A Warsaw concerto this time nothing
A column argues the Soviet invasion of Poland is imminent with five US radar planes in West Germany and Brezhnev in India. It says Poles face surrender or fight, while the West stalls on direct military aid and EU sanctions lag. The piece likens Poland’s choice to Patrick Henry’s resolve and warns Western Europe remains constrained by fear of a broader war.
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U.S
West Germany
Europe
Hungary
Czechoslovakia
Leonid Brezhnev
India
Brezhnev
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State Department
Pearl Arbor
Soviet Union
Patrick Henry
Western Europe
North America
NATO
Iron Curtain
Afghanistan
Russia
East German
East Germany
Gdansk
Warsaw
Communist Party
Mill Street apartments dispute in Carbondale sparked concern
In a letter to the Southern Illinoisan, a Carbondale resident objects to Mill Street housing plans claiming oversupply of low income elderly and handicapped tenants, warns of city credit risk, and accuses developers of bargaining land at below market rates to protect profits and limit competition. The writer cites zoning hearings and a private agreement favoring a specific group, arguing the project should serve broader needs and be subject to bids.
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Southern Illinoisan
Mill Street
Carbondale
County Housing Authority
Zoning Board of Appeals
Umic Securities, Inc
Tennessee
Zoning Board of Appeal
HAP
Soviets poised near Poland amid weather and drills
US analysts monitor a mosaic of signs suggesting the Soviet Union could launch a rapid invasion of Poland with little warning. Weather, large East German closures, and a surge of border unit reserves, communications and train movements point to a staged mobilization and potential air defense exercise amid tight monitor access.
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John J. Fialka
Washington Star
Washington US
Poland
Europe
United States
West Germany
East Germany
Pentagon
U.S
Warsaw Pact
Moscow
Lennon death stirs generation sense of loss and change
In this Southern Illinois talk, Evan Davis reflects on John Lennon's death as a defining moment for a generation aging into maturity. He traces the Beatles as symbols of cultural shifts since Kennedy's era, noting Lennon as a disruptive artistic force and the lingering fear that time is slipping away.
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Evan Davis
Atlantic
John Lennon
John Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Waiving rights in college applications sparks debate
Edward B. Fiske notes many colleges require waivers of the right to view admission files under the Buckley Amendment. Ivy League schools like Yale and Harvard are cited, while Michigan and Washington University resist. Students vary in response, with some signing to avoid jeopardizing admissions and others opposing the practice.
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Edward B. Fiske
New York Times
Yale
MIT
Brown
Harvard
Columbia
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
New York University
Inter
Rebecca Gotterer
Baltimore
Brown University
Tamar Mintz
Newton South High School
Boston
University of Michigan
Washington University
St. Louis
Amy Murphy
Margaret Addis
Polytechnic Preparatory Country Day School
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