Enrollment trends show Illinois colleges fall 1971
Enrollment at public and private Illinois colleges rose on campus by 3.6 percent to 488 257 but fell short of the board’s 7 percent projection. Public senior institutions led declines while private schools reversed years of decline with a minor rise. Off campus study rose at private and junior colleges but fell at public seniors.
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Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Northeastern Illinois University
Governors State U
Eastern Ilinois U
Western Illinois U
Illinois State U
Northern Illinois U. Sangamon State U
University of Ilinois Chicago
Carbondale
Herrin
Murphysboro
Uthern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan
Institution
Chicago State
Eastern Illinois
Governors State
Illinois State
Northeastern Illinois
Northern Illinois
Sangamon State
Southern Illinois - Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Edwardsville
University of Illinois - Circle
University of Illinois - Med. Center
University of Illinois - Urbana
Western Illinois
Illinois Public Senior University
U.S. Ends Surcharge as Part of Trade Crisis Resolution
The United States repeals its 10 percent surcharge on imports, easing the world monetary crisis. Devaluation of the dollar by about 8 percent and new exchange-rate systems follow, with allies seeking negotiated solutions over unilateral actions. Illinois exports, especially soybeans and agricultural machinery, are highlighted as impacted sectors.
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United States
Nixon
Bermuda
Heath
Britain
U.S
Tlinois
West Europe
Illinois
Henry Kissinger
West Germany
Japan
EPA Cook County cooperation to enforce air laws
The EPA and Cook County Environmental Control Bureau reach a shared plan to enforce statewide air quality rules in Illinois. County air sampling, stack testing for prosecutions, and coordinated emergency planning define responsibilities while EPA handles permits and county handles enforcement actions and citizen complaints.
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Illinois
Cook County
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Cook County Environmental Control Bureau
Paste pots and memories from schooldays to old newspapers
David Felts recalls the smell and rituals of Sanford’s Library Paste in grade school and the paste pot era. He links paste to his newspaper career, Archy the cockroach, and editorial tales, then shifts to holiday cards and clippings. The column reminisces about life, popular culture, and old World Op-Ed pages.
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Marion
Washington School
Sanford
Don Marquis
Archy
Marquis
New York
Alexander Woollcott
Heywood Broun
Harry Hansen
Samuel Chotzinoff
Franklin Pierce Adams
Conning Tower
F.P.A
League of Letters
Why adults missed the Marion theater protest
A reader recalls a 1960s picket at a Marion theater over x rated films and notes adults stayed away, getting weekly barbershop trims instead. He suggests the scene lacked the participation of the “staid and stately” crowd.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
How to Write a Letter to the Editor
The Southern Illinoisan invites readers to submit letters under 300 words. Sign your name and include your address. Libelous or in poor taste letters will be returned. avoid poetry or personal attacks. letters may publish with name withheld only to prevent danger.
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Christian County
DeWitt Montgomery
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Montgomery
Ford
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Lawrence Radcliffe Marion
Southern
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Robert D. Reid
James K. Adams
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