Alaska pipeline faces boil to 800 miles and billions
Ex-Alaska views clash on a proposed 800 mile oil pipeline from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez. Residents fear permafrost thaw, earthquakes, caribou routes and spills while supporters say royalties, jobs, and faster domestic oil supply justify the project.
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Were hanging gardens part of ziggurat in Babylon restoration
The government of Iraq plans to spend 30 million dollars to rebuild ancient Babylon including the hanging gardens using original designs. The piece notes Nebuchadnezzar’s era, the ziggurat, and the possible link to the famed gardens, with references to Herodotus Josephus and the Old Testament. A tourist appeal is mentioned alongside a stray observation about local trash disposal and a call to bring back the Pony Express.
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Hell
Federal college aid likely to rise amid higher education funding debate
Editorial argues a new era in federal higher education support is likely as Congress eyes an expanding aid package. Experts note White House backing may grow, with a potential first general higher education bill exceeding 1 billion dollars in its initial year.
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Alaska
North Slope
Fairbanks News-Miner
Port Angeles
Wash
Evening News
Illinois
New York Times
Fred Hechinger
Congress
White House
Hechinger
American Council On Education
Institute For Education
National Education Foundation
National Science Foundation
Edith Green
Oregon
John Brademas
Indiana
Carnegie Commission For Higher Education
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
Elliot Richardson
State Fair Opens Amid Midway Worries
Illinois State Fair at Springfield starts Friday as county fairs roll out. While livestock shows homemaking contests and entertainment please, midways disappoint with high ride costs and crooked games. Concessionaire admits rigs expect losses. fairgoers seek honest, affordable fun alternatives.
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Springfield
Letter lauding Dr Delyte Morris retirement and impact
A letter to The Southern Illinoisan praises Dr Delyte W Morris retiring August 31 1971 for his social mental and financial contributions to Southern Illinois. The writer urges chambers of commerce in Murphysboro Carbondale Herrin Marion and nearby towns to honor him with a testimonial dinner fitting his service.
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Delyte W. Morris
Morris
Southern Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Herrin
Marion
Nonsense Musings on Commute, Summer, and Stamps
A light, playful passage contrasts basements and bicycle commuting with no-poem praise of late summer and a jab at the eight cent first class postage hike. The narrator evokes bagworms on evergreens and a failed notion of off ering Green Stamps by the Post Office.
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Post Office Department
Southern Illinoisan masthead notes editors and managers
The Southern Illinoisan lists John C. Gardner as Editor and General Manager, Robert D. Reid as Managing Editor, and James K. Adams as Business Manager in its masthead.
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John C. Gardner
Contract for deed transfers maintenance duties to buyers
The Illinois State Bar Association notes that unless a contract for deed specifies otherwise, buyers assume ownership responsibilities such as repairs maintenance taxes and insurance.
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Illinois State Bar Assn
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