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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1966
Page
4
An editorial argues that open occupancy laws address racial discrimination without mandating morality. It notes laws deter wrongdoing, balance liberties, and rely on due process, while acknowledging realtors may oppose but could then push for ending discrimination even without legal mandates.
The piece argues Illinois trustees should face voters rather than be chosen by party slates. It notes university spending and influence, urges scrutiny of candidates and incumbents, and warns against viewing trustee posts as free rides for alumni. It contrasts Republican and Democratic patterns in selecting trustees.
The Ford Foundation, rich in private capital, plans a $100 million non profit satellite system to relay low cost television across the United States and fund educational and non commercial programming. AT and T and Comsat oppose, citing franchise rights and industry competition. The idea follows FCC worries about the vast wasteland of television and aims to fund journalism and culture via space borne relays.
Dave Felts recounts early teaching paths in Rushville Illinois in 1907 with Francis G Blair as speaker and a rural school setup. He notes pay rates of teachers in that era and blends in a joke about editors. The piece shifts to crowd estimates for Times Square and St Peters Square before TV, referencing John Ferris and a 1919 Illinois Homecoming game crowd.
Feliks Topolski reports Mao’s writings and cult influence permeate factories prisons and villages. He notes self criticism meetings and the cultural revolution reshaping opera ballet and art toward revolutionary themes while praising Mao’s charisma and the guiding role of his maxims.
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