Rhodes denial shadows Illinois racing board ties
Walter Rhodes of Farmer City a grass roots horseman discusses his failed bid for the Illinois Racing Board during the Kerner era. He recalls political veto power, shifts in governors, and his stance on clean racing, dates, and board leadership while noting Arlington Park and Balmoral's roles and his own Mount Vernon auto dealer background.
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Robert W. Link
Lindsay-Schaub
Walter Rhodes
Farmer City
Illinois Standardbred Breeders Association
Illinois Racing Board
Kerner
Otto Kerner
Federal Appeals Court
Sam Shapiro
Rhodes
Chicago
Marjorie Lindheimer Everett
Theodore Isaacs
Scariano
Anthony Scariano
Racing Board
Richard Ogilvie
Illinois
Alexander MacArthur
Ted Akinson
N. Oren Baker
Leland
Kerner- Isaacs
Arlington Park
Everett
Arlington
Balmoral
Washington Park
Jockey Clubs
Arlinton
William S. Miller
Miller
Paul Powell
Jefferson County
Democrat Central Committee
Racing
Ilinois
Champaign
DuQuoin
Mount Vernon
Partee calls for voluntary press responsibility guidelines
Illinois Senator Cecil Partee argues for shield law as focus but urges voluntary press rules on accountability. He proposes letters printed with real names, prominent retractions, right to reply for criticized figures, and equal play for acquittals, insisting against constitutional restraints on the press.
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Sen
Cecil Partee
Illinois
Senate
Springfield
Ilinois General Assembly
Southern Illinoisan John C Gardner Editor and General Manager
John C Gardner serves as editor and general manager at the Southern Illinoisan, guiding newsroom operations and overseeing editorial strategy and print production.
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John C. Gardner
Editorial argues to preserve federal aid for libraries
The piece asserts that cutting federal library funding, about 140 million annually, would harm access in rural areas and underlines that roughly 20 million Americans lack library facilities. It argues for regional book circulation, continued federal support for controversial and non-reader services, and for libraries to compete for revenue-sharing funds as a national priority.
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Nixon
Congress
American Library Association
Unicameral legislature proposal for Illinois debated
The article weighs the idea of replacing Illinois two chamber system with a single 144 member body. Sen. John L. Knuppel shifts from bicameral support to unicameral, proposing a constitutional amendment. The piece urges open debate and cautions lawmakers to test arguments for and against reform before the public.
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Illinois
Great Britain
Canada
France
Italy
John L. Knuppel
Virginia
Illinois Senate
Sen
Knuppel
General Assembly
Sen. Knuppel
Sam Adams
Patrick Henry
View on wholesale electric pricing change sparks public power clash
The American Public Power Association challenges the Federal Power Commission proposal to let investor owned utilities set wholesale prices on projected costs. The dispute involves Commonwealth Edison Illinois Power Co and Central Illinois Public Service Co with potential federal and state regulatory implications and inflationary concerns for consumers.
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American Public Power Association
Federal Power Commission
FPC
Illinois
Commonwealth Edison
Illinois Power Co
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
ICC
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Southern
James K. Adams
U. S. Supreme Court
Perry Mason
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