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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1971
Page
13
Illinois Senate revives a bill creating physician assistants to ease doctor shortages. Senator Coulson says the proposal could start with midwifery or cost cutting. The measure advances to second reading as debates over training and oversight continue.
Philadelphia school officials announce drastic budget cuts including elimination of varsity sports and all high school extracurricular activities as of the 1971 1972 year. Supt Mark Shedds cites a 100 million dollar fiscal year deficit and 20 million in annual savings from 2 000 job losses while restricting community use of 166 buildings.
The Supreme Court ruled 6 to 3 that Hinds County Mississippi must be divided into single-member districts to allow black neighborhoods in Jackson to elect legislators of their race. The decision, issued after a closed conference, marks the first time a county with multiple seats is required to use single-member districts to ensure minority representation. It signals how the court may rule on whether one-man, one-vote cases require such districting.
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