Regional cooperation urged to fix fragmented Illinois local government
In a 1968 look at Southern Illinois governance, the article describes hundreds of local units with overlapping powers and underfunded services. It notes Carbondale and nearby cities governed by multiple taxing bodies, calls for consolidation, and previews a series on regional government experiments nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Qualls
Williamson County
St. Louis
Japan
Illinois
Carbondale
Herrin
Marion
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois Inc
Greater Egypt
Miami-Dade County
Fla
Nashville - Davison County
Tenn
Chicago-Cook County
Metro-Lakeland
Southern Illinois
Bureau of Business Research
Southern Illinois University
Congress Returns to Address War Crime and Economic Fears
Washington AP reports the new session opens amid Vietnam war fallout and concerns over crime, inflation, civil rights, and a shaky dollar. President Johnson plans a State of the Union push for tax hikes, budget expansion, and defense funding while Congress scrutinizes open housing, crime, and economic measures.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
Senate
House
Johnson
Uss
U.S
Secretary of the Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Area computer center planned to serve Southern Illinois
Marion hosts an organizational meeting for Computer Services Inc. to form a $500000 data processing center. Robert Parks of Mt. Vernon is president, with several directors named from Herrin Marion Benton Murphysboro and others. A site study will pick the location within a month, utilizing St. Louis area services until own equipment is ready. The center aims to process bank and business data for payrolls bookkeeping loans and totals.
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Marion
Robert Parks
Mt. Vernon
Lyle Ardis
Herrin
Harry Crisp Jr
Wayne Green
Ben Daniels
Murphysboro
Vernon Lampley
Benton
Parks
Ray Burroughs
Murphysboro First National Bank
Russell Davis
Benton Community Bank
William Etherton
Carbondale National Bank
Ed Goodwin
Bank of Herrin
Jesse Hill
Bank of Marion
William Todd
Bank of Egypt
Computer Services Inc
Illinois
St. Louis
Winter Storm Rips Europe and Asia as Earthquakes Hit Sicily
A ruthless winter system lashed Europe and East Asia with hurricane winds and heavy snow. Sicily endured earthquakes killing hundreds and razing villages while England and Scotland suffered deaths and injuries as avalanches and collapsed houses toppled.
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Europe
Iran
Sicily
England
Scotland
Swiss Alps
Mediterranean
Syria
Jordan
Israel
Lebanon
Damascus
Latakia
Amman
Jordan River
NYC Pennsy merger cleared by Supreme Court approval
The Supreme Court ruled 7-1 to approve the Penn Central and New York Central merger. Justice Abe Fortas said the Interstate Commerce Commission and a New York federal court findings support that the public interest directives were reasonably satisfied. The deal, sought almost six years earlier, will form the biggest merger in U.S. business history and is to close by February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Fortas
High Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Commission
District Court
Weather outlook Teens tonight and near 30 Tuesday
Colder with partly cloudy skies tonight and a low in the teens. Tuesday brings fair to partly cloudy conditions with little temperature change and a high near 30. Winds from 8 to 15 mph tonight. Weather details on map page 14.
Rend Lake main lock project funds unfrozen
Representative Kenneth J. Gray reports the federal bid freeze on Rend Lake main lock and dam construction is lifted. After talks with the White House and the Army Corps of Engineers, funds are released, allowing Rend construction to proceed without delay.
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Rend Lake Main
Kenneth J. Gray
Dwest
Rend
Gray
Washington, D.C
Heavy central Illinois snow closes many schools
A heavy storm dumped up to 13 inches in central Illinois and closed numerous schools though the snowfall eased toward the east border. Springfield reported 13 inches with widespread road hazards and temperatures mostly in the 30s. White County noted 8 inches with many districts shuttered.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Springfield
White County
Macon
Effingham
Shelby
Morgan, Macoupin
Cass
Christian
Sangamon
Anonymous South Vietnamese group seeks election to end Vietnam War
A manifesto by unnamed South Vietnamese professors and lawyers argues for a ceasefire and a general election in which the National Liberation Front can compete. It calls for NLF recognition, joint supervision, and an international conference to oversee the process, with bombing halted and troops pulled back.
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Charles Mohr
New York Times
Saigon
Vietnam
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
United States Administration
Washington
Paris
NLF
Viet Cong
Hanoi
Communist Party
U.S
North Vietnam
MIG 21 Downs U S Plane Over North Vietnam Amid Weather
A MIG 21 shot down a U S F 106 Thunderchief during radar strikes against Yen Bai airfield in North Vietnam. The U S pilot is Missing, with weather preventing damage assessment amid heavy fighting near the Hanoi area. Green Berets report clashes near Khe Sanh. 100 Communists killed, one U S wounded.
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Saigon
U.S. Air Force
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Yen Bai
Hanoi
U. S
U.S
Sam Tra
Green Beret
Khe Sanh
Collapse of Sicily Hospital Buries 200 Dead
A powerful series of earthquakes struck western Sicily with Montevago hospital collapsing and burying about 200 people. Recovery teams mobilized planes ships and vehicles to deliver medicine blankets food and tents as winter cold left hundreds homeless across several towns and villages.
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Palermo
Sicily
Montevago
Mediterranean Sea
Messina
Hud
Board rejects bargaining at Chicago colleges
The Board of Governors for Chicago State College and Northeastern Illinois College rejected the Cook County Teachers Union request for a collective bargaining election. Norman Swenson of Local 1600 AF of T said the union will meet to decide on a strike and argues public employees deserve bargaining rights. The union represents over 70 percent of the 440 faculty members at the two colleges.
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Chicago
Cook County Teachers Union
Chicago State College
Northeastern Illinois College
Frederick H. McKelvey
Norman G .Swenson
American Federation of Teachers
Swenson
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Mike Mansfield
Italy
East Asia
London
NYC
Pennsy
Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Rend Lake Fund
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