Illinois House backs repeal of national constitutional convention move
Rep. Harold A. Katz said the Illinois House passed a resolution to rescind a two year old demand for a national constitutional convention. The 110 to 43 vote follows support from Democrats and Downstate Republicans. Katz hopes the Senate will approve despite tougher odds.
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General Assembly
Congress
Skokie
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Ilinois
A. Webber Borchers
Decatur
Highway measures test Ottwein as bills advance in Illinois Senate
Politics and roads dominate a floor debate as Senator Merrill Ottwein questions recounts while backing a $20 car registration boost. Key GOP sponsor William Harris struggles to secure 30 votes for highway measures amid crossfire over a Highway Trust Authority and pay as you go objections. A separate investigation notes two federal education grants totaling $62,864 to Southern Illinois University. A 20-year-old Benton man, Alfred P. Hosick, faces a reckless driving charge after squealing car tires on the square Monday night.
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Edwardsville
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Pekin
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Rport
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Fot
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Benton
Alfred P. Hosick
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Hosick
State Hospital Probe Indicts 10 in Chicago
Chicago five former patients and five employees of the Chicago State Hospital were indicted by the Cook County grand jury on charges including rape and murder. The indictments followed an investigation by State's Attorney Edward Hanrahan into hospital conditions. One case accuses two patients and a former patient of murdering Anita Scheetmen, 40, by setting fire to her dress. she died February 22, three days after the blaze.
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Edward V. Hanrahan
Anita Scheetmen
Miss Cheelman
East St. Louis to get state supported junior college
The Illinois House approved a bill to establish a state funded junior college for East St. Louis with a 750000 dollar appropriation. The measure passed 133 to 2 as lawmakers move to enroll the first class by September. Gov. Ogilvie is expected to sign. The bill also directs a study of Hillside area drainage for a federal flood control project.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
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East St. Louis
Ben C. Harpstrite
R-New
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Oak Park
East Side
Ogilvie
State Waterways Division
Madison-St. Clair
Illinois raises usury ceiling for home loans to eight percent
Gov Richard B Ogilvie signed the measure raising the home loan usury cap from seven to eight percent to spur home building in Illinois. He also approved pesticide controls, a five cent tax on pets, a statewide property valuation interagency committee, county mental health funding, and authorizations for cultural centers and other local measures.
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Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Carbondale Dwellings plan to move houses next week
Foundations ready for CDA move as six foundations completed for the Carbondale Dwellings association. Houses will be moved from Lincoln Urban Renewal Project sites to seven northeast lots, with remodeling by Egyptian Salvage and Development Co. Completion targeted within six months from June 3, and a second project may follow without moving houses. Murphysboro: James Buser, 31, $15, exceeding limitations on backing.
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Eldon Gosneil
Lincoln
Egyptian Salvage and Development Co
Carbondale
Murphysboro
James Buser
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