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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1968
Page
4
An editorial series argues that overlapping governments burden residents with taxes and uneven services. It examines merger options, regional cooperation, and the legal tools to modernize public services while stressing citizen will and local officials' roles.
The text questions whether students in U S schools may be treated arbitrarily and weighs the balance between student rights and school officials authority amid rising concerns about student conduct and administration.
An official city audit shows the 1964 65 New York World's Fair failed to meet its $50 million goal, posting a $21.16 million deficit. Bondholders receive about $18.4 million less than owed, and the city writes off $2.7 million of grounds restoration. Fair president Robert Moses will be paid nearly $1.1 million in salary and annuity premiums under a 7 percent extended contract. The audit cites management as a factor in the losses.
Russell Baker lists the era’s top excesses from 1967 including the 1968 presidential campaign the de Gaulle episode and Mao’s cultural revolution. Other items note Jacqueline Kennedy on magazine covers and the Generation Gap as a final entry.
A 1962 Rapid City case shows long tolerated abortion practices. The piece traces changes spurred by public debate, doctors, clergy, and lawmakers, noting Colorado California and North Carolina liberalized laws while the medical and legal communities shift toward broader permissive standards and new drug options.
A reflective note compares firewood on the porch to TV dinners in the freezer and observes that audiences at population seminars are largely grandparents. The passage comments on aging attendees and the imperfect world context.
Harold L. Lawder from Murphysboro challenges Kelly L. Warner on helmet mandates and personal freedom. He argues laws restrict individual liberty beyond trivial issues and recalls 1964 election critiques of expanding state power. He urges readers to recognize broader constraints on freedoms.
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