Opportunity Knocks for Lieutenant Governors
Editorial notes August as a key period for lieutenant governors and state leaders. It contrasts systems in New York and Illinois, where acting governors step in when the governor is away. It argues voters have more choice for lieutenant-governor than for U.S. vice presidents, while stressing constitutional succession safeguards.
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Miami Beach
Claude Kirk
Florida
New York
Moses M. Weinstein
Assembly
Chicago
Samuel Shapiro
Illinois
Shapiro
Russell Arrington
Illinois Senate
Daley
United States
Gavel to gavel TV coverage praised by ABC critics
ABC reporters produced nightly roundups of national conventions and avoided a constant floor commentary flow. The piece argues such coverage aids factual reporting and curbs rumors while questioning the belief that nonstop gavel to gavel coverage fixes politics. Three cheers for ABC.
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American Broadcasting Co
Network News
CBS
Walter Cronkite
ABC
Kremlin Tightens Grip After Czechoslovakia Liberalization
Pravda warned that the Kremlin will brook no more liberalization moves in Eastern Europe while signaling concern over Czechoslovakia's independence. Analysts see the piece as evidence of Kremlin anxiety and possible soul searching among Soviet leaders.
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Kremlin
Pravda
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Citizens debate gun laws and city crime in letters
A Southern Illinois editor reprints two letters. One calls for stricter gun control and police protection amid city officials gun incidents and public safety concerns. The other defends teachers' salaries and duties, arguing long hours, summer work, and ongoing parental complaints.
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Illnoisan
PTA
Life is for living not getting in election year
The columnist condemns age-based political bans and urges youth involvement while criticizing middle aged and older citizens. He argues life should be lived, not hoarded in air conditioned comfort, and imagines a society welcoming all ages back into public life. A child’s AM FM reading moment closes the piece.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Missing convention is not missing much in Mormon world
David Felts surveys the heated debate over 2300 year old papyri given to the LDS Church by the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He notes scholars question whether Joseph Smith translated or fabricated the Book of Abraham from the papyri and compares this to broader questions of religious origins and modern media coverage of conventions.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Joseph Smith
New York Times
Mormon Church
Moroni
New York State
Ham
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Kerner recalls why he quit as Illinois governor
Former Governor Otto Kerner explains in an exclusive Daily News interview that he chose not to run for a third term to protect his family. He describes the toll of the job, a lack of private life, hours of work, and concern for his wife Helena and children. He credits family health and happiness as the deciding factors.
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M. W. Newman
Chicago Daily News
Otto Kerner
Kerner
Helena
Tony
Springfield
Illinois
Daily News
Glenview
Democratic Party
Richard J. Daley
Johnson
U.S. Court of Appeals
Chicago
Samuel Shapiro
Otto Sr
Henry Horner
Horner
Otto
Jacob M. Arvey
Arvey
Gov. Horner
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