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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
6
Illinois lawmakers expected to open a session with measures to merge township road units. Proposals include county-wide road units and area mergers within a county, backed by groups such as the Lili Moss Agricultural association. A 1949 bill died in committee. now revived for 1951.
Washington May 25 AP Sen Brien McMahon said the FBI built its case against Philadelphia biochemist Harry Gold over two months from a 1,200-suspect list. Gold is charged with receiving atomic secrets from Klaus Fuchs and feeding them to the Russians. Fuchs has just received a 14 year British sentence. The hunt began with a narrowed chemist list in the New York Philadelphia area and a later identification of Gold from a photo. Evidence also places Gold with Fuchs in Santa Fe in 1945 during the Los Alamos project era.
Illinois Republicans launch a fundraising drive starting Monday aiming to raise 700000 to expand party influence in Congress and the legislature. Kent Clow of Chicago heads the effort with 300 volunteers to canvass Chicago and suburbs, with a similar downstate push planned next month. The drive follows Gold’s espionage case andDirksen's Senate bid as Lucas seeks re election.
The GOP gains add to Illinois representation, bringing their tally to ten of twenty six seats with additional wins across the state.
The text notes that senators include 33 Republicans within a five member Senate, indicating an unusual or symbolic composition. The fragment implies party balance dynamics and leadership implications.
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