Senate to Vote On 5-Cent Gas Tax Tuesday
Springfield reports the Senate advances two highway revenue bills while a five cent gas tax bill is held for a vote next Tuesday. Republicans say action depends on House passage of a truck license bill. debates warn of highway damage from overloading and set fines.
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Senate
Springfield
House
Sen
T. Mac Downing
R-Macomb
Downing
Dennis Collins
Rdekalb
House Roads and Bridges Committee
Friends of the Highway
Wife Killer Gets Life in Detroit Murder Case
Albert Daly, 22, a marine corps private, was convicted of first degree murder for the shotgun killing of Virginia Hebb, 22, his wife. The marriage began in 1949 after a rapid elopement from Grosse Pointe. Daly invaded her home on February 8, locking her in and fatally wounding her as police interrupted the confrontation.
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Daly
Marine Corps
Virginia
Albert
Fashionable Grosse Pointe
Pauline Hebb
Camp le Jeune
N. C
Raymond Russell Wood Named State Conservation Officer
Raymond Russell Wood of Bondville is named state conservation officer for the district covering Champaign Ford Iroquois Kankakee Livingston and Vermilion counties. The appointment was announced last night.
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Springfield
Raymond Russell Wood
Bondville
Champaign
Ford
Iroquois
Kankakee
Livingston
Vermilion Counties
Classified Ad Phones for Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro
ABC lists local classified ad phone numbers for Carbondale 218 and 838, Herrin 315 and 316, and Murphysboro 34 and 35 with rates noted on the Classified Page.
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ABC
Carbondale
Herrin
Murphysboro
Fear British Diplomats Fled Behind Iron Curtain
London reports a study of messages from missing British diplomats Donald Duart Maclean and Guy Francis De Money Burgess yields no clues to their whereabouts. Ridsdale says three Paris messages prove personal in nature and not handwriting. no foul play suspected. United States kept advised as hunt extends across Western Europe.
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London
Foreign Office
William Ridsdale
News Department
Donald Duart Maclean
Guy Francis de Money Burgess
Washington
Europe
MacLeon
Ridsdale
Paris
MacLean
Melinda Marling
Chicago
New York
Burgess
France
United States
Margaret Truman Heads to Stratford-on-Avon
Margaret Truman leaves London for Stratford-on-Avon as she seeks pastoral calm after a night of palace parties and a dance at the U S ambassador's residence. She rises early for a daylong visit to England's Shakespeare country.
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London
Margaret Truman
England
U. S
Walter Gifford
Stratford-on-Avon
Petrillo Re‑elected A F of M President for 12th Term
James C. Petrillo was reelected yesterday as president of the American Federation of Musicians for a twelfth term. There was no opposition.
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New York
James C. Petrillo
A. F. of S. American Federation of Musicians
Hardin County Phone Rate Raise Granted
The Illinois Commerce Commission granted permission to raise telephone rates for Hardin County Telephone Co. serving Cave-In-Rock Elizabethtown and Rosiclare. The decision was announced in Springfield on June 8.
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Hardin County
Springfield, Ill
Illinois Commerce Commssion Today
Hardin County Telephone Company
Cave-In-Rock
Elizabethtown
Rosiclare
Illinois Senate to Probe Guard Leadership Dispute
Sen. Edward Saltiel urged the Illinois Senate to investigate a dispute between Brig. Gen. Julius Klein and Maj. Gen. Harry L. Bolen, Illinois National Guard commander, over free speech and a Chicago visit by Gen. MacArthur. The Senate executive committee will hear the request Wednesday.
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Springfield
Edward P. Saltiel
Chicago
Illinois Senate
Julius Klein
Harry L. Bolen
Illinois National Guard
Saltiel
Senate
MacArthur
Senate Executive Committee
Klein
Bolen
Adlai Stevenson
Members Tour Europe on Junket to Study Aid Programs
Eighteen House members depart Washington for a 10 day trip to Europe to examine American aid program progress and ongoing needs. Stops include England France Norway the Netherlands Belgium Italy and Western Germany.
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Washington
Europe
England
France
Norway
Netherlands
Belgium
Italy
Germany
Marshall Visits Korean Front Seeks More U N Soldiers
Secretary of State Acheson testified in the Senate inquiry that he did not know General Marshall would travel to Korea. The hearing on MacArthur's dismissal touched on diplomacy versus military policy, with questions about Muccio and U N fighting in Korea.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Senate
MacArthur
Defense George C. Marshall
Korea
Alexander Wiley
R-Wis
General MacArthur
Acheson
Marshall
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees
Douglas MacArthur
U. S
John Muccio
United Nations
Muccio
Sen
Stytes Bridges
R-Nh
Hugh D. Scott, Jr
R-Pa
Theodore F. Grean
D-Ri
Wayne Morse
R-Ore
Shelton Barn Fire Tied to Shelton Shooting and Bombing
A barn on Earl Shelton’s Fairfield area property burned last night with estimated losses of 6 000 to 8 000 dollars. Sheriff Elmer Brown said the blaze may be connected to a Wednesday shooting at one of Shelton’s farms and to the December bombing of Earl’s home. A gunshot victim, E Hillary O Daniel, 29, was recovering from wounds on a nearby Shelton farm and was to be released soon. The sheriff noted possible links among the barn fire, shooting, bombing, and earlier killings of three Shelton brothers, with Earl the sole survivor after moving away.
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Earl
Big Earl
E. Hillary O’daniel
Shelton
Fairfield
Shelton Brothers
Wayne County
Noted Educator Hutchins to Speak at SIU Commencement
Robert Hutchins, 51, former University of Chicago president and Ford Foundation associate director, will deliver Southern Illinois University commencements speech on June 10 in McAndrew Stadium. He is known for liberal arts focus and Great Books studies, and has outspoken views on alumni influence, academic freedom, football, and university reform.
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Southern Illinois University
Robert Hutchins
Wonder
University of Chicago
Ford Foundation
Hutchins
Chicago
McAndrew Stadium
U. S
Railroad seeks to discontinue Salem West Vienna bus link
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois railroad asked the Illinois Commerce Commission to drop bus service between Salem and West Vienna, tied to trains 13 and 14. The ICC already approved abandoning the trains on November 22. The petition was filed with ICC yesterday.
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Springfield
Ill
Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad
Salem
West Vienna
C&ei
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
Truman Prods Defense Act Extension
President Truman pressed Congress to extend the Defense Production Act beyond June 30. Senate and House committees planned next week to draft a one or two year renewal amid inflation fears tied to rising defense spending. Baruch urged nationwide stabilization without favoritism, including rent controls as needed.
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Washington
Congress
Truman
Senate
House
Capitol Hill
Senate Banking Committee
Mr. Truman
Bernard Baruch
Husbands Surprise Fireworks Kill Three Babies in Fire
A box of fireworks exploded as it spread flames through a Chicago home killing three infant girls. Five others injured. Mrs Rose Vaisvilas 18 said she bought the fireworks from a horror comics ad as a birthday gift for her husband Edwards 24. Victims Norma Jean Dewald 2 Shirley May Dewald 6 months Venus Vaisvilas 10 months.
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Rose Vaisvilas
Homicide
Frank Sheehan
Edwards
Norma Jean Dewald
Shirley May Dewald
Venus Vaisvilas
Livestock Trade Slumps to Three Year Low Across Markets
The nations major livestock centers report the dullest week of cattle trading in over three years. Receipts across 12 markets dropped to 122 100 head, with a looming beef shortage evident in retail outlets as packers take a smaller share of limited offerings. Regional OPA investigators gather cattle buyer data to enforce beef price regulations.
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Chicago
O.p.s
Michael Howlett
Soviets Mass On Iran Line Amid Oil Nationalization Tensions
Tehran reports no public alarm despite sensational press stories of Soviet troop movements on Iran’s northern border near the Caspian Sea. Iran’s Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi and Queen depart for a Caspian visit while an Anglo Iranian oil handover delegation nears Abadan.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Caspian
Caspian Sea
Anglo-Iranian Co
Abadan
Allies Break Through Near Chorwon in Korean Front Action
U S Defense Secretary Marshall visits the front as Allied artillery duels with Chinese forces near Chorwon. Ridgway calls the campaign a military classic with gains up to a mile on the central front while Chinese battalions block western advances. U N bombers conduct heavy strikes. Reds shift toward Wonsan on the eastern coast.
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Tokyo
U. S
George C. Marshall
Chorwon
Marshall
Red China
United Nations
Matthew B. Ridgway
U.N
Iron Triangle
Korea
Eighth Army
Cen
Far East Air Forces
Wonsan
Pyongyang Valley
38Th Parallel
Weather Summary With Rain Returning This Weekend
The report notes mostly cloudy skies with little temperature change overnight and into Saturday. Showers resume on Saturday with a low around 60 to 65 and a high near 75 to 80. Yesterday’s high 77 and noon today 82, with 0.29 inches of precipitation from yesterday 7 a.m. to today 7 a.m. Humidity at 10 a.m. was 78 percent. Wind averaged 1.2 mph over the period, and sunrise was 4:29 a.m. with sunset at 7:29 p.m. Crab Orchard Lake is 1 inch above its spillway and Little Grassy Lake 22 feet below spillway.
Six Die as L N Trains Crash Near Clarksville
In Clarksville Tennessee six L N Railway crew members died when a Pan American passenger train and local No 103 collided head on in rain six miles southwest of Clarksville. Thirteen passengers were injured including one in critical condition. The Pan American engineer and conductor had orders to stop at Hematite to allow the local to pass. The No 103 was late and the single track lacked block signals. Engineer W J Miller of Paris Tennessee was among the dead.
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Clarksville
Tenn
Louisville
Ld W. J. Miller
Paris
Hematite
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Ivory Champ
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Los Angeles
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Petrillo
Rift
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Yale Law School
Robert M. Hutchins
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