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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1959
Page
4
The Illinois House passes a 0.5% sales tax increase by 92 to 79, shaping 1960 campaign issues. Republicans defend tax stance while Democrats push for greater school funding via corporate tax, sparking debate on broader revenue reform.
Jittery corporate leaders confront Eisenhower's veto power after Strauss rejection. Budgets hinge on tax rules as Babbitt Co promotes savings stamps at 52 cents per dollar of promotion. Defense buyers lack business savvy, defense costs rise, and Latin American plant investment grows for 1970s demand. Dutch dealer cites gold price surge as Americans seek dollar escape.
A Pentagon expert testifies that a 10 megaton nuclear blast over the Capitol would cause second degree burns for exposed individuals up to 25 miles away. Low level radiation could kill within two miles, while residual and fallout threaten thousands of square miles.
A cautious market note hints that apparent gains in brewery shares may be misleading. Analysts warn investors to distinguish between genuine value and superficial foam in the latest trading session.
The report notes ongoing tension in Ecuador with authorities monitoring protests and political activity across major cities. No specific dates or figures are provided.
Frad R Kozlov first deputy premier of the Soviet Union arrives in the United States for a weekend cross country tour to talk with American officials. He follows Anastas Mikoyan in 1959 visits and aims to foster goodwill amid Nixon’s planned Moscow trip for the U S exposition opening on July 25.
The cha-cha is described as the rage in Yugoslavia. A humorous note imagines Buon' com writing a sequence of Slavonic cha-chas. The piece also quips about Illinois universities, joking that one should be named Young Siwash.
Ingemar Johansson defeats Floyd Patterson to win the world heavyweight title becoming the first non American champion since 1933 34. The piece notes boxing's decline in romance and the rise of international winners while American fighters face fewer opportunities and the sport's rough business practices.
The article notes the St Lawrence Seaway dedication in Montreal as a symbol of U S Canada cooperation amid trade tensions. It highlights the Queen's Canadian tour, the neighborly ethos, and Chicago's planned reception as a test of U S British allied goodwill in a year of economic friction.
A local reader jokes about memory of Illinois politics amid garbled references to Peeping Tom and Lady Godiva versus Lady Chatterley. The note playfully conveys confusion about punishment and scandal in historic headlines.
Senator James Eastland of Mississippi reportedly earned large gains from cotton price support loans. The Agriculture Department said he secured 243 734 dollars in loans on 1514 bales over three years, repaid 173 500 dollars on 1062 bales, benefiting from government price guarantees.
A brief note recalls rare days in June, noting earlier occasions were infrequent and special, highlighting a sense of fleeting, cherished time.
A fragment notes that native peoples of the Horn region including what was Italian Somaliland had no written language, while Somalians are described as speaking a thousand and one native sites or languages.
A London Observer report from Trivandrum notes Kerala’s mass anti-Communist agitation despite high literacy and poverty. It argues the Communist regime struggles with effectiveness and adherence to democratic methods, while Congress decline and Christian influence fuel the challenge to the Namboodiripad government.
A National Academy of Sciences study predicts increased disposal of low level radioactive waste into coastal Atlantic and Gulf waters via steel drums filled with concrete. Areas near major seaports from Boston to Corpus Christi would be designated dumpsites with pre dumping surveys to check currents and biology.
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