Joint Committee Studies State Gas Tax Bill after Rejection by House
Illinois lawmakers push a five to five committee to resolve the gas tax stalemate after the House rejects a four cent amendment and the Senate balks at the change. A second highway bill consolidates township districts into county units under the county highway superintendent.
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House
Springfield
Senate
Downstate
Cook County
Townships
Friends of the Highway Program
Conference
John Lewis
Marshall
County Superintendent of Highways
Southern Illinois
Weekend Weather Outlook for the Southern Area
A cloudy to overcast sky with occasional showers and thunderstorms tonight. Temperatures steady with lows 55 to 65. Saturday sees partly cloudy skies and a high of 75 to 80 with little temperature change.
Weather Summary for Crab Orchard and Nearby Lakes
Weather report notes high yesterday 92 and noon today 75 with lows 66 yesterday and 70 this morning. Precipitation totals 0.96 inches from 7 am yesterday to 7 am today. Humidity at 8 am today 90 percent. Winds 24 miles total, average 1 mph. Sunrise 4 31, sunset 7 35. Crab Orchard Lake 4 inches above spillway Wednesday. Little Grassy Lake 21 feet below spillway Wednesday.
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Crab Orchard Lake
Little Grassy Lake
A. T. & T. President Leroy Wilson Dies
Leroy A. Wilson president of the American Telephone and Telegraph Co died yesterday at Presbyterian hospital. He was 50 and had risen from traffic clerk to head of the Bell system in 29 years.
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A. Wilson
American Telephone, & Telegraph Co
Wilson
Presbyterian Hospital
Fire damages Olney offices in Illinois
A fire at the Illinois Commercial Telephone & Co building in Olney damaged the accounting department on the second floor. Discovered at 3 a.m. by an on duty operator after a window broke, the fire prompted use of Olney Flora and Lawrenceville crews plus Halliburton cementing trucks. the accounting department, which handles billing for several counties, was completely destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olney
Illinois Commercial Telephone &Co
Olney, Flora and Lawrencevile
Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co
Czechs to Free Downed Pilots
The State department announced Czechoslovakia will release two Western pilots and their U S jet fighters. They were held after emergency landings near Prague on June 8. The fliers are Lt. Luther G. Roland of Hummelstown Pennsylvania and Lt. Bjoern Johansen, a Norwegian trainee with the U S air forces.
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Washington
State Department
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Prague
Luther G. Roland
Hummelstown
Bjoern Johansen
Southern Illinois Miners Get 2 Million In Vacation Pay
Coal firms in Southern Illinois paid out about 2 million dollars in vacation and regular pay to more than 11 thousand miners. Around 11,664 miners across Franklin Jackson Jefferson Perry Randolph Saline and Williamson counties receive prorated vacation pay up to 100 dollars yearly. Paydays extended into the past week with major mines including Peabody Old Ben Tarax Trac Moffatt and Union Colliery reporting sizable disbursements.
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Southern
Illinois
Franklin
Jackson
Jefferson
Perry
Randolph
Saline
Williamson Counties
State Department of Mines and Minerals
Southern Illinois
Peabody Coal Co
Franklin County Coal Company
Lida B
No. 15
No. 7
Bell & Zoller Coal and Mining Co
Old Ben
Fred Huff
Tarax-Tracr Coal Company
Perry Counties
Moffat Coal Co
Sparta
United Electric Coal Company
Fidelia Strip
Union
New Kathleen Slope
U S Envoy Appeals to Iran For Oil to West
U S Ambassador Henry F Grady met with Premier Mossadegh in Tehran to seek assurances that Abadan refinery oil will flow to the West. Grady warned prospects looked dim despite Iran's promise to suspend anti sabotage legislation. Britain, reliant on Abadan, ordered tankers to withdraw amid Iranian receipts demands, risking a shutdown of the refinery.
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Tehran
Iran
U. S
Henry F
Grady
Mohammed Mossadegh
Abadan
Mossadegh
Iranian National Oil Co
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co
Anglo-Iranian Oil Co. Holdings
London
Herbert Morrison
A.I.C.C
Britain
Citiz
A.1.c.c
Mauritius
Shatt el Arab
Truman
United States
Washington
U.S
A.lo.c
United Nations Security Council
International Court of Justice
the Hague
A.I.O.C
Frank Soskice
International Court
Russia
Mexico
Meadowlark wreck kills two on rain swollen line
A Meadowlark passenger train from Chicago to Cypress, Illinois plunged off a 60-foot embankment near Mode south of Shelbyville after hitting a rain weakened track. Fireman C. T. Mills of Salem and mail clerk Robert Boatright of Marion died. Engineer J. R. Beach of Villa Grove injured. About 75 aboard. rescue crews faced deep mud and heavy rain as they removed victims and prepared track repairs.
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Shelbyville
Chicago & Central Illinois Railroad
Meadowlark
Mode
Brush Creek
C. T. Mills
Salem
Robert Boatright
Marion
Mills
Boatright
Tom Oakes
Donald Bacon
Holland
Effingham
Vandalia
Flora
Fairfield
Senate Passes Mild Eight Month Price Control Bill
The Senate approved a bill extending price wage and rent controls eight months by a 71 to 10 vote. It would limit rollbacks and ban new price ceilings in July while the House plans a temporary stop gap extending the current law for 31 days.
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Washington
Senate
House
Sen
Burnet R. Maybank
D-Sc
U S Population Tops 154 Million in Latest Census
The Census Bureau announced the United States population including troops abroad has surpassed 154 million this month and may reach 155 million by year end. Last year growth averaged about 200,000 per month since the previous May 1 census estimate stood at 153 million.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Classified Ad Phones Updated for Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro
Classified ad phone lines list numbers for Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with rates on classified pages. The fragment shows multiple area codes 218 838 315 316 and mentions page placement.
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Carbondale
Herrin
Murphysboro
Wreck of Meadowlark Claims Marion Man Life
One Marion man was killed when the Meadowlark streamliner wrecked one mile north of Mode Indiana. Robert O. Boatright, a 45 year mail clerk for the Chicago and Eastern Illinois, drowned as the baggage car slid into a creek. Several others from Johnston City Zeigler Altamont and Marion were injured and aided by survivors using ropes and a human chain. Funeral plans were not set at noon today.
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Marion
Southern Illinois
Robert O. Boatright
Askew Street
Mode
Boatright
Meadowlark
Curt Mann
West Frankfort
Betty Boatright
Herrin
Frick Funeral Home
W. Harry Wilson
Johnston City
Will Spires
G. O. Harbison
Birch Street
Zeigler
Kenneth Berkbigler
Altamont
Gene Cox
Wilson
Cox
Harbison
D. Reed
Chicago
Ridgway Cleared To Seek Korea Cease Fire Terms
Deputy Defense Secretary Lovett announced President Truman approved general instructions for Gen. Matthew Ridgway to pursue cease fire talks in Korea. The plan requires Washington approval for any final terms, with a field conference to be vetted by U.S. officials and the National Security Council guiding policy.
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Washington
Matthew B. Ridgway
Korea
Defense Department
Truman
National Security Council
State Department
Council
Alben Barkley
Dean Acheson
Defense
George C. Marshall
National Security Resources Board
Ridgway
Levett
Black Charley Harris Surrenders Over Shelton Shooting Charges
Charles Harris a Shelton gang lieutenant surrendered on a warrant charging him with firing on two Shelton relatives. He posted 10 000 bond with local neighbors guaranteeing appearance at a July 27 preliminary. Harris claimed he learned of the Pennington attack hours after it happened and insisted others speak for him.
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Charles
Black Charley) Harris
Shelton
Shelton Brothers
Harris
Pond Creek
Fairfield
Guy Pennington
Lulu Shelton Pennington
Penningtons
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Franklin County
Williamson
West
Robert B. Hewett
Associated Press
ABC
Mark Greer
Gen Porter
Charlie Watson
Berwyn
Cordelia Watson
Robert A. Lovett
Secretary of Defense
United Nations
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D-Ill
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