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Illinois State News Highlights From January 1952
Illinois roads saw 128 deaths in January the lowest monthly toll in seven years. Traffic safety analyst Charles P. Casey cites care in driving as a major factor. State revenue notes show December 1951 sales tax receipts of 15.94 million, Cook County contributing 8.67 million. Illinois coal mines produced 4.62 million tons in January, down from 5.44 million last year. Hatcheries produced 2.6 million chicks in January, up from 2.1 million. New civil defense ID cards and panels will be official only for on duty personnel during authorized drills or emergencies. Illinois farmers adopt mechanical tree planters with about fifty machines in use. more expected in coming years. Three men and a machine can plant about 7,000 trees.
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Charles P. Casey
State Department of Public Works and Buildings
Federal Departments of Agriculture
Civil Defense
Lenox R. Lohr
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E. E. Nuettila
State Department of Conservation