Time to Clean Up Capitol Hill Ethics Rules
The editorial calls for both houses to adopt stronger ethics measures this year including full public disclosure of members financial statements, regular audits of public funds, strict spending restrictions, abolition of office account funds, and a lobbying disclosure bill. It urges replacing ethics committee leadership to better enforce ethics standards and tests public trust in representative government.
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House Democratic Caucus
People’s Representatives
Capitol Hill
Law to curb illegal hiring may ease immigrant labor woes
The piece argues a nationwide law penalizing employers who hire illegal aliens could reduce illegal immigration and related tensions. It cites 400 060 legal entrants annually and up to 12 million illegal residents in the United States, with as many as 500 000 in Chicago, noting risks to small businesses and privacy concerns around a universal ID system.
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Mexico
Chicago
U.S
Western Hemisphere
No more school? Americans begin to let them close
In Toledo Ohio the Glann School shuts its doors as the district halts classes for lack of funds affecting about 70 000 of Ohio 2 5 million students. Voters across Ohio Oregon New York New Jersey and other states reject school budgets amid rising costs and skepticism about spending.
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New York Times
Toleco
Ohio
Glann School
Toledo
Oregon
New York
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Jersey
Washington
California
Michigan
Missouri
Oscar Ellis
Ellis
New Jersey
University of Toledo
Kid Thomas Valentine Jazz Show Stuns Evansville Crowd
Kid Thomas Valentine billed at Evansville civic auditorium leads eight Preservation Hall musicians in a fiery finale of When the Saints Go Marching In. The 80ish age claim sparks talk as the group delivers Tiger Rag with infectious vitality, challenging age stereotypes and retirement clichés.
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William R. Burleigh
Evansville
Ind
Kid Thomas Valentine
New Orleans
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Kid Thomas
Evansville Civic Auditorium
Preservation Hall
Mr. Valentine
Egypt Syria union talks signal cautious Middle East shift
The piece notes renewed Egyptian Syrian coordination aimed at a united strategy against Israel at Geneva. It cites Anwar Sadat's more restrained leadership contrasts with Nasser, Syria's stability, and Libya's rumblings. It also covers Palestinian faction violence in Tyre and Rabin's Israel election plans.
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Syria
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UAR
Gamal Abdul Nasser
Anwar el-Sadat
Nasser
Lebanon
Hafez al- Assad
Israel
Libya
Muammar Kadafi
Egyart
Sadat
Yitzhak Rabin
Geneva
Middle East
Right wing coalition’s 1976 vote performance in Illinois
A 1976 analysis shows the conservative coalition achieved a 58 percent success rate on votes where Republicans and southern Democrats aligned, higher than 1975’s 48 percent. The coalition backed 24 percent of votes in 1976, down from 38 percent in 1975, with Senate figures for Percy and Stevenson given and Illinois congressmen listed by votes for and against.
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Charles Percy
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Southern Illinois
Melvin Price
Fast
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The Southern Illinoisan distinguishes editorial pages from letters and staff opinions. It notes that opinions from readers and signed columns appear separately and may not reflect the newspaper’s stance. News analysis and background pieces are marked to signal a difference from standard news reporting.
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