A Needed Look At Antiquated Illinois Legislature
The Illinois General Assembly remains antiquated with 3000 bills each session and inadequate staff. A 74th General Assembly Commission explores reforms for facilities rules and service to modernize operations and attract public support.
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House of Representatives
Harold A. Katz
Glencoe
Rep. Katz
Illinois
Legislative
Washington
Ilinois
Little Hoover Commission
74Th General Assembly
General Assembly
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Senate
Illinois General Assembly
Commission
Dublin Declaration: Call for world federation to enforce peace
A group of 55 eminent figures met in Dublin New Hampshire and issued the Second Dublin Declaration urging world federation authority to enforce world law. They cite flaws in the United Nations including veto power and lack of standing forces, and propose a World Development Authority to reduce economic disparity.
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Dublin
New Hamphire
United Nations
Security Council
General Assembly
World Development Authority
New Hampshire
Rhodes to reclaim Helios statue as 1968 project
Rhodes residents consider a $2.5 million plan by a Belgian firm to build a steel and aluminum shell in the shape of Helios the sun god. The structure would house shops and a top observation deck, with completion hoped for 1968.
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Rhodes
Helios
Charis
Lyssipus
St. Louis
Georgia
Pisa
Dark Ghetto critique of American race bias and Clark’s book
Robert D. Reid reviews Kenneth Clark's Dark Ghetto, arguing the work blends sociology with impassioned pleading. The piece examines ghetto life, its causes, and the mutual impact on Black and White Americans, noting the book's ambitions and flaws while urging whites to confront their own beliefs.
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Robert D. Reid
Lindsay-Schaub
Los Angeles
America
Kenneth Clark
Harper & Row
Clark
Clair
Dr. Clark
Harlem
Watts Riot Report Called for Bold Action to Change Society
Roy Wilkins argues the Watts riot findings highlight segregated schools, high Black unemployment, and strained police relations. He urges using the report to drive revolutionary yet practical government and citizen action, stressing Black and white communities must work together to push change.
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Roy Wilkins
Los Angeles
Commission
James E. Jones
Watts
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