Four Truck Legislation Dumped From House Floor
Springfield June 6 four bills raising truck license fees were dumped out by the house motor vehicles committee after hearings. Sponsors claimed amendments would likely follow with heavy debate next week as bills that vary in scope move toward passage or defeat.
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Springfield
House
John Lewis
R-Marshall
Richard Stengel
Cock Island
Lewis
Joseph Kohout
Chicago
Senate
David Hunter
Rockford
Hunter
Stengel
Illinois
Weather Summary and Lake Levels for Local Area
Partly cloudy with scattered showers tonight and Thursday. Temperatures slight warming tonight with low 55 to 60 and high around 75. Yesterday high 76 and low 52. Precipitation 0 inches from 7 am yesterday to 7 am today. Humidity about 62 percent at 8 am today. Winds averaged 0.41 mph between 7 am yesterday and 7 am today. Sunrise 4:29 am, sunset 7:28 pm. Crab Orchard Lake 1 inch above spillway today. Little Grassy Lake 22 feet below spillway today.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Allied advances slowed by rain near Chorwon iron triangle
Allied tank and infantry units pressed toward the Communists iron triangle buildup area less than 10 miles south of Chorwon as intermittent rain and heavy mud hindered progress on Tuesday. A flight of F-80 jets marked the target area with a bomb burst symbol.
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Iron Triangle
Chorwon
Allies Hammer at Gate of Reds Iron Triangle Front
Allied tank patrols pressed toward Chorwon and Kumhwa as UN forces gained up to two miles near Yonchon and advanced into the Chorwon Kumhwa Pyohyang triangle amid heavy artillery and dug-in resistance.
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Tokyo
Chorwon
Kumhwa
United Nations Army
AP Tokyo
Robert Bunson
Eighth Army
Korea
Chorwon- Kumbhwe-Pyohgyang
U. N
Yonchon
Central Front
Yanggu
Inje
Bunson
Red
Hwachon
U.N
Yongpyong
George A. McArthur
Yugoslav envoy ordered to leave Hungary within 24 hours
Budapest authorities announced that Yugoslav Charge D Affaires Tin ko Denovski must depart Hungary within 24 hours. The government issued the note in a formal communique stating the expulsion action was effective immediately.
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Budapest
Hungary
Tinko Denovski
Sesser Police Give $300 Dog His Parting Shot
Virgil Robbins a local implements dealer missed the rabies vaccination for his $300 pointer dog. A boy took the dog to city hall for the fee the owner paid a dollar. On returning to the store Robbins learned the dog had been shot dead at the city hall.
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Sesser
Virgil Robbins
Wilford Day
Robbins
Iran Slow On Oil Grab Delays in nationalization protests grow
Tehran reports indicate Iran slowed seizure of Anglo Iranian Oil Co properties while newspapers criticize Premier Mossadegh for delaying enforcement. British officials are to visit for oil talks as government shows cautious pace in taking over measures promised earlier in the week.
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Tehran
Iran
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Mohammed Mossadegh
Beef Shortage Threatens Nation As Slaughter Falls
Beef supply concerns grow as major packers cut slaughter for a third day. Cattle deliveries to 12 key markets run well below normal while prices rise at Chicago yards. Officials blame an artificial shortage driven by price ceilings though they see no long term deficit.
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Chicago
Michael Howlett
Howlett
Office of Price Stabilization
Postmaster Nominations for Illinois Listed by Truman
President Truman has sent to the Senate four Illinois postmaster nominations. Named are Lele M. Campbell of Oakland Harry Leonard Thompson of Robinson Windsor Brayfield of Lesser and Herschel B. Wilkinson of West Frankfort.
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Washington
Truman
Senate
Illinois
Lele M. Campbell
Oakland
Harry Leonard Thompson
Robinson
Windsor Brayfield
Lesser
Herschel B. Wilkinson
West Frankfort
Senate panel kills Stevenson higher ed bill in swift vote
The Senate executive committee voted do not pass on Gov. Adlai Stevenson’s plan to coordinate higher education in Illinois. Only two witnesses spoke. opponents argued the proposal risks mediocrity while supporters urged compromise. President Fairchild of Illinois State Normal said the bill is good but needs amending and reforms to avoid overlapping services.
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Bruce Taylor
Springfield
Senate Executive Committee
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Everett R. Peters
St. Joseph
Senate
University of Illinois
Raymond W. Fairchild
Illinois State Normal University
Fred J. Kelly
U. S. Office of Education
Russell
Sen
Edward Laughlin
Freeport
T. Mac Downing
Macomb
Roland Libonati
Chicago
Board of Higher Education
Downing
Fairchild
I.S.N.U
Acheson
State Department
U.N
Formosa
China
United Nations
United States
SIU to Host Businessmen Talks on Atomic Energy Effects
Southern Illinois University will sponsor a businessmen conference June 14 at the SIU Little Theater from 1 30 to 5 p m. Kenneth Dunbar of the Atomic Energy Commission will discuss current work in the Paducah area followed by a panel on economic impact by J R Broderick. Ernest Simon will outline training to meet the impact and Walter Woodcock will speak on business responsiveness. A OPS representative will close with price control measures. Over 1000 invitations will be issued.
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SIU Atomic Energy Meeting
Southern Illinois University
S. I. & Little Theater
Kenneth Dunbar
Atomic Energy Commission
Kentucky
AEC
Paducah
Atomic Energy
J. R. Broderick
Cips Southern Division
Ernest Simon
S. I. U. Vocation-Technical Insti
Walter T. Woodcock
The
Greater Alton
Office of Price Stabilization
Aga Khan Payoff to Be in Platinum Weighs 240 Lbs
Moslem followers of the Aga Khan will weigh him in as he marks the 70th year of his reign and will pay him in platinum pound for pound. At about 240 pounds and platinum near current prices, the payoff could reach around three million dollars by 1954.
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Aga Khan
Newsprint Price Hike Delay Sought by U S Official
Washington reports Price Administrator Michael V. DiSalle asked Canadian authorities to suspend a $10 per ton newsprint price hike announced by four large Canadian firms. Senator Edwin C. Johnson released a copy of DiSalle’s letter to R. N. Fowler of Canada's Defense Production Division.
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Sen
Edwin C. Johnson
D-Cole
DiSalle
R. N. Fowler
Pulp and Paper Division
Department of Defense Production
Johnson
Doomed Girl Receives Diploma Despite Cancer Fate
Betty Thompson, an 18 year old cancer patient from Atlanta, attended her high school graduation in a wheelchair like scene, receiving the class outstanding citizen cup as she faced an uncertain future. Her fiancé, sailor Tom Amburn, was hospitalized in Norfolk, and his furlough was canceled as he waited nearby. Betty sang the Alma Mater with the class and accepted well wishes, planning a brief marriage before death.
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Atlanta
Betty Thompson
Betty
Tom Amburn
Martha Ann
Tom
Navy
Plane Crashes on City Edge Nine Killed
A large C-97 Strato freighter from Kelly Field crashed near San Antonio city edge killing nine airmen. The craft struck a gas pump at a filling station and ignited, exploding twice and ripping down power lines before hitting Grey Eagle tavern. One woman nearby suffered minor burns.
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San Antonio
Kelly Air Force Base
Glenn Krueger
KITE
Grey Eagle Tavern
Somerset
Palo Alto
Sophie Zenner
1274Th
Military Air Transport Service
Kelly Field
Three in Cairo Liquor Probe Surrender to U S
Three men surrendered to federal officials in Illinois tax case involving liquor. Rubin Wishnia Julian Markoff and Frederick Winner signed waivers and will face charges of conspiring with seven others to ship tax free liquor from Illinois to dry southern states. A witness called Wishnia a major Cairo wholesaler moving about 20 million dollars yearly.
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Washington
Illinois
Rubin Wishnia
Julian Markoff
Baltimore
Frederick P. Winner
Danville
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
Wishnia
Cairo
Smaller Heads to Roll In Hungarian Purge
Budapest reports a purge sweeping the Hungarian Communist Party as top figures vanish and a broad house cleaning moves into lower ranks. The dismissal of key ministers signals a large-scale purge and a crackdown on party enemies.
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Budapest
Hungary
Secretary Denies Appeasement In Korea Peace Debate
Secretary of State Dean Acheson defended U S policy in Korea during the MacArthur inquiry denying appeasement charges. He cited a March 10 1950 intelligence note predicting a June 1950 invasion by North Korea and rebutted claims that the Wedemeyer report was kept secret. Senator Brewster accused Acheson of distortion while Senator Morse urged stronger argument.
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MacArthur
Acheson
Washington
Dean Acheson
Douglas MacArthur
South Korea
Adm
Roscoe A. Hillenkoetter
U. S. Central Intelligence Agency
Wedemeyer
Korea
Albert Wedemeyer
Truman
Far East
Styles Bridges
Hillenkoetter
Senate Appropriations
United Nations
Owen Brewster
Maine
Brewster
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Chiang Kai-shek
Senate
Wayne Morse
Ore
Owner of Station WFRX Dies in New Mexico
Funeral services will be held Thursday for J. R. Minton, 57, president of the Pyramid Broadcasting and Television Corp., which operates radio station WFRX in West Frankfort. Minton died Tuesday in Tucumcari, New Mexico, while en route from Tucson, Arizona, for health reasons. Aiken native, he was known in the area as a radio auctioneer.
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J. R. Minton
Pyramid Broadcasting and Television Corp
WFRX
West Frankfort
Minton
Tucumcari
N.M
Tucson
Ariz
Arizona
Aiken
Classified Ad Phones for Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro
Local classified page lists phone numbers for Carbondale 218 and 838 Herrin 315 and 316 Murphysboro 34 and 35 with Kates on the page.
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Carbondale
Herrin
Murphysboro
Kates
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