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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1959
Page
4
As the Illinois General Assembly nears adjournment, editors predict a half percent sales tax increase. Consumers would pay three cents per dollar at retail, with city adds. The article notes the tax’s familiarity, collection system, and legal protections under the 1870 constitution, despite concerns for low income groups.
A conference among seven European governments may shape a regional economic bloc. Sweden Norway Denmark Austria Switzerland Portugal and Britain could modify the European Common Market, with Britain still seeking terms. The move would affect U S foreign trade and test compatibility with Commonwealth arrangements.
Chicago officials pledge a cleanup in the traffic fixing scandal but await passage of a Lake Michigan water diversion bill before proceeding. An Alabama librarian withdraws a children's book about a white rabbit marrying a black rabbit after segregationist backlash.
The Riksdag narrowly passed a government backed old age pension program 115 to 114 with one Liberal abstention. By 1981 retirees will receive about 65 percent of their best 15 years with retirement from 63 to 70, costs rising for employers up to 10 percent of wages. The plan links pensions to living costs and shifts future wage negotiations. Other nations will watch the experiment closely.
Dave Felts surveys Thurber s The Years With Ross a Little Brown Book of the Month Club selection about Harold Ross founder and editor of the New Yorker. The piece notes Thurber s anecdotes about Ross and associates from the 1920s and 30s Greenwich Village Madison Avenue and the Algonquin Hotel with a portrait of a literary era. It also references other writers and social columns that celebrated the era and hints at Thurber s lively tone and reader appeal.
A period of upheaval in Cuba sees Fidel Castro and aides struggling to contain unrest while communists gain influence in the army unions and government. Urrutia defends Castro as chief, while critics warn democracy could fall without elections and reform.
The article weighs East Germany’s unrecognized status, its Geneva delegation, and Moscow backed claims to legitimacy. It notes refugees, rising East German living standards, and Western demands for concessions before any formal recognition or unification.
New York Times commentary attacks Soviet journalism for hypocrisy in praising freedom while censoring Nehru’s Tibet debate and Soviet domestic affairs. It argues Pravda and Izvestia print only propaganda lines for Communist party rulers, not informing readers.
In Budapest diplomats doubt Eisenhower's seriousness on Berlin while Khrushchev shows restraint. The writer notes Western complacency risks misreading Moscow, and ponders whether Gromyko will end the waiting game with a clearer stance.
Earl Kribben 55 longtime civic advocate and Marshall Field & Co. vice president in charge of civic affairs died Sunday from a heart ailment at Lake Forest hospital. Memorial services are planned for Tuesday. He was appointed in 1955 by Gov. Stratton as president of the Northeastern Illinois Metropolitan Area Planning Commission and held multiple civic roles including governor of the Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council and chairman of the State Street Council.
Illinois outlook shows temperatures near or slightly below normal for five days. Highs range from 75 to 84 degrees with lows from 53 to 64 degrees. Day to day changes are minimal across the north and south regions.
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