Pick a Card for Illinois Redistricting Tie Breaker
The Aug. 25 drawing by Secretary of State James Bog will select the ninth and final member of the Legislative Redistricting Commission from two nominees. The piece endorses Richard Ogilvie over Samuel Shapiro, praising Ogilvie’s past nonpartisan actions and questioning the reliance on a lottery to resolve the tie.
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James Bog
Illinoisey Court
Commission
du Quoin
Illinois Supreme Court
Ninth Commission
Samuel Shapiro
Otto Kerner
Richard Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Illinois
Letters critique policy at Crab Orchard Refuge complex
A Southern Illinoisan reader argues that funding is not the core issue for Crab Orchard Refuge recreation limits. He claims refuge management suppresses facilities, questions funding sources for closures and office building, and asks whether communities are invited to help enhance the refuge's potential.
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Southern Illinoisan
Crab Orchard
Fish and Wildlife
Freedom and media power shaping Southern Illinois politics
Martin G. Anderson from Carbondale argues that outside groups like NCPAC threaten local democratic processes in Southern Illinois. He warns that TV and polls pressure officials, urging citizens to engage with elected leaders year round and resist outside propaganda to preserve representation and freedom.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
National Conservative Political Action Committee
NCPAC
Southern
Illinois
Washington
Paul Simon
Martin G. Anderson
Carbondale
U.S. move on controllers marks unprecedented labor action
The Reagan administration seeks to permanently revoke the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Orga nization as the federal employees’ bargaining representative. A federal judge called the move a death sentence for the union, with the Federal Labor Relations Authority to decide the fate and potential appeals looming to higher courts. Anxious unions fear a broader government tactic against collective bargaining.
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Stuart Taylor Jr
New York Times
Controllers
John H. Fenton
Fenton
Federal
Reagan Administration
New York City
American Federation of Government Employees
Controllers’ Union
Federal Labor Relations Authority
Congress
Federal Aviation Administration
Federal Appellate Court
Supreme Court
William J. Usery Jr
H. Stephen Gordon
FAA
Labor Relations Agency
National Labor Relations Act
Final Billy Beer ad boom spurs speculation across papers
Editorial notes on August 9 the Washington Post and Los Angeles Times carried 89 Billy Beer ads for single cans and six-packs with prices reaching hundreds and thousands. Collectors attack the frenzy, while a Kentucky brewery still holds 30,000 cases. meanwhile Washington Star’s final edition fetches up to $50 per copy as the issue sells out.
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Richard L. Worsnop
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
Larry Cummings
Los Angeles
Beer Can Collectors of America
Cummings
Kentucky
Washington Star
The
Final Star
Star ad craze mirrors Tulipomania in market hype
The Washington Star and Billy Beer editions are likened to the 17th century Tulipmania as collectors pursue rare issues. Prices rise from 20 to 100 dollars for successive Star editions, with complete sets at 1000 dollars. Cans of Billy Beer are similarly overproduced, disliked by depresseds, and not in production.
Avoiding Confrontation After Israeli Raid Aimed at Iraq Reactor
Bernard Gwertzman writes that the Reagan administration signaled a preference to avoid a direct clash with Israel over the July raid on Iraq’s nuclear reactor. Officials say a real cut in military aid was never seriously considered, while Haig announced a review and lifted a suspension on aircraft deliveries. The piece traces diplomacy, interim responses, and the struggle to craft a Middle East plan amid Egyptian and Saudi pressure and Begin’s steadfast PLO stance.
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Bernard Gwertzman
New York Times
Iraq
Israel
United States
Reagan
Middle East
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Congress
Haig
Lebanon
Rael
State Department
Department
Beirut
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Begin
Sadat
PLO
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Hogan’s Point
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Carroll Fry
Tower Road
U.S
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Billy Beer
Star
Europe
France
Billy Carter
Post
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