Editorials Our Opinions Higher taxes necessary for Carbondale schools
The Carbondale grade and high school boards seek higher tax rate ceilings to fund growing needs. The grade district faces a short-term shortfall and would use a higher ceiling to attract teachers and expand facilities, while the high school district seeks flexibility for future gains. Voters decide Saturday on the two requests.
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Carbondale
CCHS
High School
Parrish
Illinois Sesquicentennial plans seek broad public engagement
Illinois prepares for a year long celebration of its 150th anniversary with about 900000 dollars in public funds described as seed corn by commission chair Ralph G Newman. Projects include three TV specials and more than 1500 local celebrations leading to a December 3 1968 statewide finale.
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Ralph G. Newman
Illinois Sesquicentennial Commission
Illinois
Newman
Southern Illinois shows Dixie drawl from New Athens to Cairo
Reporter Van Wolverton observes a clear Southern tone as Route 13 leads to New Athens and Rt 51 toward Cairo. In Cairo debates over Vietnam War and race relations dominate, with residents voicing support for Westmoreland and frustration over Lyndon Johnson's handling of war and welfare while national guard troops were deployed amid summer rioting.
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East St. Louis
New Athens
Illinois
Rt. 51
Carbondale
Cairo
Hugh A. Hammond
Cairo River Terminal
Vietnam
Westmoreland
National Guard
Pulaski
Lyndon Johnson
How many shopping days until Christmas
The note presents a reader question about the number of shopping days left before Christmas as a light, humorous aside following publication guidelines for letters to the editor. The piece frames holiday timing in a playful way within the broader call for reader letters and civility standards.
Wives of servicemen comfort each other at Schilling
In Schilling Manor near Salina Kansas, wives wait as husbands serve overseas. The Army subpost houses 624 families with free rent and full services while Maj. Coate and staff manage a tight welfare network. Many talk of shared fear and mutual support as they count the days until reunion.
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Schilling
Schilling Manor
Vietnam
Schilling Air Force Base
Department of Defense
Army
Fort Riley
William C. Coate
Fletcher K. Ware
West Point
Pay big factor America lures scientists
London reports that American industry actively recruits British scientists and engineers, offering salaries about three times higher than Britain. With Britain losing thousands to the United States, a Brain Drain committee warns of potential economic disaster if trends continue.
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Tom A. Cullen
Newspaper Enterprise Association
London
Britain
United States
Return to common sense urged by Citizens
An editor argues for independent voter thinking to curb big government and restore balance between public and private sectors. He urges Illinois and national reforms, including one legislative chamber, annual sessions, increased legislator salaries, and revised revenue and budget controls. He questions a constitutional convention and centralization vs decentralization.
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Paul Revere
Illinois
Springfield
Washington, D.C
George Washington
Brain Drain in Britain hits engineers and doctors
Britain faces a large emigration of skilled workers with roughly twice the 1961 figure. Four thousand two hundred engineers left last year, two fifths of university and technical school output, costing up to 48000 to educate a physicist who may be worth over 200000 in the U.S. Measures urged include higher pay and status for scientists, efforts to lure back expatriates, and universities training more applied scientists.
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United States
America
Aeronautics
New York State
Britain
National Health Service
Board Room
Federalized Nation: Propose Regional States and Decentralized Presidency
The author argues for a 10 to 15 state federation divided into regional productive areas like New England and the Pacific Coast. Governors would serve as second vice presidents under a first vice president for domestic affairs in Washington. Centralized programs would shift to state capitols or educational institutions, with standard laws across states to boost productivity and disperse population. The piece criticizes growing federal power and promotes decentralization, private enterprise, and humility toward other nations.
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New England
Mid-Atlantic
Southeast
Pacific Coast Area
Washington, D.C
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Athens
Dixie
Southern
van Wolverton
Lindsay-Schaub
Douglas E. Kneeland
New York Times
Salina
Kan
Roy C. Prince
Washington University
St. Louis
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