Minimum Jail Standards Proposed in Illinois
Editorial urges passage of three bills in Springfield to set state jail standards, create inspector boards, and require sheriff adherence. Notes substandard conditions in Illinois jails, including unattended prisoners and poor sanitation, and backs regional, multi‑community facilities as a lasting solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Municipalities Committee
General Assembly
Springfield
State Director of Public Safety
Illinois
Enlarging Herrin Park District Aligns with School Boundaries
Herrin Park District plans to expand its boundaries to match the Herrin Unit District, aiming for higher valuations and more revenue to support parks. Expanded area would give residents a voice and foster joint planning with schools for year round benefits and shared facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin’s Park
Bandyville
Kerner backs state board of education in education reform push
Governor Kerner shifts from opposition to support for a bill creating a state board of education and an appointed superintendent. The plan would give central direction to Illinois common schools and align with a 1966 constitutional amendment debate. Action hinges on Senate committee approval before session end. Page supports board and appointment in principle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Kerner
Board of Education
Kerner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Ray Page
Illinois
Supt. Page
New Educational Campuses Seen For City Schools
Central to the debate is consolidating smaller schools into campus style complexes. Proponents argue larger facilities offer access to specialized teachers, broader courses, and modern equipment while addressing downtown blight and segregation concerns. Cities in the Northeast increasingly view urban campuses as solutions to persistent school problems.
Civil War in Detail and Oddities From Ohio to Illinois
Dave Felts surveys Civil War scholarship noting Hayes of the Twenty-Third and McKinley as Ohio notables, plus Ohio born presidents. He mentions Virginia as Mother of Presidents and cites regional birthplaces of Grant Garfield Harrison McKinley Taft and Harding. The column shifts to humorous notes about home life and a baby’s collecting, a grade-school joke on Decatur, and a feature on outdoor grills fueled by newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
William Henry Harrison
Tyler
Taylor
Wilson
Ohio
Crant
Hayes
Garfield
Harrison
McKinley
Taft
Harding
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
Ilinois
Lincoln
Kentucky
Grant
Quio
H. V. Kaltenborn
Decatur
Plenty For 20
AMA Faces Historic Medicare Protest And Possible Doctor Boycott
AMA buys 30 minutes on ABC TV for June 17 to oppose Medicare. About 25 000 physicians attend the June 20–23 AMA meeting in New York as possible final push. Five state associations Arizona Florida Louisiana Ohio Texas back boycott talk. Some doctors plan to stay away from Medicare while others resist.
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William Dickinson, Jr
American Medical Association
Abc-Tv
AMA
New York City
Arizona
Florida
Louisiana
Ohio
Texas
House of Delegates
Donovan Ward
U. S. Senate
House
New England Journal of Medicine
Journal
Ivan L. Bennett
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Bennett
Wall Street Journal
Chicago Housing Authority Plans Split Floor Public Homes
The Chicago Housing Authority proposes a 1965 program placing large families in walk ups and small families on upper floors of high rises. About 1,250 apartments across nine sites will house about 1,000 families and 250 elderly, with three bedroom units mainly in walk ups and first two floors of high rises. Elderly units come from rehabilitated buildings awaiting purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Housing Authority
China’s budding industry marches toward a new era
Mark Gayn surveys Canton’s industrial progress and flags a tentative five year plan. He notes Soviet-built plants and Chinese gains in running equipment, but warns of outdated design, low productivity, and political control over tech staff as China pursues a modern industrial drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Gayn
Toronto Daily Star
New York Times
Canton
China
Japan
Peking
Anshan
Communist Party
Dubna
Moscow
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Social Security
Appalachia
Senate
Higher Education
Omnibus
Herrin Park District
State Board of Education
Dave Felts
White House
Medicare
Chicago
Manchuria
Loyang
Mao Tse-Tung
Old China
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