Reapportionment Agreement Made For Downstaters
Springfield reports Illinois lawmakers reached a basic downstate reapportionment map influencing districts 57 58 59 and 89. The plan would group incumbents Powell Choate McCormick Hale Williams Holloway Baker Lee Fitzserrill and Gris in several three seat and two seat districts with Cook County maps to follow. Downstate districts split Lake and DuPage counties and face legislative bargaining over Menard Mercer Putnam and northern central Illinois alignment as final design hinges on Cook County outcomes.
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SPRINGFIELD
UPI
Illinois
Cook County
Jackson
Williamson
Saline
Gallatin
Powell
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
C. L. McCormick
RVienna
Joseph Hale
R-Shawneetown
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
McCormick
James Holloway
Sparta
James Donnewald
Brees
Robert Walsh
D-Grayville
Miles Mills
D-Effingham
Fred Branson
Centralia
Sen
C. Blades
Fairfield
Lewi
Dave Glenn
D-Greenup
Ed Finkgeld
R-Arcola
Garret Burgoon
Lawrenceville
downstate
Lake
DuPage
Du Page County
York
Downers Grove
Elmhurst
Hinsdale
Lake County
iLake
Waukegan
IShields
Deerfield
Mth
Menard
Mercer
Putnam
Rock Island County
Mississippi
Menard County
Sangamon
Macon
Logan
Putnam County
Break in Water Main to Holiday Inn is Repaired
Water service to the Holiday Inn Motel on By-Pass 63 southwest of Edwardsville was restored shortly before 6 p.m. after an eight inch line from Glen Carbon ruptured in a ravine. Crews located the break two hours after it was reported at 10 a.m. work required walking three miles and inserting a five foot pipe to seal the main.
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Holiday Inn
Holiday Inn Motel
Edwardsville
Glen Carbon
Glen Carbon water
Faye Bartels
Carol Bess
JAMES W. KESSINGER
Edwardsville Senior High School
St. John's Methodist church
Government to Open Way to License Measles Vaccines
Washington UPI government to license two types of measles vaccines to wipe out the disease. Health Secretary Celebrezze announces final licensing step by publishing extra manufacturing standards in the Federal Register. Standards become effective immediately with waived waiting period. Some companies may begin production and sale almost at once. Public Health Service official expects no rush comparable to polio vaccine licensing.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
Education and Welfare
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Federal Register
Celebrezze
Public Health Service
Measles Epidemic Risks and Vaccine Origins Highlighted
The piece notes late winter as a peak period for measles epidemics and cautions against vaccine complacency. It cites 1940 measles deaths at 410 versus 260 polio deaths, and warns complications like encephalitis and pneumonia can occur. It credits Dr. John Enders and Dr. Thomas Peebles for isolating the measles virus in 1954.
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John Enders
Harvard University
Thomas Peebles
Wind and flood kill man as Illinois storm hits Gallatin
Tornado like winds and heavy rain struck southeastern Illinois on Saturday, flattening a service station and causing flash floods. Ola Black, 56, of Junction, was killed when floodwaters swept his car off a gravel road near Gallatin County. Three others were slightly injured at the station as debris crashed in. Dan Lane and relatives escaped to a basement trapdoor as blocks fell. owner George Mitchell fled unharmed before the building collapsed.
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Marion
Johnston City
Carbondale
George Mitchell
Riverboat Deckhand Awarded 120000 Jury Verdict
Madison County jurors awarded William H. Woods of Clinton Tennessee one hundred twenty thousand dollars in a two day trial for a personal injury after losing a leg in a December first 1961 accident in a lock on the Mississippi near Alton. The accident involved a barge owned by Arrow Transportation Co. and Woods wore an artificial leg at trial. The verdict was announced late Friday after hours of deliberation.
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Madison County
William H. Woods
Clinton, Tenn
Mississippi
Alton
Arrow Transportation Co
Sheffield
Ala
New Orleans
James C. Monroe Jr
Woods
Brazilian Ambassador to Meet State Department on Communist Infiltration Claims
Brazilian Ambassador Roberto Campos has scheduled a meeting with the State Department to discuss U.S. charges that Communists have infiltrated the Brazilian government. The meeting highlights ongoing tensions between Washington and Brasilia over Cold War era political interference allegations.
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WASHINGTON
UPI
Roberto Campos
State Department
Shamrock Omits Local Irish Leader Angers Reader
A Satur day Intelligencer shamrock honoring Irish men drew ire as Thomas M. O Laughlin of 4 Logan Place was left off the list while his name appeared twice elsewhere. The miss sparked humor and a note of apology for the omission as readers react to oversights in a St. Patrick era feature.
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St. Patrick's Day
Sons of Erin
Thomas M. O’Laughlin
Logan Place
Laughlin
O’ Laughlin
Illinois birth control bill sparks heated Senate clash
Springfield is buzzing as the Illinois General Assembly weighs a bill by Sen. Morgan Finley to bar the Public Aid Commission from distributing birth control information or devices. Finley may amend to permit aid for married women living with husbands under IPAC. Civic leaders split. Daley opposes on moral grounds, Kerner supports the measure, while other Democrats voice concerns. The House meets this week and the Senate schedules routine sessions with a Tuesday and Wednesday agenda.
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SPRINGFIELD
UPI
Blinois General Assembly
Senate Public Welfare Committee
Morgan Finley
Chicago
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Finley
IPAC
public aid commission
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Otto Kerner
PAC
Arnold Maremont
Housel
Paul Powell
Michael Howlett
Howlett
puble aid commission
House of Representatives
Senate
Kennedy arrives in Costa Rica for hemispheric cooperation tour
President Kennedy lands at El Coco Airport and travels by helicopter to La Sabana as Costa Rica hosts him with about 100000 onlookers. He hails a progressive democracy and supports Central American economic integration under the U.S. Alliance, while regional leaders and public holidays set the scene for his two day visit.
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SAN JOSE
Costa Rica
UPI
Kennedy
El Coco
La Sabana
Francisco J. Orlich
El Salvador
Honduras
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Panama
La Saban
U.S
Mt. Irazu
Pierre Salinger
arriva
Minnesota joke splits state on governor question
A Minneapolis joke circulates as a political quip about who counts as governor in Minnesota. The punchline hits on the ambiguity of leadership amid the dispute, reflecting statewide humor over the role and identity of the governor.
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MINNEAPOLIS
Minn
UPF
Minnesota
Regional Meeting Planned for Police and Fire Boards
About 150 fire and police commissioners from the region are expected at the regional meeting of the state association at the Lewis and Clark Restaurant in East Alton on Saturday. Edwardsville’s Fire and Police Commission and East Alton officials will attend, with state officers present. The program includes legal discussions, examinations, legislative updates, a tour of city facilities, a style show for attendees, and a 7:30 p.m. dinner.
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J. J. Donovan
Public Personnel Association
Legate
fire and police commissioners
Walter C. Wellman
East Alton
Alton
Weather outlook with clouds, wind and showers tonight
Cloudy and windy conditions persist with scattered thundershowers tonight. Tuesday sees occasional showers and thundershowers with warmer start and cooler finish. Lows around 38 to 43 degrees, highs near the 60s. Temperature readings from Edwardsville indicate cooler trends ahead.
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Sts
New York Publishers Plan Meeting To Consider Rejection
In New York the striking printers rejected a contract proposal, leaving publishers unsure about resuming publication this week. Mayor Wagner ordered renewed meetings, while the printers' rank and file booed leadership. A union vote favored acceptance in some guilds, but opposition loomed, with potential referendums and threatened strikes by allied unions prompting further talks.
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New York
UPI
Robert Wagner
international union
Elmer Brown
ITU Local 6
Local 6
Photoengravers
New York Daily News
New York Times
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Benton
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Mount Vernon
Wayne Fitzserrell
Lesser
Holloway
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Gallatin Area
Harrisburg
Dan Lane
Harriburg
Lane
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Equality
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Portage
Ind
Walter Scantlaw
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