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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1968
Page
4
The Illinois revenue conference urged urgent improvements to the state property tax system including real and personal taxes. It called for state level assessment supervision, better equalization, and elimination of unmanageable exemptions while noting constitutional and political hurdles to reform.
Springfield sources report mounting effort by legislators to override Gov. Samuel Shapiro's veto on the pay raise. The move follows talks among key lawmakers and party leaders about a reconvened session and possible amendments to secure approval.
Legal guidance notes that grandparents usually lack enforceable visitation rights unless a divorce decree includes visitation terms. Custody changes require showing both parents are unfit, while grandparents may seek court action only if such provisions exist or if parental fitness is in question.
Granville Hicks weighs a possible Vachel Lindsay resurgence among rebellious youth. The Springfield poet died in 1931 and is profiled as a romantic Populist evangelist of beauty. Other notes cover Harding, Illinois history, Sistine Chapel viewing, television recaps, and cultural reflections.
The Black Book compiled by the Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences recounts how KGB agents aided the August 1968 invasion. It cites Deputy Interior Minister Viliam Salgovic and Lt. Col. Vanek directing sections to seize radio and arrest leaders like Dubcek Smrkovsky and Kriegel before being taken to the Soviet Union.
State Representative Gale Williams of the 59th District writes to The Southern Illinoisan defending his repeal stance and challenging editorials. He cites petition signatures and public opinion, notes past favorable editorials on other bills, and calls for a publicly tallied voter ballot on the gun law.
A reader from Anna Wisconsin disses the December editorial and rails against a gun owner registration bill. He argues the $5 fee adds revenue but does not curb crime and worries about future fee hikes. The writer cites mental health concerns and insists strict enforcement and deterrence are needed.
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