Thomas Jefferson Hall honors Illinois history on Chicago Circle
An editorial lauds naming university buildings after historical figures including Thomas Jefferson at the Chicago Circle Campus. It notes Jefferson’s Virginia governorship spanned territory that includes parts of today’s Illinois and urges students to study colonial Illinois history under French and British rule and Northwest Territory developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Circle
University of Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses Grant
Illinois
Stephen A. Douglas
Paul H
Jane Addams
Lorado Taft
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Virginia
Mlinois
Hling
George Rogers Clark
Shadrach Sand
Ninian Edwards
Richard Oglesby
John Peter Altgeld
Frank 0. Lowden
Dwight H. Green
Adlai Stevenson
Ilinois
Mr. Jefferson
University of
Old
Northwest Territory
Reforms Urged for U S Bail System and Fairness
The article argues against excessive bail and cites cases of hardship caused by the system. It notes that most defendants cannot raise $500 or a $30 premium, violates the 8th Amendment, and misuses bail to punish the poor. Alternatives like pretrial release based on personal investigations are highlighted.
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New York City
U. S. Department of Justice
LU. S
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S
Robert Kennedy
Manhattan
Vera Foundation
Louis Schwietzer
Magical Change For Goldwater?
Gov William Scranton, a loyal Republican, says Barry Goldwater lacks the judgement for President and would back him only if nominated. He works to steer the GOP convention in San Francisco next month but should abandon the Cinderella story.
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William Scranton
Barry Goldwater
Gov. Scranton
San Francisco
Unemployment Rate Dips Amid Labor Market Worries
Labor Department data show May unemployment at 5.1 percent, the lowest in four years, signaling improvement while stress remains as more than two million jobs yearly are replaced by automation. The piece notes continued labor force growth and the paradox of optimistic statistics versus real-world hardship.
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Labor Department
Charles' Cabinet Cabal and Other Local Musings
Dave Felts writes on guided tours of historic figures paralleled by Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy and Princess Grace, plus a cheeky note on obscure cabinet names and anagrams. He also reflects on local trees damaged by winds, Hemingway and Profiles in Courage rankings, ground squirrels, and a Welch candy bar wrapped in cellophane.
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NBCTV
Sikkim
Hope Cooke
New York
Jacqueline Kennedy
White House
Grace Kelly
Royal
Monaco
United States
India
London
Bombay
Charles I
Webster
Committee For Foreign Affairs
Privy Council
Cabinet
Clifford
Arlington
Buckingham
Ashley
Lauderdale
Ernest Hemingway
New York Times
John Vs Proe
Welch Candy Company
Tef
Racial ferment widens Negro presence in New York theater
Milton Esterow reports on the surge of Negro playwrights actors and audiences shaping Broadway and off Broadway. Integrated casts grow with Roscoe Lee Browne and Emmett Till linked plays, James Baldwin and LeRoi Jones works, and Gloria Foster as a star. The era features satire, tension, and evolving roles for Black performers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Esterow
New York Times
New York
Broadway
Edward Albee
Roscoe Lee Browne
Browne
Frederick O Neal
Baldwin
Emmett Till
Mississippi
Oputchman
LeRoi Jones
Jones
America
Martin B. Puberman
Gloria Foster
Black Sea
Jean Genet
Birmingham
Ala
James Earl Jones
Canada Lee
Malfi
Dog-Hole mining in Appalachia hinges on pay and peril
Ralph McGill surveys coal country where small nonunion dog-hole mines dominate Southern Appalachia. He notes workers face meager wages, lack safety coverage, and a fragile future as mechanized big mines surge and unions falter, with long strikes and violence shaping the era.
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Ralph McGill
Washington Coal
Appalachia
John L. Lewis
United Ming
Lewis
Appalachians
Bigness In Government Not Critical Issue Editorial Feedback
Leonard Smith De Solo praises The Southern Trinois editorial June 15 urging government operate with enlightened electorate. He argues every news medium should discuss issues fairly to help form responsible opinions and that all news must be published.
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Southern Trinoisan-d
Southern Windsaw
Leonard Smith de Solo
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Dave Felts
Charles
Cabal
Actors Equity
James Bladwin
Mister Charlie
James Baldwin
West Virginia
Kentucky
Appalachian
University of Kentucky Press
Mlindisant
Taonthe
Woodlawn Cemetery
Woodlawn
Carbondale
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