Humphrey memory marked by controversy and resilience
A reflective portrait of Hubert Humphrey tracing his career from Civil Rights advocacy at the 1948 Democratic convention through Cold War stances, domestic policy aims, and the Vietnam era. The piece notes Nixon's return to Washington, Humphrey's influence on party and policy, and how his outspoken candor and enduring presence shaped political life and later historical view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Washington
Sen. Humphrey
Illinois
Indochina
Lyndon Johnson
Nixon
Right to Close Plants Without Notice Sparks Debate
The dispute centers on whether management may shutter plants without warning. Tony Cannella and other workers at Youngstown Sheet and Tube faced sudden layoff news, prompting lawmakers and officials to push bills requiring one year’s notice and community involvement to mitigate economic fallout.
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Agis Saloukas
New York Times
Tony Cannella
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Cannella
Sykes
House Education and Labor Committee
William D. Ford
Dmich
United Automobile Workers
Midwest
Ford
House Committee On Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wise
Reuss
House
Education and Labor Committee
Banking
France
West Germany
Sweden
Chamber
Sunbelt
Congress
United Auto Workers
William A. Sullivan Jr
Steel Communities Coalition
Court urged to review guidelines on school desegregation
The Illinois Office of Education seeks a restraining order against the Kane County Circuit Court ruling that state desegregation guidelines are unconstitutional. The piece asserts the 15 percent flexibility reflects a strong but reasonable standard, compares federal leeway, notes board leniency with waivers and appeals, and argues for a state supreme court stay to allow a careful review to protect equal educational opportunity.
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National Industrial Relocation Board
Secretary of Labor
Internal Revenue Service
United States Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Oper
Illinois Office of Education
Kane County
Circuit
Illinois Board of Education
State Board
Springfield
Illinois
Opinion and letters in Southern Illinois News pages
The Southern Illinois edition explains that opinions appear in editorial and letters columns and signed staff pieces. It notes readers may express views in Letters and signed Byline columns and emphasizes that opinions may not reflect the newspaper. News analysis and background pieces are marked separately for clarity.
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Illnoisan
Southern
Linois
Future points to more women candidates for high office
The death at 101 of Nellie Taylor Ross, first woman elected governor, recalls how recent women have held top posts. Pioneers like Ross, Miriam Ferguson, Rankin, Caraway opened doors, while today two women governors and two Cabinet members exist, with no Senate or Supreme Court female yet.
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Nellie Taylor Ross
United States
Congress
Jeanette Rankin
Montana
House
Hattie Caraway
Arkansas
Senate
America
Frances Perkins
Labor Department
Elia Grasso
Connecticut
Dixy Lee Ray
Washington
Lurleen Wallace
Alabama
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Supreme Court
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Joe Califan
Humphrey
Mr. Humphrey
Ilinois
Agis Salpulas
The
Ross
U.S. Mint
Wyoming
Miriam Ferguson
Texas
Buffalo, N.Y
Southern Illinois
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
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