Kerner's Move to Expand State Police Fails in Senate
Illinois Senate rejects a 400 man increase in the State Police, leaving Gov. Kerner to consider halving the request to 200 men. Senate voting 27 to 30, with discussion of trimming to 100 or 200 annually amid opposition. The measure included a 5.5 million road fund appropriation. A separate bill authorizes a bond referendum and a one cent per pack cigarette tax to finance outdoor recreational development.
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Springfield
Illinois
Senate
Otto Kerner
James Donnewald
Donnewald
Everett R. Peters
R-St. Joseph
House
Carbondale City Approves Parking Lot Debt and Warrants
The Carbondale City Council approved issuing anticipation warrants totaling 19000 to cover parking lot construction costs. The plan relies on 30000 in taxes to be collected this year for the public benefit fund and leaves over 14000 from the current fiscal year to fund three parking projects downtown, including two new lots on East Main and West Walnut and resurfacing of the South Washington lot. The total project cost is 32913.
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Carbondale
Public Benefit Fund
William Eaton
East Main Street
West Walnut Street
South Washington Street
Arthur Emerson of Cambria dies at 82
Arthur Ernest Emerson 82 of Cambria died at 6 20 am Tuesday at Hampton Nursing Home Herrin after a month there and years of ill health. He was born June 25 1882 Crainville son of John and Nora Emerson and moved to Cambria at age one. He married Flora Winters Sept 30 1906 in Marion and was a retired coal miner with long lodge memberships. He leaves wife a daughter Ruth Wright of California two sons John Linzy Emerson of Flint and Paul Emerson of Decatur and two grandchildren. Funeral at Riggin Funeral Home Carterville 1 30 pm Thursday with Carl Berner and Rev Jettie Vaughn officiating. Burial Blairsville Cemetery. Friends may call after 6 pm today.
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Arthur Ernest Emerson
Cambria
Hampton Nursing Home
Herrin
Mr. Emerson
Crainville
John
Nora Corley Emerson
Flora A. Winters
Marion
Oddfellows Lodge No
Carterville
Masonic Lodge of
de Soto
Riggin
Carl Berner
Jettie Vaughn
Blairsville Cemetery
Roche New Head of GM
James M. Roche, 58, elected Tuesday as president of General Motors becoming the world's largest manufacturing firm. He never attended college and credits mail courses in business and commerce for part of his education. His rise followed speculation about Gordon's successor and he previously served in Cadillac Division's public relations.
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Detroit
General Motor
James M. Roche
Roche
Chicago
John F. Gordon
Cadillac Division
Elgin
Ill
Aurora
Cuban Baptists Sentenced in Havana Spying Case
Thirty Cuban Baptist ministers and laymen were sentenced by a Havana court on charges of spying for the United States and trading in black market currency. Sentences ranged from two to thirty years in prison.
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Havana
United States
Carbondale Awards Standby Pump and PA System Contracts
The Carbondale city council agreed to spend 8103 for a standby water pump and a public address system. Thomas W Harris Construction Co of Marion will supply and install the water pump at Crab Orchard Lake for 7800, the only bid. The Du Vall Grisham Communications Co, Marion, won the PA system bid for 353, only bidder. Bids for arterial street maintenance and a pipe locating device will open June 14. engineers completed specs for 21.89 miles of street repairs. The new pump is to cover outages, with delivery in six weeks.
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Carbondale
Thomas W. Harris Construction Co
Marion
Crab Orchard Lake
Eldon Gosnell
City Hall
Strike Halts U.S. Rubber Across 14 States
The United Rubber Workers of America AFL-CIO representing about 23 000 workers walked out at 19 U S Rubber Co plants in 14 states after the old contract expired at midnight. A bargaining session recessed at 2 30 a m and was to resume later. Union officials did not specify the disputed issues.
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New York
United Rubber Workers of America
Afl-Cio
U.S. Rubber Co
Herbert Dawson
Dawson
U.S
Roosevelt Wins Vote to Become Miami Beach Mayor
Elliott Roosevelt, 54, newly elected mayor of Miami Beach, vows to erase the citys resort image and provide federal housing for young families. He won with a 1,400 vote plurality, defeating Melvin Richard who had served 14 years on the council and as mayor. Roosevelt is a former Democratic national committeeman and a business consultant who has worked in Texas, Arizona and Iowa.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Elliott Roosevelt
Elliott
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Florida
California
Texas
Arizona
Iowa
Police Briefs From Marion and Vienna
John Adams of Marion fined 15 dollars for failing to yield right of way. In Vienna Arthur Jones fined 25 dollars for driving without a valid operator license.
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Marion
John Adams
Vienna
Arthur Jones
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