Editorial: Short changing high risk research
An editorial laments a decline in willingness to fund high risk science in the United States. It cites Sputnik era gaps in propulsion, materials, and mathematics, plus energy tech and unconventional sources. It blames rigid tenure, demand for publish or perish, congressional skepticism, and a burdensome patent system for stifling breakthrough research and small high tech firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton University
Robert Gilpin
Jerome B.wiesner
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT
Wiesner
United States
Congress
Senate
Saved from robbers by beggar turned patient case sparks debate
Robert Friedman, 43, was committed to a mental facility after police seized his $24,087 stash while he panhandled near a downtown bus station. His lawyer argues the commitment rests on weak evidence and that treatment may be illegal, highlighting costs to the state and his life savings as he erodes in care.
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Joseph R. Tybor
Associated Press
Chicago
Robert Friedman
Friedman
Edward J. Benett
U.S. Supreme Court
Beneit
Benett
de Paul University
Lawrence L. Genesen
Appellate Court of
Ilinois
Genesen
Chicago Read Mental Health Center
Leader newspaper subscription rates and contact info
Jeremiah Pearce and staff listings for Pontiacs Leader outline subscription rates by carrier and mail for Livingston County with varying regional prices. It notes rates for Army and overseas readers and lists contact numbers for delivery issues and carrier notification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pontiac
Chatsworth
Chenoa
Cornell Custom
Fairbury
Flenagan
Forrest Odell
Launemin
Dwight Gridley
Livingston County
Minois
Fontiac
Hlinots
Fairtury
Crime survey ranks Miami and Washington as safe big cities
A 1973 government survey by the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration based on Census data found Miami and Washington among the safest large cities in crime victimization. San Francisco and Minneapolis showed the highest victim rates, while burglaries kept Miami and Washington at the low end. Minneapolis led burglary rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Gentry
Associated Press
Washington
Miami
America
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Census Bureau
Boston
Cincinnati
Houston
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Pittsburgh
San Diego
San Francisco
Buffalo
Oakland
Calif
SEAA
Three years later few cost-cutting ideas moved by Illinois plan
Three years after a 1972 Business Management Task Force urged legislative changes to cut public school costs, only a few suggestions have been acted on. The report proposed centralized purchasing, altered attendance reporting, newspaper publication of expenditures, driver license age changes, and tax collection tweaks, but lawmakers and officials have only implemented two measures and stalled on most others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Hanson
Associated Press
Springfield, I
Business Management Task Force
Commission On Schools
Richard B. Ogilvie
General Assembly
Leo H. Schoenhofen
Inter
Schoenhofen
Marcor Inc
Chicago
Daniel Walker
Ilinois
Office of Education
Harris Fawelis
R-Naperville
Imum
Terre! E. Clarke
Western Springs
Property Tax Reform Study Committee
Thompson's committee oversees city property in Pontiac
Gary Holaway reports on Robert Thompson chairing Pontiac City Council public buildings committee. Projects include exterior restoration of City Hall and Fire Department, land turned to garden plots, jail area remodeling, south side square building acquisitions for a parking lot, and plans for a park at the old dump site. The committee prioritizes feasibility and citizen input, with city staff aiding in maintenance and upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Holaway
Pontiac
Robert Thompson
Thompson
City Hall
Citizen Action
Weinkog
Old City
City
Ray Sandifer
Sandifer
Council
Sis
Public Buildings
Robert B. Thompson
Abuse charges at Warren G Murray Center probe begins
State commission probes alleged abuse at Warren G Murray Children s Center Centralia with lie detector tests for accused coworkers. Center officials deny charges saying workers are disgruntled and claims unsubstantiated while the panel prepares polygraph administration and subpoenas staff records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis Montgomery
Associated Press
Centralia
Kenneth Boyle
D-Carlinville
Warren G. Murray Children’s Center
Walter Plassman
Commission
Boyle
Ma Mite
Plasaman
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Pontiac Leader Publishing CO
N. Main St
Jerome Pearce
Joan Pleske
Elizabeth Harris
Jim Cevierel
David Bett
Weldon Cheeneberg
Ken Bond
Donald Jobst
William Alvey
Mary Copeland
Merlyn Shanebrook
Berry's
NEA, Inc
Crime Survey
State Center
Plassmans
Bayle
Plassman
Bovile
Blue Island, Ill
Northern Ilinois Gas Co
Midwest
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