Bond Issues Pass Officially in Illinois Elections
The Illinois State Electoral Board certified two bond issues after October returns. The 195 million dollar university construction bond passed by a narrow margin while the 150 million dollar welfare institution bond cleared by a large margin, enabling immediate contracts to address university needs and mental hospital congestion. The board noted the differing margins may carry advisory significance for future funding.
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State Electoral Board
Springfield
Illinois
Be Proud To Read For A Better World Poetry At Christmas
Ralph McGill argues that more readers, especially students, should enjoy poetry at home. He recalls teachers who inspired verse, urges family circles to read aloud, and praises records of poets reading their work to foster lifelong reading and a better world.
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Robert Frost
T. S. Eliot
Eddie Mims
Vanderbilt
Tennyson
Browning
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Keats
Shelley
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Edward Arlington Robinson
Miniver
Liberals Gird For Battle In Senate Rule Fight
Liberal Democrats plan an advance strategy session on Dec 30 to push for more Northern Western Democrats on Steering and Policy committees and curb the filibuster. President-elect Kennedy’s stance and Johnson’s role shape prospects for reform with Clark and Douglas leading the revolt attempt.
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Senate
Joseph Clark
Dpa
Paul Douglas
Dill
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Clark- Douglas
John Kennedy
Douglas
Clark
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Albert Gore
Dtenn
Election Returns Lag As Voters Await Final Count
In this day and age planes travel fast and official results arrive slowly. No one nearby stayed up late to monitor the Electoral College presidential returns as officials finalize the tally.
U S Toy Makers Face Foreign Competition and Tariff Talks
U S toy makers face pressure from Japan and Europe as exports to America top 40 million dollars this year. At a National Association of Manufacturers meeting, two thirds anticipate foreign rivalry reducing future revenue and a third foresee job cuts. While rivals tout cheap labor, industry leaders push tariffs quotas and automation as countermeasures to win back American children’s preference.
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Sis
Japan
U. S
America
Europe
National Association of Manufacturers
New York City
Charles Percy
Bell & Howell
Conservative Man Prefers Trains Over Air Travel
A conservative neighbor voices caution about air disasters and jetliners and pledges to use trains and buses. The column satirizes agriculture seals and seasonal gripes while recalling TV quiz show scandal imagery and mischief with weather and holidays.
Simple Justice In Spain Sentences Policeman for Protesting
A court martial in Spain gave a policeman ten years and one day in prison for insulting Generalissimo Franco and the interior minister. Alfredo Garcia was accused of chalking anti Franco slogans at his workplace. The case raises questions about free speech in Franco era Spain.
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Asuilting
Francisco Franco
Alfredo Garca
Russia
France
Thomas Jefferson
U. S
Illinois Electors Ballot Prompted Shuffle to Sports Scores
The initial ballot by Illinois electors failed to stand by a 26 to 1 vote and initially would have been moved to the sports page alongside college scores.
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Illinois
Detroit dominance in car market challenged by critics
Critics claim Detroit dictates pricey boom in car design, but 1961 ads show strong consumer choice and a shift toward economy. Manufacturers promote full size, low price, and hot new models as demand moves toward value while prices trend down.
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Detroit
Neighbors on New Orleans Racial Battle Show Courage
The Winnipeg Tribune notes both intolerance and courage in New Orleans race clashes and praises American public figures and parents who defy bigotry. It argues Canadians overestimate tolerance at home and highlights the brave youths facing abuse.
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Winnipeg Tribune
New Orleans
United States
Mary Margaret McBride book reflects radio era life
Dave Felts reviews Mary Margaret McBride's memoir Out of the Air, noting it reads like her on air voice and chronicles her years on network radio, sponsorships, and collaborations with manager Stella Karn. The column also touches on holiday book sales titles and personal anecdotes.
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Mary Margaret McBride
Davenport
Mary Margaret
Martha Deane
New England
Catskills
New York City
Stella Karn
Missouri
University property valued at 200 million dollars
A major university recently assessed its property unofficially at 200 million dollars. The note asks whether this valuation includes football players under contract.
Air Force Pushes Symington Plan to Reform Pentagon
The Air Force backs unification and a Joint Staff while the Army and Navy resist shifting away from the current joint chiefs system. Senator Symington’s proposed plan would replace the Joint Chiefs with a Joint Staff a Military Advisory Council civilian assistants and two under secretaries, creating five unified commands and splitting service roles.
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Thomas B. Ross
Chicago Sun-Times
Army
Navy
Secretary of Defense
Thomas W. Gates, Jr
Pentagon
Congress
Kennedy
Stuart W. Symington
D-Mo
Clark M. Clifford
Thomas K. Finletter
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Fowler Hamilton
Marx Leva
Air Force
Joint Chiefs
Russia
Joint Staff
Defense
Curent
Army-Navy
Snowbound Rail Hearings Threaten Travel Delays
A ten inch snowstorm grips central Illinois delaying rail travel. If it worsens, state commerce commission examiners holding train discontinuance hearings may be forced to travel by rail rather than car or air.
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Illinois
State Commerce Commission
Critics Question Accuracy of Unemployment Figures
The piece reviews November unemployment at 4,031,000 and examines how the Labor Department counts workers. It notes sampling errors of 2.5 to 3.5 percent and explains how part time workers, moonlighters, and nonseekers can distort totals amid debate over unemployed versus not in the labor force.
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John Kennedy
Labor Department
Census Bureau
Joint Economic Committee
Office of Statistical Standards
Bureau of the Budget
Unem
Iwo
Chiropractor Bilking Indictment Reinstated
Peoria Illinois December 21 AP James Cunningham elected Peoria County State's Attorney has had a four year old indictment reinstated in Circuit Court accusing J T Murphy of bilking chiropractors Murphy of Peoria is charged with running a confidence game larceny and embezzlement The indictment stems from a grand jury probe into an Illinois chiropractors lobby and alleges Murphy solicited funds as a lobbyist for a 1955 chiropractic licensing proposal and agreed to return the money if the bill failed in the legislature.
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James Cunningham
Peoria
J. T. Murphy
Murphy
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