Ogilvie Proposes Broad Mental Retardation Reform Plan
Republican governor candidate Richard B. Ogilvie outlined a comprehensive program at the Illinois Association for the Mentally Retarded convention in Dixon. It calls for six community homes for 400 residents each, school district support for educable and trainable mentally handicapped students, higher pay and more staff, use of half empty mental health centers, community and parent programs, sheltered workshops, foster placement, quality nursing homes, and a new division for research and prevention. He also pledged a downstate public works director if elected. Police brief notes Peggy Gentry fined $15 for speeding in Carterville.
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Dixon, Ill
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Illinois Association For the
Aurora
Downstate
Reform defeat in Maryland dampens Illinois reform hopes
Illinois backers of a constitutional convention react to Maryland's defeat of a 101 year old charter, arguing the outcome reflects an all or nothing package. They warn Illinois will face a tougher path but aim to learn from Maryland while emphasizing a convention vote rather than a full constitution.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Illinois
Maryland
Kingman Douglass, Jr
Chicago
Douglass
Enson III
Stevenson
W. Russell Arrington
Evanston
Williamson County Treasurer Named to IL County Treasurers Committee
Williamsons County treasurer Bobby Joe Hale has been named to two committees of the Illinois County Treasurers Association. President Myron Redfern of Montgomery County named Hale chairman of the auditing committee and a member of the executive committee.
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Bobby Joe Hale
Herrin
Williamson County
Illinois County Treasurers Association
Myron Redfern
Montgomery County
Hale
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William Kuhfuss
Illinois Agricultural Association
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Dglencoe
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Adlai Stev
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DU Quoin
Iva C. Keeth
Fair Acres
Marshall Browning Hospital
Perry County
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Lavina Jones
Ina Teabeau
Holly, Mich
Albert Teabeau
Elkville Baptist Church
James FE. Kerley
Paradise Baptist Cemetery
Neal
Lequatte Walgreen Drugs
N. Park Ave
Herrin, Ill
Williamson
S. University Carbondale
Vision OF
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Seventh Heaven
Broyhill Premier
Scotchgard
Broyhill
Carterville, Illinois
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U. S
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Energine
Meadow
Boren’s
West Main
Foodkiner
Carbondale, Ill
DU Quoin, Ill
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Sir Arthur C. Doyle
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Marshall
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