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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1966
Page
9
The Johnson administration seeks extensive changes to the $2.3 billion six year plan to aid urban renewal and housing in cities. Sponsors expect revisions will win Senate passage this summer after two weeks of hearings and debate.
Chester reports Albert R. Meder fined fifteen dollars for speeding. West Frankfort records Marie E. Hutchcraft fined fifteen dollars for disobeying a traffic signal.
Sen. Sam J. Ervin Jr. warned Southern opponents will resist President Johnson’s civil rights bill, predicting a long Senate battle if the House passes it in a form close to the president’s. He argued the measure grants drastic federal power over criminal law, education, and property rights and could control housing sales or leases and even dictate prices.
Senator Edmund S. Muskie of Maine told Columbia University’s American Assembly that state legislatures face trouble as responsibilities rise with population while procedures and pay lag. He cited infrequent sessions, strict time limits, and low salaries, urging full-time staffing and stronger executive budget offices to improve governance.
Paula Strasberg mother of Susan Strasberg and wife of Lee Strasberg died of a heart attack Friday at Beth Israel Hospital in New York. The drama coach to Marilyn Monroe, she worked on several of Monroe's films and was connected to the Actors Studio.
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