State pensions in peril in Illinois fragmented funds
Illinois faces 333 public pension funds across 19 acts, all in the red. Total deficiency tops 1.515 billion with Teach ers' Retirement Fund worst hit at 461 million. Taxpayers Federation urges sound actuarial funding, fund consolidation, Social Security integration, and investment flexibility. Senator Arrington proposes 145.3 million to cover five funds over two years, aiming to reduce deficits and prevent insolvency.
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Taxpayers Federation of ‘Linois
Ilinois
City of Chicago
Chicago
Taxpayers Federation
Sen
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
Sen. Arrington
Arlington
74Th General Assembly
Strange Cloud Could Bear Down On Solar System
A mysterious invisible object emitting strong X rays has revived gas cloud theories. The North Polar Spur spans a quarter of the sky and may approach the solar system within a millennium. Some see it as remnants of a nearby supernova, others as a passing radiation belt affecting evolution.
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Walter Sullivan
New York Times
Austin
Tex
Milky Way
North Polar
North Pole
R. Hanbury Brown
Jodre] Bank
England
Iosif $. Shklovsky
Soviet Union
Johnson Faces Test In FPC Appointment II
Johnson faces a test in critical federal regulatory appointments as he consolidates consensus after the November 3 vote. Analysts note a cautious start like a whirl wind of caution and warn he must commit soon to shape the Great Society pathway.
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Franklin Delano
Roosevelt
Alf Landon
Johnson
James Reslon
Federal Regulatory Commissions
Tule
Regulatory Agency
Securities and Exchange Commission
Idaho
Homer Budge
TRB
New Republic
SEC
Wall Street
Budge
Regulatory Commission
Allerton Parks Heir Built A Regional Cultural Legacy
Robert Allerton, a Central Illinois millionaire philanthropist who died at 91 in Hawaii, built a garden and architectural showcase at Allerton Park near Monticello. He gifted Allerton House to the University of Illinois for a park named after him and funded cultural ventures including the Agnes Allerton galleries. His life bridged Midwest fortunes and international art, while his Hawaii years reflected his passions in gardens and design.
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Hawaii
Ilinois
Chicago
Allerton
Monticello
University of Iinois
Central Illinois
Allerton House
Allerton Park
Mr. Allerton
John Gregg
Art Institute of Chicago
Agnes Allerton
Sun Singer
Stockholm
Carl Millés
Best Of Families and Aristocratic Lines in a Sun Day Feature
Dave Felts reviews a Sunday feature noting Bertrand Russell as a Nobel laureate and Earl Russell from England’s ducal line, with ties to Lord John Russell and John Stuart Mill, plus a divorce-linked claim about Susan Doniphan Lindsay. The piece shifts to holiday myths of electric motors and a humorous census, then recalls Cowper, John Gilpin, and a student-led Urbana eating house Tite Wads from 1919, describing its U-shaped counter and hash-slinging student workers.
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Bertrand Russell
Sunday Papers
Earl Russell
England
Bedford
Lord John Russell
John Stuart Mill
Lord Russell
Susan Doniphan Lindsay
Springfield
Vachel Lindary
Matthews Avenue
Urbana
Green St
Boneyard
Green
Cougler
Quarrels That Have Shaped the Constitution Review
A condensed look at how the Supreme Court from Marshall to Warren shaped U S constitutional law through pivotal cases, including Marbury, McCulloch, and Brown v Board, highlighting the evolving meaning of the Constitution and the court’s political role in society. The essay notes how desegregation became a turning point and emphasizes citizen action as essential to constitutional power.
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W. M. Mecklenburg
Lindsay-Schaub
United States
John A.garraly
Harper and Row
Supreme Court
John Marshall
Earl Warren
Peace Commissions
District of Columbia
Congress
William McCulloch
The
Board of Education
Reserve Status Policy Sparks Editorial Dispute
The Southern Miinois letter criticizes a lead editorial on Reserve officers and Defense McNamara. It argues the plan would force tens of thousands from active units, undermining a backbone of past wartime mobilizations. It warns that in Vietnam era bloodshed, home defense should be strengthened, not reduced.
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Lunday
Defense McNarmara
McNamara
Congress
Viet Nam
Army
Debate Over Trial Coverage Judge Urges Government's Right to Know
Washington editorials discuss how media coverage of criminal trials shapes public understanding. Judge J Shelly Wright urges judges to cooperate with reporters, endorses limited cameras in courtrooms, warns against trial by press, and calls for Canon 20 full implementation to protect fair trials.
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Philadelphia Bar Association
J. Shelly Wright
U.S. Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
ABA
Wright
Ures
Picketing at Engel's Restaurant Clarified by Groups
The Human Relations Commission and the Student Non-Violent Freedom Committee explain the stand on Engel's Restaurant picketing. They detail past investigations and a demand for three Negro waitresses, not a spur of the moment request, and cite Engel's partial agreement to hire one Negro waitress and a part time busboy, which led to continuing demonstration after a conference delay.
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Southern Civisisan
Human Relations Commission
Student Non-Violent Freedom Committee
Engel
SNFC
Engel’s
Donald Carlton
Enge
Humes Relations Commission
Carbondale
Judy O'Donnell
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New International Encyclopedia
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Homer
University of Ilindly
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Richard Spong
Washington
American Bar Association Journal
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New Jersey Supreme Court
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