Time To Look Behind Illinois Prison Walls
Editorial argues the Menard prison riot trial reveals broader failures in Illinois penal policy. It highlights verdicts, death penalty debates, and calls for reform addressing administration, overcrowding, and rehabilitation. It notes a 61page critique by John J. Galvin and questions truth amid sensational charges.
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Illinois
Menard Penitentiary
Springfield
Menard
John J. Galvin
U.S. Bureau of Prisons
Galvin
Illinois Supreme Court
Department of Public Safety
Illinois open city, open state demand after Chicago riots
A column argues that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. won promises from Mayor Daley to enforce open occupancy laws in Chicago. It notes riots in Waukegan reveal wider failure of state and city governance, and urges local and statewide reforms to realize open housing and obedience to law.
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Waukegan
Chicago
Martin Luther King
Richard Daley
Daley
Dr King
Dr. King
Illinois
Evanston
Springfield
Mutual funds study mutuals to boost fund diversity
Young job seekers seek pension and retirement plans signaling demand for immediate security. The S E C examines mutual funds investing in the stocks of other funds to gauge depth of mutual exposure.
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S.E.C
His Honor Lindsay Appears in Carson-Style Gag
Dave Felts notes the NY mayor John V. Lindsay spoofing Johnny Carson on NBC Tonight. He also recalls Jimmy Walker as a debonair former mayor and comments on magazine art markets, Senator Paul Douglas, and odd notices about chimes and Ed Jacquin’s vision and old radio humor.
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Johnny Carson
Carson
John V. Lindsay
New York City
New York
Lindsay
James J. Walker
Jimmy Walker
City Hall
Europe
John G .Wintergreen
Saturday Review
Herbert R. Mayes
McCalls
Mayes
Collier’s
American
Woman’s Home Companier
Radio
Teleevkin
U.S
Paul H. Douglas
D-Tl
New York Times Sunday Book Review
America
Robert Lekachman
Sen. Douglas
Charles H. Percy
Republican Party
Senate
Lekachman
Douglas
Illinois
Ed Jacquin
Peoria
Champign
Alton
Goodman Ace
Sandy McLome
Harry Lauder
Lauder
After Viet Nam Part 1 United States must join hands in development
A Lindsay Schaub editorial explains the need for U S foreign aid reform and a new development strategy in Asia. It highlights Fulbright’s plan to shift away from Cold War austerity toward multilateral funding, World Bank leadership, and poverty reduction, urging shared global responsibility and a new generosity.
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Harrison Salisbury
New York Times
Hong Kong
Asia
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
United States Senate
America
J. William Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Washington
Sen
Fulbright
Senate
Sen. Fulbright
Wendell Wilkie
Regulations for Letters to the Editor at The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan outlines letter guidelines: keep letters short and pertinent to current issues, sign and publish names unless endangerment or job risk is shown, avoid shelous material and bad taste, and no poems.
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Southern Illinoisan
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Foreign Relations Committee
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