Stevenson Opposed to Sales Tax Hike Amid Budget Talk
Gov Adlai Stevenson opposes raising the sales tax while exploring revenue options. He mentions corporate tax payroll levy and seeking federal relief as possible measures alongside a potential tax increase. Finance director George W Mitchell estimates up to 150 million dollars extra may be needed for two-year funding beginning July 1 1951 if revenue fails to materialize.
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Springfield
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Illinois
Joe T. Meek
Ilinois Federation of Retail Associations
George W. Mitchell
Mitchell
Postman Resumes Deliveries in Alexandria Display Incident
A postal worker in Alexandria Virginia on May 24 retrieved and delivered mail ahead of schedule after seeing a pile of mail destined for tomorrow. He explained he could not stand to leave the delaying mail at the post office.
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Alexandria
West Frankfort Educator Home After European Tour
Sixty three American educators, including West Frankfort IL superintendent L Goebel Patton, return from a six week Europe study trip with Michigan State College and U S Office of Education. They advocate Marshall Plan cooperation to prevent future wars and urge American private enterprise as a model. Bevin to undergo second hemorrhoid operation in London hospital.
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New York
Europe
London
Michigan State College
United States Office of Education
National Education Association
L. Goebel Patton
West Frankfort
Rent Office Poised to Continue or Quit
The Crab Orchard rent office may terminate or continue operations after June 30 when the federal rent law expires. Henry B. Tate says the Carbon Dale office will pivot based on Congress actions on rent control. If no new law extends operations, the office will terminate. otherwise it will keep operating under new terms.
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Crab Orchard
Henry B. Tate
Carbondale
Con
Tate
New Harco Mine Expected 4500 Tons Daily By Summer
Peabody Mine Co officials say the No 40 mine five miles west of Harco will reach 4500 tons of coal per day by late summer. Over 130 workers are already employed with hundreds of tons produced daily and 300 to 350 expected at full production. The slope mine sits on the Williamson Saline county line with much under one roof and workers enter through a building door.
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Peabody Mine Co
Harco
Williamson-Saline County
Peabody
Newsmen Code Adopted By UN Subcommission
A United Nations subcommission approved a code of ethics for journalists to be factual and objective. It calls for self enforcement and condemns bribes calumny libel and plagiarism. It supports voluntary corrections of false news and publication of private life details only in the public interest.
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Montevideo
Urugay
United Nations
U.N. Economic and Social Council
Population in Indochina: Viet Nam home to most residents
The National Geographic Society states 22,000,000 of Indochina’s 27,000,000 people reside in Viet Nam, highlighting the country’s demographic dominance within the region.
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The
National Geographic Society
Indochina
Viet Nam
Memorial Service Program Set for May Twenty-Eighth
The Memorial Service and program will be held on Sunday May 28 with the service beginning at 2 p m.
Guardsmen From Several Towns Train at Camp McCoy
About 400 National Guardsmen from Carbondale Murphysboro Johnston City Anna and Benton will participate in summer maneuvers at Camp McCoy Wisconsin under Col. Frank Brock commanding the 155th Engineer Combat Battalion. Illinois guardsmen totaling over 88 000 will receive field training from June 4 to Sept 4 across eight camps in the Fifth Army area to gain practical experience in modern tactics. Bees sometimes carry insecticides into their hives and kill the brood.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
Johnston City
Anna
Benton
Camp McCoy
Wis
Frank Brock
155Th Engineer Combat Battalion
Egypt
Fifth Army
Stephen J. Chamberlin
Guided Missiles Not Ready for War Tests
Los Angeles on May 24 the United States will have no guided missiles ready for combat tests for several years. Douglas Aircraft Co. engineer E P Wheaton told the American Rocket Society yesterday that progress is encouraging and missile research has reached a decisive point.
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Los Angeles
U. S
E. P. Wheaton
Douglas Aircraft Co
American Rocket Society
Capons Grow Big for Meat in Specialized Rearing
The article notes a shift from research to engineering in poultry science. Capons, specially treated roosters, are bred to larger sizes than typical roosters and kept solely for their meat.
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