Prichard: A Storied Political Life Beyond a Ballot Box
Edward F. Prichard Jr. once a Harvard Law scholar and FDR brain trust member, faced a prison term for ballot stuffing but rebuilt influence in Kentucky politics. Now 63, he endures diabetes and dialysis yet remains a sharp analyst of New Deal liberalism, modern economics, and the need for workplace democracy and neighborhood self help.
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Neal R. Peirce
Versailles
Felix Frankfurter
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Kentucky
United States
Truman
Edward F. Prichard Jr
Savant
Bourbon County
Prichard
Princeton
Harvard Law School
Supreme Court
FDR
Brain Trust
Prnch
Arthur Schlesinger Jr
Schlesinger
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Patronage costs reach half a million in Illinois case
Federal Judge orders two former Illinois officials, Brian Hannigan and Robert Rhoads, to pay more than $100,000 in court costs as part of a 1973 patronage firing case. About $500,000 will be paid to 25 workers fired for political reasons during Gov. Daniel Walker’s administration.
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Illinois
Daniel Walker
Walker
Brian Hannigan
Robert Rhoads
J. Waldo Ackerman
Hannigan
Victor DeGrazia
Department of Transportation
Rhoads
William Hanley
Springfield
General Assembly
Defense budget trimmed but waste concerns linger
Supporters of U.S. defense spending celebrate a partial win as Congress approves a 119.2 billion dollar defense budget for next year, only modestly higher than this year when adjusted for inflation shows a real cut. Critics decry funding for a nuclear aircraft carrier and other programs as wasteful, urging shifts to social programs and deficit reduction.
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U.S
U.S. House
House
Congress
Baker Defies Opposition in Senate Treaty Backlash
Howard Baker faced threats of political obliteration from Panama Canal treaty opponents who sought to punish his support. He won renomination with about 90 percent support, aided by a Tennessee poll showing 60 to 40 percent favoring the revised treaties. Baker continues to push defense guarantees and naval access amid lingering GOP skeptics.
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Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Baker
Richard J. Daley
Panama
Congress can't chew gum walk at same time
Editor opinion notes Congress cannot address energy, welfare, and tax reforms together. It cites Sen Robert Byrd and energy czar James Schlesinger and complains lawmakers recess too much, lacking will or energy to tackle three problems now, not next year.
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Southern Illinois
Congress
Gerald Ford
Senate
Robert Byrd
Carter
James Schlesinger
Right to traffic safety urged on Southern Illinois roads
Letter to the editor from Peter and Eileen Borgia of Murphysboro questions Illinois road safety, criticizing speeding on two-lane highways such as New Illinois 13 and Old 13. They urge safer driving, warn against passing on safety lines, tailgating, and unsafe overtakes, noting a death linked to unsafe passing and ongoing construction.
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Southern Iindian
Illinois
Illinois 13
Carbondale
Murphysboro
New Illinois 13
Old 13
Chautauqua Rd
U.S. 51
Peter and
Eileen Borgia
Illinois needs sales tax exemption for manufacturing
The Illinois State Chamber of Commerce argues for a sales tax exemption on manufacturing machinery and equipment. Citing 34 states with similar incentives and a case where employment rose 17 percent and about 1,100 jobs were created, the piece claims tax on capital goods raises production costs and that Illinois must remain competitive through broad incentives.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Nevada
William E. Stowe
Tax Department
Illinois State Chamber of Commerce
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Bluegrass
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Katharine Graham
WPA
South
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Richard Vigueurie
Carters Civil Service
White Loose
Tip O'Neill
Eae
Lindsay-Schaub
William B. Cox Jr
Southern
John C. Gardner
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