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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1965
Page
1
A Miami boy, Tony Allen, favors a nearby billboard urging skipping tonight’s bath. The scene shows the dirty-faced child at a dirt pile with his mother holding a different view, captured in an AP Wirephoto.
Springfield Republicans propose a lean two year budget with a one cent gas tax for roads and a one cent cigarette tax, rejecting Kerner's higher increases. The plan would cut education aid, oppose a half cent sales tax, and balance without new taxes while targeting $150 million in revenue.
Marion officials rate the city police as a strong force with eight officers three radio operators and additional support from Sheriff Miller and deputies. The department emphasizes improved records training and new pay scales while highlighting community safety and interagency cooperation.
The Marion police force lists eight officers with a total of 76 years of service. Chief Charles Edwards and Assistant Chief John Kelley lead the group with 18 and 18 years respectively, followed by Sgt. Jack Stephens 15 years and Sgt. Herman Burnett 11 years.
The White House said President Johnson will address the 20th anniversary of the United Nations at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco Friday at 1 30 p m CDT. He will speak after arriving from Washington and then fly to his Texas ranch for the weekend.
Variable cloudiness persists in southern Illinois through Thursday as showers and thunderstorms affect 30 to 50 percent of the area tonight and Thursday. Lows tonight in the upper 60s to low 70s with highs Thursday in the upper 80s. Weather details on map page 22.
Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell, a Democrat, rejects Chicago Daily News reporting that he received over 70,000 from Sam Wiedrick, an ex-convict promoter linked to Illinois horse racing since 1946. Powell says all dealings were legal and not tied to any bill or vote.
On its second attempt, the Illinois House passed a bill to legalize limited wire tapping by law enforcement. The measure cleared 98 to 63 with administration support, backed by Chicago Mayor Daley and police officials, after an earlier failed vote.
The Illinois Senate Executive Committee voted 13 to 9 against creating a separate Truck Commission, effectively killing the bill this session. Republican members opposed the move despite testimony from James Karber of the Illinois Commerce Commission, labeling it an election payoff to teamsters. The commission already regulates railroads, warehouses, public utilities, and rural electric co op franchises.
Hyde Park High School will hold tonight's graduation as planned despite protests by 20 to 30 of the 400 seniors over the choice of processional music. Principal Donald J. Blyth said Verdi's Aida was chosen instead of Pomp and Circumstance, prompting the demonstration by predominantly Negro students.
The Arkansas River rose within 18 inches of dike tops protecting Great Bend Kansas as crews along a four mile barrier patched holes and added sandbags. The river reached 14.5 feet mid-morning, with officials adjusting a crest forecast from 16–17 feet down to about 14.0 feet.
Springfield AP The Illinois Parole and Pardons Board denied Paul Crump's parole plea for the Chicago warehouse murder of a night watchman in 1953. The case is continued to September for further consideration. Crump had a death sentence reduced to life with parole in 1962 by Gov Otto Kerner.
Lynda Bird Johnson, the President's 21 year old daughter, works with the University of Arizona field school near Grasshopper Arizona. She handles a pick and shovel and hauls dirt from Indian artifact diggings as part of her duties.
Soviet government refuses to receive the British Commonwealth Viet Nam peace mission planned for Moscow. In London diplomats from Communist China and Pakistan discussed the plan amid moves to replace Prime Minister Harold Wilson atop the peace committee. The four manpower group aims to visit Washington Moscow Peking Hanoi and Saigon to seek a formula for a Viet Nam peace conference. Only South Vietnam has officially agreed to talks.
Governor Kerner faces Senate scrutiny as Democrat Guy Hitt of Benton heads for Executive Committee confirmation. Senate chair Arthur Bidwill criticizes Kerner for naming Hitt, signaling rough proceedings to replace John Page Wham of Centralia, a long-time board chair since 1949.
Administrator William J. Driver testified before senators that the Veterans Administration plans closing six hospitals and other facilities about September 1. The move could save about 6.3 million dollars from the 5.686 billion VA operating budget for the fiscal year starting July 1, with one shuttered site at Dwight Illinois.
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