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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1972
Page
4
Chicago observers say BART’s early problems and the California inquiry offer lessons for Chicago’s transit plans. Analysts note BART’s computer controlled system, the need for reliable safeguards, and the value of rigorous safety review before expanding automatic operations.
The piece urges coordinated solutions to ambulance service failures in Southern Illinois. It supports professional operators, subsidies from government at any level, possible regional consolidation, and higher user rates to ensure life saving reliability. It notes funeral directors may exit the field if service improves cannot be funded.
The piece urges Gov. Ogilvie to resist a second special session to raise salaries for officials and judges. It argues salaries were set by prior actions, notes the political risks of post election pay hikes, and calls for a pre election, transparent system with clear public explanations.
Governor elect Daniel Walker advances a disclosure plan and intends to issue an executive order to create a Board of Ethics overseeing ranking officials. The move signals tighter oversight and a framework for financial disclosures and ethics enforcement.
Discussion cites basic right of way rule when two vehicles meet at signs and signals. It also analyzes Walker's plan to require exact dollar values and annual tax returns from employees, expanding beyond current law and urging statutory adoption for permanence.
A Christmas message urges family members to give Mom relief during the busy season. The writer notes hectic shopping and household duties and suggests Dad take over the kids and chores as the best possible present for mothers.
This excerpt describes how The Southern Mississippi presents opinions on editorial pages and reader letters, notes staff signed columns, and distinguishes opinion from objective news with labels such as Editorials Our Opinions and From Time To Time. It emphasizes objective reporting and fair coverage of facts.
Illinois officials report that Secretary Volpe’s emergency action may allow states to release unused federal highway dollars from restrictions. The move aims to speed road construction by using funds on interstate and primary routes, though Illinois faces critical needs to modernize about 5500 miles of 18 foot pavements.
Excerpts from Business Week discuss productivity in 1969 70 recession showing no crisis but cyclical pattern. Data cite 3 percent output per hour in Q1 1972 and 6 percent in Q2, with longer term growth insufficient to meet wage demands and social needs. Denison of Brookings notes no crisis.
Apollo 17 astronauts reported a fender loss on the first lunar traverse. The joke compares potential delays in cease fire talks to Kissinger shuttling between Paris and Camp David on old ships, while noting moon age estimates and a 26 billion dollar tax cost.
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