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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1951

Page

2

Illinois approves new 25 district congressional map

Illinois legislature approves a 25 district redistricting plan affecting 1952 elections. Major changes move Peter Mack of Carlinville into a district with Edward Jenison of Paris, creating the Jenison Mack district from the Indiana line through Springfield and Carlinville. The bill passed 40 to 1 in the Senate and 138 to 4 in the House. Gov. Adici Stevenson must sign.

Springfield Illinois Adici Stevenson Peter Mack Carlinville Edward H. Jenison Paris Jenison-Mack Indiana Legislative Friends of Jenison House-Senate House Bond Fayette Lawrence Montgomery Richland Wabash Charles W. Wursell Marion Gallatin Hardin Johnson Massac Pope Saline C. W. (Runt Carterville Senate Mack Simpson Vursell

Illinois House approves district alignments for counties

The Illinois legislature approved a plan listing county groupings assigned to each congressional district. Counties are arranged by district numbers from 14th through 25th, including DuPage, Kane, McHenry in 14th and Madison, St Clair in 24th, with numerous others such as Champaign, Macoupin, Sangamon, and Scott in their respective districts.

Springfield Illinois Dupage Kane McHenry Boone DeKalb Grundy Kendall LaSalle Will Carroll Jo Daviess Lee Ogle Stephenson Whiteside Winnebago Ford Iroquois Kankakee Livingston McLean Vermilion Woodford Bureau Marshall Peoria Putnam Stark Tazewall Fulton Henderson Henry Knox Mercer Rock Island Warren Adams Brown Calhoun Cass Greene Hancock Jersey Mason McDonough Menard Morgan Pike Schuyler Scott Christian Macoupin Clark Crawford Cumberland Edgar Effingham Jasper Sangamon Shelby Champaign Coles Dewitt Douglas Logan Macon Moultrie Pratt Bond Clay Clinton Edwards Fayette Hamilton Jefferson Lawrence Marion Montgomery Richland Wabash Washington Wayne White Madison St. Clair Alexander Franklin Gallatin Hardin Jackson Johnson Massac Monroe Perry Pope Pulaski Randolph Saline Union Williamson

Chinese Youths Flee Draft From Malaya to Canton

About 350 Chinese youths avoided Malaya's call-up by sailing to Canton aboard a ship. A second group of around 200 is expected to depart in a later vessel within a week, part of a broader movement to escape military service.

Penang, Malaya Malaya Canton

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