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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1966
Page
31
The article argues federal highway funding has spurred car use, outlining crowded city centers, high expressway costs, and parking burdens. It cites Detroit car production, Chicago commuter flow, Los Angeles road share, and Washington freeway debates as evidence of a nationwide crisis. It notes population shifts toward urban corridors and predicts rising car ownership and trips by 1975.
The Illinois Youth Commission, charged with treating and educating delinquent or convicted youth, is empowered to launch programs across the state. Its primary aim is to develop youth into participating, useful citizens through three main functions: prevention, training, and education.
The piece notes rising auto use with 90 million vehicles and projected 120 million by 1975. It highlights city planning shifts from freeways to mass transit, defining rapid transit and citing New York’s rush hours as near saturation while urging expansion of programs and facilities to handle delinquency rehabilitation programs in Illinois.
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