A good coal severance tax will spread benefits state wide
Our Opinions argues a coal severance tax should be refined and delayed to fall for final vote. It praises Rep. Ralph Dunn and Sen. Gene Johns while noting neither has a firm tax amount. A percentage tax is favored over a flat rate, with revenue shared to counties and state, plus funded energy policy.
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Tlinois General Assembly
Ralph Dunn
Rou Quoin
Gene Johns
D-Marion
Rep. Dunn
Sen. Johns
Ilinois
Linois
Stay home now or pay more for gasoline
The Fourth of July weekend brings rising gasoline prices across Illinois and Indiana. The Chicago Motor Club finds Downstate averages near 62 cents for regular and 64 cents for premium, with some Chicago stations charging over 70 cents for premium. Prices set year highs, with hikes blamed on peak driving demand and limited price competition. Consumers are advised to stay home to avoid higher costs.
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Chicago Motor Club
Illinois
Indiana
Chicago
Downstate
Adlai Stevenson
D-Ill
Henry Jackson
Wash
Congress
Officials Should Punish Misconduct In Office
The five current and former state lawmakers and one former aide were convicted in the ready mix concrete case. Bribes disguised as money for campaigns funded votes, with secret tapes showing exchanges. The lone non-convicted Rep John F Wall underscores difficulty proving bribery in politics. Calls arise for campaign financing reform and full-time legislators to curb corruption.
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Robert Craig
Danville
Louis Capuzi
Chicago
Kenneth Course
Jack Walker
Lansing
Frank North
Rockford
Peter V. Pappas
John F. Wall
Wall
House
Gerald Shea
D-Riverside
Farmers Market as a Pan-Ethnic Hub of Spring Produce
The article portrays a New Jersey farmers market built after WWII with a quonset X structure where Pennsylvania and New Jersey farmers back trucks to stalls. It highlights diverse stalls with apples from Rome, McIntosh, Stayman Winesap and global offerings, urging a pan-ethnic exchange beyond purity notions. The piece ends noting ethnic neighborhoods feeding a New World spirit of cooperation through shared provisioning.
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Rome
Mclntosh
Jonathan Granny. Smith
Macout
Sta
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Bill Marsh
America
Henry Klimkowski
Puaskis
Paul Sohn
The
Makraneys
Estenns and Sons
O’sullivans
Russos
Cunninghams
Charles and
Ann Stewart
Frank Hellers
Cathams
Cartledges
Shirley Whalen
Murdock
New World
Southwest
Asia
Mediterranean
Ethiopia
Indochina
China
Germany
Poland
Millenia
Fashion reverses unisex trend to classic styles again
Editor notes a shift back from late sixties unisex wear to traditional looks such as three piece suits and lace dresses. Macy's reports demand for vests and Argyle socks. pockets watches rise with fobs. Yale sees ballroom lessons. designers mix past and new silhouettes while avoiding direct repeats of earlier decades.
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Richard L. Worsnop
Mary Hamilton
Macy’s
San Francisco
New York City
Jesper Nyeboe
Wall Street Journal
United States
Yale
James Laver
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