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Newspaper
Columbia Star
Location
Columbia, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1965
Page
5
The article links a southern Illinois housing shortage to decayed dwellings and fewer hollow trees used by raccoons. It notes longer lifespans and fewer fur profits boosting raccoon numbers, fueling an active era of hunting with blue tick and red bone hounds.
A practical guide for wives on job retirement perks with insights from manuals and union contracts. It outlines how some plans guarantee a lifetime widow pension, early retirement options, post-65 adjustments, post and vacation tricks, and the need for wives to check details with employers or manuals. It notes many husbands know little about their benefits and invites wives to inquire and push for clarity.
Illinois reports July narcotics arrests totaling thirteen with multiple illegal drug charges. Nineteen are admitted to Chicago’s Narcotic Ward. The state highlights a two-way tourism program with the New York World's Fair pavilion and a Disneyland adjacent center drawing millions. Other items note drought work, Beekeeper of the Year award, and pesticide safety guidance.
The Illinois State Fair offers more than 1100 in cash plus a recording audition and Governor's Trophy in the Folksong Hullabaloo Contest as part of the Young America attraction. Golden Age Day honors the oldest residents and couples married the longest on Aug 20.竞
The SIU Climatology Laboratory reports July in Southern Illinois was abnormal with heavy early thunderstorms doubling normal rainfall in some areas while others were drier. Jonesboro hit 108 degrees on July 24, Grand Tower set a one day rainfall record, and McLeansboro remained driest at 1.36 inches.
Secretary of State report shows 18.1 percent of 285,502 crashes caused by failure to yield right of way. Followed by tailgating 16 percent and speed too fast 14 percent. parked vehicles figure 40,851 incidents. 374 pedestrians killed and over 10,000 injured, half under 14. Most two‑car crashes at intersections. daylight and dry pavement common.
Washington report by Senator Donald Russell argues for a new Vocational Education Bill to widen federally guaranteed loans and direct loans for students in business trade technical and other vocational schools. It criticizes current aid gaps and urges a federal program to boost skilled labor and reduce unemployment through targeted training.
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