Firemen saving taxes by printing for Glenview
Glenview's firemen run the city's printing presses saving about $18,000 annually. The Local Government Symposium at the University of Illinois highlighted productivity improvements in government. Speakers from Lake County PTI and ACIR discussed centralized services and intergovernmental cooperation as keys to cost control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urbana
Glenview
Robert van Deusen
University of Illinois
van Deusen
The
University
State Department of Local Government Affairs
Illinois Municipal League
Urban Counties Council
Champaign
Eugene Miller
Lake County
Public Technology Inc
PTI
Washington, DC
Dwight Magalis
Management Services Department
Strumental
Magalis
Porter Homer
aé_e
Homer
Robert Merriam
Chicago
Federal Advisory Commission On Intergovernmental Relations
ACIR
Editorial urges new probe into King assassination
The widow Coretta King calls for an investigation into the 1968 slaying and suggests a possible conspiracy. editors urge Congress to appoint a special investigative panel to review FBI and Justice Department actions and protect First Amendment rights.
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Martin Luther King
Coretta King
King
Edward Levi
Justice Department
FBI
Dr. King
Memphis
Tenn
Department
Congress
Justice
Senate Intelligence Committee
Ford urged to back energy bill amid looming price controls
Lawmakers urge President Ford to approve the omnibus energy bill now stalled in Congress. Critics warn against delay, predicting sharp fuel-price rises and economic disruption if controls lapse after December 15. Proponents tout price incentives, mandatory conservation, and auto fuel efficiency standards aiming for 21 mpg by 1980.
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Ford
Omnibus Energy
Congress
Charles Percy
R-Ill
Adlai Stevenson
D-Ill
Federal Energy Administration
Frank Zarb
Ford Administration
Sen
Percy
Power shifts toward South
A sweeping economic and political realignment shifts wealth and influence from the Northeast to the South and Southwest. The Northeast’s manufacturing base, population, and political sway decline while the Southern Rim grows through climate, ports, transport, energy, and defense contracts. Southern politicians gain power in major parties.
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Kirkpatrick Sale
United States
New York City
New York
Chicago
Boston- Philadelphia
Census Bureau
New Hampshire
Michigan
Northeast
Congress
Senate
House
California
Texas
Deep South
Florida
Southwest
Los Angeles
Disneyland
Disney World
Georgia
Atlantic-alliance
Southern Rim
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Rise of the Southern Rim in U S political power
The piece argues the Southern Rim reshaped U S politics since 1940, dominating House seats and party hierarchies. It notes Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon reached the presidency, and lists potential 1976 contenders including Reagan, Baker, Connally, Wallace, Udall, and Carter, with Ford acknowledging Southern influence.
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House of Representatives
Lyndon Johnson
Richard Nixon
Reagan
Baker
Connally
Wallace
Brown
Udall
Bentsen
Harris
Carter
Sanford
Askew
Gerald Ford
Bo Callaway
Georgia
Dean Burch
Arizona
Board of Advisers
Stuart Spencer
California
New York
Editorial letter defends Pham children’s education at local school
The writer objects to Ut Van Pham statements about his children's schooling and argues the school provides patient leadership. Volunteers at STUC and teachers donate time before, at noon, and during prep to assist the Pham children while seeking additional state or federal funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Ut van Pham
STUC
Pham
Editor letter argues against railroad abandonment stance
Gov Dan Walker defends his public and private opposition to railroad abandonment. He cites a June 1975 White House governors conference and state transportation efforts to reduce abandonment miles in Illinois. He calls for a federal subsidy program to prevent further diversions from the state road fund and urges clear communication of his positions.
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Southern Tllinoisan
White House
Ford
Terward
State Department of Transportation
Illinois
Dan Walker
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Roger Hughes
Lindsay-Schaub Newspapers
Miller
Merriam
Kings
James Earl Ray
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Cient
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
OPEC
Opec Cartel
U.S
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
Southern
William 8.Cox Jr
Gov. Walker
William R. Clarida
Herrin Community Unit
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