Interstates Won't Solve Road Needs
Springfield highway construction will stay heavy after the 41,000 mile Interstate network is finished, says state highway chief Ralph R. Bartelsmeyer. He spoke at the 55th AGC of Illinois session noting a 50 to 60 percent traffic rise in 15 years and urging continued highway expansion alongside interstate work.
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C. T. Banton Lindsay-Schaub
Legislative
Springfield
Ralph R. Bartelsmeyer
Highaway
Associated General Contractors
AGC
Illinois
Bartelsmeyer
University of Illinois
Contractors’ Organization
Kansas Court Grants Stay in Slayers Case
Kansas Supreme Court granted a stay of execution for James Latham and George York, teens aged 19 and 18, who were to be hanged Jan 30 for the pistol slaying of Otto Ziegler in Oakley. The pair linked to a cross-country crime spree that claimed two other lives in Illinois, including motorist Albert Reed and station operator Martin Drenovac.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Supreme Court
James Douglas Latham
George York
Western Kansas Railroad
York
Latham
Jan
Otto E. Ziegler
Oakley
Ilinois
Albert E. Reed
Litchfield
Edwardsville
Martin Drew Drenovac
Granite City
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Chicago
Portland Cement Association
William Dunn
Washington, D. C
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Pasenger
Dunn
National Capital
National Labor Relations Board
DU of I
Joseph H. Pound
Sullivan
Riley J. Lane
Carbondale
Highway Division
John Berra
Herrin
Gerald D. Hall
Junction
Shawneetown
West Frankfort
Donald W. Niebel
Robert C. Pitchford
Allanceck
Wis
Charles W. Christianson
Lo Nor Rollar
Christianson
Copenhagen
Denmark
Copr G
Doppel
Daniel
Starkist
del Monte
Musselman’s Fine
Rexford
Hunt
Manhattan
Pillsbury Flour
Florida
Pound
Universal Electric Skillet
Foil
Satan
Pork Butt
RATH
Blackhawk
Brookfield
Armour
Rinso Blue
McCormick
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Rainbow
Dream Kitchen
Deluxe Beauty Parlor
Playmobile
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