 4 to 3 cents next Wednesday as a Korean bonus fund reaches 1043 million dollars, with a one cent tax to fund refunds. Distributors say they bought 4 cent stamps for stock to be sold after the tax reduction.
Peter W. Askew, 24, told a federal court jury the air craft bomb threat was a gag and a joke. He faces up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine if convicted, while Tacoma Washington’s original city name was Commencement City.
James B. Carey of the International Union of Electrical Workers outlined a ticket at a Symington testimonial dinner in St Louis. Carey endorsed Stu for president and Jack for vice president with Kennedy as a future presidential candidate, noting Kennedy would be 59 after eight years of preparation.
Federal grand jury in St Louis investigates possible anti trust violations in steel for Missouri bridges. Nine fabricators’ books turned over and witnesses subpoenaed to probe production costs bids locations and related records under a nationwide highway program.
IT HAD WHEELS GROTON Conn AP A town court judge fined Robert Martin 21 12 then asked if his car had an engine and was worth as much as the fine The car had no horn tailpipe front marker plate marker light one headlight out one brake light out one parking light out one tail light out a loud muffler and emergency brake not too good The Muir Glacier in Alaska covers about 1215 square miles.
Sen. Dennis Chavez says the Senate Defense Funds subcommittee will add about a half billion dollars or more to the military bill, with a recent 600 million addition. If realized, the total would exceed Eisenhower’s request by more than a billion for the new fiscal year.
AP report notes swing and night work disrupt body clocks that regulate temperature, hormones and immune function. A 10 day conference at Long Island Biological Laboratory gathers scientists from 100 groups to discuss 24 hour cycles in humans and other life.
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