Herrin mayor urged to name replacement for Ward 2 alderman
Editorial notes Ward 2 residents want a second alderman. Louis Garavaglia resigned to move to Zeigler after a 1965 reelection. Mayor Henderson should review six applicants, select the best qualified, and submit a name to the council, or call a special election if legal.
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Herrin
Louis “Gene” Garavaglia
Zeigler
Garavaglia
Fred Henderson
Henderson
Ilinois
Stamp price debate hints at looming rate changes
A columnist jokes about six cent stamps replacing five cents and frets over the shift, noting the post office faces penny issues and mail handling delays. He suggests Congress may soon set a new round figure, possibly ten cents, to subsidize third class junk mail and reflect postal rate debates.
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George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Arms sales push to boost balance of payments
The piece argues Pentagon arms sales will rise to about 4.5 billion over the next two or three fiscal years to fund U.S. troops abroad. It notes NATO modernization, West Germany orders for F-4 jets, and potential demand for 1969 model tanks, M-16 rifles, and the F-111 as ways to reduce the balance of payments deficit.
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Johnson
United States
U.S
NATO
West Germany
Luftwaffe
Armm
Ghana
South America
Swat issue prompts student letter and support for Ken Gray
A Carbondale student voices opposition to school swats in a letter to The Southern Illinoisan. The writer praises Congressman Ken Gray and thanks the paper for publishing student opinions while noting administrators dismissed student concerns.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Sharon Crouch
Southern Illinoisan
The
Ken Gray
Ken
Moving book explores custody ruling in Mark Painter case
Nationally publicized Iowa custody dispute centered on Hal Painter and his son Mark after the mother’s death. The Iowa Supreme Court’s scrutiny of parental rights and child welfare raised questions about standards for determining the best interests of the child.
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Ralph H. Johnson
Lindsay-Schaub
KNG
Solomon
Mark Painter
Iowa
Grant Wood
Iowa Supreme Court
Junior
Hal
Jeanne Painter
Alaska
Washington State
Mark
Glenn R. Hawkes
Hawkes
Painter
Ed J. Kelley
Bannister
William C. Stuart
Supreme Court
Washington, D.C
U.S. Supreme Court
Bannisters
Hal Painter
Sinclair Lewis
Come Be Black With Me Chicago Ghetto Youth Dilemma
Larry Miller analyzes the Chicago Negro ghetto youth experience including poverty, education neglect, violence risk, family structure, and the call for equality. The piece cites Moynihan Fanon and discusses aspirations, frustration, and the push for reform despite slow change.
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Larry Miller
Lindsay-Schaub
Chicago
Philo
University of Illinois
Ilinois Youth Commission
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Whitey
Daniel Moynihan
Harvard
Frantz Fanon
Algeria
Fanon
Malcolm X
Congress Delays Travel Ban Until Spring Junkets End
The commentary argues that a travel abroad ban is unlikely while congressional junkets planned for spring are still on the schedule, implying delays will persist until those trips are finished.
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