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Illinois to dedicate Abbott Children Center at Bartonville
Gov Stevenson will dedicate the Abbott Children's Center on Monday October 8 as part of Peoria State Hospital. The unit will house 40 mentally ill children now kept with adults in state facilities. The article also notes Illinois per capita income led central Midwest states in 1950 at 1752 dollars and reports traffic deaths and public health trends.
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