Kerner Probes State Issues During Illinois Tour
Otto Kerner Democratic candidate for governor questions state finances highways and mental health during a downstate tour. He cites a $31 million deficit and $265 million needed to sustain services, warns of dwindling treasury cash and calls for a mental health department and reform of taxation. He uses his experience as U S attorney and Cook County judge to underline public service aims.
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Otto Kerner
Illinois
Kerner
Treasury
Board of Highway Advisors
U. S
Iinois
Cook County
Citizens for Kerner campaign grows in Will County
The Citizens for Kerner movement expands in Will County with campaign headquarters at the Plaza hotel building Clinton and Ottawa Streets. Francis A. Dunn says volunteers are being organized under Mrs. Michael Levin to mobilize voters and register them while awaiting further campaign expansion.
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Kerner
Illinois
Will County
Plaza Hotel
Clinton and
Ottawa Sts
Francis A. Dunn
Michael Levin
Glenwood
Levin
Joliet
Invin
Krier
Dunn
League discusses taxes at Illinois unit meetings
Members of the League of Women Voters studied Illinois tax problems at monthly unit meetings hosted by Mrs. Merrill Scoville Mrs. Byron Haag and Catherine Himes Revenue is on the year’s agenda chaired by Vernie Sauvageau with Howard Harshbarger Donald Kramer and Bess Barns assisting A chart showed total state income sources The group considered benefits of a county assessor for township oversight and stricter enforcement to raise local tax revenue
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League of Women Voters
Illinois
Merrill Scoville
Byron Haag
Catherine Himes
State League
Vernie Sauvageau
Howard Harshbarger
Donald Kramer
Bess~ Barns
Eisenhower pursues diplomacy with UN leaders
In New York President Eisenhower plans to leverage personal diplomacy in top level talks with United Nations leaders. A large pro Castro crowd gathered near Fidel Castro’s Harlem hotel, while Khrushchev arrives in the U.S. to bury the hatchet with Eisenhower. In Urbana Illinois trustees seek to appeal Garfield Park Chicago campus ruling. In Springfield Otto Kerner opposes Daley’s gasoline tax subsidy for CTA and supports restricting highway taxes to roads.
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New York
Eisenhower
United Nations
Fidel Castro
Harlem
Nikita S. Khrushchev
U. S
Urbana—University of Illinois
Garfield Park
Chicago
Springfield
Otto Kerner
Daley
Chicago Transit Authority
Will County Receives $13 199 in State Sales Tax
Will county earned 13 199 32 from state sales tax receipts in July for unincorporated areas, ranking sixth among qualifying counties. DuPage and Cook counties led with 54 028 23 and 37 255 01, while Peoria Lake and Madison also outpaced Will. Meade Baltz said funds would fund police protection and home for aged needs though no new sheriff deputies were hired and a 15 monthly raise was given to staff.
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Will County
DuPage County
Cook County
Peoria
Lake
Madison Counties
Meade Baltz
Will County Board of Supervisors
Voters register Saturday in Will county despite precinct costs
Will county holds a 138 precinct voter registration day with polls 12 noon to 9 pm. County Clerk Joseph H. Hartley notes those previously registered need not re register and that moves can transfer via back of card. The board approved the day after a mandamus suit and voters flock to centers like Hillcrest and Marycrest with transfers and registrations rising amid election interest. To vote on November 8, citizens must be US citizens age 21 by election day and meet residency requirements in Illinois Will county and their district.
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Elwin Clark
Raymond Harper
Martin Gleason Jr
Robert W. Thoma
Stewart Kroesch
Donald Wise
Jo Ann Bertnik
Joseph Talarico
Ian Day
Plainfield
George Fangmeister Jr
Mokena
Don Forsythe
Symerton
Will County
Marion
Donald Forsythe
First National Bank
Wilmington
Women For “Citizens
Kerner
Victor Bertnik
Haldemann
Illinois
Joseph H. Hartley
Hartley
Will County Board of Supervisors
Leo Meehan
Democratic Central Committee
Hillcrest
Marycrest Shopping Center
Joliet Receives July Retailers Tax Share
Joliet obtained 51617.01 from July retailers tax receipts per the Illinois Department of Revenue. Other Will County towns follow with Lockport 3644.14 Plainfield 1486.51 New Lenox 2094.37 Mokena 850.87 Wilmington 3061.11 Frankfort 1157.18 and Peotone 1557.42.
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Joliet
Illinois Department of Revenue
Will County
Lockport
Plainfield
New Lenox
Mokena
Wilmington
Frankfort
Peotone
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Citizens For Kerner
League Studies
Camp David
the Spectator
the People’s Newspaper
William McCabe
Jery Thureday
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Pupany
Maties
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