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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1971
Page
4
Howard Shand, president of the Carbondale Foundation for a Better Environment, is quoted in a Southern Illinois newspaper praising tree planting along Rt. 51 near the town’s northern entrance. The editorial highlights local effort and civic pride in adding greenery to the traffic island area.
The environment foundation city beautification committee Rotary Lions clubs and Southern Illinois University cooperated to plant trees and improve Carbondale entrance. The effort, though small, required patience persistence and hard work as reporter Bud Farrar detailed, showing what dedicated people can accomplish for a better environment and community.
A review of Nixon years notes he has driven foreign policy while domestic goals lag. Congress and political dynamics shape Vietnam policy, Europe troop levels, and aid, with trips to the Soviet Union and China highlighting his international stance, while economic revival and welfare reform show limited progress amid bipartisan friction.
The U S Senate approved a bill by 50 to 36 to shield the press from wage and price controls, arguing risks to free speech. Illinois figures Sen Charles H Percy and Sen Adlai Stevenson III opposed the measure, while the piece notes press advocacy and cautions about public perception during inflation. It also cites local bike riding ordinances and a State Bar Association Q and A on sidewalk riding.
Editorial Research Reports surveys a national debate on whether and how to end population growth in the United States. The push for a formal stabilization policy grows as hearings proceed, citing the 1971 interim report by the Commission on Population Growth and the American Future and shifting views on government action versus private choice.
A discussion on optimum population questions if growth stops. Analysts warn of aging society and higher per pupil spending, while others see benefits like reduced schooling costs and fewer children. Some fear loss of youth vigor and cultural dynamism if ZPG is achieved.
Anatole Broyard surveys Ashley Montagu’s study of John Merrick, the so called Elephant Man, examining his life from Victorian England and asking what it means to be born a monstrosity. The book, 140 pages, illustrated, Outerbridge and Diensterey, $5.95.
Merrick endured years of public display and exploitation before surgeon Frederick Treves saved him. Treves guided Merrick to hospital care, helped him speak, and opened access to theater while highlighting human dignity amid deformity.
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