Editorials Election consolidation urged
Reader opinion supports consolidating Illinois elections to two days a year and via proposed statutes. It discusses potential savings, voter participation, local government complexities, cost sharing, and risks like confusion or cross district ballots, urging passage as part of a broader package.
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Ilinois
Illinois
General Assembly
House
Clyde Choate
Anna
Election Laws Commission
Park and School District
Kentucky
Bond hearing urged as capital bond fund faces hurdles
Gov. Richard Ogilvie warned last weekend that capital development funding could shift to the Illinois Building Authority if the legislature does not approve his $561 million Capital Development Bond Fund plan. Democratic leaders in the House resist linking the bond to other proposals, urging an open hearing on its merits as time runs out in the session.
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Richard B. Ogilvie
Illinois Building Authority
TBA
Ogilvie
Illinois House
House
Senate
General Assembly
Marijuana penalties eased prompt prison releases nationwide
The liberalization of marijuana laws leads to early releases for simple possession offenders. In Illinois 175 inmates were freed after a milder law passed, while Michigan’s Supreme Court ordered 128 releases. Judges in cities like Sacramento and Miami show increasing leniency with many offenders receiving noncustodial sentences.
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Michael Knight
New York
Ilinois
Jack Turner
Criminal Court
Miami
Michigan
Supreme Court
John Sinclair
Massachusetts
Sacramento
Geoffrey Burroughs
New York City Department of Correction
Congress to get recommendations after hearings on billboards
Billboard interests press Congress to amend the Highway Beautification Act of 1965 as a federal study reports. The commission holding six hearings will outline recommendations late this year, with Illinois and other states facing costly billboard removals and possible 75 percent federal aid.
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O. T. Banton Lindsay-Schaub
Congress
House
Senate
Nixon
James C. Wright, Jr
Dtex
St. Louis
Roger F. Nusbaum
State Department of Transportation
DOT
Illinois
Nusbaum
Iowa
Walter McDonald
Iowa Highway Commission
McDonald
Nore
Federal Commission
State Transportation Department
Springfield
Vermont
Billboard Study Commission
Denver
California
Reader letters defend minority hiring at SIU and Newhouse remarks
The writer argues that SIU has exceeded goals for minority participation and disputes claims of racial imbalance. Citations include statements from Jerry Lacey on sanctions, George Mace on 11.5 percent target, Frank Hartman noting 20 to 22 percent minority employees, and Sen Newhouse’s reported horror at low numbers.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Richard H. Newhouse
Citizen’s Review Committee
SIU
Sen. Newhouse
Jerry Lacey
Lacey
George Mace
Gene Peebles
Frank Hartman
Vote for Sue Mills Editor at The Southern Illnoisan
Citizens urge resignation of Rev. Walker from the Logan board and appoint Sue Mills who was the next highest vote getter. They argue Walker stayed on after leaving his church and call for changes to resolve college conflicts with Mills attending all meetings and showing strong interest.
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the Southern Illnoisan
Rev. Walker
Sue Mills
Nixon urged to champion recycling as 1960 GOP candidate
The text argues Richard Nixon should promote recycling, noting his role as the Republican presidential candidate in 1960. It contrasts modern habits with older times when families sat and stared at the radio loudspeaker.
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Richard Nixon
United States
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