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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1972
Page
8
Illinois legislators brace for a clock stopping day as June 30 looms for final votes on budgets and programs. The session risks extending into July if 60 percent votes are needed for immediate effect, with school aid and elections bills in play and conference committees busier than usual.
Illinois Senate approves House Speaker W. Robert Blair's plan to fund shoring ornate balconies and bulletproof shields in the statehouse with a 30 to 16 vote. Funds cover chairs for each member and glass barriers. press galleries move dropped. Other actions include a $300,000 appropriation for a French wine cellar restaurant and moves on elections and drunk‑driving laws.
The Cook County Department of Public Aid faces state control as legislation moves to end its independence. The House approved the bill 90 to 40, transferring county welfare employees to state employment under Governor Ogilvie, with sponsor Rep. Donald Moore arguing state oversight is needed due to two thirds of welfare expenditures occurring in the county. Daley-era influence noted.
Democratic division erupts in Springfield as a resolution to seat all Illinois delegates at the Miami Beach Democratic National Convention is pulled after a lengthy caucus. Rep. Robert Mann leads independents against the Daley delegates plan, saying the issue should go to the executive committee.
Marion Veterans Hospital announces April June service pins for staff. Thirty year pins awarded to Ogal Gibson and John E. Seers, 25 year pins to Dario Flabbi, William Love, Irvin Simmons, 20 year pins to Elsie Antonini, Meredith Upchurch, Clemmie Bogjajewicz, 15 year pin to Leon Dahmer, 10 year pins to Oma Braden and Alice Will.
The Illinois House approved the Southern Illinois University appropriation near 132 million dollars with no reductions. Other university bills see modest changes while the state scholarship commission receives 59.5 million, surpassing governor’s recommendation.
Donald E. Vaughn professor of finance at Southern Illinois University will join the Federal Power Commission in Washington D C starting July 1 under a 1972 Federal Faculty Fellowship Program grant. He will study the rate of return on capital as it affects power utilities during a one year assignment.
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