73rd Assembly Scores Achievements Amid Clamor
Springfield reports the abruptly adjourned 73rd General Assembly increased spending to a new record while permitting only one tax increase. Gov Otto Kerner pledged no new taxes, but the legislature remained stubborn about ceilings and controls, with debates over aid allotments, restructuring, and birth control policy lingering.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
General Assembly
Otto’Kerner
Senate
Marement
Arnold
Maremont
Chicago
Illinois
Enei
Miss DeVault Crowned Miss Southern at SIU Event
Eighteen year old Kay DeVault of Metropolis was crowned Miss Southern Illinois at Southern Illinois University. The ceremony in Herrin drew about 1,000 spectators with Chet Townsend of Herrin as master of ceremonies and judges including Mrs. Jane Dakak of Carbondale and Louise Fralley of Chicago. DeVault had previous titles including Basketball Queen and Miss Illinois County Fair in 1961.
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Kay DeVault
Metropolis
Mlinois
Herrin
Chet Townsend
Area Redevelopment Administration
Jim Lash
Southern Illinois University
Ing
South Side
Jane DeVault
Dakak
Carbondale
Southern Ilinois
DeVault
Illinois
Bruce Groll
Carterville
Terville
Louise Fralley
Chicago
Come
Fat “Queen
Dick Kent
Marion
WGGH
Osense
Kennedy arrives in England for talks with Macmillan
President Kennedy lands at Gatwick to begin talks with Prime Minister Harold Macmillan on a test ban with the Soviet Union. UK crowds cheer as demonstrators outside Macmillan's estate stage a hunger strike during the closing hours of legislative activity. Kathleen Kennedy, Kennedy’s sister, is remembered at a Derbyshire grave.
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Kennedy
England
Harold Macmillan
Soviet Union
Kathleen
FE As
Ensor
West Germany
Ireland
Gatwick
Susssex
Earl l of
Munster
Queen Elizabeth
Macmillan
Petera Tenia Ellahabie al
Peters
First Since War U S Considering Cutback In Atom Weapons Output
Washington June 29 A defense department official said the administration is weighing a possible one billion dollar cut in the United States weapons production and nuclear arsenal as part of a shift away from massive atomic arms buildup since World War II.
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New York Times
Washington
Ment
United States
Commis
Maision
Life Of Fireman Dull Too By David Hanks
A Carbondale fireman describes a shift, from routine calls to blazing emergencies, noting the two minute response, gear by the bed, and a department with improving equipment and hours. Wayne Brooks praises the job and retirement pay prospects in his hometown.
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David Hanks
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Wayne Brooks
Brooks
of the
Carbon
Dale
Republicans In Senate Defy Kerner In Stormy Session
The 73rd Illinois General Assembly fractured into a rump after Gov Kerner’s proclamation dissolving the Legislature. Senate Republicans met in defiance, adjourned sine die, while Democrats readied a filibuster led by Sen. Everett Petti poker. the House later convened to caucus and consider adjournment.
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Ralph H. Johnson
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Mlinofs
General Assembly
Otto Kerner
Senate Republicans
Ators
Senate
Donald J. O'Brien
House
Ibn
Sion
Peters
Murphy
Buccessur
Antioch
Flibuste
Sha‘yiday
Gop Senpiro
Shapiro
Rosttrum
Daley Persists May Block Daley-Chicago Team
Illinois House debate centers on Governor Daley influence over Chicago politics. Senator Peters warns Daley could block advances while Republicans push to aid state budgets. The chamber passes several funding measures amid calls for revenue reform and a state-organized crime study, with mixed support for housing fairness and wage proposals.
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House
IPAC
Department of Family, and Children’s. Services
Department of ‘Mental ‘Health
Illinois
Kennedy administration to accept strongest civil rights bill
Washington June 29 AP reports the Kennedy administration will back the strongest civil rights bill possible from the House. Republican amendments are expected to be added in the House, with Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey noting any bill the House passes will likely be shaped by those changes.
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Washington
Kennedy
House
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Herrin drive for new facility gains backing
Area items note support for a new facility in Herrin with backing gathered. Mentions plans and related developments across the region, reflecting local backing and civic interest. Includes brief references to page placements and other stories in the edition.
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Herrin
Hoffa
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