Branch Banking Doomed in Illinois Legislative Session
Springfield reports that branch banking is doomed as Rep. Randolph concedes defeat amid House disapproval. A companion measure to study the topic failed, while a mass transit district bill cleared the House and heads to the Senate. The court administrator bill passed the Senate 51 to 0 and goes to Gov. Stratton.
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Springfield
Illinois
House
Paul Randolph
Chicago
Randol
Randolph
George Dolezal
General Assembly
Senate
Stratton
Illinois Supreme Court
High Court
Cook County
State Health Department
West Fears Failure In Geneva Talks
Western foreign ministers fear the Geneva talks with the Soviet Union may fail over Berlin and a possible summit. They doubt Soviet instructions will arrive soon as Khrushchev signals blame on the West. Gromyko awaits Kremlin orders while Berlin access disputes deepen the standoff.
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Geneva
John M. Hightower
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Berlin
Christian A. Herter
Maurie Couve de Murville
Selwyn Lloyd
Britain
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Herter
Nikita Khrushchev
Hungary
Gromyko
Budapest
Khrushchev
West Berlin
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Appeals Court Backs U S Passport Ban
Washington reports the Supreme Court split 5 4 to uphold state sedition laws and allow congressional committees to question educators about alleged Communist activity. Justices upheld contempt convictions of Willard Uphaus and Lloyd Barenblatt, with majority saying states may protect themselves and committees act within authority.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Willard Uphaus
New Hampshire World Federation Center
Lloyd Barenblatt
Vassar College
University of Michigan
Uphaus
New Hampshire
Barenblatt
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Communist Party
State Attorneys General
American Bar Assa
Congress
Clark
Frankfurter
Harlan
Whittaker
Stewart
Warren
Douglas
Black
Brennan
Nelson
Steve Nelson
House Committee
GOP Appeal and Funds Boost for 1960 Ticket
Washington June 9 Republicans hailed a plentiful supply of dollars as a boost for the 1960 bid by Eisenhower and Nixon. At a $100 plate dinner, GOP supporters crowded two banquet halls, raising over $300,000 for party purposes and signaling strong post election energy for the ticket. Eisenhower stressed fiscal restraint while urging continued budget discipline.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Senate
House
Conress
Nixon
Legislature Clears Bills on Dockets and Tax Breaks
Senate approves measures to tidy court dockets and tax exemptions for trade ins. Governor backs a $200000 cancer fight appropriation. House passes reforms removing justices of the peace from town boards and changes in township government. Bills curb Illinois Toll Highway Commission motel construction and strip counties of motel licensing powers.
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Springfield
Senate
HOUSE
Justices of Peace
Illinois Tol Highway Commission
Sterile Life Debated for Space Pilots
In a session of the American Rocket Society Dr Toby Freedman of North American Aviation argued for balanced isolation in space training. He said space flight is not a one shot affair and pilots are trained for ongoing exploration, so total germ free strict isolation is neither possible nor desirable.
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American Rocket Society
Toby Freedman
North American Aviation Inc
Jackson County Tourists Set Evening Meeting
The Jackson County Tourist and Recreation Association will meet at 7 30 tonight in the Carbondale Chamber of Commerce office at 217 West Main Street. They will discuss summer tours with Carbondale Park District, the Bald Knob Cross project, and progress toward a proposed Jackson County railroad museum park.
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Jackson County Tourist & Recreation Assn
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
W. Main St
Carbondale Park District
Bald Knob Cross
Jackson County
Plant Awaits Tax Decision On New Johnson Plant
Johnson & Johnson says a proposed 2.5 million dollar pharmaceutical plant near Wilmington depends on Illinois Legislative action to reject a major corporate tax hike. Willis Coe announced the plan after a Wilmington conference. The plant would hire over 300 people and funding targets education.
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Wilmington
Illinois
Johnson & Johnson Co
Willis Coe
Johnson
State C of C Fights Franchise Tax Boost
The Illinois State Chamber of Commerce urged its 16 500 members to oppose a proposed rise in the state corporation franchise tax. Executive VP Ormond F. Lyman asked members in a letter to contact state senators to defeat the measure, which passed the House.
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Chicago
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
Ormond F. Lyman
Chamber
Stolen Shirt and Fraternity Pin Reported in Carbondale
Don Hoyt of Rt. 1 Carbondale reported to Carbondale Police on Monday that a shirt and a fraternity pin were stolen at Crab Orchard Lake.
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Don Hoyt
Rt. 1
Carbondale
Crab Orchlard Lake
Fire Devours 30 Railroad Cars in Melrose Park Roundhouse
A roundhouse fire in Melrose Park destroys 30 railroad cars and heavily damages the old Chicago and North Western Railway structure in the Proviso Freight Yards. The blaze, whose origin is undetermined, fed by lacquer and coatings, caused partial wall collapses.
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Chicago
Melrose Park
Chicago and North Western Railway
Economist testifies General Telephone over earns, seeks rate rise
University of Illinois economist Robert E. Hill testified that General Telephone Co. has a net return of 6.6 percent as of December 31 1958 and that a fair return would be 5.7 percent. The protest witnesses urged a $3.6 million rate increase as hearings proceed in Springfield.
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University of Illinois
General Telephone Co
Robert E. Hill
Conrad Hlavacek
Chicago
Army recruiter reports noninjury Rt. 144 crash near Murphysboro
A U S Army car left the pavement on Rt. 144 three miles west of Murphysboro at 9 p m Monday. Sgt 1st Class Max Krisby said a pickup truck forced him off the road and the vehicle did not stop. The car struck a guard rail but no injuries were reported.
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Rt. 144
Murphysboro
Max Krisby
Krisby
Wet Weather Outlook With Breezy Warm Spell
A cloudy period with occasional rain continues tonight and Wednesday. Rain likely totals over one inch with highs in the 80s and lows near 70. Past day readings show yesterday's high 88 and low 61, today’s highs and lows around 71 to 69. Sunrise 5 31 a m. sunset 8 28 p m.
New York Poets Win Pot Heroic License Stand Down
New York police drop enforcement of entertainment rules for Greenwich Village coffee houses and beatnik poetry readings. Deputy police commissioner cites legal limits but favors permitting poets to perform without further summonses, signaling a move toward coexistence with the village bohemian scene.
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New York
Greenwich Village
Village
Lower Manhattan
Dick Woods
Shreveport
Walter Arm
Court Upholds State Dept Passport Denial for Red China Travel
The U S Court of Appeals ruled the secretary of state may deny passports to Americans traveling to designated areas such as Red China. Newsman William Worthy Jr visited China in 1956 and Hungary in 1957 and challenged the denial, with judges affirming executive power in foreign affairs to restrict travel.
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Washington
U. S. Court of Appeals
State Department
Red China
William Worthy Jr
Worthy
Hungary
E. Barrett Prettyman
Secretary of State
Prettyman
Supreme Court
Harold H. Burton
William K. Miller
Wreck Victim Improves After Two-Car Collision
Emil Zaslawski 60 of Carbondale was reported in improved condition at Doctors Hospital. He was among three injured in a two car crash three miles east of Carbondale on Route 13 Saturday. Denise Zaslawski and Edith S. Krappe remained in fair condition. James Lee Daniels a Southern Illinois University student was killed. funeral services were set for 2 p.m. today in Kankakee.
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Emil Zaslawski
Skyline Dr
Carbondale
Doctors Hospital
Holden Hospital
Zaslawski
Denise
Edith S. Krappe
W. Monroe St
Southern Illinois University
James Lee Daniels
Daniels
Kankakee
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George Drach
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Kim Smith
Children’s Hospital
Denver
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Tion
Kim
Appeals Court
U. S
By Jack Bell
San Diego, Calif
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
ICC
Economist
Hill
N.Y
China
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