Paying The Bill For Higher Education In Illinois
Editorial argues higher education in Illinois is costly and expanding beyond demand. It notes 12.5 percent of state appropriations, rising construction costs 25 percent above estimates, and a proposed 300 million dollar junior college program. It warns borrowing via the Building Authority costs nearly double and urges tax funding and broad state support.
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Illinois
Illinois General Assembly
Lyman Glenny
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Glenny
74Th General Assembly
Illinois Building Authority
Building Authority
Jury pool strained as Menard murder trial drags in Sangamon
Selection of jurors for the murder trial of four Menard inmates in Sangamon County halted May 3 as only four jurors were seated and those summoned were excused. Court recessed to draw a new venire amid debates on capital punishment and bias, highlighting the hardships and exemptions in jury service.
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Menard
Sangamon County
Springfield
Illinois
Court House
Meredith Walks in Mississippi Signals Safe Voter Drive
The Meredith march aimed to reassure Negro Mississippians they may register and vote. The event highlighted that despite some social gains, much of the old racial order persists and real safety for freedom to vote remains in its early stages.
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James Meredith
U.S. 51
Mississippi
Meredith
South
Mr. Meredith
Arrington Leads Illinois Senate Allies in Primary Push
State Sen. Russell Arrington and allies roamed the state to aid incumbents facing primary challenges as they seek to retain leadership and status quo. The effort supports Sen. Paul W. Broyles and Bertil T. Rosander while opposing Roscoe Cunningham and Canfield, amid questions about party benefit and public impact. The piece compares the preelection tempo to a high school tournament week.
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Russell Arrington
Evanston
Senate
74Th General Assembly
Sen
Arrington
75Th General Assembly
GOP
Paul
Harris W. Fawell
Naperville
William C. Harris
Pontiac
Robert W. Mitchler
Aurora
Paul W. Broyles
Illinois Senate
Joseph McCarthy
Broyles
Lawrence County
Roscoe Cunningham
Bertil T. Rosander
Rockford
Robert R. Canfield
Illinois
State House
Illinois House
Boxing in Woody Hall and campus life bits
Column notes Woody Hall on the Southern Illinois University campus amid panty raid scare and dorm life memories. The piece also reviews books and public figures, including Empress Maria Theresa biography, Vachel Davis, and Stephen E. Ambrose, with light humor on contemporary media and jokes by Robert Orben.
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Southern Illinois University
Woody Hall
NNIP
Southern
Carolina
Harper & Row
Empress Maria Theresa
Robert Pick
Apsburgs
Maria Theresa
Europe
Iove
Eldorado
Vachel Davis
State of
West Point
Stephen E. Ambrose
Lovington
Whitewater
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Louisiana State University
Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University Press
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Robert Orben
Broadway
Kansas
North Viet Nam prepared for long war say leaders
An article attributed to Wilfred Burchett reports that Ho Chi Minh and top Vietnamese leaders believe the war may last 5, 10, 20 years or more. They insist on reunification terms, predict further U S escalation, and claim strong civilian mobilization, rice exports, and resilient transport despite bombings.
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Wilfred Burchett
Associated Press
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Ho Chi Minh
Pham van Dong
Vo Nguyen Giap
United States
Liberation Front
U.S
Indochina
Hanoi
Haiphong
Red River
Viet Nam
Saigon
Washington
Voice of America
State Planning Commission
Doan Trong Tuyen
Hanoii
North Viet Nam
Dien Bien Phu
South Viet Nam
National Liberation Front
South
Dion
da Nang
Hue
American Expeditionary Corps
North
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