Editorials Ags Our Opinions State Highway Division Babbles
The Illinois Division of Highways bungled a proposed policy to shift more costs to Downstate cities while delaying its implementation. The plan, designed to free funds for state road work, was poorly explained and publicly undeveloped, with Gov. Kerner reportedly unaware of the proposal. Critics say the scheme reflects political pork and weak statewide planning, highlighting tensions between state and local officials and a need for clearer leadership and coordination.
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Illinois Division of Highways
Otto Kerner
Downstate
Illinois Municipal League
Lindsay - Schaub
Merry-Goround
Kerner
Illinois
Chicago
Chicago Has Serious Highway Problems, Overlooks the Fact That Downstate
Washington
Hirohito Portraits: A Complex, Distant Emperor Emerges
Leonard Mosley’s Hirohito, Emperor of Japan surveys the monarch as figurehead and flawed ruler. The review notes his distant palace role, militarist influence rise, and pivotal 1945 peace push, while criticizing gaps about postwar life and dynasty direction.
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Ralph H. Johnson
Lindsay-Schaub
Unm
Hirohito
Japan
Emperor
Leonard Mosley
Prenticeau, Inc
Tenno
Amaterasu
Jimmu Tenno
Far East
Mosley
Taisho
Douglas MacArthur
Meiji
Mr. Mosley
Espe
Pearl Harbor
Tokyo
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Gen. MacArthur
Akihito
U. S
Joseph C. Grew
Southeast Asia
Fulbright Advocates Multilateral Aid Over Direct Dole Grants
Senator William Fulbright criticizes direct aid from rich nations but supports a $2.06 billion aid bill as better than none. He calls for a multilateral system to make foreign aid an international responsibility with continuity and dignity, reducing political influence from donor and recipient nations.
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Sen
William Fulbright
Sen. Fulbright
Congress
Earth
Back Forth Goes Back Back The President and Congress
The piece lampoons the airline strike dispute with President Johnson refusing to take sole responsibility for ending the three week walkout. It contrasts Johnson's stance with a Truman era motto about accountability and raises a satirical question about Goldwater’s stance within the Republican party.
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Congress
Johnson
Harry Truman
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Grand Canyon
Love in a Flat headed for Christmas shows Norman Krasna comedy
Dave Felts notes Alfred de Liagre Jr producer of The Voice of the Turtle and J.B. will present Norman Krasna's Love in a Flat around Christmas. Krasna discusses the play as about normally adjusted people using proper English and free of grim theatre themes.
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Alfred de Liagre, Jr
J.B
Norman Krasna
Ruth
Mr. de Laigre
Wedding Dress to Bear Union Label for Luci Johnson
A report notes Luci Johnson will wear a wedding gown bearing the Union Label. The remark frames the dress choice as a detail of social interest without confirming other features or preparations.
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Luci Johnson
Union
Sign Billboards Provoke Seasonal Skygray Mourning
Mildred Foerster Zeitler of St. Louis laments Southern Ilinoisan billboards at Easter and now tattered with Season's Greetings. She asks why city displays show constant seasonal messages and mocks Christmas in July.
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Ilinoisan
SIU
Mildred Foerster Zeitler
St. Louis
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