Four years after Soviet invasion, Prague still tense with protests
In Prague four years after Soviet tanks ended the Dubcek era, hostility and token resistance persist. Dissidents face trials while authorities tighten controls, yet the city remains a thriving tourist center with shoppers and cafés. People show weariness, shifting from despair to resignation as politics fade from daily life.
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James Feron
New York Times
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Republicans Face Future Inertia And Reform Risk
The editorial argues Republicans must move beyond short term aims and pursue broad reform at the upcoming Miami Beach convention. It warns that a quota system favors a narrow white middle class and risks alienating broad turnout, with long term consequences for party viability and representation.
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Cramer Po
Kay Synge
Rep. Cramer
Richard Scammon
Florida
Dayton
Ohio
Rep
Cramer
George McGovern
Cion
Miami Beach
Bike trails could help riders, McCloskey says
Rep McCloskey urged a national system of bicycle trails as gasoline wanes and bicycling grows. He warned dangers noted by the National Safety Council with 880 expected cyclist fatalities this year and urged bike lanes streets and even bike highways to protect riders and reduce auto conflicts.
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Rep
Paul McCloskey
Republican Platform Committee
Rep. McCloskey
Richard Nixon
America
National Safety Council
Walker seeks break with past politics in Illinois governor bid
Democratic candidate Daniel Walker argues the race is about a sharp break with the politics of the past. He targets Gov. Ogilvie and Chicago-led party leadership, touting independence, new appointments based on merit, and cutting $500 million in government waste.
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Ogilvie Walker
Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Daniel Walker
Walker
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Paul Powell
Ogilvie Ogilvie
House
Clyde Choate
Anna
Clyde
Jerry Corbett
Hardin
Illinois Senate
Corbett
Jerry
Cook County
Edward M. Hanrahan
Manrahan
Chicago
Independent Voters of Illinois
Ple
Springfield
Simon
Statehouse
Marshall McLuhan
Ray Brennan a lifelong Chicago Sun-Times reporter dies at 64
Illinois mourns Ray Brennan who died this week at age 64. A 45 year veteran, Brennan broke major stories such as Kefauver testimony by Chicago Police Capt. Dan Gilbert in 1950 and helped influence Cook County and Senate races. He was lauded as a last living link to Chicago’s Front Page era.
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Illinois
Ray Brennan
Brennan
Chicago Sun-Times
Kefauver Crime Investigating Committee
Chicago
Dan Gilbert
Gilbert
Cook County
Sun-Times
U. S
Scott Lucas
Everett Dirksen
Mr. Brennan
Carl Sandburg
Ben Hecht
Bob Casey
Southern Illinoisan Editorial Leadership Stated
The Southern Illinoisan lists John C. Gardner as Editor and General Manager and James K. Adams as Business Manager in its masthead.
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John C. Gardner
James K. Adams
Is a remarriage valid when a divorce finalizes later
A reader asks about a June 1957 divorce and a November 1957 marriage. The Illinois bar notes divorce takes effect only after the judge signs the decree, so marrying before that is bigamy and the marriage would be void.
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Illinois
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GOP
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John Mathis
Rutherford
Conservation Agency
Arthur Tyrrell
Tyrrell
Victor DeGrazia
Southern Illinois
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Annapolis
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Kennedy
Southern
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Illinois State Bar Assn
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