Murphysboro Kurdish? New fire truck and meter work ahead
Murphysboro to get a new $13,000 fire truck and repair meters. Mayor Joe Williams said the truck is ready for insurance underwriter inspection and a Karpark Corp. repairman will begin meter work Monday. Bid details include Porter Bros. Motor Sales and Central Fire Truck Co. units.
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Murphysboro
Joe Williams
St. Louis
Williams
Porter Bros. Motor Sales
Central Fire Truck Co
Karpark Corp. of Cin
Committee For Planning and Zoning
Beckman Equipment Co
Murphysboro Water Co
R. G. Burke Construction &Co
S. 19Th Street
Kennedy Street
Mur-Wood
Illinois Avenue
19Th
20Th Streets
Lohman Urges Fair Taxation for Illinois
Illinois State Treasurer Joseph Lohman urges fair tax policy while outlining the need to protect low level industrial and commercial taxes. He notes local levies bear a heavy burden and that tax equity must support steady economic growth to avoid inequities as revenue needs rise.
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Joseph D. Lohman
Ilinois
Illinois House
Senate
Lohman
Illinois
Seven youths charged in rape slaying of mother of four
Chicago reports seven young men charged with murder in the rape slaying of 32 year old Roseann Beckman. Her partly stripped body was found in a South Side weed patch after an overnight assault. Names: Coglan 19, Buick 20, Bracken 20, Dougherty 21, McGovern 19, Avery 19, Kolep 25.
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Chicago
Roseann Beckman
South Side
Donald Lee Coglan
Leroy Buick
James Bracken
Dennis Dougherty
Beckman
Tip
Eastern Sues Pilots Assn
Eastern Air Lines sues the Air Line Pilots Association and leaders for 11.4 million dollars claiming the union masterminded an 11 day strike and coerced pilots. The suit, filed in federal court, accuses ALPA president Clarence Sayea and Miami strike leaders of acting under a pre arranged plan and with knowledge of a court injunction.
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The
Air Line Pilots Assn
Eastern Air Lines
ALPA
Eastern
Clarence Sayea
Miami
Scouts Prep for National Jamboree in Colorado
Thirty seven Scouts and three adult leaders from Southern Illinois practiced camping skills this weekend at Herrin Township High School athletic field. They pitched tents cooked meals and played baseball using a patrol style with self organized cooking and gear. A gateway sign in front marked the Egyptian Council location for the jamboree.
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Southern Illinois
Colorado
Her
Herrin Township
Region 7
Congo to unveil new flag for independence day
Leopoldville observes June 25 as Congo shifts to a new horizontal tricolor design in green white and red with six yellow stars for the provinces. The old Belgian Congo flag remains banned whether the new flag is ready or not.
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Congo Republic
Congo
Belgian Congo
Barbara Moore On Last Lap On Long Hike
Barbara Moore a 56 year old British hiker reached Roneys Point four miles from the Pennsylvania line on her coast to coast walk. She hoped to reach New York by Monday but the distance and heat hinder progress. Her ankle injury from the Midwest is improving but slows her pace. She began in San Francisco on April 13 and has logged a 60 mile day as her best.
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Barbara Moore
Roneys Point
Pennsylvania State Line
Roneys Poin
New York
Wheeling
Al Smith Visited Firehouses as Boy Polished Engines
Alfred E. Smith the former New York governor enjoyed visiting firehouses in his youth and helping polish the engines, reflecting early ties to public service and firefighting culture.
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Alfred E. Smith
New York
Benefit Planned For Marion Girl Recital At First Baptist
A benefit recital to aid seven year old Marion girl Marsha Woodard ill three years with nephritis will be held at 8 p m Tuesday in Marion First Baptist Church. Her doctors give a 50 50 chance of recovery. Contributions may be sent to Rev C R Walker or Mrs James Tooley.
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Marion
Marion First Baptist Church
Marsha Woodard
George Woodard
St. Louis
James Tooley
C. R. Walker
First Baptist Church
Tooley
S. Carbon St
Gina Lollobrigida Passes Toronto Driving Test
Gina Lollobrigida passed the driver's test in Toronto with examiner John Hardy describing her as cool and relaxed. She compared driving conditions in Rome Naples California and Toronto noting police presence and perceived foolish drivers in the city.
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Toronto
Gina Lollobrigida
John Hardy
Rome
Naples
California
Egypt's Habitable Region Much Smaller Than Its Size
Egypt covers a vast area surpassing Texas and New Mexico, but only 13 600 square miles are habitable. The note highlights the contrast between overall land extent and usable living space within the country.
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Egypt
Texas
New Mexico
Cars Collide Damaging Utility Pole in Carbondale
A Saturday morning crash in Carbondale snapped a utility pole after a car struck it. Arthur Kassman of St. Anne and Linda Souther of Marion were involved. no injuries were reported. Police investigated the 8 a.m. incident near Walnut Street Baptist Church.
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Carbondale
Arthur Kassman
Sheffield St
St. Anne
Linda Souther
S. Calumet St
Marion
Kassman
West Walnut Street
Miss Souther
University Avenue
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Wayne Booker
James “Boone” Daniels
Senate House group backs Army funds for modernization
A Senate House compromise group tentatively agreed on a 200 million dollar increase in Defense Department funds to speed Army combat equipment upgrades. A 40 million dollar Marine Corps expansion was dropped. The panel met in closed sessions and will reconvene Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate House
Defense Department
Senate
Marine Corps
Dennis Chavez
D-Nm
Chavez
House
Eisenhower
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Herrin Deily Journal
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Eastern Sues Pilots Assn
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Yuill Music
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P. F. Flyers
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Oones
Gerrin
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E. R. Crum
Christopher
Zeigler
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