State highway bills spark cross party crisis
Republicans and Democrats in Illinois face a mounting crisis over highway funding. Gov. Stevenson warns delaying the program will cripple the economy as truck and gasoline tax bills stall in the General Assembly. Leaders foresee blame on whichever party blocks passage.
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Small
Adlai E. Stevenson
General Assembly
T. Mac Downing
Macomb
Senate
House
Louis E. Beckman
Kankakee
Beckman
Downing
Motor Vehicles Committee
Joseph E. Laughlin
Freeport
Upen
Elbert S. Smith
Decatur Republican
Robert Branson
Centralia
Reed Cutler
Lewistown
Branson
Commuter Wins $800 Settlement Over Transfer Dispute
Fred Squires a Chicago commuter of 53 years won a settlement with the Chicago Transit Authority after a dispute over surrendering an Evanston transfer. He refused to hand it over before reaching the Chicago boundary, was held 30 minutes in Evanston police custody on a disorderly conduct charge, and the CTA withdrew the charge and paid him $800.
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Chicago
Fred Squires
Chicago Transit Authority
Squires
Evanston Transfer
Evanston
C.T.A
Former Wave To Head WAF Command Post
The air force selects former Navy Wave officer Miss Mary Jo Shelly of Bennington Vermont as director of Women in the Air Force She will succeed Col Geraldine P May whose resignation was accepted for personal reasons and join as colonel in mid June Shelly was among the first 12 Wave lieutenants in the last war and rose to commander.
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Air Force
Navy Wave
Mary Jo Shelly
Bennington
Women In the Air Force
Shelly
Col
Geraldine P. May
Bennington College
Eldorado Soldier Wounded in Korea
Private Joseph H. Smith of Eldorado route 1 has been wounded in action in Korea per the Defense Department. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Joe H Smith.
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Eldorado
Korea
Department of Defense
Joseph H. Smith
Joe H. Smith
Route 1
Lincoln Editor Urges Press Duty to Inform Public
L R Blanchard Rochester executive editor of the Gannett group told Nebraska Sigma Delta Chi members that journalists must keep the public informed of government business. He argued officials try to hide records and avoid print of unwelcome news, and urged reporters to push to the last ditch for public access.
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Lincoln
Neb
New York
Nebraska
L. R. Blanchard
Rochester
N. Y
Gannett
Sigma Delta Chi
Blanchard
Buncombe Man Takes Own Life
Irl Cook a 56 year old Buncombe resident ended his life by hanging in his garage early Thursday morning. Funeral services were held Saturday at the First Methodist Church in Vienna. Deputed coroner Royce Bridges said the verdict was death by his own act.
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First Methodist Church
Vienna
Union County 4 H Officers School Held for Clubs
An officers training session for Union county 4 H Club members took place Friday evening in the Jonesboro school gym. Officers from each club attended and received guidance from leaders including Mrs. Lloyd Spiller for presidents and vice presidents, Mrs. John Keith for secretaries and treasurers, Mrs. Claude Treece for reporters, and Mrs. Mel Wittenborn for recreation. Each group reported on discussions and a recreational period followed.
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Union County
Jonesboro School
Lloyd Spiller
Cobden
John Keith
Claude Treece
Mel Wittenborn
Free radio greetings to Korea offered by forces radio
Tokyo June 4 The armed forces radio began a 45 minute Sunday program allowing free radio greetings to G I s stationed in Korea.
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Tokyo
G.I
Korea
Armed Forces Radio
Flying Box Car Explodes in Texas Killing Ten
New Boston Texas June 4 AP an air force cargo plane the C 82 Flying Boxcar blew up over the city killing ten passengers. Wreckage spread a mile and a half and bodies were trapped in the burning fuselage for hours. The plane was on a training flight from Greenville South Carolina to Fort Sill Oklahoma.
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New
Boston
Tex
Air Force
C. W. Jones
J. M. Johnson
Donaldson Air Force Base
Greenville
S. C
Texarkana
Campbell Air Force Base
Fort Sill
Oklo
Johnson
Camp Campbell Base
Pat Oglesby
W. O. Hannah
TV Color Battle Not Finished
New York reports a continued battle over color TV after the Supreme Court upheld the FCC ruling for CBS. Major groups oppose CBS color broadcasts while some smaller firms prepare color adapters. CBS uses a color wheel and RCA uses a special tube, with compatibility differences noted. The path to a final consensus remains unclear.
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New York
Supreme Court
Federal Communications Commission
C.B.S
R.C.A
Messages to UN forces in Korea via Tokyo service
Messages are sent to United Nations forces in Korea and may be mailed through Tokyo armed forces radio service A P O 500 care of Postmaster San Francisco.
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United Nations
Korea
Tokyo Armed Forces Radio Service
A.P.O
C-O
San Francisso
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Illinois
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Carbondale
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Copperhill, Tenn
Margaret McFarland Welch
Grady
Ellijay
Buncombe
Unstrang
Hyde Park Breweries Association
ST. Louis, MO
Hod
4-H Officers School
Hagler's OK Drug Store
Walnut Murphysboro
Cassie
Standard Service
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Herrin, Ill
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South Park Avenue
Herrin, Illinois
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Weatherbird
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