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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1972
Page
4
Editorial notes rising state population from 11.1 million in 1970 to 12.2 million in 1980 and nonwhite share from 13.7 to 17.3 percent. Chicago may gain a nonwhite majority by the late 1970s while youth and college-age cohorts shift. urban inner city and rural area problems loom amid a wobbling economy.
Illinois ranks high in agricultural and machinery exports. Officials signed a $40 million deal to buy specialized pipelines. The big question is what the Soviet Union will trade for U S products, potentially tapping Russian gas for an economic boon.
Readers report mail difficulties and post office deadline pressure as snow and icy roads trap cars and hinder trips to stores. Unable to reach shops, households struggle to mail and receive gifts amid the winter travel disruption.
Private funds and a HUD Section 202 loan back Galena Park Terrace a 160 unit apartment complex for seniors 62 and over in Peoria Heights Illinois. The project includes Galena Park Home a 60 bed nursing facility and plans for a sheltered care building. Monthly rents range 100 to 145 dollars with utilities included and income limits apply.
The Southern newspaper masthead lists John C. Gardner as Editor and General Manager with James K. Adams serving as Business Manager.
An interview with Vasconi, a Manhattan craftsman who bought a small business, notes solid earnings and home ownership despite low glamour. The piece discusses labor shifts toward skilled trades, rising demand, and societal stigma against manual work.
A 34 year English farm study at Haughley Research Farms in East Anglia shows organic methods improving humus content and insect resistance while cows on the organic section yielded more milk by 10 to 15 percent, though overall results are regarded as a stalemate. Robert Waller notes no inherent superiority of natural manure.
Andrew Levison reports a growing youth rebellion in American factories with young workers filling unskilled line jobs. He argues this shift strengthens union membership and could reshape labor politics as anger and desire for change intensify across shops and factories.
The Southern Illinoisan outlines editorial pages and opinion columns including Editorials Our Opinions Letters to the Editor From Where I Sit From Time To Time Byline B G and staff columns on sports pages. Analysis and background pieces are labeled to distinguish them from standard news reports.
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