This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1967
Page
4
Editorial notes that enforcement is weak with 11 builders lacking permits. Mayor Williams promises a crackdown, revising fines from 10 dollars a day and pushing for a formal inspection program. The paper argues enforcement must pair with directed growth for long term community benefit.
A proposed Percy Group of about 200 wealthy donors would contribute $100 000 annually to Sen. Percy, prompting criticism that elite funding undermines representative government. The piece urges reducing costs and widening base donations, citing past scandals and contrasting with Sen. Douglas's example.
The article weighs Robert S. McNamara’s legacy as Secretary of Defense and whether future historians will view him as the last civilian to hold the post. It notes his push for civilian control, debates over missile defenses, Vietnam policy shifts, and fiscal spending rising from 43 to 70 billion dollars, with speculation about future roles such as World Bank president.
Fourteen AF ROTC cadets and Angels contributed to the Tri C United Fund house to house solicitation on Saturday November 18. Not Tri C students but volunteers, led by Col Edward C Murphy and Maj Robert M Bullock who organized and helped. Names include Russ Berry Jim Lukowski Joe Stokes Marcel Kuper Bruce Parks Tom Taylor Bob Littledale Jan Rees Gloria Green Pat Hutson Jan Pittman Sheila Gibbs Pam Huggins Carol Malinen. Faye Oelheim, Secretary, Tri C United Fund.
The passage notes a woman failing to identify officials in a Supreme Court photo and mentions upland bird season with a plateaued partridge seen in a pear tree. It also references a family leader labeling his wallet with a Do Not Open Until Christmas tag.
The Cyprus stalemate pits Greek Cypriots against Turkish Cypriots under UN watch. With 6 000 Greek troops and Turkish forces plus 25 000 Greek Cypriot guards and Turkish Cypriot irregulars, the island teeters on the edge as diplomacy campaigns to ease tensions.
A 1967 New York Times column satirizes President Johnson’s craving for favorable press. It imagines a leaked optimistic poll as a bid to soothe his nightly bad news pangs and sketches a growing White House good news secretariat.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.