Mental health budget faces second cut in Illinois
Senate Republicans urged a second $42 million reduction on top of a $42.3 million cut already taken from Illinois mental health funding. Sen. Lanigan said zone centers were trimmed heavily and planned further talks with Dr. Visotsky to restore funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindsay Schaub
Springfield
Senate
Republicans
House
John J. Lanigan
Chicago
Lanigan
Harold Visotsky
Department of Mental Health
Visotsky
Senate Appropriations Committee
Otto Kerner
Department of Public Works and Buildings
Division of Highways
Public Works
Francis S. Lorenz
Appropriations Committee
W. Russell Arrington
Department of Public Safety
Department of Conservation
William C. Harris
Pontiac
Senate Republicans defeat broadening sales tax plan
Senate Republicans killed Governor Kerner’s plan to broaden the 3.5 percent sales tax to cover major services. A one-cent increase with 5 percent total tax was urged, with options for city grants or direct per capita subsidies, while critics called the package highly regressive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Zakarian Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Otto Kerner
Senate
Kerner
W. Russell Arrington
Arrington
GOP
General Revenue Fund
House
Ralph Smith
Harris Fowell
Naperville
Paul Simon
D-Troy
University of Illinois Revenue
Crash Kills Four Near Greenup on U S 40
Four people died and a fifth was seriously injured in a two car collision on U S 40 about two miles west of Greenup. The two out of state cars were involved and police did not release victim names pending kin notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenup (Ap
U.S. 40
Greenup
Monaco Princess Grace Pregnant With Fourth Child
Palace officials announced Princess Grace of Monaco is expecting her fourth child. The birth is anticipated in January, joining siblings Princess Caroline, Prince Albert, and Princess Stephanie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Carlo
Monaco
Grace
Palace
Prince Rainier
Caroline
Prince Albert
Stephanie
Senate Sets Gas Tax Rise at One Cent
The Illinois Senate reversed a previous 1.5 cent gasoline tax hike and reduced it to 1 cent. Half of the proceeds go to the state under Sen. G. William Horsley's amendment, with the other half distributed among state, cities, counties and townships. The measure moves to the House for concurrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Springfield
Illinois Senate
House
G. William Horsley
Horsley
Death sought in Rockford double slaying trial
A Circuit Court jury began deliberations in the murder trial of John Williams Jr. 18 accused of killing two Rockford boys Ronald Johnson and Wayne Mullendore both 14. State's Atty Williams Nash urged the death penalty after final arguments. The youths were shot March 2 in a pavilion at Levings Park on Rockford's West Side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Williams Jr
Rockford
Atty. Williams Nash
Ronald Johnson
Wayne Mullendore
Levings Park
Weekend Weather Now Clear and Pleasant
Rain ends tonight and clearing skies bring a pleasant Friday as highs reach the lower 80s and overnight lows dip to the mid 60s. Weather details on page 22.
Jayne Mansfield Dies In New Orleans Car Crash
Hollywood star Jayne Mansfield and two men died when her car slammed into a truck on U S 90 near the Rigolets outside New Orleans at 2 25 a m A 20 year old chauffeur and Mansfield s lawyer companion Samuel S Brody also perished Three of Mansfield s children were injured and treated at Charity Hospital Zoltan 6 Mickey Jr 8 and Marie 3 sustained various injuries while two of her dogs died in the wreck
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Jayne Mansfield
Rigolets
Lake Pontchartrain
Gulf of Mexico
Hollywood
Samuel S. Brody
George Carmichael
Miss Mansfield
Gus Stevens
Biloxi
Miss
Richard Rambo
Pensacola
Fla
Rambo
James T. McClellan
Big Charity Hospital
Ochsner Foundation Hospital
Marie
Mickey
Zoltan
Jayne Marie Mansfield
Antonio Cimber
California
Egypt says Israelis kill two canal launch crewmen
Egypt accuses Israeli troops of luring a Suez Canal Authority launch into a trap near Ismalia injuring three and killing two including the captain. The incident occurred shortly before noon according to Aly Sherif who was aboard the launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Egypt
Suez Canal Authority
Canal Zone
Ismalia
Aly Sherif
Suez
Sharp Vietnam War toll rises as U S casualties climb
The U S Command reports 274 Americans killed and 1,258 wounded last week amid broad clashes from the Mekong Delta to the central highlands. South Vietnamese losses were 119 killed and 330 wounded with 39 missing. A Viet Cong unit fled after 21 hours of heavy fighting near Dak To. A predicted major North Vietnamese offensive is anticipated to follow air strikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
U. S
Mekong Delta
Saigon
Central Highlands
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Dak To
Associated Press
George Esper
APP
South Vietnam
Living costs rise in May and miners trapped in Philippines tunnel
The government reports a surge in the cost of living for May with a 0.3 percent rise and 2.7 percent year over year. Real spendable income for a four person family sits at 77.38 dollars weekly, the lowest in three years. In the Philippines, 42 miners remain trapped in a 4000 foot Baguio City tunnel after a mine collapse. one body has been recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Labor Department
Baguio City
Manila
Philippine News Service
Also Mentioned on This Page
Princess
Brody
Matt Cimber
Cimber
Antonio
Bryn Mawr
Phillipsburg
N. J
Vera Jayne Palmer
Texas
Highland Park High School
Dallas
University of Texas
University of California At Los Angeles
Florida
Jane Russell
Miss Russell
Warner Bros
20Th Century Fox
Marilyn Monroe
Miss Monroe
Jayne
Marilyn
Monroe
Athens
Paul Mansfield
Hargitay
Mae West
Miss West
Rudy Vallee
Jayne Marie
Miklos Jr
Los Angeles
Sam Brody
Canal
Liberty
Rep
Craig Hosmer
R-Calif
Navy
Mediterranean
Hosmer
Israel
United States
Sinai Peninsula
Old City
U.N
United Nations, N.Y
U.N. General Assembly
Jerusalem
Omar Sakkar
Saudi Arabia
Raja Aznam
Enrique Garcia Sayan
U.S. 11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
U.S. 9Th Infantry Division
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!