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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1969
Page
2
The Marshall Herald publishes weekly on Fridays from Marshall. Editor is Carlos Stewart with Carl E. Stewart listed. subscription is 2.00 per year and local advertising 35c per column inch. classified ads 20c per line. no three month subscriptions offered.
A Washington Post excerpt discusses how Soviet leaders rise, the KGB path, and the press's limits. It also covers the U S census history since 1790, proposals by Rep Jackson Betts to ease penalties for nonresponse, and plans by Maurice Stans to trim questions and move toward voluntary surveys.
Illinois farm group backs pay as you travel for highway funding but opposes bonds and taxes on tires and antifreeze. Governor proposes fuel tax hikes, license increases, and a $2.5 billion bond plan over 10 years. Critics warn borrowed money delays road wear-out repayment.
A letter questions police competence and warns against involvement in a scandal alongside the post office, schools, and judges, arguing many officers presume expertise they do not possess.
A survey by Prof William M Herr finds land values in Southern Illinois remaining buoyant with about half the farm real estate people reporting price increases and average farm land valued around 260 dollars per acre while high quality land sits about 360 dollars. In Central Illinois values are steadier or slightly down. buyers are more often nonfarmers in the South there are more farmers.
More than a quarter of land purchases in Southern Illinois went to non farmers versus 17 percent in Central Illinois. Over half of sellers in both areas were retiring farmers. About 24 percent of Southern buyers financed by bank loans and 20 percent seller financing. Central Illinois saw over one third seller financed. Very few farms were bought without credit.
A discussion of changing status reporting to the local board and requesting reconsideration. A registrant who refused induction remains liable for induction when available. If a reopened classification is issued, the new classification preserves the right to appeal.
Richard Marsh announces eight former Marshall high school students will be listed in the University of Illinois Honors Day Convocation printed program. Names include David Fitzgarrald Karen Pennell John Hamcock Larry Spires Ellen Sabre Gerald Pine Constance Claypool and Karen Sutton. Their Honors Day Recognition 1969 will be printed in the Honors Day Book and noted on their permanent university records. The program will be broadcast on Will LibraryRadio Station WILL on May 2 at 1 30 PM.
This guide outlines shelter options using household items for nuclear fallout defense. It details basement tables, furniture walls, storm cellars, crawl spaces, outside trenches, lean-to shelters, and even a boat, with steps to maximize shielding and ventilation.
The material comes from the U S Department of Defense Office of Civil Defense to help residents know actions to take in a nuclear attack. Local government offers more detailed survival instructions and OCD publication In Time of Emergency is available free at civil defense offices.
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