Editorials Call for Disclosure Law on Kerner Deal
Editorials argue a disclosure law is needed after Goveller Otto Kerner earned a $125,000 profit from a race track stock deal while governor. They discuss potential indictments, conflicts of interest, and the Illinois Racing Board’s oversight under gubernatorial influence. The piece cites prior concerns about Kerner’s financial dealings and calls for stronger ethics rules.
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Otto Kerner
Illinois
Kerner
Chicago
Chicago Area
Illinois Racing Board
Racing Board
General Assembly
Judge Kerner
Civic Center National Bank
Theodore Isaacs
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois Commerce Commission
Moreso
Paul Powell
Springfield
Pentagon race row prompts questions on enforcement power
Deputy Assistant Secretary Frank W. Bender said since December 1970 about 10 to 12 officers from general to company grade were relieved or reprimanded for failures to enforce race relations and equal opportunity rules. He would not name individuals or offenses, while NYT reports suggested Lt. Gen. James H. Polk may have been retired amid racial tensions in Germany.
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Secy
Defense
Frank W. Bender
Pentagon
Bender
New York Times
James H. Polk
U. S
Germany
Fense Department
Polk
the Times
Curtis Smothers
Frankfurt
Secretary of the Army
Render
Illinois disclosures and ethics urge reforms in October
The piece argues for income disclosure laws after a string of stock conflicts involving judges and officials. It calls for Kerner to explain private holdings, backs harsher ethics rules, and urges Pentagon openness to boost trust in civil rights enforcement. It ends noting Agnew papers may move to Maryland library.
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Maryland
Spiro T. Agnew
NBC to offer daily half hour children series from 1972
NBC announces a daily half hour program for ages 3 to 6 starting in 1972 with education oriented content. The series will be sold to affiliates and aired at local off hours, not a national time slot, prompting calls for local NBC stations to broadcast at child friendly times.
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THE
NATIONAL __ Broadcasting Co
NBC
National Organization of Parents and Media Professionals
Action For Children’s Television
National Citizens Committee For Broadcasting
Federal Communications Commission
Editorial policy and reader letters stance at The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan outlines editorial pages and opinion sections including Editorials Our Opinions and Letters to the Editor. It notes staff opinions in signed columns and personal bylines while distinguishing news analysis from standard news reporting.
Southern Illinoisan Editorial Roles Listed
The Southern Illinoisan notes John C. Gardner serves as Editor and General Manager with duties including overseeing content and managing operations alongside a business manager.
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John C. Gardner
Outlook on steel wage dispute risks a costly strike
The piece assesses President Nixon’s potential use of the Taft Hartley 80 day cooling off period amid a fragile economy to avert a steel industry wage dispute. It details unions seeking a 31 percent raise, possible higher prices, and the political and economic stakes for 1971 in a guarded, period voice.
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Washington
Nixon
Taft-Hartley
Taft- Hartley
United Steelworkers of America
Aluminum
Can
Wall Street Journal
White House
Europe’s labor unrest spreads across Western Europe
Disruptions marked by strikes extend from Sweden to Portugal as Britain reports record first-quarter 1971 strike days. Italy, France, and Switzerland face widespread labor action amid wage demands and government pushback, with implications for Britain’s economy and possible Common Market alignment.
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Europe
Sweden
Portugal
Britain
Italy
France
Renault
le Mans
de Gaulle
England
London Economist
United Kingdom
Edward Heath
Conservative Party
Labor Party
West Germany
Estany
St. Gobain
Ford
Germany
United States
CGT
English Channel
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