Four Democrats oppose Illinois revenue amendment
Four Chicago area state representatives Adlai Stevenson III Abner Mikva James Moran and Bernard Peskin oppose the proposed Illinois Constitution revenue article saying it would be less clear more restrictive and shift tax burdens to individuals while raising property taxes. The measure goes to voters in November.
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Chicago
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Abner J. Mikva
James B. Moran
Evanston
Bernard M. Peskin
Northbrook
Black Christmas protests sweep Mississippi Klan strongholds
In Natchez and Fayette, Mississippi, NAACP leader Charles Evers calls for Christmas Eve marches to dramatize boycotts against merchants who violated a racial pact. The United Klans of America accuse Natchez Police Chief J T Robinson of neglect of duty as 2000 marchers are anticipated and state troopers deployed to keep order.
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Mississippi
Ku Klux Klan
Fayette
Charles Evers
United Klans of America
J. T. Robinson
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
E. L. McDaniel
Robinson
McKeldin and Cousins Named to Join Humphrey on Asian Trip
President Johnson selects Theodore R. McKeldin and Norman Cousins to accompany Vice President Hubert Humphrey on a Dec 27 to Jan 3 Southeast Asia swing. The delegation will attend Ferdinand Marcos's inauguration in the Philippines and make courtesy calls in Taiwan, South Korea, and Tokyo.
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Texas
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Baltimore
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Saturday Review
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Ferdinand Marcos
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Taiwan
South Korea
Tokyo
Mrs Mary Gamber 86 dies after long illness in Christopher
Mrs Mary Gamber age 86 of 402 Ernestine Ave Christopher died at 3 30 p m Thursday at home after a long illness She lived in Christopher since 1911 born January 23 1879 in Orwin Pa daughter of Natan and Mary Bohr She is survived by children Elizabeth Reid Oscar Lynn Irene Elva and others plus eight grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren Funeral 2 p m Monday at Christopher Christian Church with Gene Fox and Melvin Jordan officiating Burial Harrison Cemetery Christopher Friends may call after 2 p m Sunday at Gilbert Funeral Home and Monday at the church
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Christopher
Orwin Pa
Natan
Mary Kuntzelman Bohr
William
Christopher First Christian Church
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Elizabeth Reid
Oscar H. Gamber
Lynn Gamber
Irene Gamber
Elva Gamber
Arthur R. Gamber
Herrin
Guy W. Gamber
Anna
Amos Bohr
Orwin
Christopher Christian Church
Gene Fox
Melvin Jordan
Harrison Cemetery
Gilbert Funeral Home
Local fines noted for traffic and registration offenses
In Marion, Douglas Brown was fined 15 dollars for illegal use of evidence of registration and for no valid registration. Also in Marion, Roy Burris received a 15 dollar fine for no valid safety test. In Mulkeytown, Charles Brandon was fined 16 dollars for speeding.
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Douglas Brown
Mulkeytown
Charles Brandon
Roy Burris
Rain forecast stretches from Mississippi valley to Atlantic states
Rain and showers are forecast tonight from the lower and middle Mississippi valley to the mid and North Atlantic Coast states with snow possible in parts of the northern region.
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Weather summary for state statewide report
Cloudy and windy with rain turning to snow tonight. Snow accumulates one to two inches then ends Saturday morning. Colder tonight with lows mid 20s to around 40 tonight and high 30s Saturday. Winds strong and gusty with outbreaks of thunder and clearing conditions later Saturday.
Weather Update Pacific Northwest Rain Forecast
Rockies region notes rain in the Pacific Northwest with a high of 59 and low of 6N. Temperatures approach 55 at 1 am today. Precipitation expected from 7 am Thursday to 7 am today totaling 0.01 inch. Sunset 4:40, Christmas sunrise 7:20, sunset 4:41. Crab Orchard Lake 21 inches below spillway, Devil's Kitchen Lake 1 inch below, Little Grassy Lake 5 inches below, Lake of Egypt 3 inches below spillway.
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Devil’s Kitchen Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Lake of Egypt
Infant Cheri Johnson Dies After Car Truck Crash
Cheri Anne Johnson aged two months died from injuries sustained in a Tuesday car truck collision on Illinois 1 south of Danville. She was riding with her mother Barbara Johnson 17 of Westville. Cheri died Thursday at Burnham Hospital.
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Cheri Anne Johnson
Cheri
Barbara Johnson
Westville
Illinois 1
Danville
Burnham Hospital
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