John Boozman: “Mr. Speaker, S. 378 designates the Federal building in Chicago, Illinois, as the Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center.…”

“Mr. Speaker, S. 378 designates the Federal building in Chicago, Illinois, as the Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center. Senator Paul Simon was born in Eugene, Oregon, on November 29, 1928, and attended public schools. He went on to attend the University of Oregon, and Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. At the age of 19, Senator Simon became the Nation's youngest editor- publisher by saving the Troy Tribune in Troy, Illinois. He expanded his newspaper business to a chain of 14 weeklies in central and southern Illinois. Senator Simon used the newspaper to expose a syndicate gambling operation in Madison County, and in 1951, at the age of 22, he was called to testify before the United States Senate Crime Investigating Committee. In 1966, he sold his newspaper business to devote full time to writing and public service. Senator Simon served in the United States Army, and was assigned to the Counterterrorism Corps as a special agent along the Iron Curtain in Europe. Upon his return from Europe at the age of 25, he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives.”