Plush Bus Service Proposed for Peoria Transit System
Peoria considers a two route, special service plan with Peoria City Bus Lines and the University of Illinois seeking Illinois Commerce Commission approval. Buses would seat 45 passengers with guaranteed seating for a monthly ticket priced at 925 dollars for a 3 percent miles one way. Stewardesses would issue tickets and a six month trial would run on an express residential to downtown Peoria route and a local Crosstown route while regular routes continue with 40 buses.
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Peoria
Ilinois
University
Peoria City Lines
No Big Shift In Policy In Red Budget 1964
The 1965 Soviet economic program, unveiled by Premier Kosygin, offers gains to multiple Moscow factions but stops short of Khru shchev's call for rapid heavy industry expansion. Consumers gain higher wages and housing, yet the plan shifts focus to plastics, synthetic fibers, and fertilizers, with higher investment in steel and coal while possibly cutting military spending.
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New York Times
New York
Kosygin
Moscow
Khrushchev
Khirushchev
Marshal Malinovsky
Supreme Soviet
Get
De Soto Man Fined After Failure to Yield Right of Way
De Soto resident Michael D. Bullar was fined $13 in a police brief for failing to yield the right of way. The incident prompted a brief citation and reminder of traffic safety rules in De Soto.
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de Soto
Michael D. Bullar
Bell Phone contract approved by workers in Illinois
Illinois Bell Telephone maintenance workers voted 8,500 of 10,600 to accept a contract with weekly raises averaging nearly five dollars. The agreement covers five local IA locals of the IBEW across Tutinola, Lake and Porter counties and scales rise $2.10 to $4 for women and $3 to $5 for men, plus increases in 37 cities outside Chicago. Connecticut's state flowers the mountain laurel.
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BELL
Chicago
Bell Telephone Company
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Tutinola
Lake and Porter Counties
Ind
UNICEF Sales Booming After Birch Protest
UNICEF card and calendar sales surged after a John Birch Society protest led to removal from two banks and a department store. Banks kept banning sales in lobbies, while the department store allowed UNICEF volunteers to resume selling. Director H Paul Riebe said the sales were heavy due to the protests.
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United Nations Children’s’ Fund
Unicef
John Birch Society
H. Paul Riebe
Inquest Monday Into Traffic Death at Christopher City
An inquest is set for 7 p.m. Monday at Christopher City Hall into the death of Everett E. Mongomery 70 of Walier killed in a two car crash. Rich ar d C Maund 20 of Deatur died three days later in St Louis from injuries. The Dec 2 collision on ramnelick Rt 148 north of Christopher occurred as Mongomery tried to turn left onto Walier Road.
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Christopher City
Hall
Everett E. Mongomery
Walier
Montgomery
Deatur
Richard C. Maund
Mr. Maund
St. Louis
Ramnelick Rt
Christopher
Walier Road
Maund
Fire causes slight damage at Marion residence
A flue fire at the home of Mrs. Lucille Buchanan, 514 West Simmons Street, Marion, caused minor damage Thursday. The blaze prompted local firefighters to respond but no injuries were reported.
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Marion
Lucille Buchanan
Water heater incentives claim cost savings program
Notices about a utility program offering up to 25 percent savings on operation costs for electric appliances through CIPS. Instruction to visit the office or see a desk display for details on cash allowances and how to apply.
Beautifully different Chen alts for 65 Corvair
Come take your choice of the beautifully different new Chen alts. More models are arriving daily as dealers urge a test of the racier, roomier Corvair. The top Corsas offer up to 180 hp, while Monzas reach about 140 hp and 50s offer solid performance.
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Herrin
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Connecticut
Pacific Grove
Calif
Berrin Rexall Drug
Corvair
Chevrolet
Chevelle
Wallace, Inc
Hays Chevrolet Company
N. Park
Murphy Abere
Grob Chevrolet, Inc
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