Open housing law urged as Illinois debate grows
The editorial argues Gov Otto Kerner's executive order banning housing discrimination should be upheld or mirrored in state law. It notes injunctions exempting 154 Realtors while about 40 000 remain subject to the order and calls for a statewide fair housing statute supported by open occupancy ideals and federal action if needed. Governor Kerner is praised for advancing the principle that race should not bar housing opportunities.
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Otto
Kerner
Illinois
Howard White
America
Otto Kerner
U.S
Illinois General Assembly
Johnson to join AEC after stock divestment pledge
Wilfrid E. Johnson's approval to the Atomic Energy Commission followed a pledge to sell his General Electric stock to avoid conflicts of interest. The article notes GE contracts with the AEC and discusses Senate ethics scrutiny, stock reporting, and a broader double standard in political morality.
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Wilfrid E. Johnson
Atomic Energy Commission
Senate
General Electric Company
General Electric
AEC
Johnson
U. S. Senate
House
Illinois
Paul H. Douglas
Everett Dirksen
Special Ethics Committee
Thomas Dodd
Conneticut
Bobby Baker
United States
Baker
Dodd
U.S. Senate
Two Leaders Talk In Washington After British Visit
British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and President Johnson discussed Viet Nam and other issues. The meet yielded little new on Vietnam, with both leaders stating positions already known. Economic strains in Britain were noted as influencing foreign and defense policies.Wilson claimed Britain’s economic troubles were past the worst, but this did not reassure.
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Harold Wilson
Washington
Viet Nam
Mr. Wilson
Johnson
Britain
Wilson
Cucumbers and travel notes mix in Dave Felts column
Dave Felts muses on cucumbers from ancient Egypt to modern recipes and jokes about cucumber use in drinks. He shares travel book picks on Portugal and Spain, plus memories of street names and city layouts from Springfield to Decatur. He ends with light reflections on headlines and a pair of playful questions.
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Iberian Peninsula
George Wayne Jacobs
Simon & Schuster
Portugal
Spain
Europe
United States
Lisbon
South's Industrial Rise Redefines Dixie and Jobs
A sweeping Associated Press analysis traces the South’s industrial shift from agrarian roots to a booming economy. It notes Alabama Georgia and Mississippi growth, wage comparisons, right to work laws, tax incentives, and the impact on education and politics, with leaders like George Wallace and local businessmen cited.
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Sid Moody
Associated Press
Dixie
South
Southland
Sidney Smyer Sr
Birmingham
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Order of Commerce
Chamber
Commerce
North Carolina
Mississippi
South Carolina
Atlanta
William Tecumseh Sherman
Rupert Vance
University of North Carolina
New England
Fa Ricating
Southeastern
Maynard Smith
North
Vance
Moffit Kendrick
Greenville
S.C
Chamber of Commerce
Georgia
Northeast Carbondale Education Achievements Shown Fair View
Principal lists Northeast achievements amid articles on Attucks and Thomas Schools. He notes some misread generalizations about underprivileged students and cites honors, scholarships, and a medical doctor on faculty at SIU, highlighting area industrious citizens.
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Attucks and
Thomas Schools
Thomas
Attucks
Lincoln Junior High
Community High School
Carbondale
SIU
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Haiphong
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Rameses II
Nefertiti
National Geographic
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R.L. Polk & Co
Park
Springfield
State House
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio RR
Chicago & Alton
Capitol Avenue
Jefferson Street
Louisville
Fourth Street
Marion
Public Square
East Main
West Main
North Market
South Market
Central City
East Grand
West Grand
Decatur
Luci Johnson
California
Tennessee
Arkansas
D-Conn
Athens
Roger Blough
U.S. Steel
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