Editorials Miss the Point on Illinois Constitution
The Illinois Agricultural Association backs a minimal restrictions constitution and urges limitations on taxes and local debt while preserving gun rights. It advocates a brief document, but warns against erasing essential controls, arguing the Legislature should handle revenue and policy through specific laws rather than a permissive charter.
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Illinois Agricultural Association
General Assembly
TAA
Chicago
IAA
States to gain control of antipoverty programs debated
A bipartisan House group proposes shifting antipoverty programs from federal to state control, including community action agencies Head Start Vista and legal services. Governors could veto federal applications, risking access for urban residents. Critics warn Southern governors might misallocate funds, while officials like Donald Rumsfeld oppose reduced federal reach.
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House
Vista
South
Donald Rumsfeld
Office of Economic Opportunity
Carl Perkins
D-Ky
Nixon
Deer Hunters Endure Nonsense From Some Nits, Says Adam Blake
Adam Blake of Elkville praises deer hunters as the most enduring sport, condemns a few nit wits at work who mock the hobby, and urges deer hunters to ignore peckerwoods while celebrating the club brotherhood and trapping and rabbit pursuits.
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Southern Clindsan
Adam Blake
Elkville
Illinois 1920 Convention Veterans Shaped 1969 Delegates
The piece reviews delegates from Decatur area districts for the 1920 constitutional convention to illuminate the 1969 session. It highlights Andrew Mills and Rear Adm. Moore from Decatur, Mills’ Bible reading stance, Moore’s military and Samoa roles, and other district figures like Green and Dunlap from Champaign Savoy.
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Decatur
Ath
Macon Logan
DeWitt
Edward P. Irving
C. A
Tnerd) Ewing
Robert I. Hunt
United States
Cyrus J. Tucker
W. K. Whitfield
Hubert J. Hunt
Andrew H. Mills
T. B. Moore
USN
Mills
Ilinois
First Presbyterian Church
YMCA
Millikin University
Moore
Paris
Ill
Naval Academy
Navy
Ulysses S. Grant
Len Small
Small
James H. Paddock
Springfield
Illinois Senate
Clinton L. Conklin
James C. Conklin
Abraham Lincoln
Conklin
B. L. Catron
Champaign
Moultrie
Pratt
H. I. Green
Henry M. Dunlap
Savoy
Green
Dayville
Urbana Business College
University of Illinois
U. S
William B. McKinley
McKinley
Sen
Dunlap
Illinois
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Sen. Dunlap
Champaign St. Clair County
Willian Emil Trautman
East St. Louis
Herbert F. Till
Illinois voters rejected 1920 constitutional draft in landslide
Editorial notes that only a minority backed the 1922 proposed constitution drafted by 108 delegates elected in 1919. Most delegates were Republicans with many lawyers, bankers, and farmers. The piece traces the 1870 charter replacement attempt, political context, and later influence on Illinois governance and politics.
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Sneed
Dingis
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
UMWA
Ilinois
Senate Committee On Labor and Industrial Affairs
Jackson
Monroe
Perry
Randolph
Washington
Sylvester W. McGuire
Sparta
Henry W. Meinert
Hoyleton
Washington County
McGuire
Meinert
Springfield
Illinois Senate
Illinois House
Winois
Frank C. Lowden
Len Small
Illinois
Cook County
Sangamon
Kane
Peoria
Kankakee
Champaign
McLean
la Salle
Will
Shelby
St. Clair
LaSalle
Tilinois
John Peter Altgeld
Edward F. Dunne
Henry Horner
Hot But tered Rum for Six Recipe?
The Old Rounder ponders a recipe titled Hot Buttered Rum for Six. He questions if it suits five or even four, hinting at a playful, reflective note on serving sizes.
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