Illinois Signs Far Reaching Redistricting Into Law
Governor Stratton signed a 1956 reapportionment bill changing Illinois districts after a 50 year pattern shift, giving Chicago and Cook County control of the House. The plan creates 56 Senate and 59 House districts, with Cook County gaining 18 Senate seats and 29 House seats. The act includes a Cicero town error deemed non fatal and raises House members to 177 and Senate to 58.
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Ilinois General Assembly
Chicago
Cook County
Scratton
Stratton
Latham Castle
Senate
House
Cicero
Castle
Statehouse
Southern Illinoisan publication and post office notices
The Southern Illinoisan and related papers list publication details and postal classifications. Notes show entry as second class matter, with multiple towns including Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Carbondale post offices.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois Publications Inc
West Main Street
Carrondere
North 16Th Street
Herrin
South 13Th Street
Murphysbor
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Gucesso
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Vevronvshore Dependen
Teaching Now A Profession No Longer Stepping Stone
At the DeKalb Conference on Teacher Education Elizabeth Anne Meek, WV Classroom Teachers Assn. president, argued teaching is a respected profession with standards and public trust. She cited 1,209 approved teacher education programs and questioned if graduates meet future needs. J Paul Leonard of San Francisco State urged maximizing teacher utilization and reducing clerical loads.
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Elizabeth Anne Meek
West Virginia Classroom Teachers Assn
DeKalb
Northern Illinois State ‘Teachers College
National
Commission On ‘Teacher Education and Professional Standards
J. Paul Leonard
San Francisco State College
Seven School Vandals Held in South Side Incident
Seven schoolboys aged 8 to 12 were implicated in two vandalism raids at Doolittle Elementary School on Chicago's South Side. Detectives say they caused about 27 million dollars in damage and are being questioned about related incidents. Police stopped four boys at the school Monday afternoon. the eldest was 10.
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Chicago
Jume 29
South Side
William Price Jr
Doolittle
Sidney Smith
Smith
Vivian
Turkey Possesses Eight Hundred Miles of Black Sea Shore
The republic controls 800 miles of coastline along the Black Sea, outlining its geographic reach and strategic access to northern waters. This coastal span emphasizes Turkey’s long-standing maritime boundary and potential economic zones along the littoral region.
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Turkey
Local vandalism raid blamed on trio of 12 year olds
Price testified that three 12 year old boys participated in a Sunday night vandalism raid. Windows were broken torn and set on fire while furniture was smashed and records scattered.
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Price
King Haakon VII Injured in Oslo Fall
Norway's King Haakon VII aged 82 slipped on a bathroom floor at his summer resort and broke a thigh bone. The accident occurred in Oslo on June 29 as reported by AP.
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King Haakon
Oslo
Norway
Haakon VII
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