Standstill in Illinois Legislature Over Revenue Proposals
Illinois lawmakers enter the final three weeks of the session as major bills remain unresolved. Gov Kerner pushes a half cent sales tax hike while a Chicago city tax measure faces Senate opposition. Senate cuts on agency budgets widen the fiscal gap, with education and welfare bearing the brunt. Congressional redistricting and constitutional amendments add to the workload.
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Springfield
Tlinois House
Senate
Xerner
Senate Revenue Committee
House
Kerner
Newsmen
Children’s Study Hour Begins at Chester Library
A weekly children's study hour starts Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. at Chester Public Library. Sponsored by the Chester Woman's Club, the session continues every Tuesday this summer for children aged six and up.
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Chester
Chester Public Library
Chester Woman's Club
Fight To Save Hull House Not Over
Chicago AP reports Hull House, founded by Jane Addams and famed cultural hub on the Near West Side, faces demolition for a University of Illinois Chicago branch campus. Ballard and residents vow protest avenues from Springfield to federal housing officials, with possible court action to preserve parts of Hull House and at least five buildings.
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Chicago
Hull House
Russell W. Ballard
Jane Addams
University of Minois
U of
Richard J. Daley
Near West Side
Bull House
Benny Goodman
Ballard
Otto Kerner
Springfield
Robert Weaver
U of 1
David Dodd Henry
University
Illinois VFW to kept Chicago headquarters in 1962 convention
Illinois VFW delegates at a three day state convention voted to rescind the move of headquarters to Springfield and maintain Chicago as the state HQ. The group had bought a 2% acre plot near Springfield Airport Authority for 35000 dollars. Arthur J. Muller of Chicago was elected state commander, replacing J. Richard Depper of Caseyville.
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Illinois
Chicago
Rockford
Ilinois
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Springfield
VFW
Arthur J. Muller
J. Richard Depper
Caseyville
Sargent Shriv er to fill Kennedy on Guinea visit
President Kennedy names brother in law Sargent Shriv er as substitute for a personal trip to Guinea due to a heavy schedule. State Department notes Kennedy will not travel June 14 15 and Shriv er will meet Guinea's Sekou Toure to discuss Peace Corps related development aid and youthful skilled project cooperation.
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Sargent Shriver
Guinea
Department
Shriver
Peace Corps
Sekou Toure
Neil Eckert Dies Brother Of HTHS Principal
Neil Eckert 74 Marissa man and brother of Heron Township High School principal Eugene C Eckert died at home after a short illness. The report notes Eckert was married with one daughter and a sister. funeral arrangements are pending at Singer Funeral Home in Marissa.
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Neil Eckert
Marissa Man
HTHS
Herin Township
Princival
Eugene C. Eckert
Marissa
Eckert
Helen
Louett
Marissa Bellmeier
Brother
Baptist
Tugene
Singer Funeral Home
Webb Talks Movies and Censorship From Jack Webb on Screen
Hollywood June 12 Jack Webb shares strong views on film content censorship and the state of Hollywood He criticizes quick burn productions and praises Walt Disney Wilder and Stevens for taste He defends the production code and explains his stance on Dragnet and a possible return to TV or films with Joe Friday feasible if the right project appears.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Hollywood
Jack Webb
Joe Friday
Webb
Walt Disneys
Billy Wilders
George Stevensen
Frank Smith
Bob Mitcham
Archie
Dragnet
Joe Fridey
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E. van Buren St
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Norge Industries
Norge Appliances
Norge Wannac
Pi Releta
Deep Freezers
Southern Illinois
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Marion, Ill
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Ill
West Frankfort, Ill
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