Independent probe urged into Williamson County ethics crisis
Editorial urges immediate independent inquiry into alleged misconduct by State's Attorney Hubler and officials Henderson Long Miller in Williamson County. It calls for outside prosecutors, federal/state police involvement, a blue-ribbon grand jury, and AG-backed investigators to restore public trust after slot machine raids and related accusations.
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Williamson County
Herrin
Fred A. Henderson
Earl Long
Kenneth Hubler
Hubler
Henderson
Long
Sheriff’s Department
Carl Miller
Circuit Court
Attorney General
Miller
Grand Jury
Skilled Crafts Shortage Sparks Reforms in Apprenticeships
A national shortage of skilled machinists and tradesmen prompts calls for revamped apprenticeship programs. The automotive repair sector shows aging workers with average ages rising from 45 to 55, underscoring mounting recruitment and retention challenges as technology and precision tools evolve.
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United States
Couni
Illinois Legislators Face 9000 Salary Change in 1966 Vote
Gov Otto Kerner signed a law raising state lawmaker pay to 9000 dollars a year for sessions in annual terms and 18000 for a biennium if sessions last six months. Voters in November 1966 will decide if incumbents deserve re election for higher salaries and the 1965 legislature has two days left to reapportion House districts.
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Otto Kerner
74Th
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois
Nity
74Th General Assembly
U. S. Supreme Court
Kissing Bridges and Olympic Quips by Dave Felts
A column reviews the book Kissing Bridges by Hegen Petersen noting 10 000 covered bridges built nationwide 1500 still survive and highlights Wolf Bridge on Spoon River Indiana. It also surveys Olympic history and includes Goodman Ace on the Declaration of Independence and a quip about reading a Sunday newspaper in a breezeway.
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Stephen Greene Press
Brattleboro
Hegen Petersen
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
U. S. 36
Rockville
Indiana
Illinois
Petersen
State Department of Highways
Wolf Bridge
Spoon River
Galesburg
Greece
Marathon
Athens
Breezeway
Chicago
St. Louis
Goodman Ace
Continental Congress
Benjamin Franklin
Two Negro lawmakers rise from gallery ouster to Georgia House
The piece recalls the 1962 removal of Julian Bond and Ben Brown from the white gallery section and notes their 1966 election to the Georgia House. It frames the shift toward civil rights as a broad regional transformation driven by federal laws and evolving social norms.
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Georgia Assembly
Doorkeeper
Julian Bond
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
Ben Brown
Atlanta Naacp
South
Acts of Congress
Bundy Brothers Shape Washington Policy Power
Bruce Bioss profiles McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy, noting their influence in the Kennedy White House and State Department. It describes Mac Bundy as a fast, efficient operator who translates presidential wishes into action, while Bill Bundy is praised as a premier government professional. Critics attack them less than they admire their results.
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Bruce Bioss
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Washington
Bundy
Johnson
McGeorge Bundy
William P. Bundy
Kennedys
Bill
White House
Mac
Two Candidates Might Enter Soviet Elections Next Year
The Manchester Guardian Weekly reports that Soviet voters may gain a choice of candidates in next year’s elections. A. I. Lepeshkin argues for multiple candidates on ballots and broader democratic procedures, while party organs push for reform to extend parliamentary functions and scrutinize leadership.
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Victor Zorza
Manchester Guardian Weekly
Law Journal
A. I. Lepeshkin
Soviet Union
Kommunist
Institute of State and Law
Stalin
Bovin
West
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Khrushchev
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