Zoning Debate Grows Over Williamson County Corridor
As development pressures rise along Illinois Routes 148 and 13 near Williamson County Airport a mix of homes cemetery business and future subdivision show why county zoning is urged. County board chair William Humphreys notes scant public feedback to his zoning proposal suggesting evolving views on government controls.
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Illinois
Williamson County
Williamson
Jackson
William Humphreys
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Humphreys
FTC foes threaten to curb watchdog agency power
The Federal Trade Commission faces powerful opposition from congressmen and industry groups as it confronts unfair practices in funeral homes used-car dealers and child targeted TV ads. Critics seek to veto FTC rulings and curb regulation, risking less consumer protection unless the agency maintains strong enforcement and fair procedures.
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Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Thesc
Congress
Lic
Letters 31 years forgotten as refugees
Editor notes a 31 year delay since 1948 for Palestinians, describing their displacement into refugee camps and the shift from calling them freedom fighters to terrorists. The piece criticizes U.S. figures Andrew Young and Robert Strauss, accusing Carter of expendability regarding Young and the refugees.
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Palestine
Israel
Andrew Young
Carter
Robert Strauss
Strauss
Mr. Young
Reader letter condemns anti gun statistics in Kennedy piece
A reader thanks the Southern Illinoisan editor for publishing Art Reid's anti gun statistics article and accuses Kennedy and anti gun lobbies of using false data to deceive citizens. The letter urges others to see the truth and resist misleading gun control arguments.
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Art Reid
Kennedy
Sena
Tor
Ho Chi Minh City Life Through War’s Aftermath
In Ho Chi Minh City a New York Times team and Japanese correspondent explore postwar life. Weiller Kein Unh, 13, wins a district essay on planting trees for Uncle Ho as officials recount a white American Weiller killed in 1970. Officials discuss Le Minh Xuan farm hopes and re education camps, with voices from Hoang Thai Thach and Dr. Nguyen Hung Tin on adaptation and memory.
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M. Hersh
New York Times
Ho Chi Minh City
Weiller Kein Unh
Saigon
Vietnam
Miss Unh
Ho Chi Minh
South Vietnam
le Minh Xuan
Minh City
Thach
America
Daniel Lang
New Yorker Magazine
Nguyen Hung Tin
Tin
Japan Turns Its Back on Asia Refugees
Reporter Takao Tokyoka contrasts Japan’s indifference to Indochinese refugees with Mary Nanami a Chicago based Japanese American. He notes Japan’s strict immigration rules and public hostility toward non pure Japanese while urging more compassionate resettlement. The piece links postwar loyalties and national identity to policy, citing narrow citizenship and xenophobic attitudes that hinder refugee families seeking safety.
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Tokyoka
Tokyo
Chicago
Mary Nanami
Seven Seas
Japan
G.I
Mary
United States
Indochina
Masayoshi Ohira
Vietnam
France
U.S
Shold
Why are churches silent about energy issues
In a passionate column Rev. Robert G. Howes argues churches must engage inflation and energy crises. He warns that silence harms civic life, urges bold church coalitions, and calls for practical pastoral leadership to confront economic and energy chaos.
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Robert G. Howes
St. Paul, Minn
America
Archdiocese of
Minneapolis-St. Paul
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