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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1971
Page
5
Editorial explains the Illinois modified no fault auto plan effective New Year 1972. It clarifies coverage basics including bodily injury liability and medical payments, collision unaffected, and payouts for medical expenses wages and services. It notes optional extra benefits and court access remains for excess damages.
The editorial argues Powell will be confirmed and bring conservatism and steady leadership to the court while Rehnquist, though controversial for past actions and some liberal misgivings, should be approved. It notes concerns over preventive detention and wiretapping but says neither candidate warrants rejection if background and ethics are sound. The piece urges Senate confirmation and cautions against drastic shifts in constitutional interpretation.
A reader denounces a Family Weekly Magazine piece by John E. Gibson arguing the physical side of marriage is vital. The letter contends time spent does not measure importance and extols affection as essential to lasting partnership.
The 1970 Illinois constitutional change ends party nominations through caucus and moves toward nonpartisan judicial elections. The General Assembly can set nonpolitical elections by primary or petition, while Gov. Ogilvie faces options to veto, rewrite, or delay the bill. Advocates urge nonpartisan primaries to reduce partisan influence while preserving citizen control.
A reader denounces the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as a hatful plan and warns that federal actions restrict democracy. The writer claims provisions aimed at social change amount to police state tactics and urges voters to oust liberals regardless of party.
Advice on submitting readers letters to The Southern Clincisan. Keep submissions under 300 words, no libel or extreme taste. Include signature and address, publish with name unless safety or employment risk. Letters should address issues not personalities.
Fr. James A. Genisio argues abortion on demand devalues human life and claims a fetus is a person with legal protection at birth. He challenges opponents to define when a fetus gains personhood, urging consistent moral and legal standards across life stages.
The essay argues that praising others boosts happiness more than dwelling on beauty. It notes some people thrive on misery from others and suggests tolerance, humor, and gentle compliments as healthier social habits. It concludes with a call to try offering a little praise.
A Carbondale reader urges The Southern Illinoisan to add Out Our Way to the weekday comics. He notes the strip’s 1920s heritage and its rural humor, praising Neg Cochran if still drawing the daily panel and proposing moving the bridge column to make room.
An open letter to Jo Mitchell Walker, incoming County Commissioner, urges speed limit and curve signs with reflectors on the Herrin to Johnston City road, citing 20 to 30 accidents and several deaths. It also criticizes Route 148 west of the Herrin Radio Station as a death trap needing blacktop, and warns politicians who visit Herrin by air.
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