$65 Million Seen Cost Of Korean Veterans Bonus Bill
A state legislative commission estimates the Korean veterans bonus bill would cost about 65 million dollars, with 55 million in bonuses plus 10 million interest. About 298,000 veterans would be eligible, including 92,000 combat veterans, with payments to be funded from general revenue and no new taxes planned. The commission will meet July 9 and 10 in Springfield to finalize details before presenting to the Legislature. If approved, payments could begin early next year after the November vote.
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Paul Broyles
Pipes
Broyles
Polio Cases Rise Slightly in Week Worldwide Spread
The Public Health Service reported 180 new polio cases last week, up slightly from the prior week. California led with 37 cases, Illinois nine, and Ohio six. The service reallocated 127,440 vaccine doses previously returned from Florida, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and American Samoa. A spokesman said the increase was less than expected during seasonal rise and again declined to comment on vaccine impact.
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Washington
Public Health Service Today
Health Service
Florida
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
American Samoa
California
Illinois
Kentucky
Ohio
Attorney General Warns of Fireworks in Illinois
Springfield June 21 AP Attorney General Latham Castle urged law enforcement to crack down on illegal fireworks sales and use. The fireworks act bans retail sale or use of all fireworks except sparklers and certain paper cap devices, with supervised public displays allowed under local permits.
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Springfield
Latham Castle
Illinois
Astle
Castle
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois Heats Up
Partly cloudy and warm through Friday with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. Tonight's low around 70. Friday highs reach the low 90s with Friday night low near 70. Humidity remains high and conditions are typical for late spring.
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Illinois
Weather and lake level notes for Crab Orchard and Little Grassy
A weather summary reports yesterday's low 69 and high 92 with a 7 am to 6 pm rise to 81 today. Sun times list sunrise 4 29 am and sunset 7 35 pm, while Crab Orchard Lake sits 1 inch below the spillway and Little Grassy Lake sits 31 inches below spillway.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
East Germany frees 19,064 prisoners amid party purge Elate
East Germany announces the release of 19,064 prisoners many of them jailed for political crimes. The regime also attacks minister of justice Red Hilde Benjamin and prosecutor General Ernest Melsheimer for alleged illegal arrests and ruthless justice administration. Protests signal a potential shakeup at the top of the East German government as Soviet troop withdrawals prompt Western calls to reduce forces in West Germany.
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Hilde” Benjamin
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Wohl
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Magdeburg
Soviet Union
West Germany
Road Construction Bill Nearing Final Action
Senate and House conferees completed action on a 32.9 billion highway bill, sending the measure for final action next week. The plan boosts taxes, with a one cent rise in the federal gasoline levy to three cents, plus taxes on trucks, buses, tires and fuels other than gasoline. House added 14.8 billion in new taxes over 16 years to fund roads. Senate trimmed 300 million by easing a heavy truck levy. The compromise sets three year program limits and scales federal funding to 825 to 875 million yearly, with a 50-50 state match and substantial interstate funding to expand a national network.
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House
Senate
French Convoy Ambushed Near Sidi Bel Abbes
French Foreign Legion units battled rebels about 25 miles from Sidi Bel Abbes as a convoy of about 100 soldiers and five vehicles was ambushed. Another patrol near Ain Chair suffered 4 dead and 4 missing before air support repelled the attackers. In Algiers streets, two Europeans died and 13 were wounded in a rebel raid, while Paris urged a prolonged pacification effort.
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Legion
Sidi Bel Abbes
Ain Chair
Algiers
Barsack
Purge in Poland targets political unreliable seamen
In Vienna on July 21 AP reports Poland's Communist government purged more than 1906 merchant seamen labeled political unreliable to curb defections in Western ports. The move aims to tighten control over crews and reduce emigration risk.
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Vienna
Austria
Poland
Senate Debates Defense Fund Bill On Air Force Funds
Washington June 21 AP Democratic push to boost Air Force funds moves to the Senate floor for debate on a 34.938 billion defense money bill. Major issue whether the Senate upholds a 13-12 appropriations committee vote adding 1.16 billion to the budget request for more planes bases and personnel. Johnson accuses Republicans of “throwing in the towel” by opposing the big increase while offering a half billion substitute. Bridges says the plan reflects Pentagon and White House awareness of the substitute.
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Appropriations
Eisenhower
House
Johnson
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Wilson
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Bridges
Pentagon
White House
Byrd
Virginia
Ellender
Louisiana
Holland
Florida
Washington
House Rules Committee
Powell
Train Kills Boy Playing on Trestle Near Cayuga
Danville reports a 12-year-old Ronald Lane Hartman was crushed by a Chicago and Eastern Illinois train while playing on a trestle near Cayuga Indiana. He died at St Elizabeth Hospital Danville from internal injuries and possible skull fracture. Three companions escaped. His father James Hartman was among three killed in a Georgetown Illinois automobile crash last year.
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Chicago and Eastern Illinois
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Ind
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James Hartman
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Hartman
Georgetown
Ill
Miller and Monroe plan wedding before July thirteenth
Playwright Arthur Miller announced to reporters he will marry Marilyn Monroe before July 13. He said details are unsettled but the date should be fixed soon as Monroe heads to London to film.
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Miller
Marilyn
Washington
Arthur Miller
Marilyn Monroe
House Committee On un-American Activities
Miss Monroe
London
Divorce Divides Love Birds in Dallas Settlement
Dallas AP reports divorced couple George and Mrs. Spencer split their only property, a pair of love birds. Judge Dallas A. Blankenship awarded the male bird to George and the female to Mrs. Spencer and allowed reasonable visitation during the mating season to protect the birds’ welfare.
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Dallas
George Spencer
Dallas A. Blankenship
Spencer
Mrs. Spencer
Kiwanis Elects San Francisco Trustee Morris at Convention
C L Doc Morris of Springfield Illinois was elected a Kiwanis International trustee at the annual convention held in San Francisco on Wednesday June 21 AP reported Morris a longtime Kiwanis member will serve on the global board alongside other elected leaders
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San Francisco
C. L
Doc) Morris
Springfield
Ill
Kiwanis International
Dulles Pineau Clash Over Five Major Policy Points
French American split surfaces over how to handle Russia after talks between Pineau and Dulles. Pineau pushes broad East West exchanges and aid through UN, while Dulles favors selective contacts, limited trade, and wary aid. They differ on Germany, Russia reforms, and arms to Israel.
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Pineau
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Officials Probe Plane Crash Near New York
Venezuelan inspectors flew from Caracas to aid in inquiry into a giant four engine airliner that burst into flames and sank 32 miles off the New Jersey coast killing 74. The CAB participated, while U S jurisdiction was limited. Among victims was Marshall Lee Noel, 49, former Illinois industrial executive with Allis-Chalmers and Frantz Tractor Co. in New York.
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New Jersey
United States
U. S. Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Linea Aeropostal Venezolana
Caracas
Illinois
Marshall Lee Noel
Noel
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co
Rockford
Illl
Milwaukee
Tractomotive Corp
Deerfield
Preliminary hearing delayed for Pulcher in fatal crash case
A preliminary hearing for Gil bert Ray Pulcher 17 of Murphysboro charged with reckless homicide in Jackson County was postponed due to an Alexander County murder trial. State's Attorney John Gilbert said Pulchers attorney Fletcher Lewis of Murphysboro is tied up with that murder case in Cairo and would be free later this week to set a hearing before Justice of the Peace C M Held. The charges stem from a Route 3 auto crash that killed Phillip Hart 17, a Murphysboro High School student.
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Gilbert Ray Pulcher
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Alexander County
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Pulcher
Fletcher Lewis
Cairo
Lewis
Halliday
Justice of the Peace
C. M. Held
Floyd Myers
Carterville
Rt. 3
Phillip Hart
Murphyssboro High School
ICC Orders Probe Into General Telephone Service in Johnston City
Illinois Commerce Commission orders an ICC staff investigation of General Telephone Co. service in Johnston City following Mayor K. Neil Thurmond’s complaint. Fire on June 5 spurred claims faulty lines blocked alerts. Thurmond seeks municipal phone system. General officials pledged tests and corrections as city awaits results. Also, Cairo Water Co. rate hike hearing set for July 25 in Springfield.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
General Telephone Co
Johnston City
Thurmond
ICC
Ilinois
Southern Illinois
Springfield
Cairo Water Co
Rail Unions Seek Increase in Wages
Eleven unions representing non operating rail workers mailed wage demand notices to railroads seeking a 25 cent per hour raise. Negotiations must start within 30 days under the Railway Labor Act, with contracts reopenable for talks. Estimates place union membership around 900,000 amid varied current scales.
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John Kolanda
Railway
Afl-Cio
Kolanda
Soldier shot in Cyprus raises toll of British dead
In Nicosia and Larnaca Cyprus a British soldier was shot in an ambush today. The attack increases the toll of British servicemen killed by bullets or bombs since guerrilla violence began in April last year, reaching forty deaths.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Larnaca
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