Spirit of giving marks season beyond buying
The piece notes a backlash against Christmas commercialism and highlights Alternatives in Jackson Mississippi offering prizes for the worst gifts and honoring the best charitable gift ideas. It cites Rev. Bob Kochtitzky and describes community drives in Union County, urging readers to support volunteer projects and food baskets for the needy as the true spirit of the season.
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Sis
Aunt Mary
Alternatives
Jackson
Miss
Ohio
Bob Kochtitzky
The
New York Times
Southern Illinoisan
Union County
Cobden Lions Club
Where I would go with the last 20 gallons of gas
A reader proposes a humorous contest inviting responses under 200 words on what one would do or where one would go if their vehicle held the final 20 gallons of gasoline on earth. The note jokes about fuel costs and policy, offering to print top entries or burn the rest as kindling.
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OPEC
Earth
Preservation of trees sparks editor letter from Janet Sanders
Janet Sue Sanders of Royalton laments the loss of rural trees along Illinois 148 to Herrin and toward West Frankfort. She criticizes corporate development, urges preserving habitat for birds and wildlife, and quotes Joyce Kilmer to defend nature against bulldozers and shopping areas.
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Southern Illinoisan
Ben Gelman
Illinois 148
Herrin
West Frankfort
New York
Joyce Kilmer
God
Janet Sue Sanders
Royalton
Restore America's Place in World Affairs
A reader urges continuing editorial leadership on upgrading U S relations with other nations. The letter condemns politicians and big business causing America’s prestige decline and calls for investigations and accountability. It stresses citizen action to prevent sacrifice of American lives for the Shah and warns that failure could invite communism.
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Southern Illinoisan
America
Iran
Hedging oil futures and investor risks rise in energy market
Investors turn to energy futures in the Port of New York for heating oil 42,000 gallon contracts trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The article explains margins, delivery months, and the risk from swindlers selling fake contracts as legitimate trading grows amid volatile prices and supply uncertainty.
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H.J. Maidenberg
New York Times
New York
New York Mercantile Exchange
Steven Errera
Iran
Errera
Commodity Futures Trading Commission
Washington
Michael Unger
Securities Division
Massachusetts
Unger
Jack Field
Exceptional Teaching for Exceptional Learning in Education
A Ford Foundation panel argues that special education approaches may improve schooling for all students. The Education of All Handicapped Children Act drives individualized plans, expectancies, pacing, and goal setting, suggesting nongraded, development sensitive methods could reshape regular classrooms nationwide.
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Gene I. Macroff
New York Times
New York
Ford Foundation
Nicholas Hobbs
Prin
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