National Goals and Priorities Act Gains Praise
Editors praise Senators Stevenson and Percy for backing a National Goals and Priorities Act. The plan creates a Council of Social Advisers and an Office of Goals and Priority Analysis to assess social needs and budget effectiveness amid rising federal spending and deficit fears. House action awaits.
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Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Charles Percy
Richard Nixon
Congress
Capitol Hill
Council of Social Advisers
Sen
Percy
Senate
House
Nixon
Johnston City readers urge board to listen and unite
Danny M. Cogdill condemns the Johnston City School Unit leadership for ignoring the Citizen Advisory Committee and voters. He calls for open meetings, accountability, and criticism of the superintendent and board after bond defeat and in preparation for future referendums.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City
Washington
Citizen Advisory Committee
State Department of Education
Springfield
Danny M. Cogdill
Ogilvie vetoes truck weight increase bill in Illinois
Governor Richard Ogilvie vetoed a measure approved by both chambers that would have raised highway load limits. He warned it would damage state roads and burden taxpayers, noting improved highways funded by voter-backed bonds and rising maintenance costs for interstate mileage. He criticized legislators for backing a special interest bill while resisting campaign contribution disclosures.
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Richard Ogilvie
Illinois General Assembly
Illinois
Ogilvie
Santa Barbara Pioneers Community Mental Health Care
Santa Barbara leads a nationwide shift to local outpatient and in hospital clinics for mental illness. The city reduced state hospital discharges, with 260k residents benefiting from home town treatment using new drugs and support services.
Mental health reform expands as funds rise in 1970s
The piece surveys the shift toward community based care for the mentally ill, noting quadrupled state budgets since 1956 and widespread moves to treat patients in homes or clinics. It cites California closures of hospitals, federal funding for community facilities, and concerns about funding, treatment, and rights, with examples from Bryce State Hospital and Metropolitan State Hospital contrasted with Santa Barbara clinics.
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National Institute of Mental Health
Ralph Nader
United States
New York
Bronx State Mental Hospital
B. Drummond Ayres Jr
New York Times
Santa Barbara
Calif
California
Massachusetts
Ohio
Congress
Bryce State Hospital
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Frank Johnson
Montgomery
Washington
National Council On the Rights of
American Civil Liberties Union
Bryce Hospital
Bryce
American Psychiatric Association
National Association of Mental Health
Edwards appoints Elaine Edwards to Louisiana Senate
Critics allege Governor Edwin Edwards appointed his wife Elaine to the Louisiana Senate to remove her from the house. The claim centers on a political maneuver amid Edwards' administration.
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Louisiana
Edwin Edwards
Elaine
Senate
House
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