Illinois panel approves 59 district map amid protest
The Illinois Legislative Commission on Reapportionment divided the state into 59 House and Senate districts in a 5 to 2 vote amid anger over closed-door bargaining. Commissioners Clarke and Stratton denounced the process as secret and said Chicago Democrats gain leverage. The map, to be filed with Secretary of State Lewis, becomes the official apportionment once filed.
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Springfield
Illinois Legislative Commission
Senate
General Assembly
W. Robert Blair
Park Forest
Terrel E. Clarke
William G. Stratton
Clarke
Commission
Cecil A. Partee
Chicago
House
John W. Lewis
Herman Bodewes
Partee
Lewis
Bodewes
Kane
Donenfeld
GOP
Chicago Democratic Organization
Stratton
Blair
Washington
Cook County
Down State
New districts redraw Illinois 58th and 59th boundaries
Illinois lawmakers spoke of reapportionment after the 58th district gained Jackson and western Williamson County while the old 59th shifted to include Union, Alexander, Franklin, Johnson, Pulaski, Massac, Pope, Saline, Hardin and Gallatin. Four incumbents face the same district in a reshaped map amid mixed public reactions and questions about Chicago’s larger district allotments.
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Jackson
Williamson County
Jackson County
Perry
Washington
Randolph
Monroe
St. Clair
East St. Louis
Williamson
Gale Williams
Murphysboro
Norbert Springer
Chester
William Cunningham
Pinckneyville
James D. Holloway
Sparta
Williams
Clyde Cheate
Cheate
D-Anna
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
McCormick
Holloway
Springer
Cunningham
William Starnes
Red Bud
Choate
John Gilbert
R-Carbon
Dale
Gilbert
Chicago
Union
Alexander
Franklin
Johnson
Pulaski
Massac
Pope
Saline
Hardin
Gallatin
Shiloh Valley
Mascoutah
Lebanon
St. Clair County
Sugar Loaf Township
Washington County
Irvington
Richview
Tax ruling sought on SIU Foundation property exemption
County officials plan to ask the Illinois attorney general to rule whether property owned by the Southern Illinois University Foundation should be tax exempt. Carbondale Township Assessor John Parrish and Jackson County State's Attorney Earl Richman said they would test by placing foundation properties on the tax rolls, challenging exemptions cited by SIU officials.
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Illinois
Southern Illinois University Foundation
Carbondale Township
John R. Parrish
Jackson County
Tehard E. Richman
Richman
Parrish
U.S
SIU
The
Foundation
SIU Board of Trustees
James M. Brown
Brown
Oakland Ave
Carbondale
University
Supreme Court of Illinois
Lichman
Maurice Scott
Illinois Taxpayer’s Association
Robert Gallegly
Gallegly
Evergreen Terrace
Warm, humid day with possible showers this week
Partly cloudy very warm and humid today with a high of 88 to 92. Twenty percent chance of rain today and tonight. Monday stays partly sunny and warm. Continued warmth through the week with a chance of showers around Thursday. Inside the paper are sections Classified 23-26, Bridge, Crossword 19, Editorials 28, Family Living 17-20, Sports 9-13, Television 21.
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Inside
Apollo 15 astronauts return from moon mission aboard Okinawa
Apollo 15 crew David R. Scott James B. Irwin and Alfred Worden splashed down in the Pacific aboard Endeavour near the USS Okinawa after a 12 day moon voyage. They recovered a rock chip and sent back first detailed photos of the far side.
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Uss
Okinawa
Pacific Ocean
Moon Mountain Valley
Earth
David R. Scott
James B. Irwin
Alfred M. Worden
Ocean
Endeavour
Hawaii
Manned Spacecraft Center
Christopher Kraft
Kraft
Houston
Scott
Irwin
Worden
Moon
Moon data swamps scientists after four lunar missions
Space Center Houston reports that four moon landings yield abundant data yet no firm view on lunar origin or evolution. Experts like Dr. Gordon Swann and Dr. Harold Urey note the flood of material delays definitive conclusions, though enthusiasm remains high for new lunar insights. Dr. John Wood of the Smithsonian adds praise for rapid progress.
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Space Center
Houston
Gordon Swann
Geological Survey
Harold Urey
University of California
Swann
Space Agency
Neil Armstrong
Edwin E. Aldrin
John A. Wood
Smithsonian Institution
Astrophysical Observatory
Cambridge
Mass
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S. Illinois
Vaio
James Irwin
David Scott
Alfred Worden
Warden
Irvin
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