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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1965
Page
4
The Special Commission report on the Watts riots calls for costly reforms in education job training police complaint procedures and transit upgrades. It argues progress requires Americans to reject racial bias and ensure equal rights and opportunities for Black citizens, including those who served for freedom abroad.
A Department of the Army aide admitted the December 23 to 26 draft suspension was partly in response to Mrs. Norma Riedel of Denver who argued a few days would not affect defense. Illinois Selective Service notes a policy to induct from December 23 through Christmas. it may be reinstated if emergency persists.
The piece notes how dances like Bunny-Hug Tango and Foxtrot fade in favor of newer forms. It contrasts this with a sales clerk who is present for casual browsing but missing when an item is needed, illustrating a shift in service.
The Vatican II council completed four years of aggiornamento begun by Pope John XXIII and carried on by Pope Paul VI. It expanded episcopal authority, religious liberty, liturgical changes, and ecumenism but must now confront birth control and ensure the council’s reforms endure against ignorance and prejudice.
The column notes a Metropolitan Opera revival of Puccini's La Fanciulla Del West with Dorothy Kirsten as Minnie and compares Western TV icons to opera types. It then reviews The Story of America as Reported in its Newspapers from 1690 to 1965, edited by Ed Emery, praising its front-page facsimiles and historic coverage, including Peter Zenger and press freedom.
Roy Wilkins argues that open occupancy laws in Washington aided the apartment market and that integration can raise occupancy levels. He cites a NAREB convention poll showing no net profit loss when Negro tenants move in and notes broader studies countering segregation myths. The piece contrasts past fears with calls for integrated housing to avert riots and advance progress.
President Johnson could protest the Federal Reserve Board's rate rise arguing about principle. The piece notes generational memories of traveling far to school by bus and mentions Tibet's Dalai Lama now appearing only weekly.
The piece argues Americans tolerate free speech yet demonize dissent over Viet Nam. It notes protests, objectors facing jail, debates on draft avoidance, and calls for honest, principled debate without labeling opponents unpatriotic. It warns against equating dissent with disloyalty.
A Southern Illinois reader argues that the Vietnam War is a shared battle to stop communism and defend freedom. Cpl. Donald R. Mansfield, a Marine from Herrin, writes from San Francisco detailing his service, background, and ask for public support and reflection at home. He notes his entry into the Marines in 1960 and deployment in March.
A local note outlines accepted letter to editor guidelines. Letters must be signed with a confidential option for at risk writers and cannot exceed about three quarters of a standard page. The paper reserves right to reject libelous or off topic submissions and forbids poems.
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