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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1965
Page
4
Roy Wilkins discusses shifting attitudes toward interracial neighbors. Look magazine poll shows only 23 of 100 white Southerners would move if a Black family bought a nearby home, with regional differences and a strong attachment to home.
Lawrence R. Klein of the Bureau of Labor Statistics finds a year of government writing is weak. He argues most officials cannot write well and proposes drastic changes in concepts and methods to end the fog. Government prose is described as flaccid and circumlocutory, with gobbledygook term coining the same.
Letter writers weigh moving Herrin City Hall to the Elks Building versus keeping the Ly Mar area for a bank and shopping center. The discussion touches traffic, access, and preservation of landmarks, with broader commentary on government prose and housing integration debates.
Editor praises State's Atty. Kenneth Hubler for using state Police help to seize six slot machines at VFW Post 1567 and six at the Eagles Lodge. The raids expose years of tolerated gambling while local officials previously failed to act, prompting renewed support for Hubler's efforts.
Jackson County plans subdivision guidance with the Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission. The board seeks to fill the gap until a countywide ordinance sets minimum standards for design, lot sizes, streets, water, and sewer. Rapid action aims to protect buyers and curb improper land use.
In the final week of the 74th Illinois General Assembly lawmakers rush to revive ethics codes and extend the ethics commission after bribery wiretap disclosures from a Springfield hotel room. Sangamon County's state attorney leads an official inquiry, while reapportionment, revenue reform, and education funding remain top targets amid partisan critique.
Illinois Senator Paul Douglas wins a major victory as a compromise bill to preserve over 11 000 acres of dunes passes the Senate without opposition. The measure would protect the dunes as a recreational area and potential national park, amid opposition from industrial coalitions backing port development.
Bantam Books releases a updated biography on Farouk former Egyptian king who died March 18 with first copies out by June 18. Michael Stern writes a detailed account covering his loves and the revolt that led to exile, while the book also notes political contexts and includes five photos of the king’s partners.
The Southern Illinoisan voices a townspeople alarm as Proscenium One Theater faces relocation over a $2,000 shortfall. The writer urges local business groups and chambers to fund the theater to keep the community arts venue from moving.
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