Public officials clash over pay raises in county prosecutor office
The Jackson County State's Attorney's office faces turmoil as pay raise delays, an abrupt resignation, and the dismissal of Assistant State's Attorney John Clemons reduce staff efficiency. The conflict pits political aims against public service, risking trial readiness and orderly transfers.
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Jackson County
John Clemons
William Schwartz
Clemons
Howard Hood
Schwartz
Clemens
William Kelley
Kelley
Hood
Gube Strong
Letters What the Iranians really said
Editor notes that media misinterpreted chants at a Tehran event. The writer explains that the common phrase Allahu Akbar is often misrendered as God Is Great, while the accurate rendering is God Is Most Great.
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Allahu Akbar
Notin-horn backs Baker as best presidential candidate
A reader argues Howard Baker shows the necessary intelligence honesty and leadership for president. The letter lauds his Senate record as a Republican leader and cites Baker as coherent on defense inflation foreign policy and energy, asserting he would make America strong independent and able to stand up to the Soviet Union.
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Southern Illinoisan
The
United States
Howard Baker
Republican Party
Senate
Baker
America
Miss Lillians plan offensive draws editor ire
A reader scolds the Friday front page headline Miss Lillian has a plan as offensive and not newsworthy, urging the Southern Illinoisan to show more respect for life and greater judgment on Iran coverage.
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Southern
Ilinoisan
Lillian
Why the Iranians want the shah to die
Iranian villagers enact a new year ritual to purge the past with the shah seen as the perpetual bridge to old order. Beeman argues the revolution risks backsliding into centralism unless the shah dies, a sacrifice many Iranians deem essential for Iran’s rebirth and future.
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William Beeman
Pacific News Service
Iran
Ayatollah Khomeini
Shah
Patience and fortitude meet Khomeini strategy
Anthony Lewis argues the Tehran hostage crisis was a calculated attempt to provoke U.S. action. He praises American restraint, Carter's steady leadership, and UN diplomacy while urging long term patience, a calm media approach, and the pursuit of a lawful, multilateral route to secure hostages' release.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Ayatollah Khomeini
U.S
Tehran
United States
Hamlet
Khomeini
Iran
Carter
United Nations
Donald McHenry
McHenry
Carter’s Iran crisis tests Carter leadership choice
Washington observers assess President Carter’s handling of the Iran hostage crisis as a litmus test for his leadership. The piece notes his calm press conference, willingness to use force as a last resort, and calls for stronger action to pressure Congress while rallying national unity behind him. The debate centers on whether the crisis boosts or wounds his political standing in 1980.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Washington
Edward M. Kennedy
Carter
Kennedy
Iran
United States
George Hansen
New York
Tehran
Pakistan
Libra
Congress
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