Personal property tax judged unfair but needed in Illinois
The Southern Illinoisan surveys readers in Williamson County on delinquent personal property taxes exceeding 100000 dollars. Notables including Dr. Orville Alexander and Rev. Heber E. Burge criticize unfair assessments while others urge universal collection to fund schools. Opinions vary on fairness and methods, with calls for reform to improve equity.
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Illinois
Williamson County
Southern Illinoisan Today
Orville Alexander
Southern Ilinois University
Alexander
Heber E. Burge
Herrin MethodistsGhurch
James M. Bailie
Bailie
Herrin
Herrin Daily Journal
Freeman Motsinger
Pittsburg
Scientists urge halt to testing nuclear bombs
Pasadena June 3 AP two thousand American scientists signed an appeal urging an international ban on nuclear bomb testing Nobel laureate Linus Pauling announced The statement warns radiation damages human health and may increase defective births It notes half the signers are biologists and many are chemists biochemists and medical researchers The signatures came in four days with H J Muller and Joseph Erlanger among signers
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Pasadena
Calif
International
Linus Pauling
Pauling
Division of Technology
H. J. Muller
Indiana University
Joseph Erlanger
Washington University
St. Louis
Prominent Labor Lawyer Dies in Chicago Fall
Daniel D. Carmell 58 long prominent as a labor attorney and general counsel for Illinois and Chicago Federations of Labor died after leaping from the 15th floor of his South Side apartment building. He faced Mann Act charges and had pleaded not guilty in Davenport federal court.
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Hyde Park
Carmell
Illinois
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Illinois Central Hospital
Ilinois
Davenport
Iowa
Ethel Darlene Fenn Cameron
Liberty
US Circuit Court & Appeals
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois
Mostly cloudy for Southern Illinois with light rain possible tonight and Tuesday. Temperatures will vary little with tonight near 60 and Tuesday highs around 80. Yesterday high 69, low 54, precipitation 0.04 inches. Sunrise 4 30 a m, sunset 7 27 p m.
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Ilinois
Baptist Leader Elected President at Convention
Rev Dr Clarence W Crawford aged 51, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Washington DC, was elected president of the American Baptist Convention during its 50th annual sessions in Philadelphia on June 3.
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Philadelphia
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Washington, D. C
American Baptist Convention
DuPont Common Jumps After Court Rules on GM Holdings
DuPont common stock rose after a Supreme Court ruling found the company violated antitrust laws by controlling General Motors through 23 percent ownership. The stock climbed from 19.50 to 202.50 after the decision, while GM edged up from 42.75 to 42.87 as brokers cited potential tax motives for avoiding capital gains taxes.
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DuPont Co
Supreme Court
General Motors Corp
DuPont Common
General Motors Common
DuPont
General Motors
Experts urge caution on tax cuts amid slowing economy
A panel of economists told a Senate House subcommittee that the economy shows a temporary crest and inflation remains a dominant problem. They urged small tax reductions tied to reduced federal spending and warned against abrupt cuts until public finances improve.
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Congress
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D-Ark
Walter E. Hoadley Jr
Armstrong Cork Co
Peer Henle
Afl-Cio
Heule
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University of Pennsylvania
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Jewel Tea Co
Ihis
Robert P. Ulin
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
Congressional
Dtex
Eisenhower
Supreme Court verdict ends eight year DuPont antitrust case
The Supreme Court ruled 4 to 2 that DuPont violated antitrust laws by influencing General Motors through stock holdings and interlocks. Justice Brennan wrote the majority, with Burton and Frankfurter dissenting. The decision sent the case back for equitable relief to unwind the DuPont GM ties. Officers and heirs linked to DuPont were largely cleared from further liability.
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Supreme Court
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General Motors Corp
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Clark
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Whittaker
DuPont
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U. S
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Justice Department
LaBay
General Motors
LaBuy
Chicago District Court
United States Rubber Co
Oil Import Curbs Urged By Three Senators
Senators Carlson Dirk O Mahoney urged President Eisenhower to limit oil imports to the 1954 domestic production ratio for national defense. They cited Russia's submarine fleet and said Eisenhower could act under the Reciprocal Trade Agreement Act, noting daily imports at 656000 during 1954 and spikes and drops around the Suez Crisis.
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Sens
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Dirksen
O'Mahoney
O’mahoney
Russia
United States
Egypt
Suez Canal
Canal
Makanda Youth Reported Missing
Jackson County sheriff reports 17 year old Makanda boy missing since 6 p m Saturday. Identified as Jack Allen son of Mildred Allen. Mother says he rode his bicycle from home toward a grocery store on Route 51 south of Carbondale.
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Jackson County
Sheriff's Office Today
Makanda
Arch Edwards
Jack Allen
Mildred Allen
Edwards
Rt. 51
Carbondale
San Francisco Chinatown Fails Firecracker Exemption
The California State Assembly rejected a measure to exempt Chinatown New Year celebrations from the firecracker ban. Sacramento notes the ruling at the start of June.
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Sacramento
Calif
San Francisco
Chinatown
State Assembly
Memorial Day Holiday Toll Tops 400 Deaths
Across the four day Memorial Day weekend 1950 more than 400 traffic deaths occurred on U S highways. California logged 37 deaths and Texas 32 while North Dakota recorded none. The national toll exceeded the 347 deaths from the previous similar period despite fewer cars on the road.
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California
Texas
North Dakota
Christian Scientists Name New President
The Mother Church board elected Mabel Ellen Lucas of Brookline Massachusetts as president for the coming year.
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Christian Scientists
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Mabel Ellen Lucas
Brookline
Mass
Leftists Protest Tokyo Nuclear Tests At Embassy
About thirty leftist Japanese students gathered near Britain's embassy in Tokyo for six hours to condemn continued British nuclear test explosions.
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Tokyo
Britain
Eisenhower seeks 149 million for Post Office to avert mail cuts
President Eisenhower asks Congress for a supplemental 149 million dollars for the Post Office Department to avert substantial mail service cuts starting July 1. White House officials cite increased workload and prior reductions, detailing need for restoration of cuts, higher pay, and claims payments.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Post Office Department
White House
James C. Hagerty
House
Senate
Hagerty
Department
Percival Brundage
Brundage
Hagertyn
Summerfield
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