Editorials Ogilvie school formula best
State aid to public schools faces a late hour race between Gov. Ogilvie and Sen. Bakalis over funding and formula changes. Ogilvie backs about 788 million for direct aid with a 25 million rise, while Bakalis seeks 911 million and a compensatory education factor. The editorial backs Ogilvie’s level and urges accountability before further increases.
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Illinois General Assembly
Ogilvie
Gene Hoffman
Belmhurst
Michael Bakalis
Senate
Thomas Hynes
Chicago
Bakalis
House
Daley Remains Illinois Democratic Kingpin Amid Split Opposition
The Daley-Stevenson clash over control of Illinois Democrats fizzles as Stevenson withdraws before the final count. Daniel Walker stays neutral to avoid harming politics, leaving Daley secure as party chairman and dominant force in Illinois.
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Richard J. Daley
Chicago
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
ITI
Daley
Sen. Stevenson
Stevenson
Daniel Walker
Walker
Mr. Walker
Richard Daley
Illinois
Photographers risked lives in Vietnam faces exhibit
Nine Life, AP, UP, and freelance photographers are featured in a Brooklyn Museum show on Vietnam. The collection, including Larry Burrows who died in Laos, highlights images from 1966 1971 showing wounded soldiers mourners and a widow at a flag draped bundle. The exhibit runs through August 6.
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Larry Burrows
Vietnam
Burrows
Laos
Brooklyn Museum
Southeast Asia
John Olson
Olson
Kent Potter
Saigon
Indochina
Burrow
G.I
Henri Huet
Stone
Leiter fortunes linked to Zeigler coal as Beatty title ties loom
David Felts recalls Levi Zeigler Leiter and Marshall Field wealth with Zeigler coal lands in Williamson and Franklin counties. The article traces the Leiter family’s Chicago fortune, Eliza Field’s marriage to Earl Beatty, and ties to Curzon and Suffolk through marriages. It notes the 1968 death of the Dowager Countess of Suffolk and references Lindsay and Lindsay-Schaub figures.
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David Felts
Leiter
Zeigler
Ill
England
David Field Beatty
Earl Beatty
Marshall Field
Chicago
Ethel Field
David Beatty
Jutland
Levi Z. Leiter
Field
Levi Leiter
Joseph
Williamson
Franklin
Ziegler
Mary
London
George Nathaniel Curzon
Lord Scarsdale
Letters on land take for school and Percy vote
A Johnston City resident argues against taking homes for a new public school and criticizes Sen. Charles Percy’s Republican loyalty. She notes park usage and recalls Percy’s voting record since his election six years ago.
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the Southern Dlinoisan
Sen
Percy
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