Sidelights on housing rights and segregation in Illinois
Column discusses whether a subdivision owner should bar certain races and faiths, noting legislators may protect the right. It cites Cecil Partee’s proposal for a temporary housing commission and argues open housing reduces ghettos and raises opportunities, especially for Negroes, while warning that state policy sustains segregation and disaster in cities.
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Illinois
Cecil Partee
Chicago
Illinois farmers rely on loyal dealers over price in machinery buys
Studies of 225 Illinois farmers show most favor dealers with good reputations and parts supply over price. About 44 percent contacted only one dealer, while larger operations travel wider to shop. price is least important next to reputation, dealer location, and stocked parts. Service departments are viewed as adequate but not a decisive factor.
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Illinois
David L. Armstrong
Southern Illinois University
Armstrong
Taxpayers’ Federation Lauds Audit Commission Report
The Taxpayers Federation of Illinois praises the Legislative Audit Commission for a decade of service and notes it has recovered 2.36 million dollars for the state since 1957, with potential to rise to 4.15 million under current recommendations. The federation stresses better internal audits and supports transferring about 2 million from the Feed and Fertilizer Fund to the General Revenue Fund via statute amendments.
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Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Legislative Audit Commission
Maurice W. Scott
Federation
Commission
General Assembly
Raymond E. Anderson
Clyde L. Choate
Robert F. McPartlin
Dick E. Viar
Barbara M. Edwards
Scott
Department of Agriculture
General Revenue Fund
The
History Notebook Panes and Early American Dates
A mixed transcript notes St Patrick may be Irish or Welsh with origins in Dumbarton or Carnarvonshire. It mentions Pope Celestine naming Patricius and Patrick's mission to Ireland, plus Boston March 17 1777 when Washington watched Howe leave, and biographical notes on Grover Cleveland and Commodore Stephen Decatur.
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St. Patrick
Dumbarton
Calpurnius
Ireland
Carnarvonshire
Concha
Maenwyn
Celestine
Patricius
St. Patrick’s Day
Boston
George Washington
Dorchester Heights
Howe
Halifax
N. 8
Stephen Decatur
Commodore James Barron
Bladensburg
Washington, D. C
Gypsies in History and a 1903 Woodland Memory
A reminiscence recalls a Gypsy camp near Harrisburg in 1903 with horse trading men and jeweled women. It traces Gypsy origins from northwest India to Europe, America, and beyond, noting historical bouts of persecution and famous relocations across continents.
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Middle Fork Bridge
Harrisburg
America
Silas Jones
India
Europe
Greenoch
Virginia
Brazil
Africa
British Isles
Australia
Andalusia
Spain
Poland
Belgium
Khrushchev
Russia
Springfield lawmaker invites public to Southern Illinois Day parade
Dr Norbert Springer introduces a public service column and invites readers to join a May 10 Springfield event featuring a mammoth downtown parade, legislative tours, a Dutch treat barbecue at the State Armory, and a talent show. He notes bills on levies, veterans aid, taxation, and resource development while promising future reports.
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Springfield
75Th General Assembly
House
State Capitol
Ill
Veterans’ Assistance Commission
Downstate
Illinois
Not Ordinary Drive for St. Clement's Hospital Fund
Henry Gentsch, fund drive co chairman, says the St. Clement's Hospital campaign is not ordinary as ten percent of donors provide all contributions. He notes the area lacks big industrial gifts and urges 100 percent participation to reach the goal. A $750,000 target for ten providers was planned, with only $75,000 received from the Hospital Auxiliary.
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St. Clement's Hospital
Henry Gentsch
Cochairman
Géntsch
Out of Proportion Social Security Tax Rise
The 1967 social security tax increase lifts the individual maximum to 290.40, more than doubling 1960’s 144 figure. Social security began in 1937 with a 30 annual tax, with automatic rises extending to 1987. President Johnson seeks higher benefits, raising tax costs further and challenging reliance on the income tax.
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Johnson
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Mixed
A compact listing of crossword clues with across and down prompts including numbers and several partial phrases for Disgruntle cleansing medium relish and more mixed with fragmented entries and garbled hints. The puzzle presents various definitions and wordplay typical of a newspaper crossword page.
Crossword Clues From Siam to Window
A compact clue list featuring terms for former Siam currency ry 37 and classic crossword prompts. Includes definitions like at a distance and part of a window plus corroded and wooden pail as concise entries.
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Siam
Carlyle Reservoir Fishing Sees Strong First Year
The Illinois Department of Conservation reports 1966 fishing success at Carlyle Reservoir with about 40 000 pounds caught by over 13 000 anglers from late April to November. The lake spans Clinton Bend and Fayette counties, created by a dam on the Kaskaskia River, the first large flood control project by the U S Corps of Engineers.
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Carlyle
Illinois Department of Conservation
Bill Fritz
Division of Fisheries
Kaskaskia
Clinton County
Bend
Fayette
The Old Timer One of the best educational toys
A remark notes pencils as a lasting educational toy and a valued learning tool for children. The line underscores simplicity and practicality in schoolwork and craft activities.
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Roy P. Conrad
Ophelia Mueller
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Albert Meyer
Lers ‘eHlegse Sipes
W. Russell Arrington
Robert E. Cherry
James P. Loukas
Terrel E. Clark
John J. Lanigan
Richard R. Larsor
Fred J. Smith
House of
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