Humphrey says no tax cut before 1959 amid budget concerns
Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey told Congress a tax cut this year is absolutely out of the question and no plans exist to propose one next year. He warned against deep budget cuts and urged restraint to avoid hurting national security and federal programs.
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Washington
Secretary of the
Treasury
Humphrey
Congress
Senate House Econoic
Mills
D-Ark
Humphrey Ala
Percival F. Brundage
Democrats Open Filibuster For State School Aid Funds
Springfield June 14 The Democrats filibuster in the Illinois Senate was suspended briefly during a perfunctory session. They aim to add 11 million dollars to the common school distributive fund bringing the biennial level to 238 million, after a 28 to 17 defeat of an amendment. Senate Democrats vow full operation at next Monday's session as speculation grows on extending to the House.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
William J. Lynch
Chicago
Senate
Soeral
House
General Assembly
Marshall Korshak
Senate Democrats
Sen
Davis
Bloomington
School Problems Commission
Commission
Asa
Stassen Sees Progress on First Step Disarmament Effort
Harold Stassen, U.S. delegate to a five nation U.N. Disarmament subcommittee, said in London that powers are nearer than ever since World War II to a first step in disarmament. He noted remaining major problems but affirmed progress after talks with Dulles and State Department officials. Washington described Russia's reaction to the U.S. plan as encouraging.
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London
Harold Stassen
Stassen
U.S
U.N. Disarmament
Washington
Secretary of
State Dulles
State Department
Russia
Bar Associations Endorse Stratton Court Plan For Judicial Reform
Illinois Bar Association leaders announce support for Gov Stratton's judicial reform plan with minor points to resolve. A Monday Mansion meeting with legislative leaders aims to iron out differences, including whether a simple or two thirds legislative vote is needed for future judicial plan referendums.
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Illinois
Chicago
J. D. Thomas
Champaign
Illinois Bar Assn
Thomas
Bar
Illinois Press
Stratton
General Assembly
Bar Associations
Executive Mansion
Supreme Court
Meter Reader Detects Gasoline Leak in Herrin
A Herrin meter reader Joe DeSett smelled gasoline while checking a water meter. He tested a water sample with a match and it burned, signaling a leak. Fire officials traced the fumes to a pump at Wide's Service Station 500 N Park Ave and ordered sewer flushing after repairs.
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Herrin
Joe DeSett
City Water Department
Carl Mayers
Paul Deaton
N. Park Ave
Real Estate Exam Board Resigns in Protest Over Irregularities
Two members of Illinois Real Estate Examining Committee resign in protest after alleging staff altered examination grades and issued licenses to those who failed. Chairman Frank A. Syms and vice chairman Paul Brown cited changes by Fredrick Selcke and attorney Philip Hutchinson, with Dayton's broker license revoked amid inquiry.
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Real Ie
Illinois Department of Registration and Education
Paul Brown
Carbondale
Frank A. Syms
Chicago
Percy E. Wagner
Brown
Vera M. Binks
Fredric Selcke
Peterburg
Syms
Selcke
Department of Registration and Education
Springfield, Ill
Francis Dayton
Philip Hutchinson
Springfield
Miss Binks
Gov. Stratton
Seleke
Stratton
Brown and Syms
Rea
Smith, Taylor, Brown & Murden
Taxpayer Questions Police Spending After Tour
William E. Lee toured Salt Lake City police headquarters to see police protection funded by taxes. He returned to find his car missing a tire and wheel swiped during the visit.
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Salt Lake City
William E. Lee
Eeer
Colorado Bridge Buckles Under Colorado River Flooding
A steel and concrete bridge on U S Highway 624 near De Beque in Western Colorado buckled Thursday as the Colorado River swelled from melting snow. Truck driver Laurence Maynes said he drove his vehicle onto the span moments before failure.
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U.S. Highway 624
de Beque
Colorado
Colorado River
Laurence Maynes
Singer Marguerite Piazza Gives Birth in Memphis
Memphis June 14 AP Singer Marguerite Piazza known privately as Mrs William J Condon became mother to a baby boy at Methodist Hospital Thursday.
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Memphis, Tenn
Marguerite Piazza
William J. Condon
Methodist Hospital Ursday
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois with Lake Levels
Cloudy and warm conditions in Southern Illinois with humid air and scattered thunderstorms tonight. Saturday remains partly cloudy and warm with a chance of showers and cooler conditions, lows near 70 and highs in the 80s. Precipitation totals 0.02 inches in the last 24 hours. Crab Orchard Lake 2 inches above spillway and Little Grassy Lake at spillway level.
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Illinois
Crab Orchard Lake
Haiti Chief Overthrown Amid Military Coup
Provisional President Daniel Fignole’s government is toppled in Port au Prince by Brig. Gen. Antonio Rebreau who assumes military control. Fignole and ministers likely arrested as crowds mass around key government sites amid ongoing political turmoil and stalled elections.
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Port Au Prince
Haiti
Daniel Fignole
Fignole
Antonio Rebreau
Army Truck Plunges From Bridge Killing 14 In Kentucky Crash
A canvas covered Army 2½ ton truck plunged off a bridge at Fort Campbell Kentucky killing 14 paratroopers and injuring nine others. The victims were members of the 377th Airborne Infantry of the 101st Airborne Division. The crash occurred while returning from field training on gravel roads a helicopter evacuation followed. An official investigation was begun and authorities pledged to withhold speculation pending an official report.
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Ft. Campbell
101St
Tennessee
377Th Airborne Infantry
Bastogne
Ronald J. Curtis
Kalamazoo, Mich
Frail recluse leaves near 500000 fortune in New York
Emma Buhl De Hart a 90 year old Staten Island businesswoman who died after malnutrition and illness left about 274980 in cash plus 205000 in banks and 740 shares. In a fire damaged storeroom apartment she kept cash in boxes under a bed and did not repair fire damage.
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New York
Emma Buhl de Hart
Staten Island
Two nominations for Denmark post and civil defense head
President Eisenhower nominated Van Peterson to be ambassador to Denmark and Leo A. Hoegh to succeed Peterson as federal civil defense administrator. Both require Senate confirmation. Peterson is a former Nebraska governor and Civil Defense Administration chief since 1953, while Hoegh is a former Iowa governor and attorney general with recent private practice.
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Washington
Eisenhower
van Peterson
Denmark
Leo A. Hoegh
Iowa
Peterson
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hoegh
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Rebreau
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Ifaddi
Kentucky
Curtis
Post Headquarters
Piney Fork Creek
326Th Engineer
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Ernest J. McNeill
Lumberton
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