Jet Crash Kills 21 at Okinawa School in Fireball
An uncontrolled U S Air Force jet struck the Miamori Elementary School in Naha Okinawa and exploded, killing 21 and injuring about 100 as flames spread to 30 houses. Eyewitnesses described the jet veering toward an uninhabited hill before crashing. Local officials and military authorities launched rescue efforts and investigations.
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Naha
Okinawa
U. S
Far East
Tokyo
Japanese Socialist Party
Robert W. Burns
5Th Air Force
Kadena Air Base
Ishikawa
John G. Schmitt Jr
Chalmers
Ind
Pinball Ban Action Seen in Illinois House Vote
Springfield reports the Illinois House passed a bill to ban a gambling style pinball machine after defeating an amendment to delay the law. The 71 to 62 vote, led by Rep W J Murphy, favored a July 1 effective date to avoid harming Bally Mfg. Co. of Chicago. Rep Paul Simon opposed last moment changes.
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Springfield
Shianis House
W. J. Murphy
Round Lake
Bally Mfg. Co
Chicago
Strauss Resignation as Commerce Secretary Effective Today
Lewis L. Strauss formally resigns as secretary of commerce after Senate rejected his confirmation. He leaves the cabinet post effective today in Washington on June 30.
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Strauss
Washington
Lewis L. Strauss
Senate
Springfield Sales Tax Boost Signed Into Law
Acting Gov. John W. Chapman signed a half-cent boost in state sales tax to 3 cents and a companion rise in the use tax on out-of-state purchases by Illinois residents by a half-cent. The measures, passed by the legislature last Friday, take effect Wednesday as Gov. Stratton tours Russia. Most residents face a 3 percent sales levy due to city tax.
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Springfield
John W. Chapman
Chapman
Illinois
Stratton
Russia
Child's Body Found in Running Washer
Oklahoma City report details two women finding a young boy's body inside a self service laundry washer. Detective E. B. Mears noted the body's condition hindered identification and explored whether the child was placed inside or fell in as the door shut. The age estimated as four to six.
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Oklahoma City
E. B. Mears
Meals
Emperor Haile Selassie Visits Moscow for Talks
Emperor Haile Selassie arrived in Moscow for a two week state visit and met Soviet Premier Khrushchev and President Klement Voroshilov, according to Moscow radio.
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London
Ehiopia
Haile Selassie
Soviet Russia
Khrushchev
Moscow
Klementi Vorshilov
Illinois House kills seven constitutional amendments in session
The Illinois House on Monday killed seven constitutional amendment proposals including all four revenue article plans, while approving two Conti sponsored measures on annual sessions and term changes. A Senate viable revenue proposal remains in committee. The rejected items included proposed income tax, removal of personal property taxes on cars and household goods, and food tax exemptions, plus a voting age reduction to 18.
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O. T. Banton
Springfield
Illinois House
House
Senate
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
Senate Revenue Committee
Elmer W. Conti
Elmwood
General Assembly
Conti
Lloyd D. Harris
Granite City
Clyde L. Choate
Anna
Illinois House Advances 600 Bills in All-Night Session
Springfield June 30 AP The Illinois House passed a modified Korean War bonus bill with a $1000 death benefit and $100 payments to 60 000 medal holders, funded by a 1 cent cigarette tax. The measure heads back to the Senate as lawmakers push 600 bills through day and night sessions toward adjournment.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois House
Senate
General Assembly
Senate House
House
Stratton
Democratic House
Southern Illinois University
Arthur Bidwill
River Forest
John Morris
Chadwick
Chicago
University of Illinois and Universities
State Teachers College Board
Legislative Commission
State Liquor Control Commission
Illinois
Illinois Supreme Court
Evidence Allowed in Gaming Tax Trial in Terre Haute
Federal Judge overruled a defense motion to quash, opening the way for Treasury agents to introduce evidence seized in a Terre Haute raid on an alleged gambling syndicate accused of dodging over 300000 dollars in federal excise taxes.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Treasury
Dale J. Holder
Bond Issue Is Hiked For New SIU Campus
Springfield bulletin reports the House approved at 12 15 p m an amendment raising the state bond issue for schools to 195 million dollars to finance a new SIU campus.
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SIU
Springfield
Illinois plan adds funds to state building bill
Gov Stratton's $120 million state building bond issue rose to $195 million. Rep Lloyd Harris won committee approval for a $25 million addition to fund a Southern Illinois University branch at Edwardsville. The bill must pass the House then go to the Senate. Last week Chicago group added $50 million for a new state supported four year college in Chicago.
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Springfield
William G. Stratton
Lloyd
Curley
Chicago
Weather Outlook for Southern Illinois Warm and Humid
Partly cloudy and hot through tonight and Wednesday. Lows near 70s tonight and Wednesday night. Highs in the low 90s on Wednesday.
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Southern
Illinois
Soviet Union pledges automation push to beat U.S. in seven year plan
At a Kremlin five day session Premier Khrushchev outlined a master plan for widespread automation, retooling, and central control to accelerate industrial growth under the seven year plan. Experts warned modernization is too large for seven years but the committee ordered quick wins in open pit mining and other fields.
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Moscow
Central Committee
United States
Nikita $. Khrushchev
Pravda
Izvestia
Averki B. Aristov
Kremlin
Aristov
Russian Republic
Soviet Union
Diplomats Quit More Soviet Defections Reported
A record number of Soviet diplomats defected to the West in the past week. Officials cited growing disillusionment with surveillance and appeal of better living conditions abroad. Some defectors reportedly gained asylum in the United States, with a young diplomat seeking refuge in the U S Embassy in Burma.
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Washington
U. S
Burma
U.ss.s.r
Gov Stratton Views Leningrad Stores and Factory Tour
Gov. Stratton and eight other governors toured Leningrad visiting a large western city department store. He noted abacus pricing and bird cage elevators in a four story pre revolution building. The governor saw a turbine factory where Russia produces hydroelectric turbines and learned workers will shift to seven hours a day while keeping a six day week.
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Chicago
Stratton
Leningrad
Chicago Tribune
Russia
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