Senate rubberstamp process robs nominees of due diligence
The United States Senate confirmed Carter nominee David G Gartner to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission with minimal hearings. Critics say the confirmations show a long standing Senate laxity, echoing the Lance affair and prompting calls for independent vetting and stronger screening, amid gifts to Gartner from Dwayne Andreas.
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Washington
United States
Bert Lance
Senate
Carter
David G. Gartner
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Hubert H. Humphrey
White House
Gartner
Dwayne O. Andreas
Archer Daniels Midland Co
Decatur
Senate Agriculture Committee
Humphrey
Agriculture Committee
Robert C. Byrd
Dwayne Andreas
Eckert Resigns as Carbondale Mayor After Steady Service
Neal Eckert steps down as mayor of Carbondale after governing with openness and balance. He leaves with his family for Houston, Texas, and is praised for reducing factional conflict, clarifying the mayor’s role, and setting high standards for future leaders.
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Eckert
Next
Carbondale
Neal Eckert
Houston
Tex
Thompson gifts from Chicago donors described as influence risk
Florida stone crab claws smoked turkey and two boxes of oranges were given to Gov. James Thompson by Harry and Dorothy Ash and other Chicago donors, who also contributed thousands to his campaign. The gifts ranged from gourmet foods to books and liquor. Thompson keeps gift books in Springfield and the mansion, logging donor names and dates.
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Carol Alexander Lindsay-Schaub
Florida
James Thompson
Chicago
Harry Ash
Dorothy
Thompson
State Board of Elections
Springfield
Arthur Rubloff
Robert W. Kendler
Martin Kodyke
Desmond Wilcox
Arthur R. Gottschalk
Captain Cook
Christopher Columbus
Mobil Oil Corp
Gottschalk
Mobile
New York
Illinois
Ylvisaker
Gould
Lee Marks
England
Marks
Jim
Frank Kafka
Downer’s Grove
Bethlehem
Kafka
Harry Herring
Herring
Daniel Walker
A. D. van Meter
Jayne
van Meter
van Meter, Oxtoby and Funk
L. W. Murray Jr
Sangamon State University
Murray
Governor’s Office of
Joseph Zahaitis
Zahaitis
Wood Mosgers
Mosgers
Admission and Desegregation Questions at SIU Edwardsville
A lawsuit against Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Dental School raises desegregation concerns. A black former student claims pressure to quit by white peers and staff, highlighting a low graduation rate for Black students since 1972. The piece calls for ongoing affirmative action and societal inclusion to fulfill civil rights goals.
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Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Siu-Edwardsville
Kenneth Shaw
Metro-East
Carter faces farce over Griffin firing and reform call
Washington drama over Robert Griffin's dismissal from a $50,000 post and the ensuing fight with Speaker O'Neill highlights friction in the Carter administration. Griffin is given a new role with Robert Strauss, a move seen as a nonperforming job while Carter touts civil service reform.
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Washington
Robert Griffin
General Services Administration
Griffin
Carter
Thomas
Tip) O’neill
O’neill
Frank Moore
Robert Strauss
Moore
Coming Home film review notes illusions about war
Post Vietnam film Coming Home is praised for its handling of aftermath and performances but criticized for sanitizing war, overlooking harsh hospital realities and visible patient rehabilitation. The piece compares Voight's portrayal to earlier depictions and warns viewers to notice the many remaining illusions.
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Jon Voight
Vietnam
Voight
Hollywood
John Wayne
Errol Flynn
Veterans Hospitals
Jane Fonda
Marlon Brando
Frances Ford Coppola
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U. S. Senate
Martha Angle
Robert Walters
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Toukeahie
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Charles H. Percy
R-Iil
FBI
Ribicoff
Percy
Lance
Office of Management and Budget
Griffin Bell
Paul C. Warnke
Garner
Gov. Thompson
Bilandic
Asde
Ash
Inheritance Abstractors, Inc
Cook County
N. LaSalle St
United Auto Workers
Robert Johnson
UAW
Johnson
Rubloff
Thompsons
Diane Tolens
Carl Hansen
Champaign
Beatrice Foods
William G. Karnes
Harold Russell
Southern Illinois
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
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