Obituary Policy Sparks Reader Debate in Southern Illinois
A reader from Murphysboro criticizes The Southern Ilinois Star for not publishing full obituaries of residents who moved away. The editor notes space limits and says the paper does not print obits for nonresidents, while nearby papers run death notices in a separate column.
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Souther Windson
Margaret C. Russel
Pole Ley
Helen Will Ah
Detroit
Mich
Murphysboro
Irvin Ahl
Herrin
Tllinois
Mae
Murphysborn
Russell
Southern
Illinois
Paper
Gres
Southern Illinois
No justice in using tax money for more admins at SIU
A reader denounces Southern Minois University management, accusing the chief administrator of self serving financial demands and poor academic standards. The letter urges a University Board of Trustees with fiscal and legal skill to restrain excess spending, restore quality, and question the top administration and trustee actions.
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The
Southern Minoisan
Southern Minois University
University Board of Trustees
SIU
School of Business
STU
SIU Board of Trustees
John Page Wham
George Wham
Wham
American America
United States
Free
Massacre imagery amid a remembered My Lai account
The speaker imagines a massacre scene with gunfire, screams, and villagers herded into groups. Images shift to brutal details of casualties, followed by references to American complicity and quotes from the U S constitution, ending with a personal sign off from Mrs. Marlene H Moslemi in Carbondale.
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My Lai
Uncle
Doc
Bryan
Fun City Life on a Noisy Saturday in New York
A Coleman T. Mobley report from New York contrasts a bustling Saturday with a quiet Sunday. The piece follows a weekend trip to Philadelphia for the National Municipal League meeting, noting the Metroliner trip, Midtown theaters including Indians at the Brooks Atkinson, smut shops on 42nd Street, street preaching, and the calm Sunday morning in a city of tourists conventioneers and shoppers.
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Coleman T. Mobley
Lindsay-Schaub
New York City
Pun City
National Municipal League
Philadelphia
Penn Central
Washington
Penn Station
Commodore
Grand Central Station
42Nd St
New York
Broadway
47Th Street
Brooks Atkinson Theater
Arthur Kopit
Manhattan
Biltmore
Chicago
Jesus
Buffalo Bill Cody
Kopit
Buffalo Bill
Asher
New York Times
Church of Our Savior
Park Avenue
Macy’s
Macy's Manniquins
Madison Square Garden
Connecticut
Nixon CBW Ban Praised As Peace Initiative At Helsinki
Editorial lauds Richard Nixon for banning chemical and biological weapon use and seeking Geneva Convention adherence. Highlights bid to dispose of existing bacteriological stocks, monitor research, and align with Britain and Canada on nonproliferation. Calls Mansfield to push ratification before session end.
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Richard Milhous Nixon
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Helsinki
Mike Mansfield
Nixon
Senate
Percy Discloses Blind Trust Amid Haynsworth Debate
Senate figure Sen Charles Percy moves to disclose holdings by placing all wealth in a blind trust. He defends Haynsworth vote, arguing for higher standards and full disclosure. Questions rise about judiciary ethics and needed reforms at state and national levels.
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Sen
Charles H. Percy
Haynsworth
Percy
Senate
Supreme Court
Christian Science Monitor
Imind
Sem
Thomas Dodd
Federal Judiciary
U.S. Judicial Conference
Joseph Dy Tydings
Maryland
Wlinois
Hlinois
Paul Simon
Lindberg Committee
Sstate
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Carbondale
Land of
42Nd Street
Face Realis
America
Anian oFey
Wort Side Story
Silent
Middle East
China
Russia
Los Angeles
Viet- Ram
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