Illinois chamber urges deferrals to cover 823.6 million gap
The Illinois State Chamber of Commerce warns a potential 1972 budget deficit of about 823.6 million if lawmakers approve pending spending, tax reform revenue losses remain unaddressed, and federal aid remains uncertain. It proposes deferrals and reallocations including 2 million for private colleges, 9 million for public schools, 39 million in advance rentals, and a property tax replacement fund to shield taxpayers while preserving local government revenue.
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Ons Dept. of Public Aid
Willispee
Illinois
Iiinois State Chamber of Commerce
Ilinois
Department of Public Aid
Saile
Ogilvie
State Chamber
Winds
Lake Shore Auto Parts Co
Korzin
Hoowever
Lines Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court
Atty
William Scott
Board of Higher Education
Haineis Building Authority
IBA
General Assembly
Institute For Environmental Quality
Panthers and volunteers deserve credit for breakfast program
Editorial lauds the Black Panther youth leaders and volunteers who initiated and sustained the school breakfast program, noting their efforts spurred the Carbondale School Board to consider and later endorse school operation. It also credits the Hanger Study Group for keeping the issue alive and praises community and SIU participants for starting and maintaining the service.
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Carbondale
Board of Education
Carbondale Hanger Study Group
Black Panther Organization
Iinois University
Billboard reform stalled by weak funding and delays
The Highway Beautification Act of 1963 aimed to ban billboards within 660 feet of interstates by 1970, but Congress failed to provide adequate funds and direction. States lag, Volpe warns of losing highway aid, and Illinois partly complies. experts call for coordinated action, updated laws, and steady funding to achieve the act's goals.
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Congress
Ogden Nash
Miiisis Division of Highways
Transportation
John Volpe
Ilinois
Volpe
Division of Highways
Ogilvie
Bill Would Give Inmate A Chance In Illinois Licensing
Rep Otis Collins and Sen John Graham propose joint bills to restore licensing rights for former inmates in 37 occupations including architect barber plumber and social worker The bills aim to reverse the existing barrier under Illinois law that revokes or suspends professional certificates upon felony conviction and would require state approval to relicense once debts to society are considered paid.
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Illinois
Illinois Social Workers Act
Department
Otis Collins
Sen
John Graham
Chicago
Bayh Gains Support With Small Courtesies In Chicago
New Left and Old Guard figures praise Bayh at a Chicago fundraising dinner for his hushed presidential bid. Aldermen Edwin P. Fisielski and Christopher B. Cohen, allies of Daley's machine, note Bayh's practical help and personal warmth while acknowledging remaining distance to both liberal and conservative wings. The event drew over $50,000 for Bayh's unannounced campaign. key Daley allies stayed away.
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R. W. Apple Jr
New York Times
Indianapolis
Edwin P. Fisielski
Chicago
Christopher B. Cohen
Wilbur Cohen
Health, Education and Welfare
Johnson
Birch Bayh
Bayh
Indiana
Cohen
Fifielsi
Polish National Alliance
Fifielski
Té Bayh
Robert Moretti
California Assembly
David Kennedy
Miami
Old Guard
Hubert J. Houmparey
Senhator
Fifelski
Taut
Richard J. Daley
Support for University Research Amid Budget Cuts
Letters from Howard Webb and John H. Olmstead urge continued support for university research during austerity. They argue teaching and research are intertwined, warn against overemphasizing teaching loads, and stress that research advances society and student education, even if immediate results are not evident.
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Howard Webb
John H. Olmstead
STU Graduate Council
Ogilvie cited for local power push and revenue sharing
The Southern Twinviser highlights Gov. Ogilvie’s drive for strong local government authority and two national firsts in revenue sharing. It notes 418,000 returned to Jackson County next year, 639,000 in two years, and extra gates tax proceeds boosting local shares, plus joint purchasing to lower costs for squads and road salt. Henrietta Gins Carbondale
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Southern Twinvisen
Ogilvie
Jackson County
Henrietta Gins
Carbondale
Second Looks at Welk and Politics in 1972
A satirical quip discusses Lawrence Welk ending his TV show and America learning to count to three. The note jokes about Men’s Lib and husband duty in stores, then comments on a Republican Senate hopeful in 1972 seeking the vice presidency and the timing of a White House wedding.
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Lawrence Welk
America
U. S. Senate
John C. Gardner Editor and General Manager
John C. Gardner serves as editor and general manager of the Southern Illinoisan, guiding newsroom operations and organizational leadership for the paper.
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John C. Gardner
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