Reapportionment Debate Shapes Illinois Senate Lineup
Editorial examines three area provisions under the 1960 constitution, arguing fractions in Cook County and Downstate populations influence whether 30 Cook County districts and 28 Downstate ones emerge. It notes legal views, potential 1970 census shifts, and the impact on party balance and senate control.
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Illinois
Senate
Chicago
Cook County
Downstate
Conference Committee On
Cook — DuPage
Illinois Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Cook
Illinois House approves move toward state education board
The Illinois House passed a bill to create a state board of education for public schools and sent it to the Senate. Reform advocates call for coupling the board with an appointed state superintendent to modernize administration while safeguarding local districts. The plan, long studied since 1909, aims to better fund and direct statewide education without dictating local control.
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Illinois
Board of Education
Senate
House
State School Board
General Assembly
Entangled Riff on Elvis and Armament Paradox
A whimsical note ponders why U S presidents overlooked giving Elvis Presley the Order of Merit while referencing arms reductions. It shifts to a sports tangent about Arnie's Army and their status on the tournament trail.
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U.S
Elvis Presley
Haining
Arnie
Little Federal doomed by Illinois redistricting deadlock
Editor argues that Illinois political reform mirrors the U.S. federal system's flaws. The piece details how 1954 redistricting established three-area districts, the Republican worry over losing Senate parity, and the likely partisan shifts in Cook County versus Downstate under proposed plan.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois House
Senate
Inspectors Pull Faulty Big Rigs Off Highway
Interstate Commerce Commission inspectors stop trucks on U S 40 near Hagerstown in a surprise safety check. Vehicles with brake and light failures receive out of service stickers and must be repaired before continuing. Drivers may face logs inspection and rest rules, with enforcement at the roadside.
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Joseph E. Mohbat
Associated Press
Hagerstown
Maryland
U.S. 40
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Motor Carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission
Savage
ICC
Bureau of Roads
Illinois
Commission
Congress
William K. Byrd
Byrd
Complex Civil Rights Outlook Amid Johnsons Howard Speech
President Johnson’s Howard University address frames the Negro problem as a seamless web demanding full national action. He unveils civil rights advances while noting poverty and education gaps persist, and a White House conference on “To Fulfill These Rights” is planned for next fall.
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Roy Wilkins
Johnson
Howard University
America
White House
U.S
Chou En-lai
Tanzania
Washington
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Springfield
National Union
U.S. Congress
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United States
United States Supreme Court
William C. Savage
Pennsylvania State Police
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