How not to choose a ticket
An editorial criticizes Illinois Democrats for closed door selection of a ticket with Adlai Stevenson II as superintendent of public instruction. It argues open primaries protect franchise rights and questions party unity if Stevenson wins, noting dissidents’ gains and Stevenson’s need to run on his own record. The piece cautions Daley’s circle to avoid overreach.
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Adlai Stevenson II
Paul Powell
Daley
Richard Daley
Alan Dixon
U.S. Senate
Dlinois House
Clyde Choate
Mr. Daley
Adlai Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Chicago
Cicero
School board legal counsel use sparks tax money ethics
A reader asks if school boards may hire private counsel and use tax funds for legal work related to district welfare. An official notes boards can retain counsel, full time or as issues arise, for educational welfare needs. Another query asks about unpaid wages after discharge. the response says wages accrue up to the stop-work moment, not necessarily completion of the day.
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Illinois State Bar Ass
Llinois State Bar Assn
University of Ulingis
Mien
Public Debate on Emergency Care and School Board Actions
Letter writers urge proper emergency medical protocols in Carbondale after a night shift doctor refused care. They also critique District 95 board meetings, citing perceived bias, lack of due process, and calls for citizen input on disciplinary policies and governance. Robert B. Harrell.
What Kind of World The Media Record Poor and Agnew Wrong
In a critique by Harry Ashmore, the piece argues that Nixon’s move toward right wing polarization brings Agnew into conflict with mainstream newspapers. It examines TV elites, Vietnam coverage, and media self-interest, warning that broadcasters may bow to pressure while print remains weak. The column notes media as profit driven and risks to public service.
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Harry 8. Ashmore
Spiro T. Agnew
Nixon
Montgomery
Ala
Agnew
New York Times
The
Times
US Supreme Court
Alabama
George Wallace
Harry §. Ashmore
Robert T. Hutchins
Ashmore
Spire T. Agnew
Vietnam
New Left
Saigon
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Dean Burch
Federal Communications Commission
Burch
Columbia University
Feathers in the Air Editorial Urges Responsible Hunting
The Southern Tilinoisan condemns careless waterfowl hunting in Southern Ilingis. It urges sportsmen to identify species correctly, obey game laws, and adopt ethical practices. It targets skybusting, overkill, and sunrise shooting, calling for better conduct or dropping the sport.
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Ilingis
Uniny
Crab Orchard Lake
Oakwood Bottoms
Girl Scout gifts prove value of United Fund support
In a letter to the editor, Mrs. Charles H. Hindersman defends Girl Scouts in Carbondale. She notes benefits beyond affluence, listing programs for the elderly, sick, handicapped, and servicemen, plus active Girl Scout efforts with hospitals, nursing homes, holiday cards, cleanups, tree planting, and volunteer candy stripers. About 150 adult volunteers enable these actions with $6,500 needed from United Fund donations.
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Southern Iindsan
Southern Wiindsan
Carbondale
United Fund
Charles H. Hindersman
Editor Titles, Fraternities, and Noel Coward Reflections
A collage notes editor prestige at Newsweek and The Times, tracing masthead titles, then recalls Greek-letter fraternities on old campuses and current dorm trends. The piece touches on Springfield appearances, NET Channel 12 adaptations, a misdelivered package, Noel Coward turning seventy, and Coward’s advice on education and acting.
Best sellers list from 1960s New York Times analysis
A synthesis of top fiction and nonfic tion best sellers from over 125 bookstores in four U S cities. Fiction most read titles include The Godfather The House on the Strand The Seven Minutes The Love Machine The French Lieutenant s Woman The Inheritors In This House of Brede The Prompt The Andromeda Strain An Affair of Honor. Nonfiction items feature The Selling of the President The Peter Principle Present at the Creation Ambassadors Journal My Life and Prophecies The American Heritage Dictionary of Language Prime Time My Life with Jacqueline Kennedy Gallagher The Collapse of the Third Republic Talese.
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New York Times
Puzo
du Maurier
Wallace
Susanne
Fowles
Robbins
Brede
Godden
Petok
Crection
Wilder
McGinniss
Peter Principle
Peter & Hull
Acheson
Ambassador’s Journal
Galbraith
Dixon
American Heritage Dictionary OF Language
Kendrick
Jacqueline Kennedy
Gallagher
Third Republic
Shirer
Talese
Harris poll shows Agnew split public opinion across the nation
A Louis Harris survey of 1,445 households taken Nov 1–21 finds 42 percent rate Spiro Agnew's performance as poor to fair while 40 percent call it good to excellent. The study notes polarization by region age and party, with negative impressions tied to remarks on radicals and demonstrators. It also hints at a smoking fallout moment as a closing fragment.
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Louis Harris
Spiro Agnew
Harris
Agnew
Nixon
Midwest
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
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Morris
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Metropolis
Ilinois
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Tllinoisan
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Charles Hines
Hines
Robert B. Harrell
David Felts
Osborn Elliott
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James Reston
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Barbara Walters
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NET
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Noel Coward
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