Editorial Claims Gov Walker’s Alternative Highway Is a Bad Bargain
An editorial argues Gov. Daniel Walker's $293 million substitute for Chicago's Crosstown Expressway wastes funds. It contends suburban route favors fewer dislocated families but fails to ease inner city congestion or help low income residents needing access to jobs. The piece urges mass transit funding and a unified state transportation plan.
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Daniel Walker
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Richard Daley
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Judiciary Committee
Conn
Thomas G. Lyons
Springfield
Wayne Whalen
Richard B. Ogilvie
Daley
Samuel W. Witwer
IRS liens threaten Padres owner smith’s control of sd Padres
IRS says C Arnhol Smith owes 22.9 million in back taxes and has placed liens on his businesses including the San Diego Padres. The government could gain a controlling interest in the team, which has struggled in the National League, while Smith defends the action as harassment and contemplates his options amid mounting losses.
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Padres
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Smith
Washington
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Arlington
Tex
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Henry Aaron
Willie Stargell
Tom Seaver
Southern Illinoisan masthead listing editors and manager
The Southern Illinoisan displays John C. Gardner as Editor and General Manager James K. Adams serving as Business Manager.
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John C., Gardner
Ganneral
James K. Adams
Law on hiring spouses remains legal in Illinois
A reader asks if firms may refuse to hire husband and wife at the same company. The Illinois State Bar Association says Illinois has no law prohibiting this family status discrimination. Some cite security concerns to prevent collusion or illegal acts.
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Ilinois
Illinois State Bar Asatt
Illinois Con-Con books highlight 1970 constitutional drive
The University of Illinois Press publishes four accessible volumes on the 1970 Illinois Constitutional Convention. Led by Joseph Pisciotte and Samuel Gove, the series profiles the Bill of Rights committee, judiciary reform, lobbying for the convention, and constitutional making. The works feature vivid portraits, debates on abortion and civil rights, and context from observers and participants.
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University of Hlinois Press
Joseph Pisciotte
Uol. 1
Institute of Government’ and Public Affairs
Pisciotte
Convention
Illinois
Elmer Gertz
Judge With Justice
Dinars
Robin G. Cohn
U of I College of Law
Cohn
Judiciary Committee
The
Jan D. Burman
Principia College
Tlinois
Janet Cornelius
Danville Junior College
Gertz
Gartz
al Raby
Chicago
Francis X Lawlor
Victor Arrigo
Leonard Foster
Arrigo
Albert
A. Raby
Shim
Martin Luther King, Jr
Bill of Rights Committee
Genz
Martin Tuchow
Father Lawlor
Tuchow
Judicial reform proposals Cohn probes issues and personalities
Prof Rubin G Cohn of the University of Illinois College of Law surveys Illinois judicial reform in a history and politics study. The book analyzes reform proposals and key figures, assessing their implications for the judiciary.
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Rubin G. Cohn
University of Iinois College of Law
Ilinois
University of Tiipis Press
Book review on Plains States facts and figures volumes
Neal Peirce’s Plains States of America review notes the volumes are thorough and fact rich but lack life. The critique compares them with John Gunther’s Inside U.S.A. and questions writing depth, while praising coverage of Texas and the overall need for general state guides. Richard H. Icen highlights factual detail and occasional engaging phrasing.
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Norton
Neil V. McNeil
Mediaa News Service
Peirce
John Gunther
U.S.A
Pacific Coast
Texas
Plains
San Antonio
Gunther
Editorials and Letters From Readers On Opinions Policy
The article outlines the newspaper’s opinions pages including Editorials Our Opinions reader letters and staff signed columns From Where I Sit Time to Time Byline BG and sports columns. It distinguishes opinion content from news analysis noting efforts to remain objective and factual in reporting.
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Joseph) Rachunas
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