Area Clinic Votes Yes on Sabin Polio Vaccine Plan
U S Surgeon General Luther Terry endorsed all three Sabin oral polio vaccines clearing the way for mass immunization in Franklin Williamson and Jackson counties. Health official Dr David Richerson noted a spring start with further talks with medical societies SIU and Randolph County officials.
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U. S
Luther Terry
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
David P. Richerson
Franklin - Williamson
Big County
Richerson
Slice
Southern Ilinois University
Randolph County
SIU
Vdiven
PHS
Verry
Associated Press
Terry
Sabin
School Group Meets Jan 18 in Urbana
Decatur December 20 special report. Rep Charles W Clabaugh R Champaign vice chairman Illinois School Problems Commission will join a state group in Urbana January 18 to study streamlining school structure. The Executive Council of the Committee on Modernization of School Administrative Structure, led by Hubert W Baker Mount Zion, and Howard Lindsay Lindsay Schaub Newspapers vice chairman, formed after 1961 regional conferences. Four points emerged: a state board of education, appointment of a state superintendent, standards of adequacy replacing pupil count, and reorganizing 102 county districts into regional districts of 50 000 population.
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Decatur
Charles W. Clabaugh
Champaign
Illinois School Problems Commission
Urbana
Hubert W. Baker
Mount Zion
Howard Lindsay
Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers, Inc
Board of Education
Polish Crash Fatal To 33
Poland's first commercial airline crash in 11 years kills all 33 aboard a Viscount propjet. The dead include 24 Polish passengers, five Polish crew, and an East German family of four. The crash occurred while landing in Warsaw after a flight from Belgium/East Berlin. weather included snow. Officials offered no immediate cause. runway at the airport is being lengthened.
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Warsaw
Poland
Linois
Belgium
East Berlin
Downstate Police Push for Higher Minimum Pay
Downstate police officials press for boosted minimum salaries, appealing to Governor Kerner after his 1961 veto of pay-raise bills. Springfield police president Joseph Hogan and other officials report cautious optimism after a recent meeting with Kerner.
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Joseph Hogan
Springfield
Policemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
Kerner
Hogan
Police Salary Drive Targets Raises in 1963 Legislation
A salary drive for police personnel seeks new raises as a 1963 session proposal would add 150 dollars monthly to minimum pay. Current minima, set in 1985, vary by city size from 300 to 330 dollars. Area minima include Carbondale 320, Marion 346.50, Herrin 275, and Marion City 300 during probation.
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Carbondale
Marion
Herrin
Mare jPhys
Goldwater declines bid for Republican VP nomination
Sen Barry Goldwater of Arizona announces he will not seek the Republican vice presidential nomination in 1964 saying he does not want to be a big fat zero. He told the Phoenix Press Club that Kennedy has proved to be a magician by making Lyndon B Johnson disappear from the political scene.
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Goldwater
Koenix
Ariz
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Senate
Phoenix Press Club
Kennedy
Lyndon B. Johnson
Kerner Hit On Institution Pay Policies
Chicago, Dec. Gov Otto Kerner accused of mismanaging funds for Illinois mental hospitals and other state institutions. The Mental Health Society said wage hikes for unionized state hospital workers came at the expense of patient care and urged limiting the governor’s contracting power. The group cited pay comparisons showing higher rates for maintenance staff than Chicago hotels and outlined proposed reforms amid ongoing concerns over patient-care vacancies and service cuts.
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Chicago
Dec
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Mental Health Society of
Greater Chicago
Kerner
Russell M. Baird
Baird
Guy
Ilinois
New York State
Skybolt talks in Nassau extend as Kennedy and Macmillan seek unity
Kennedy and Macmillan continued their Nassau summit delaying conclusions on Skybolt and broader NATO defenses. They tackled cold war crises, Cuban fallout, China India disputes, and Red Chinese ideological clashes as aides noted progress amid a packed agenda.
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Macmillan
Nassau
U. S
Phillip Talbot
W. Averell Harriman
J. Kenneth Galbraith
U.S
India
House
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
NATO
Moscow
Skybolt
Congo
Britain
Rail unions may appeal to Supreme Court change in work rules
Five railroad labor unions representing engineers conductors firemen trainmen and switchmen plan to appeal a U S Circuit Court ruling rejecting their plea for a hearing on a suit to block changes in work rules The dispute centers on safety and efficiency and potential costs tied to fund requirements and proposed rule changes by management
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Chicago
U. S Supreme Court
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Appeals
Hogan
Bujions
Full Force Government Behind Scenes In Prisoner Swap
AP dispatch argues U S government plays a strong covert role in the Cuba Bay of Pigs prisoner exchange negotiations. Fidel Castro may trade 1,113 inmates for $53 million in food medicines and equipment as Donovan and Robert Kennedy coordinate from Miami and New York. A Red Cross supply effort and private committee backing frame the push to secure release before Christmas.
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Bay of Pigs
U. S
Cuba
Havana
Fidel Castro
United States
Kennedy
American Red Cross
Florida
Castro
James B. Donovan
Miami
Donovan
New York
Enrique Llaca
Port Everglades
Dominicans Vote in First Free Election in 38 Years
Dominicans by the thousands cast ballots in the first free election since 1961, aiming to choose leaders for four years. Early turnout suggested strong participation despite campaign trouble, with 500 electoral units nationwide and initial reports of ballot shortages from a rival party denied by the electoral junta.
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Trujillo
Juan Bosch
Revolutionary Party
Two Hanged as Spies for Israel in Cairo
Two Egyptian born Armenians and an Egyptian were executed by hanging in Cairo for spying for Israel. The executions mark a harsh wartime security action amid regional tensions.
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Cairo
Israel
Illinois Raids Seize 82 Pinball Machines
IRS agents seized eighty two pinball machines from fifty Illinois establishments in a nationwide tax stamp crackdown. No arrests were made. owners may not retrieve property without legal action. Machines were confiscated at multiple Chicago area locations and in several towns including Streator Belleville and Galesburg, with each device reportedly offering gambling features and lacking proper stamps.
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Area Story
Chicago
Illinois
Internal Revenue Service
C. R. Coyle Jr
IRS
Click Club
Sammy’s
Georgetown
Mary's
Tavon
Belleville
105 Club
Granite City
State Sandwich Shop
DAV Quad-City
Galesburg
Sportsman’s
Marion
Tremont
Seven Acres
Olney
M and J
TRS
Outside Estimates Top $51 Billion
Kennedy administration likely to propose a record military budget for fiscal year 1964 totaling substantially more than 50 billion dollars. Estimates suggest the figure could reach nearly 51.5 billion as Pentagon plans are finalized before year end. Skybolt may be kept alive pending Nassau talks, while Minuteman ICBMs begin combat readiness with 20 units in Montana. Secretary McNamara reportedly recommends adding 150 Minuteman missiles to the 800 authorized. A pay increase for military personnel could add about 1 billion. Nike Zeus tests remain promising but not yet a production decision. RS70 reconnaissance bomber remains a focus of debate.
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Washington
Congress
Pentagon
Nassau
Kennedy
New York Economic Club
Great Falls
Montana
Robert S.mcnamara
New York
Pacific
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Jealy’s Cigar Store
Miller’s Cigar Lore
Main Tap
Roscoe's Tap
Jack Raymond
New York Times News Service
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