Battle over land as coal firms own vast Southern Illinois acres
Illinois South reports six large coal companies own 314,824 acres across 35 rural counties, about 83 percent held by six firms, sparking calls for public debate on environmental, tax and land use impacts. The group urges reforms including property tax reform, a coal severance tax, and limits on corporate farmland ownership to protect the family farm and plan statewide land use.
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Illinois
Illinois South Project
Illinois South
Ilinois
Southern Illinois
Williamson County
Radio network adds Ehrlichman to star stable
Mutual Radio unveils John Ehrlichman as new talent after a Watergate era stint in prison. He criticizes Dan Rather for not giving his version of the truth while Rather says Ehrlichman refused to talk. The piece mocks media rehab schemes and imagines absurd broadcast lineups.
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Mutual Radio Network
John Ehrlichman
Richard Nixon
Ehrlichman
CBS
Dan Rather
Rather
White House
Bert Lancé
John Dillinger
al Capone
Neilsen
Mutual
Kenya needs a even handed leader after Kenyatta death
Kenyans must elect an even handed successor to Kenyatta to preserve stability. Kenya remains an island of relative political and social calm compared with Ethiopia Somalia and Uganda. Observers worry a delayed or flawed choice could spark tribal clashes and regional instability, drawing lessons from Chicago's post Daley power sharing.
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Kenya
Jomo Kenyatta
Kenyatta
Ethiopia
Somalia
Uganda
Idi Amin
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Carter May Strike Back After Guarding Georgia Allies
The president could retaliate against adversaries after defending himself from embarrassments linked to his Georgia friends. Public figures and constituents watch how he handles opposition and internal pressure.
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Carter
Georgia
Cincinnati's City Manager Proves Tax Cuts May Not Help
Henry Reuss tapped William V. Donaldson of Cincinnati as a witness on city cost cutting. Donaldson, 47, has steered Cincinnati to control budget growth without new taxes since 1975, using payroll limits, citizen involvement, and productivity gains. He argues cities must become entrepreneurial again, urging residents to do more for themselves and departments to replace aging gear promptly.
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Neal R. Peirce
Cincinnati
House Banking Committee
Henry Reuss
William V. Donaldson
Donaldson
Scottsale
Ariz
Tacoma
Wash
Cleveland
Buffalo
Sun Belt
Mars
Seemonitiat
Sanitation
General Motors
Housewife Question on Power Price Fight with CIPS
A Southern Illinois editorial letter questions CIPS rates and asks what might happen if housewives and husbands jointly invest in gasoline generators to supply their own electricity. It notes the 1978 rate ultimatum period and contemplates retaliation if utility company smiles remain unchallenged. The writer urges collective action by wives and criticizes lack of competition for CIPS.
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Southern Illinoisan
CIPS
Call for full service islands at Illinois gas stations
A Letter to the Editor from Virginia L. Marmaduke of Pinckneyville laments women struggling at unattended service stations from Missouri to New Orleans. She urges a new law requiring at least one full-service island at every Illinois gas station to aid solo travelers.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Women of America
Missouri
New Orleans
Illinois
Virginia L. Marmaduke
Pinckneyville
Health insurance debates spark political burnout and calls for tests
A reader denounces national health insurance as a boondoggle under progressive rule, arguing funding is unclear and predicting dire costs. The letter urges mental tests for Congress and criticizes socialized medicine as a global failure.
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Southern Illinoisan
Washington
Congress
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