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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1968
Page
4
The IRS allows tax deductible charitable gifts for city rail relocations to ease downtown congestion. A $12,000 Carbondale study outlines grade revision options with costs from 11 million for depot relocation to 18 million for retaining walls. The piece asks who will contribute first.
A high official describes the budget as conservative with a $10 billion rise over this year. Major increases cover federal salaries Medicare Medicaid Social Security interest veterans and defense drift. The deficit may drop from about $20 billion if Congress approves a 10 percent income tax surcharge.
The Chicago Teachers Union approves a deal granting up to 1000 dollars extra annual pay with starting salaries rising to 6970 this year and 7350 next year costing 31 million dollars annually. Funding hinges on city voters and the legislature while June votes on a 15 cent property tax increase loom. Daley-led negotiations avert a strike as Downstate districts face brain drain and calls for broader state aid.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science asks Pentagon officials to prove that the use of chemical defoliants in South Vietnam is not permanently harmful. The AAAS cites ecological and agricultural damage claims and urged a thorough review by a private institute.
A cheeky 1968 item notes frozen turkeys with built in defrosters for Thanksgiving and Christmas. It mentions a forgotten inventor of V-7 juice and quotes a playful misattributed presidential remark about staying home.
Reporter Larry Miller recounts a Chicago Lawndale visit with Teddy Williams a founder of the Vice Lords. He details poverty housing squalor amid controlled violence, community resilience, and a push for black empowerment and American integration despite systemic barriers.
James Reston analyzes the 1968 dollar crisis shaping White House priorities. He notes the president faces balancing payments, domestic deficits, and Vietnam costs while promising aid abroad and to allies, yet struggling to keep a key pledge to avoid a land war in Asia.
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