Editorials Our Opinions Passing The Buck Does Not Curb Inflation
The piece argues that higher prime rates by leading banks push the economy toward tighter money, hurting home building and spending. It notes stock indices retreating, rising inflation, and calls for careful government action when private efforts fail to balance the economy. It highlights Viet Nam spending and Johnson’s stance on wage and price guidelines. The editorial urges vigilant federal oversight to serve national interest.
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Federal Reserve Board
New York Stock Exchange
Wall Street
At&t
General Motors
White House
Viet Nam
Johnson
Dirksen Backs Kerner View on I 55 Rerouting Kerner Curve
U S Senator Everett M Dirksen says he abides by Gov Otto Kerner s judgment on rerouting Interstate 55 away from the old U S 66 corridor from Chicago to St Louis He notes he represents Illinois and declines to take a stand while Senator Douglas and Governor Kerner seek re election The piece also suggests Dirksen could engage on the issue if not seeking re election Barry Goldwater would back TVA if placed at Grand Canyon s lower end of Arizona
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U. S
Everett M. Dirksen
Otto Kerner
Chicago
St. Louis
Sen. Dirksen
Senate
Kerner
Illinois
Metro East
Dirksen
Paul H. Douglas
Gov
U. S. Senate
United States
Barry Goldwater
TVA
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Percy speaks on six point plan at Republican Day Illinois State Fair
The Illinois State Fair Republican Day drew a crowded crowd to hear Gerald Ford and other candidates but many attendees left unimpressed by the political rhetoric. Charles Percy stood out advocating a ten year program to advance American traditions, feed the hungry, and pursue peace, while criticizing Democratic policies.
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House
Gerald R. Ford
Michigan
Illinois
U. S. Army
Charles Percy
Sen
Paul Douglas
Percy
Mr. Percy
U. S
Lady Chatterley
Springfield
Acro Park
Cleopatra in Wax and Grant Papers Highlight 1967 Fields
Centennial Exposition display in Philadelphia featured a wax Cleopatra and Dee Brown’s The Year of the Century. Southern Illinois University Press announced The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant in 15 volumes, Volume I due April 27, 1967.
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Philadelphia
Dee Brown
Scribners
Cleopatra
William Dean Howells
Museum of Anatomy
Southern Illinois University Press
Ulysses S. Grant
United States
Grant
John Y. Simon
Southern
Association
Allan Nevins
Bruce Catton
Bell I. Wiley
T. Harry Williams
E. B. Long
Catton
Appomattox
Grant Association
Ralph G. Newman
Chicago
Clyde C. Walton
Illinois State Historical Society
Morris Library
Southern Illinois University
Ulysses S. Grant, III
Mme
Julia Cantacuzene
Test Draws Near Can United States Deal With China Without Having War
Harrison E. Salisbury surveys Asian views on China's nuclear buildup and the risk of a U.S.-China confrontation. Analysts debate China's timetable for an H-bomb capability and potential ICBM delivery, with estimates ranging from a decade to several years, and caution about regional impacts.
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United States
China
Peking
U.S
Robert S. McNamara
Asia
China's secret nuclear cities Lanchow and Paotow
The article notes two little known Chinese nuclear cities Lanchow and Paotow in the northwest near the heart of the country. Lanchow houses uranium production and petrochemical capacity. Paotow hosts plutonium reactors and a large steel mill begun by the Russians. Foreign engineers work under strict controls.
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New York Times
New York
China
Lanchow
Paotow
China Land Mass
Landow
U.S
London
Paptow
Shanghai
Inorganic Chemistry Research Institute
Harrison E. Salisbury
China Army Strength Weaknesses and Global Reach
The piece assesses the People’s Liberation Army as a large, morale‑high force with strong ground combat history and extensive manpower, yet weak in tanks, transport, communications, and radar. It notes limited air power, modest navy, and a reliance on human endurance, plus strategic postures facing Korea, Siberia, and Taiwan.
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New York Times
New York
China
Asia
U. S
People’s Liberation Army
Mao Tse- Tung
Lin Piao
Chinese Central Committee
Peking
Manchurian
Korea
Siberia
Taiwan
Viet Nam
Peking- Moscow
Minis
India
Manchuria
Theologizing Yes Singing No: Minister Editor
A letter from Rev. Edward L. Hoffman of First Methodist Church Carbondale argues against penalizing Beatles for theologizing while advocating freedom of expression and condemning the music itself.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Edward L. Hoffman
First Methodist Church
Carbondale
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