Compromise on Illinois congressional reapportionment plan favored
Editorial notes both parties push plans that favor their own candidates but argues for a fair 24-district map based on 1960 census data. It discusses Plan X and other proposals, potential incumbe nt clashes, and calls for a nonpartisan compromise serving all Illinois residents.
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Iinois
George Shipley
Olney
Kenneth Gray
West Frankfort
Franklin and
Richland
Illinoi
Does U S Ring of Bases Policy Work in Asia Europe
The Ring of U S guns around Soviet Russia and Red China remains tight despite breaches in Laos and Vietnam. The policy extends from Scandinavia to Southeast Asia and Japan, with allies varying in loyalty. U S aid often funds regimes unable to use it effectively, and diplomacy by guns fails to provide reliable defense. The answer is an absolute no.
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Alaska
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Tran
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Who Speaks For People On Remap
Edward Lindsay critiques Illinois reapportionment plans by Democrats and Republicans as failing population equality and compactness. He cites the National Municipal League and calls for state constitutional amendments to streamline Illinois counties with a five to nine member council and a county manager to separate policy from administration.
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Springer
Les Arends
Melvin
Decatur
Lindsay - Schaub
Edward Lindsay
United States
Downstate
Cook County
National Municipal League
League
Illinois
General Assembly
U S Must Take Heed On Automation Versus Mechanization
Labor leader Al J. Hayes outlines differences between mechanization and automation at a Utica speech. Automation speeds change across industries, affecting offices and factories, with productivity rising far beyond earlier mechanical gains and triggering large-scale job displacement. He urges employer and government action to retrain workers and share automation savings.
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Rubber Indus
Abs
IAM
Indust
Fool
Africa
Castor Oil On Farm Crops Rising In U S
Castor beans shift from corn as Nebraska farms swap to beans with a potential $100 gross per acre. Dr. Kittock notes disease resistance and southward spread, while Bayonne suppliers stress ongoing medical demand and industrial uses for castor oil. The plant’s history spans Africa and Egypt, with rising importance in plastics and other products.
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Africa
India
Brazil
Nebraska
David Kittock
Soil Conservation
Kit]tock
McCook
Louisiana
Florida
Esker Company
Bayonne
N.J
Baker
Kanzas
Missouri
Okla
Asia
Dems Remember Sharp Critique of President’s Absence
The Old Paragrapher recalls a time when Democrats spoke strongly about a president who spent extensive periods away from the capital, highlighting a critique of presidential attentiveness and duty.
Street Complaint prompts Carbondale area road fix plea
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce backs park walkways and roads at Giant City State Park about 10 miles from Carbondale. A reader criticizes Chestnut Street between Oakland and Springer for unfinished dirt fill from last fall water line work blocking a two block one way stretch. J J Gass of 520N Allyn St Carbondale urges city officials to enforce contractor completion duties.
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Carbandale Chamber of Commerce
Giant City State Park
Carbondale
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Chestnut Street
Oakland
Springer
J.J. Gass
Allyn St
Drowned in Peoria boat collision on Illinois River
On Sunday night two pleasure boats collided in the Illinois River near Peoria. Everett Lukehart, 45, of Spring Bay, was missing and believed drowned. Five others from Peoria were injured, including Jack Staples and his wife and child, plus Kenneth Duan and his son. Rescue efforts continued, aided by bystanders and authorities from Peoria County and the Coast Guard.
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Illinois River
Coast Guard
Everett Lukehart
Spring Bay
Jack Staples
Stephen
Kenneth Duan
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