Editorial on 1968 zoning priority for Jackson and Williamson counties
The piece urges new year focus on zoning laws and consolidation efforts. It calls for adoption of county zoning, public hearings, and streamlined regional planning with the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission. It highlights apportionment reform, professional property assessment, and acceptance by township assessors.
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Jackson
Williamson
Greater Egypt
Williamson County
Jackson County
Herrin schools open gym for summer use praised
The Herrin Unit School District extended gym use through the summer drawing crowds of 40 to 50 at a time. John Fisher from Cambria oversaw the project and urged other boards in Southern Illinois to follow Herrin by offering evening access to recreational and meeting facilities year round.
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Herrin
John Fisher
Herrin Unit
Fisher
Cambria
Board of Education
Boards of Education
Illinois
Charles de Gaulle
Cambodia
Malraux
Angkor
Bernard Groslier
Ecole Francaise d’Extreme Oriental
Groslier
Norodom Sihanouk
Jacqueline Kennedy
Temple
Bounday
Southeast Asia
Alcatraz to be Replaced by United Nations Memorial Idea
The article argues for turning Alcatraz Island into a United Nations memorial in San Francisco. It notes the prison closed in 1963 after 29 years and calls for a $1.5 million project to raze remaining buildings and host a design contest. Supporters push for global peace symbolism.
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Isle of Banishment
Rock
San Francisco Bay
Marion
Illinois
Alcatraz
Robert Stroud
Birdman
United Nations
San Francisco
American Association For the United Nations
U.N
Alcatraz Island
Congress
The Value of 100 New Workers to a Community
The piece explains how 100 new workers boost a town via $360000 in retail sales including $70000 in groceries, four new retailers, $270000 in bank deposits, 107 more cars, 174 more workers, 112 more households, and 296 more people. It also notes higher school demand and tax revenue, plus the need to attract and retain businesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
US Chamber of Commerce
Chambers of Commerce
Kennedy 1968 bid sparks chaotic currency quips
The piece riffs on Bobby Kennedy possibly seeking the 1968 nomination with a barber as the first to know. It urges readers to contact their congressman now before costs rise. It quips on currency value noting a dollar quoted at 39 cents and jokes about Papa Doc and Papa Dop in Haiti and Greece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Kennedy
Jordan King Hussein faces winter test over Arab-Israeli dispute
King Hussein of Jordan confronts a winter deadline to resolve the Arab-Israeli crisis amid internal pressure from Palestinian refugees and a fragile coalition. He weighs a compromise solution as Arab leaders and Gunny Jar rring strive for a path under Security Council resolutions, with Nasser’s UAR support uncertain.
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Thomas F. Brady
New York Times
Beirut
Hussein
Jordan
Jordan Valley
Wahadni
Jordan River
West Bank
Jarring
Rabat
Morocco
Gunnar Jarring
Middle East
Security Council
United Arab Republic
Syria
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Nasser
Soviet Union
United States
Jerusalem
Amman
Cairo
Egypt
Moscow
Cambodian Temples Draw Tourists and Temples Thefts
Cambodian temples around Angkor draw visitors with vast relics and mythic scenes while a booming art market fuels temple thefts. The government removes some statues for replicas, while recovery and restoration efforts continue with French support and a 1,000 strong Cambodian workforce.
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George McArthur
Associated Press
Siem Reap
Cambodia
Angkor
Paradise
Angkor Wat
Bangkok
Angkok
National Museum
France
Andre Malraux
Nile
Phnom Penh
Henri Mouhot
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Kansas City
Oakland
U.S
Haiti
Greece
Tahrir
Es Samu
East Bank
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