Illinois Board outlines six state boards plan for higher education
A special committee of the Illinois Board of Higher Education proposes reorganizing public colleges into six state boards led by the existing board. Each system would govern Illinois University, Southern Illinois University, Regents Universities, state colleges and universities, and junior colleges, with new campuses considered near Hoffman Estates Lisle Springfield and Rockford.
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Youth Dies After Fishing Pole Accident in St Charles
James Grothe 14 of St Charles died at a St Louis hospital from head injuries after being struck by a fishing pole while playing with three companions last Wednesday. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Melvin Grothe.
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Melvin Grothe
Two Battery Cases Placed in Circuit Court Schedule
Two cases scheduled in circuit court were continued two weeks. One charges battery against Ronald Rose 22 of Hotel Ambrose Seneca. The other charges Chester Jerantowski Braceville with battery in a Braceville shooting.
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Chester Jerantowski
Braceville
Illinois Motor Fuel Tax allotment by county in May
The Illinois Department of Finance released May motor fuel tax allotments. Grundy County received 10237 dollars from the state's total 2707823.
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Illinois Department of Finance
Grundy County
Highway Study Commission Outlines Fiscal Problems
The Illinois Highway Study Commission reports funding challenges affecting road upgrades across the state. It notes federal aid matching gaps, reliance on non federal funds, and potential city county contributions to bridge the $32 million annual shortfall while warning against unequal town by town spending.
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Kerner Opposes Seaway Toll Increases and Seeks Elimination
Governor Otto Kerner of Illinois urged against any toll hikes on the St. Lawrence Seaway calling toll elimination the goal. He warned higher charges would cripple use of the water link between the Great Lakes and the Atlantic and urged Midwest and national action via the Midwest Governors Conference and Illinois lawmakers. He argued Seaway is a national interest and urged equal treatment with other coasts.
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Tolls Tied to Seaway Revenue Plan
Proposals would raise bulk cargo tolls from 40 to 44 cents a ton and general cargo tolls from 90 cents to 1 dollar. Revenue was to fund the 475 million cost of building the Seaway, which opened in 1959, with volume rising but below earlier forecasts.
Golden Isles Of Georgia Coastline Refined
North to south the Golden Isles of Guale stretch about 100 miles off Georgia. The chain includes Ossabaw St Catherines Sapelo St Simons Sea Island Jekyll and Cumberland with a historic coastal landscape.
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Sapelo
St. Simons
Sea Island
Jekyll and
Cumberland
Service Airman’s Viet Nam report smiles on morale gifts
In Viet Nam Airman 1/C Carl Chisler reports packages from Morris American Legion and Eta Eta Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi arrived at his unit. He notes pop corn canned goods soap and other items were a morale booster.
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Fred Chisler
Douglas St
Viet Nam
Morris American Legion
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Morris
Beta Sigma Phi
House approves Brumidi statue for Capitol dome area
The House gave final approval to a concurrent resolution to place a statue of Italian born architect Constantino Brumidi in the Capitol Senate wing. The Senate had approved the resolution on March 25.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Constantino Brumidi
Capitol
Senate
Case Hearing Adjourned for Leos Evans to June 20
Case Magistrate Chester Winsor continued the case of Leos Evans aged 17 from Dresden Acres today to June 20. He faces a charge of disorderly conduct.
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Leos Evans
Dresden Acres
Georgia couple to wed 60 feet underground in Florida cave
Lois Watson and Robert David Byrd plan a memorable wedding in a Florida cave sixty feet underground. The ceremony will be unusually dramatic, setting a striking scene for their life together.
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Montezuma, Ga
Lois Watson
Robert David Byrd
Florida
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