New Year Resolutions for Southern Illinois Region
An editorial urges 1983 regional aims including streamlined government, higher political participation, regional zoning planning, and a modern highway link to metropolitan St. Louis. It argues for fewer governing bodies, citizen involvement at the precinct level, and coordinated growth to unlock Southern Illinois potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Carbondale
Lisnois
St. Louis
Southern Illinois
Highway program looms large but zone districts lag
Gov Kerner unveils a bigger Illinois highway plan with 312.6 million in construction, 207 million for interstates and 111.9 million non interstates funded mainly by federal money. Yet District 9 faces a 7.1 million shortfall in non interstate ready projects and local roads receive meager allocations while safety needs persist across Franklin Randolph and Gallatin counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wllness
Distrik 9
Carbondale
District 9
Mlingis
Atete
Carbonvale
Franklin
Randolph
Gallatin
Dinnis
Rt. 13
Murphysboro
Carterville
Rt. 148
SS Louis
Otto Kerner
Ilinois Division of Highways
Issa
Division of Highways
General Assembly
Illinois
Overseas U.S. Military Manpower Arises Global Showpiece
The United States maintains 8 million servicemen overseas in Europe Asia and the Middle East supported by hundreds of thousands of accompanying families. The article examines why troops stay abroad detailing deployments in Europe Korea and beyond, economic impacts on host nations and social dynamics of American life overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Stewart
Associated Press
U.S
Europe
United States
Air Force
Pentagon
Germany
Frankfurt
Spain
Japan
Turkey
Vietnam
Gama
Soviet Union
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Senate
Mite Mansfield
Borese
West Germany
Rhine
Far East
Coreign
Dorothy Rodrigues
Pataskura
Ohio
Education in Beirut American U respected amid crisis
In Beirut, the American University of Beirut, now in its 12th year, defies regional turmoil and student exodus. Despite Arab bitterness toward the U.S., enrollment rose seven percent to a record 4,000 students from 52 nations, with 70 percent of faculty Arab and American professors a minority. The university emphasizes research, offers high salaries, and faces calls for more extracurricular activity, while maintaining its legacy as a leading regional institution drawing students from Argentina to Indonesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elias N. Antar
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Jordan River
West Bank of
Jordan
Asnéritan University of Beirut
AUB
U.S
Buy
Middle East
E. Terry Prothro
Prothro
American University of Beirut
United Nations
San Francisco
Acab
Mitdie East
Elié¢ Salem
Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Oo Jenner
Salem
Daniel Bliss
Compus
Mediterranean
Syria Protestant College
Univeraily
Argentina
Indonesia
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Southern Tlinnis
Southern Tlinnis University
Southern Tisors
Southern Tlinois
Chambers of Commerce
Southern Minors University
Highway Study Commission
Tlinnis
Southern Tlinnisan
Hallidayboro Evangelical United Brothern Church
America
Hallidayborn Church
Hallidaybarn
W. A. Spiller
Elkville
American University
Korea
Berlin
Army
John ML Tyersox
Lake City
Mich
Noman's Land
North
South Korea
France
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Simday
Brunssum
Holland
Brunssant
Ankara
Gery Jeemen
Garry Roberts
San Diego
Calif
Heidelberg
Southern Tilinsis An
West Berlin
American U
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