Illinois lawmakers defend school funding with compromise
Illinois legislators approved a Democratic bill altering corporate tax rates to protect school funding. Gov. Thompson signed a compromise that preserves essential education programs, preventing cuts and high local taxes. Court tests may determine constitutionality, but most expect continued public school support.
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Illinois General Assembly
Springfield
Illinois
Caillar
Chicago
Downstate
James Thompson
Douglas Whitley
The
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Thompson
Whitley
General Assembly
Carter Pushes Energy Plan On Train Trip To Baltimore
President Carter travels to Baltimore to promote his energy package, taking an Amtrak train to preach conservation while a large motor entourage and police escort accompany him. Critics question whether the energy saved by the trip outweighs the fuel used by the entourage.
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Carter
Baltimore
Amtrak
Nuclear guinea pigs and the world after Hiroshima
In a massachusetts discussion Robert Lifton compares Hiroshima survivors and US residents to nuclear guinea pigs. He warns that fear and manipulation surround nuclear testing and energy, proposing a shift toward political and ethical transformation to oppose the arms race.
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Hiroshima
Three Mile Island
Robert Jay Lifton
Wellfleet
Mass
Koshima
Nagasaki
Nevada
Washington
Before disco era, culture braces for 1980s backlash
A provocative critique of disco culture as a dominant 1970s force. The piece satirically catalogs widespread disco adoption across society from celebrities to workers, politicians to academics, and predicts a cultural shift as the era ends. It questions how civilization thrived before disco and imagines a future reaction.
Death penalty deterrence debate in reader letter
A Southern Illinoisan reader condemns an editorial asserting the death penalty deters crime. The writer argues deterrence is unknowable, endorses ruthless elimination of offenders, and suggests capital punishment would prevent most murders by fear.
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Walter Cannon
Theat
Southern Illinoisan
Deterrent value of death penalty debated in reader letter
A reader argues the editorial claiming 135 death sentences show no deterrent effect is unfair. The letter notes deterrence requires enforcement and certainty, cites 1972 to 1977 enforcement gaps, and asserts that without swift, certain punishment the deterrent value cannot be judged. The writer excludes advocacy for capital punishment.
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Southern Clincisan
United States
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