Editorial: House voting reform could curb electoral flaws
The piece argues that if no presidential candidate wins a majority, the House would choose the president. It notes Illinois' tied delegation, calls for a constitutional amendment, and favors one representative one vote in a House ballot. It warns the current electoral system is outdated and dangerous.
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George Wallace
House of Representatives
Nevada
New York
Idaho
Illinois
House
Edward S.corwin
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Andrew Jackson
Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Jefferson
U.S
Congress
Gerald Ford
R-Mich
Montana
Oregon
Union
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Grassroot weakness in Illinois democracy questioned
Illinois faces an abundance of local governments 6454 units, far more than other states. Experts cite overlapping authorities and small tax bases as factors undermining effective democracy, with 700 plus cities under 1000 residents and 52 municipalities in the Metro East area.
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Illinois
Sam Eubanks
Otto Kerner
Lindsay-Schaub
John Q
National Research and Policy Committee For Economic Development
CED
Eubanks
Metro East
Saluki fans urged to revive anthem singing tradition
The poem recounts how SIU basketball crowds revived the national anthem singing last year with Indiana State supporters. It notes that this year the arena has fallen silent and asks why backers do not sustain the tradition. It suggests the game announcer or campus choirs could encourage participation.
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Southern Illinois University
Indiana State
Saluki
SIU
Recalling Johnsons TV Promises and Campaign Moments
A reflection on how re aired clips of Lyndon B. Johnson from December 1965 to September 1964 and August 1965 provoke political debate. The piece notes Republican veterans citing old shows while comparing past promises with current events.
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Johnson
Eufala
Okla
Illinois in 1818 edited by Buck with Nevins introduction
Solon J Buck's classic Illinois history reissued by University of Illinois Press for sesquicentennial. Allan Nevins writes the introduction. the work covers Illinois statehood fights, boundary expansion to Lake Michigan, and figures like Daniel Pope Cook and Ninian Edwards, with Cook’s press ventures and early territorial politics. Notes on a later cultural aside reference Svetlana Alliluyeva memoirs reception.
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Illinois
University of Ilinois Press
Solon J. Buck
United States
Allan Nevins
University of Illinois
Columbia University
Solon Buck
Buck
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Cook
Daniel Pope Cook
Nathaniel Pope
Illinois Territory
Washington
Territorial
Illinois Herald
Kaskaskia
Western Intelligencer
Illinois Intelligencer
Illlinois
Ninian Edwards
U.S
World Bank V.P. Post Hinted for Arthur Goldberg
In the backdrop of seasonal cheer the draft notes that U N Ambassador Arthur Goldberg may resign to take the World Bank vice presidency. The report frames the possible move as a shift from diplomacy to international finance.
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U.N
Arthur Goldberg
World Bank
Police dog debate prompts call to resume service
A reader urges The Southern Illinoisan to back the Carbondale police dog’s use arguing business leaders funded the dog and questioning training needs. The letter presses for public support, urges removing the muzzle, and asks for an honest poll of local merchants and leaders amid ongoing break ins and traffic concerns.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Poli
Time, luck and accident against Robert Kennedy
Time luck and accident shape Kennedy’s presidential odds as Reston notes in 1967. At 42 Kennedy faces a Johnson challenge dilemma and fears party split if he pursues the nomination. Eugene McCarthy’s role adds complexity, with potential primary paths in New Hampshire Massachusetts and Florida hinted.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Sen
Robert Kennedy
New York
John
Johnson
Eugene McCarthy
Kennedy
McCarthy
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
Florida
Kennedy Trapped by 1968 Ballot Reality and Political Cross Currents
The piece argues Kennedy must sign an affidavit to remove his name from the ballot and weigh the risks of an anti Johnson vote split with McCarthy. It notes Kennedy's appeal to independents and Dems, questions a deal with McCarthy, and speculates on Kennedy's prospects into 1972 and beyond.
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Braska
Oregon
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Johnson
McCarthy
Rockefeller
Nixon
Bobby
Plagiarism and innocent copying through time
A reader muses on plagiarism in campus culture and the idea that great ideas emerge independently. She recalls writing during farm life near Quincy and finding a poem in Sunshine Magazine that mirrors her thoughts, questioning originality and shared human creativity.
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Sunshine
Are Creative Ideas Shared By All Or Plagiarized
A reader asks if great ideas come from a Creator and appear to multiple writers or if plagiarism is at play. The letter explores thought transference and simultaneous inspiration, noting sudden unsought ideas and the challenge of attribution, while inviting reader letters under editorial guidelines.
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Cozy Culture Club
Svetlana Alliluyeva
Stalin
Newsweek
Harper & Row
Russia
Southern Illinoisan
Corruption critique divides voters in Southern Illinois
The piece notes that corruption charges against Springfield and Washington incumbents spark reform talk but little local excitement in Southern Illinois. Residents question state and federal graft issues, with some saying, as long as local officials deliver, theft is tolerated. Johnson faces criticism for welfare programs and aid to education, while Bobby Baker scandal draw little interest.
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Springfield
Washington
Illinois
Johnson
Vietnam
Bobby Baker
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