Board Seeks State Equalization Board For Assessments
The Illinois School Problems Commission unanimously urged the legislature to create a three to five member state equalization board appointed by the governor to standardize property assessments across townships and counties. They cited Farm in Macon Sangamon and Logan counties with $250 $143 and $160 per acre values and called for township level equalization to reduce inequities and ease school funding.
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O. T. Banton
Chicago
State Department of Revenue
Illinois School Problems Commission
Charles W. Clabaugh
Rchampaign
Commission
William G. Stratton
Clabaugh
Revenue Department
Macon
Sangamon
Oll
Sangamon County
Logan County
Ial
Sais
Revenue Dea
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Guest of Honor Dies at Testimonial Dinner in Hoboken
Theodore Whelson aged 65 of Teaneck collapsed and died Thursday night at a testimonial dinner in Hoboken after receiving gifts. He retired after 42 years with Alco Gravure Co. of Hoboken where he most recently served as superintendent of research.
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Hoboken
N.Y
Theodore Whelson
Teaneck
Alco Gravure Co
University of Illinois student dies after leap
Champaign County coroner said Karansinh M. Jhala of Bombay, a graduate engineering student at Illinois, died after leaping from a second floor campus window. He reportedly wanted to return home to see his wife but was refused permission by the Indian government, and he married in August.
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Champaign
University of Illinois
India
Champai County
Don Wi
Karansinh M. Jhala
Bombay
Ikoff
Jhala
Illinois
Europe Called Vital To Defense Of US
Gen Alfred M Gruenther former NATO commander says the United States could not defend from North America alone. He warns a loss of Western Europe to the Soviet Union would greatly impair the U S position. The remark was made to the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia.
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Europe
Philadelphia
Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
United States
North American
Western Europe
Russia
Gruenther
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
Pies and Coach in Sparse OCR Snippet
Fragmentary OCR text shows a reference to pies and a coach without clear context. No distinct persons, organizations, or events are identifiable from the readable portion.
Boy slaying suspect may be given lie test
A 30 year old vagrant held for a lie detector test in the Chicago area killings of three Chico boys found in a forest preserve in October 1955. He claimed mental illness and had been a patient in Elgin and Camarillo hospitals. Detectives review statements linking him to the case.
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San Diego
Calif
Chicago
Richard Fredrick Ebert
Air Command dissolved to form new defense commands
The Northeast Air Command will be dissolved after January 1 and operate thereafter under the Air Defense Command and the Strategic Air Command. The combined command area includes eastern Canada, northeastern Canada, and Greenland. The Defense Department had announced last July that the post would be abolished and today disclosed future operations of its facilities.
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Northeast Air Command
Air Defense Command
Strategic Air Command
Big Command
Canada
Greenland
Defense Department
Playground Park Studied in Sparta
The City Council and Park Board discussed a Brown Street Namcha Park project this week with Civic groups. Southern Illinois University will be asked to provide technical advice on the plan.
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Park
Sparta
Southern Illinois University
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