Separate Ballots Proposed For Federal State And County Offices
An Illinois Senate bill by Sen. E B Green would create separate ballots for federal state and county offices in the same election. The measure now on second reading faces slim chances this session but is praised as a worthy idea to pursue in 1967. The piece argues elections should be modernized while preserving democracy and notes current ballots merge multiple offices on a single ticket.
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Illinois
74Th Geeral Assembly
Senate
E. B. Green
Goren
Congress
U.S
Broadening tax Base in Illinois Revenue Bills
Illinois House Revenue Committee approves a series of bills to broaden the sales tax base beyond goods to services such as laundry, realtors, barbers, beauty shops, movie admissions, and professions like lawyers and physicians. The plan aims at a consumer tax shift, potentially replacing the current sales tax with a broader, possibly lower, rate.
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Illinois House Revenue Committee
General Assembly
Illinois
John Morris
D-Chadwick
J. Nelson Young
A. J. Heins
University of Illinois
Illinois Revenue Commission
Senate Approves U.N. Charter Revisions Unanimously
The U S Senate ratified two amendments to the United Nations Charter with a 71 to 0 vote. One increases Security Council membership from 11 to 15 and the other expands Economic and Social Council seats from 18 to 27. The U S, Britain, France, Nationalist China and the Soviet Union retain permanent vetoes.
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U.S. Senate
United Nations
U.N. Security Council
United States
Security Council
Britain
France
China
Soviet Union
Economic and Social Council
Adequate Wages tied to Living Costs and Budgets
The AFL magazine outlines a Department of Labor family budget valuing a modest four person family at 6 418 yearly, with conservative spending on essentials. It notes current average earnings at 2.58 per hour and argues unions seek higher wages to reduce reliance on secondary income.
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Department of Labor
AFL
National Association of Manufacturers Industrial Relations Division
Federationist
Dave Felts Column Recalls Death of Vernon V Greene and Comic Strip Legacy
The death of Vernon V Greene in Wyckoff New Jersey prompts discussion of comic strip succession. The piece notes George McManus created Bringing Up Father, Greene took over, and explains syndicate ownership may keep or reassign artists. It cites Terry and the Pirates Steve Canyon transition and reflects on changing strip characters while creators age. It also mentions a 1915 West Point class with 164 members and 111 military stars across two world wars.
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Vernon V. Greene
Wyckoff
N. J
George McManus
Father
Greene
Milt Caniff
Terry and the Pirates
Steve Canyon
West Point
Army
Air Force
Wisenhower
Bradley
van Fleet
Toward Safer Cars Shift Focus From Roads to Vehicles
Editorial notes that 50 000 Americans may die in auto crashes this year and 1.8 million suffer disabling injuries highlighting a shift in safety policy from road improvements to vehicle design. It cites Chrysler recalls, GM Corvair lawsuits, and protests by Physicians for Automotive Safety while noting mixed consumer adoption of features like seat belts.
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Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
Physicians For Automotive Safety
New York’s
Coliseum
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Auto Industries Highway Safety Committee
Name Building For Senator Reader Urges Editor
E C Rathert of Campbill Hill urges against renaming Kin kaid Lake to Lake Crisenberry. He argues Senator Crisenberry deserves a SIU building plaque for advancing higher education in Southern Illinois.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Brad M. Brouillette
Kinkaid Lake
Lake Crisenberry
Crisenberry
Southern Illinois University
Southern Illinois
E. C. Rathert
Campbill Hill
Novak Book Portrays GOP Moderates Behind Goldwater Rise
Robert D. Novak argues in The Agony of the GOP 1964 that Republican moderates helped fuel Barry Goldwater’s ascent, detailing blunders and infighting among figures like Scranton Romney Rockefeller Nixon and Lodge. The analysis questions whether moderates can unite the party and offer a path beyond Goldwater’s ideology.
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Robert D. Reid
Lindsay-Schaub
San Francisco
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater
Sen. Goldwater
MacMillan Publishing Co
Robert D. Novak
Novak
Balderdash
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
California
Rockefeller
William Scranton
George Romney
Richard Nixon
Henry Cabot Lodge
Cleveland
Scranton
Romney
Tennessee Valley Authority
Republican Party
John F. Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Scrantons
Nixons
Rockefellers
John Lindsays
Medicare May Lower Costs for Younger Americans Too
Andrew Tully argues that Medicare will reduce hospital and aged care costs, allowing private insurers to offer lower premiums and expanded benefits to under 65 plans. He cites Blue Cross in Michigan estimating $16 million annual savings and notes current gaps in psychiatric, outpatient, and home health benefits that could improve once old-age hospital bills are removed.
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Andrew Tully
Washington
American Medical Association
Blue Cross
Michigan
Medicare
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