Names
Appointments
A, D. Van Meter, Jr., Springfield, as
chairman of the Illinois Bicentennial
Commission by the governor in April, to
replace Howard R. Fricke who resigned in
March.
Milton A. Curry, Chicago, as chairman of
the Illinois State Scholarship Commission
by the governor on May 10. A commission
member since 1974, he is director of program
services for Chicago Youth Centers.
John M. Fultz, Jr., M.D., Chicago, as
medical coordinator for the Illinois
Department of Registration and Education
by director Ronald E. Stackler in May. He
will be the chief enforcement officer of the
Illinois Medical Practice Act.
Toussaint L. Hale, Jr., Chicago, as vice
chairman of the Illinois Community College
Board by board members in January.
Karl J. Berliant, 49, of Deerfield, as
assistant director of the Illinois Department
of Insurance by the governor on May 12.
The appointment is subject to Senate
confirmation.
Leonard Day, Chicago, as chairman of an
Illinois Fair Employment Practices Commission (FEPC) task force to study
proposed guidelines for enforcing the protective
clause for handicapped persons in the state
Fair Employment Practices Act. He is
employed by the Illinois State Chamber of
Commerce.
Tony Abel, former television newsman, as
an administrative assistant in the driver's
services section. Secretary of State, in April.
He had also served as a campaign manager
for Lt. Gov. Neil Hartigan.
Honors
The late Joseph T. Meek, longtime Illinois
business and political leader, as recipient of
the first Small Business Advocate of the
Year award by John L. Smith, state director
of the U.S. Small Business Administration,
at an Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
board meeting in Chicago on May 21.
Meek's widow. Margaret, accepted the
posthumous honor. Meek served as
legislative action coordinator of the Illinois
Retail Merchants Association. He died
last January at the age of 72.
Frank A. Kirk, director of the
Department of Local Government Affairs,
Springfield, as president of the Council of
State Community Affairs Agencies by the
membership at the annual meeting in
Chicago on April 26.
U.S. Atty. Gen. Edward H. Levi, religious
leader Rev. Preston Bradley, actor, singer
Burl Ives, Chicago Symphony president
Louis C. Sudler, retail executive Louis
Goldblatt and banker Gaylord A.. Freeman
as members of the Lincoln Academy in the
Illinois House chamber on May 22. The
Academy, founded in 1965, recognizes
outstanding contributions made by living
Illinoisans toward the social, cultural and
technological progress of mankind.
Resignations
Robert B. Wilcox as director from the
Illinois Department of Insurance, effective
June 30, to take the position of president of
Property and Casualty Insurance Council
on August 1. Wilcox has been state
insurance director since September 1974. A
successor will be named after his resignation
becomes effective.
State Documents
• "Handbook of Illinois Stratigraphy." a
report by the Illinois Slate Geological
Survey No. 95 (1975), 261 pp.
This describes and illustrates each of the 730 stratigraphic units of rock identified in the state.
•"Flood Control for Illinois: A Statement of Program and Policy," (1975). 2! 9 pp., and "Reducing Flood Damage: A Manual for Local Government Officials," (1975). 72 pp.. reports by the Governor's Task Force on Flood Control.
Recommendations to prevent and reduce flood damage, strengthen the state response to limited flooding problems, seek reimbursement for property damages where Hooding cannot be eliminated, and strengthen local governments' ability to solve drainage problems are made. Details of distance programs are given.
•"Development and Testing of a Township Population Projection System for the State of Illinois," a report by the Division of Air Pollution Control. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (1975), 44 pp.
This provides the EPA and other agencies with data on the accuracy of township population projects based on a number of commonly used methods. The development and testing of the COMPOSITE system for use by the EPA in its air quality maintenance program is presented.
Other
• "Nuclear Power in Illinois," proceedings
of the Third Annual Illinois Energy Conference. Energy Resources Center,
University of Illinois al Chicago Circle (September
1975). 194 pp.
Twenty-four conference speakers discuss the projection of energy needs, safety and safeguards, siting and financing, and environmental effects of nuclear power.
• "Proceedings of the Energy Policy and Technology Seminar," edited by J. W. Ahlen and Charles R. Burns, Illinois Legislative Studies Center. Sangamon State University, Springfield (July 1975). 56 pp.
Condensations lions of 11 papers presented at a seminar to provide legislators and staff with information on coal development policies in other states and on fossil fuel and alternate energy technologies.
• "Illinois Energy Problems; A National Perspective," by Boyd R. Keenan in Illinois Government Research (Urbana: Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois, 1975), 4 pp.
Discusses procedures that the state should adopt to protect its citizens against emergencies accompanying severe fuel shortages, alternatives available to the nation in a time of long-range shortages, and the environmental implications of energy solutions.
• "A Comparison of Decision Making and Administrative Organization for Municipal Water Supplies in Medium-Sized and Small Illinois Municipalities," by J. C. van Es, Robert H. Orr and Richard J. Quigley, No. 106, Water Resources Center, University of Illinois (October 1975), 72 pp.
Public drinking water systems in municipalities between 1,000 and 50,000 persons with a focus on social and organization factors is presented.
Items listed under State Documents have been received by the Documents Unit, Illinois State Library, Springfield, and are usually available from public libraries in the state through interlibrary loan. Requests for copies should be sent to the issuing agency.
State agencies are encouraged to send significant studies to the Institute of Government and Public Affairs for inclusion in the bibliography. Address items to the Institute, 1201 W. Nevada St., Urbana, Ill 61801.ž
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