Illinois Highway Financing Faces Tax Hikes and Bonds
Editorial argues higher gasoline taxes are likely as the Highway Study Commission pushes for a 2.5 cent gas tax increase, higher vehicle license fees, and a $2.5 billion bond issue to fund long term road needs. It notes past legislative reluctance and questions voter approval while urging practical funding.
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Illinois
General Assembly
State Highway Study Commission
Highway Study Commission
Study Commission
Commission
Black separatism and its dangers in the United States
The piece questions the rise of militant black separatism and its impact on national culture. It cites Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the Olympics, high school protests for Negro history and teachers, San Jose State College athletes opposing Brigham Young, and San Francisco State College tensions tied to a Black Panther member. It notes mixed views on pride versus divisiveness and cites disagreement among civil rights leaders.
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Tommie Smith
John Carlos
United States
San Jose State College
Brigham Young
San Francisco State College
Black Panther
National leaders differ on black separatism and integration
Prominent figures including Whitney M. Young Roy Wilkins Roy Innis and Robert C Weaver discuss black separatism and integration. They warn that while some favor separation others see ongoing value in integration and caution against violence and coerced power. White backlash and potential for improved white support for integration are noted.
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Whitney M. Young
National Urban League
Roy Wilkins
National Association For Advancement of Colored People
Youth Drives Zeffirelli Romeo and Juliet Box Office
The film sparked by Franco Zeffirelli targets teens and young adults, with actors Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey aged 17 and 15. Audiences skew 16 to 24, shaping new cinema demand as colleges and universities expand film study and industry eyes youth for future projects.
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Norman Goldstein
Associated Press
New York
Franco Zeffirelli
Avon
Zeffirelli
Leonard Whiting
Olivia Husey
Variety
Athur Marks
Paris
Georg Stevens Jr
American Film Institute
Julian Rifkin
National Association of Theatre Owners
Ornanteaton
Shadow of Blooming Grove profile of Warren G Harding
Francis Russell’s biography argues Harding’s honesty and lack of appetite for power shaped his rise from a Marion printer’s devil to Ohio politician and U.S. senator. The book details Harding’s early life, marriage troubles, the Nan Britton affair, and the 1912 Republican convention.
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Roger Jellinek
New York Times
Blooming Grove
Warren G. Harding
Francis Russell
McGraw-Hill
Warren Gamaliel Harding
Harding
Russell
Ohio Farm Village
McGuffey
Marion
The
Star
Florence Kling
Ohio
Carrie Phillips
American Heritage
Nan Britton
Washington
Taft
Teddy Roosevelt
First cold night of winter fire and root beer humor
Russell Baker recalls a winter evening at home with a crackling fireplace and a bottle of home made root beer. The scene shifts from cozy yearning to small frictions as cat hairs, unseasoned wood, and a fading flame test family patience. A joke about gin hints at mood, while cold outside and a Tesla battery looming.
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New York Times
Washington
Hyderabad
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Paul Revere
Roy Innis
Congress of Racial Equality
America
Robert C. Weaver
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Juliet
Romeo and Juliet
Senate
Russell Baker
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