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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1972
Page
4
The piece critiques fragmented regional bodies in Illinois under Gov Ogilvie and calls for a gubernatorial review. It suggests Gov Walker could streamline agencies, reduce waste, and justify the purposes of areawide planning groups and regional offices to taxpayers and citizens.
Illinois readers see a national policy clash as Congress and the White House duel over domestic programs. The piece argues for funded federal domestic programs, criticizes revenue sharing shifts, and notes state capacity limits and political resistance in Congress.
A special Illinois Bankers Association committee urges state law changes to allow branch banking and bank holding companies on limited geographic bases. The 18 month study suggests a compromise that could boost competition in Cook County and expand banking services to underserved small communities. Legislative action on the recommendations is expected to be on next year’s General Assembly agenda.
The piece outlines the newspaper's practice of clearly labeling editorials and signed columns while noting some content reflects personal staff opinions. It contrasts objective reporting with opinion pages and mentions the aim to present facts as accurately as possible. It also includes a political analogy and a holiday season observation about restaurant owners.
The H.O.M.E. group thanks area residents for five years of Christmas donations that sent care packages to about 475 servicemen and women overseas. The disbanding of H.O.M.E. occurred as the holiday season approaches and the newsletter project ends to cover local events and mailings bi monthly.
The Ford Foundation spent twenty million dollars on a decade of school improvement projects across twenty five communities. A new report titled A Foundation Goes to School says the overall impact was slight and reforms failed to gain broad acceptance due to cost, maintenance, and conservatism in schools. It notes that inner cities lagged and that universities plus staff stayed distant from daily operations while noting potential shifts toward broader federal subsidies.
Neil V. McNeil reviews Brenda Maddox's Beyond Babel, arguing the book offers scattered insights on satellites, cable TV, and the telephone but fails to address core questions about coherence, the wired nation, and the balance between technology and public good.
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