Editorial: It's poor time to raise legislators pay
The Illinois General Assembly faces a January 8 vote to override Gov. Shapiro's veto of a pay raise for state lawmakers. Editors urge caution, noting timing amid state finances, annual session debate, and unknown future needs.
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Illinois General Assembly
Samuel Shapiro
Ralph Smith
Alton
Illinois
General Assembly
Richard Ogilvie
Michigan
Massachusetts
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Court rules on draft delinquents and exemptions in Oestereich case
The Supreme Court limited its ruling to men with statutorily granted exemptions, preserving broad draft discretion. It held that 1967 law does not bar challenges to board reclassifications for exempt individuals, while upholding CO denial to seek court review before induction.
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Supreme Court
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
James J. Oestereich
Cheyenne
Wyo
Andover Newton Theological School
Cheyenne Draft Board Hd
Mr. Oestereich
Gen. Hershey
Vietnam
Gen
Hershey
American Civil Liberties Union
Cheyenne Draft Board
Oestereich
Congress
Selective Service System
Federal Reserve raises discount rate to slow inflation
Editorial argues the Federal Reserve action to raise the discount rate from 5 1 4 to 5 percent will slow credit growth and easing inflation, with higher bank and mortgage rates likely and praise for a cautious, incremental approach. It contrasts monetary and fiscal policy and notes Congress already moved with a surcharge and spending cuts.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Federal Reserve Board
Congress
Executive
FRB
Letter to the Editor Questions Chicago Police Conduct
Dean Bidle of Carbondale argues police justified amid demonstrators waving foreign flags and missiles. The Life report supposedly shows radio log quotes praising violence and rough handling, prompting questions about American tradition and policing.
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Southern Illinoisan
Dean Bidle
Carbondale
Bidle
Chicago
Stars and Stripes
LIFE
Gun law repeal endorsed by reader Letter from Raymond Rosenberger backs Gale Williams
In a letter to The Southern Illinoisan Raymond Rosenberger of Ava Illinois defends repealing gun laws arguing protection for good citizens and cost fairness. He compares licensing to car and driver licenses and urges stronger police action against criminals while praising Gale Williams and predicting many signers.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Gale Williams
Gale
Raymond Rosenberger
Ava
Illinois
Nixon names advisers for credibility and inflation era policies
President-elect Richard Nixon announces principal advisers across posts including credibility, traffic, farm surpluses, postal deficits, riots, labor strikes, inflation and Medicare. Details on Christmas postage stamp remain undisclosed but expected controversial.
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Richard Nixon
Our nation's leaders face danger in early presidential transition
James Reston analyzes the Johnson Kennedy Nixon cabinet transition era. He notes the pressure on new officials to speak openly on television, risking missteps in diplomacy while old and new teams clash in a pause between administrations.
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James Reston
New York Times
New York
Nixon
Treasury
David M. Kennedy
Clark Clifford
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
Israel
Middle Wast
Pennsylvania
William Scranton
America
Charlie Wilson
Eisenhower
General Motors
Washington
Signal When Turning Left or Right Question
Law requires a turn signal when turning left or right. A left turn in a turn only lane still needs a signal. Signals must be given by hand or electric device. Distances: 100 feet in residential or business areas, 200 feet outside these areas. Submit questions to the Illinois Bar Association for column answers.
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Illinois State Bar Association
Illinois Bar Center
Springfield
Illinois
Mellon patriarch eases grip on vast Mellon fortune
Richard Mellon, longtime guiding force of the Mellon empire, is cutting back his leadership roles. He plans further disengagement as he nears 70, while maintaining influence as the family patriarch. The Mellons own Gulf Oil, Alcoa, Mellon Bank, and stakes in Koppers, Carborundum, First Boston, and General Reinsurance, with sizable holdings in General Motors, all kept in a private, low profile operation.
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Doug Bailey
Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Richard King Mellon
America
T. Mellon & Sons
Mellons
Fortune Magazine
Rockefellers
J. Paul Getty
Gulf Oil Corp
The
Aluminum Co. of America
Mellon National Bank & Trust Co
Koppers Co
Carborundum Co
First Boston Corp
General Reinsurance Corp
Richard Mellon
General Motors
Mellon
J. Stanley Purnell
Ligonier
T. Mellon
Laurel Mountain
Purnell
Peoope
Richar Mellon
Thomas Mellon
Richard
Paul
Andre Mellon
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