Nixon Aides Build Tight Campaign Machinery For 1976 Bid
A GOP drive near the White House maps Nixon re election strategy with 30 to 50 staffers, an in house ad agency, and a get out the vote network. Jeb Magruder says the plan targets 18 25 year olds and aims for a narrow victory. The effort links to Haldeman and Dole while money estimates top 50 60 million for primaries and general election.
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Robert Dole
Kansas
Republican Committee
Ed DeBollt
Herbert E. Alexander
Citizens Research Foundation
Marion square plan gains praise as plaza and memorial
An editorial endorses downtown Marion’s plan to create a plaza and memorial tower at the old courthouse site. It praises the aesthetic focus, notes traffic will continue, and urges future consideration of a mall option with trees and seating for people rather than cars.
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Memorial
Illinois
Marion Square
Illinois leads in black college enrollment among Midwest states
Illinois boasts the highest share of black undergraduates in the Midwest and above the national average, with 8.3 percent of undergrad students and 4.6 percent of graduates. The state emphasizes minority recruitment, especially in health fields, but funding constraints threaten expansion and retention efforts.
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Michigan
Midwest
State Board of Higher Education
Chicago
Federal moves to curb property taxes push states to income taxes
The Nixon administration weighs strategies to curb property tax dependence for funding education and local services. Caspar Weinberger cites a growing crisis as voters reject tax increases. Illinois faces pressure as reforms stall and questions arise about real property tax shifts.
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U.S. Office of Management and Budget
Nixon
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Berger
Illinois
Richard Ogilvie
Garish signs and franchisers reshape the open road
The piece surveys growing public anger at garish strip development across U S towns. It notes design review boards and industry pushback as McDonald’s and KFC expand nationwide, turning stretches from coast to coast into uniform, traffic oriented commercial corridors.
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New York Times
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American Institute of Architects
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Minneapolis
William Shaffer
International Business Machines Corporation
Kamsas City
Houston
Des Moines
William F. Babcock
International Franchise Association
New England
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Spanish California
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Palo Alto
Mountain View
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Letter supporting Winkler principal amid race issue
Open letter to Winkler School parents urging support for Principal Larry Drake. The writer argues accusations harm staff morale and asks letters to the Carbondale Elementary School Board president Dr. Clifford Neill to judge the incident by evidence, not race.
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Southern Illinoisan
Winkler School
Larry Drake
Drake
Carbondale Elementary School
Mr. Drake
Clifford Neill
1100
Briarwood
Carbondale
The Miss or Mrs Dilemma in News Style
A Southern Illinois editor discusses gender bias in source labeling of women in news copy. The piece cites AP and NYT style guides and describes a reporter’s experience chasing the marital status of a female plaintiff in a sex discrimination case.
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Southern Illinoisan
Associated Press
New York Times
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Viewpoints on honorifics in news writing stir debate
A letter to the editor discusses how to refer to women in second references, arguing for last names or Ms. usage. The writer notes attempts to obtain private information and urges readers to advocate ending Miss or Mrs. as a sign of equality, calling on editorial practice change.
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