Honeymoon over as GOP warns university leaders cuts may rise
Springfield based Lindsay Schaub News Service reports a Republican task force declared the legislature will scrutinize the state university system amid looming cuts. Sen. Egbert Green warned universities their honeymoon with the General Assembly is over and a bipartisan panel will continue oversight during the interim. activists warn higher ed competes for funds with highways health and aid programs.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
State University System
Legislature
Egbert Green
R-Pekin
General Assembly
Hudson Spurs
R-Peoria
Bas
Illinois Senate approves police and fire tax hike
The Illinois Senate approved a 50 percent increase in police and fire protection taxes for downstate cities, removing the referendum requirement. City councils may raise the tax to 15 cents by ordinance. cities without protection funds may establish them and levy 5 cents, rising to 7.5 cents in year two. The bill passed 31 to 13 with support cited to fund salary increases amid protection gaps.
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Springfield
Illinois Senate
Everett R. Peters
Rt. Joseph
Howard R. Moher
Forest Park
Bill to Cut Welfare Defeated In Illinois House Vote
Rep A Webber Borchers sponsored House Bill 1325, defeated 82 to 40 at about 9 p.m. Monday in Decatur. Borchers argued the bill would curb migrants from Missouri or Indiana seeking higher aid, claiming a family could gain up to 124 dollars by moving states, and that the measure could save up to 1 million despite possible two year legal challenges.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Springfield
Rep
A. Webber Borchers
Decatur
Borchers
Tllinois
Missouri
Indiana
Ilinois
Mingis
Deval
Borehers
Senate votes parental consent bill for sex education enrollment
Gov Ogilvie signs bill raising home loan ceilings from 7 to 8 percent. House votes unanimously to probe state judicial system over impropriety charges against Supreme Court Justice Klingbiel. Details on page 16.
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Senate
Gov. Ogilvie
House
Supreme Court
Klingbiel
Special audit clears Ray Page of alleged expense violations
A certified public accounting firm and the state auditor general found no violations in the expense accounts of Ray Page state superintendent of public instruction. The audit confirmed proper use of funds for general office expenditures and no excess charges. The report addresses prior BGA criticisms that funds from special appropriations supported general administration and personal photo costs. Train kills two near Alhambra in Norfolk and Western incident.
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Springfield
Ray Page
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Page
Newsmen
State Auditor General’s
Better Government Association
BGA
Rainy periods likely tonight and Wednesday
Weather forecast indicates a chance of showers or thundershowers tonight and Wednesday. Lows tonight in the 60s. Highs Wednesday expected in the upper 70s to low 80s. More details on page 14 map.
Senate Begins Cutting Funds For State Universities
Major campus building projects at University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University were postponed for at least a year as administrators trimmed about 92.5 million dollars from budgets for the Republican Task Force on Education. total appropriations for the two universities rise to roughly 522 million, about 90 million more than last year.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Siu
Richard Heen
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Springfield
University of Kinois
Southern Kinois University
Republican Task Force
University of
U of J
U of I
Garber
Urbana
Chicago Medical Center
Chicago Circle
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Vocational Technical Institute
Southern Acres
U of I Urbana
Law
East Chemistry
Chicago
Medical Science
Medical Center
Alyn
Delyte Mortis
University of Ilinois
Robert Mitchler BR. Oswego
Governors State University
Will County
Southern Illinois University
Lindsay-Schaub News
Illinois
Republican
Gerald W. Smith
Junior College Board
Smith
Remains of John Lewis Buried at Oak Ridge Cemetery
The funeral for famed union leader John Lewis was held at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Springfield this morning. He was buried beside his wife in a graveside ceremony attended only by family, at the same cemetery that houses Lincoln's Tomb.
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Springfield
John. Lewis
Oak Ridge
Lewis
Lincoln
Fire ravages Cairo wood products plant amid unrest
In Cairo Illinois a second major fire in two days destroyed Cairo Wood Products Inc employing up to 52 young Negroes many unskilled. Loss estimated at 70 000 to 80 000 with pallets for U S government. Fires blamed on arson amid racial tensions near Pyramid Courts housing project.
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Cairo, Ul
Cairo Wood Products Inc
Cairo
Phillip Marsden
Hames
Wood Products Ifirm
Pyramid Courts
Illinois River
Cairo Wood Products
U. S
Marsden
Johan C. Taylor
Southern Iindsan
Interstate Mills Inc
Elias Brothers
Elias Community Discount
Zeno Hock
Hock
Elias
Hook
Olive Branch
Rt. 3
Interstate
Elias Community Discctiry
Interstate Mills
Pyramid Court
Supreme Court appoints probe unit on Klingbiel charges
The Supreme Court named a five member special commission to investigate alleged impropriety by Justice Ray I Klingbiel. Henry L Pitts incoming Illinois Bay Association president, a second IBA member chosen by Pitts, Frank Greenberg incoming Chicago Bar Association president, plus one member chosen by Pitts and Greenberg, will serve with a fifth selected jointly. The panel will elect its chairman.
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Joseph M. Webb
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Siness Supreme Court Today
Ray I. Klingbiel
Henry L. Pitts
The
Illinois
Tax credit repeal seen in Washington AP note
The committee voted today to recommend outright repeal of the 7 percent investment tax credit and moved to consider extending the income tax jury charge.
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Washington
Mouse Ways and
Ogilvie pushes for three per cent income tax plan
Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie demanded a flat three per cent income tax on individuals and corporations, insisting the rate be uniform. He condemned Democratic leadership for breaking an agreement with Mayor Daley and warned of dire consequences if the tax is not adopted.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
House
Senate
Richard J. Daley
Sam
General Assembly
J. Nelson Young
University of Ilinois
Ment
Clyde Choate
Anna
Rolland Tipsword
C Taylorville
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Jesse L. Jackson
Preston Ewing
Caire Naacp
Rockford
Illinois General Assembly
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