Special Session In Illinois To Consider Korean Vets Bonus
Illinois lawmakers consider a special session to pass a Korean veterans bonus bill. The Legislative Commission hopes to reach a plan at its July 9-10 meeting and forward an agreed bill to Gov. Stratton. If approved, a statewide referendum would follow in the November 6 election.
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Illinois
Legislative Commission
Paul Broyles
Mount Vernon
Commission
Broyles
Stratton
Springfield
Farmers Home chief resigns amid probe into conduct
Robert B. McLeaish resigned as head of the Farmers Home Administration amid Senate Civil Service Committee inquiries into heavy drinking and high jinks by agency officials. He cited hypertension and said the resignation was voluntary after meeting with Agriculture Secretary Benson.
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Robert B. McLeaish
Farmers Home
Senate
McLeaish
Eisenhower Administration
Senate Civil Service Committee
Montana
Farmers Home Administration
Texas Insurance
James C. Hagerty
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Galveston
Tex
Agriculture Department
Benson
Weather Update for Southern Illinois Regions
Cloudy and warm conditions in southern Illinois with 72 degrees at 6 p m today after a high of 90. Humidity high and rainfall measured at .92 inches from yesterday morning to today 7 a m. Crab Orchard Lake sits 1 inch below spillway and Little Grassy Lake 31 inches below spillway as sun rises at 4 29 and sets at 7 35.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
Motor fuel tax allotments posted for May
Springfield reports May motor fuel tax allocations totaling 1 076 623 dollars to districts as their share of state collections. The AP dispatch notes distributed funds support local road projects and infrastructure plans.
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Springfield
Pre-Man Fossil Found in Tuscan Coal Field Slag Heap
American and European scientists report fossilized bone fragments they tentatively date to about 10 million years old near Grosseto Italy. The team, including paleontologists and archaeologists, announced the discovery after three months of digging in Tuscan coal slag heaps.
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Grosseto
Italy
Here
Eisenhower Hospital Stay Extended A Few Days
Doctors report President Eisenhower has stopped losing weight and is continuing to progress satisfactorily at Walter Reed Army Hospital. He weighed 162 pounds before breakfast, unchanged from Tuesday and seven pounds below his June 8 hospitalization. He is expected to remain hospitalized until midweek at the earliest and has given no indication about remaining in the race or messaging the Republican nominating group in San Francisco.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
San Francisco
Prejudice Alleged in Trial of Connelly and Caudle
Attorneys for Matthew J Connell y and T Lamar Caudle claim a predominantly Republican jury biased the conspiracy trial. They contend the rural panel lacked St Louis representation and reflected political motives ahead of the July 19 sentencing set by Judge Rubey M Hulen. max penalties include five years imprisonment and a $10000 fine.
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St. Louis
Matthew J. Connelly
T. Lamar Caudle
Connelly
Caudle
St. Louis County
Missouri
Sec
Truman
Justice Department
U. S
Rubey M. Hulen
Truman Receives Honorary Degree at Oxford
Harry S. Truman, once too poor for college, was awarded an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws by Oxford University. Lord Halifax lauded him as a true ally with plain speech and courage. Truman wept, joked about being a Yank at Oxford, as 94 professors applauded. Mrs. Truman also wiped tears.
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Harry S. Truman
Oxford
U. S
Lord Halifax
Sheldonian
Truman
Mrs. Truman
Tito and Zhukov pledge military co operation in future conflicts
Moscow and Belgrade sign two communiques during Tito’s three week visit outlining agreements. Zhukov states Yugoslavia will fight shoulder to shoulder with the Soviet Union in any future war. The talks cover UN admission for Communist China, German unification by negotiation, and Formosa to Red China.
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Yugoslavia
Communist Party
Georgi Zhukov
Tito
Zhukov
Eisenhower
Kremlin
Russia
China
United Nations
Germany
Formosa
Red
U.S
State Department
U S Plans to Sustain Aid to Yugoslavia Amid Stalinists Ties
The Eisenhower administration intends to continue economic and limited military aid to Yugoslavia despite Marshal Tito's growing collaboration with the Bulgarian Soviet bloc in Moscow.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Bulgarin-Khrushchev
Moscow
State Department
Steel Talks Resume Amid Union Front For Five Year Pact
New York June 20 AP The United Steelworkers opened a new round of talks with 12 major steel firms for a five year no strike pact with a united front. A 10 day strike deadline looms as unions test concessions that could split the industry. If no progress today or Thursday, joint talks with U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic likely to resume setting a pattern for others.
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New York
United Steelworkers
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
Republic
Four top names lead the race for 1940s Democratic keynoter
Washington reports four senators and a governor top the list for the Democratic keynote at the national convention as party leaders seek a moderate civil rights plank to unite the tent. Kerr Pastore Humphrey Clemmons are named, with Rayburn favored for permanent chairmanship.
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Jack Bell
Associated Press
Washington
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
John O. Pastore
Hubert Humphrey
Minn
Frank Clemen
Tennessee
Chicago
John W. McCormack
Mass
House
Sam Rayburn
Tex
D. Roosevelt
Kerr
Pastore
Clement
Venezuelan airliner crash near New Jersey kills 74
A Venezuelan national flight with 74 aboard plunged into the Atlantic after engine trouble near Asbury Park. Coast Guard reports say there were no survivors, with 64 passengers and 10 crew on board. American and Venezuelan victims included 20 Americans and 22 Venezuelan youths returning home from study programs.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Coast Guard
New York
Idlewild
Cmdr
Frederick J. Hancox
Wantagh
N.Y
Avon, N.J
John Doman
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
United Airlines
Wyoming
Wales
Tokyo
Washington State
American Safety Council
Two Cairo Musicians Sentenced In Narcotics Case
In East St Louis federal court, George Lewis and Luther Taylor were each sentenced. Lewis got three years and a $1000 fine for heroin conspiracy and possession. Taylor received two years and a $1000 fine and pleaded guilty to marijuana charges.
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Cairo
East St. Louis
George
Dinky) Lewis
Luther E. Taylor
Integration approved by Rock River Conference ministers
DeKalb June 20 AP delegates to the Rock River Conference unanimously approved a constitutional amendment urging voluntary integration of Negro and white units of the Methodist Church. The assembly also supported two other amendments increasing General Conference delegates and enhancing lay representation. Rev Virgil A Chilcote cited 170000 members in 374 northern Illinois churches and church holdings at 58 million dollars, up 3 percent.
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DeKalb
Methodist Church
Rock River
Virgil A. Chilcote
Northern Illinois
Chilcote
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