Abolition Of IPAC Moves Forward In Illinois
Strong prospects emerge that the Illinois Public Aid Commission will be abolished and the relief program placed under a governor controlled code department. A bill by Sen. Arrington, passed the Senate 41 to 14 and awaits House action. Support stems from party leaders and figures like Kerner and Daley, amid GOP tensions with IPAC chair Maremont.
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T. Banton
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Code
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
Senate
House
Coy
Otto Kerner
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Kerner
IPAC
Arnold HM. Maremont
Senate Gop
Lloser
Perfor
Cn Macmne
Paul Simon
Troy
Arrington
Edward C. Eberspaeher
Shelbyville
Public Aid Commission
Henry Horner
Maremont
Harold Q. Swank
Commission
Swank
Governor reshapes relief ties to political support
An editorial discusses possible shifts in Illinois relief policy under Gov. Kerner, with senators warning against using public aid as a political tool. Harold Swank is favored by insiders to lead the IPAC code department, praised for long service and cross party regard.
Cancer Drug Being Tried
A new antibiotic named Roche 5.9000 temporarily halted some cancers deemed inoperable. Early tests reported at the American Association for Cancer Research meeting in Toronto showed 34 of 78 patients with cancers of liver, breast, and digestive tract achieved temporary objective improvement.
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New York
American Association For Cancer Research
Toronto
Canada
U S Pledges to Take Over NATO Strategic Targets
Ottawa May 28 The United States pledged to assume major strategic targets left uncovered by British withdrawals from Europe. The commitment, attributed to General Lyman S Lemnitzer SACEUR, comes from a high NATO source and was reported Saturday.
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Ottawa
United States
Europe
Lyman S. Lemnitzer
Saceur
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Eldorado Man Killed in Sturgis Area Crash
Edgar Frances, 49, of Eldorado Til was killed when a car in which he rode ran off the road about five miles north of Sturgis. State police reported the fatal crash occurred by May 25.
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Sturgis
Edgar Frances
Eldorado, Til
Peace Corps Volunteer Betroths Ghanaian Girl in Accra
American Peace Corps volunteer Dan Carmody agreed to wed Grace Abenaa Oparebea Del in Accra after a traditional betrothal ceremony. Carmody presented a ring and Bible, plans a July wedding when the Ghanaian school breaks for summer. George Carter notes PC policy allows marriage if it won’t hinder work.
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Accra
Ghana
Peace Corps
Dan Carmody
Carmody
Grace Abenaa Oparebea del
Coslom
Orange
Calif
George Carter
Carter
Grace
United States
U S and France Seek Ways to Mend Nuclear Rift
President Kennedy and French Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville spent 70 minutes in Washington discussing the U S French split over nuclear and economic issues. De Murville urged that problems be faced without exaggeration and signaled renewed cooperation on select topics.
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Washington
Kennedy
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
United States
de Gaulle
Maurice Couve de Murville
Ning
Couve de Murville
500 Troops Withdraw From Alabama Amid Civil Rights Crisis
DoD said about 500 troops moved into Alabama two weeks ago during Birmingham unrest are being sent back to Ft. Bragg North Carolina. A rifle company and a military police unit totaling under 500 men leave Maxwell AFB by air and convoy. others sent to Ft. McClellan remain. Dr Martin Luther King Jr urged President Kennedy to personally escort Negro students to the University of Alabama and join desegregation efforts. King spoke in Los Angeles ahead of a rally at Wrigley Field. Georgia Senator Leroy Johnson will lead a Democratic drive to register a million Negro voters in the South and West for the 1964 presidential election.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Alabama
Birmingham
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Maxwell
Air Force Base
Ft. McClellan
Ala
King
Martin Luther King Jr
Kennedy
University of Alabama
Los Angeles
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Wrigley Field
George C. Wallace
Letters To Congressmen Mail Hints Rockefeller's Remarriage Is Political Disaster
In Washington, Congress members and leaders report about 1,000 letters in three weeks on Governor Rockefeller's remarriage to Mrs. Margarella Fitler Murphy. Most writers are not cranks. they express distress at the political impact and question his remarriage, with many noting the Murphy children and the public reaction in Albany and New York City. A planned New York State briefing aims to reassure voters that Mrs Murphy did not leave the children behind.
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New York Times
Washington
Rockefeller
New York
Congress
Avetrae
Theleruot
Tiest Mas
Margarella Fitler Murphy
Mage
Murphy
James
Albany
New York City
Fifth Avenue
An Fond
Cov-Llic Opinion
Daley Pushes Higher City Taxes and Sales Tax
Mayor Richard Daley urged state lawmakers to empower Chicago and other cities to raise sales taxes cigarette and liquor levies and possibly a half cent sales tax. The Illinois Municipal League representing 900 municipalities backed the plan at a Springfield conference attended by hundreds of mayors.
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Springfield
Illinois Municipal League
Chicago
Richard Daley
Daley
A. L. Sargent
League
Sargent
SIU annexation drives Carbondale zoning and taxes
SIU seeks zoning to forestall development in southeast Carbondale and to annex part of Carbondale to gain sales tax revenue. The paper highlights public housing improvements and memorial day coverage. Also notes SIU baseball scores and rookie Indy 500 drivers.
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SIU
Carbondale
SIU Baseball
Wing. Wa
Sugar hoarding proves common as prices rise
In Marion area stores shoppers stock up on sugar amid price hikes. Kroger managers report purchases of 10 and 100 pound bags with some hoarding signs, while Herrin and Carbondale shops limit sales and urge substitutes. Prices surged from about 1.30 for 10 pounds to around 1.40. Local managers note increased demand and cautious explanations by buyers.
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Edward Smart
Marion
Kroger
Smart
Rin
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Boren's
IGA
Herrin
Harold Green
A and P
Ray Howerton
Carbondale Kroger
Bill Hawthorne
Bill and
Gene
Tax reform push as debt ceiling looms in 1963
The Kennedy administration shifts to push major tax reform and tax cuts this year amid a near debt cap crisis. The White House Treasury and Council of Economic Advisers expect reforms to pass with a delayed but eventual enactment while predicting limited recession risk and continued need for large-scale tax cuts to boost demand and reduce unemployment.
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New York Times
Washington
Kennedy
Treasury Department
White House
The
Treasury
House
Ways and Means
President's Council of Economic Advisers
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
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R-Champaign
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Atlanta
Georgia
Leroy, Johnson
York State
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