Letters New subs mean bigger arms race
Karen Greenberg of Murphysboro argues in the letter page that the United States and the USSR hover at rough parity in strategic nuclear forces but the U S faces deterrence erosion. She warns first strike weapons like the Trident II would destabilize and urges a mutual verifiable freeze and opposition to such deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
United States
Soviet Union
Lew Allen
U. S
U.S
Gray
Dixon and
Simon
Karen Greenberg
Murphysboro
Gag order tied to court precedents questioned
An Illinois editorial condemns Judge Bigler for a gag on reporting a juvenile murder case. It argues the 1977 amendment shielding juvenile anonymity violates the U.S. Constitution and Illinois provisions, urging repeal and warning of dangerous precedents for press freedom.
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Nc Y Bigler
Union County
Bigler
Southern Illinoisan
The
Anna Gazette-Democrat
Wesley Wilkins
United States Supreme Court
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeal
Illinois
Illinois General Assembly
City cash handling under scrutiny after post-dated checks borrowings
The West Frankfort City Council faces a cash handling problem as post-dated checks and short-term loans by city employees surface. Three workers recently borrowed over $1,000 in a single audit day, prompting calls for stricter controls, clearer policy, and direct oversight by the city clerk to protect taxpayers.
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West Frankfort
Franklin County Board
Val Stanley
Reader condemns CBS Survival Game coverage
Richard Emmert of Woodland Sports protests a National Survival Game report on CBS, calling it a deliberate smear that portrayed participants as Neo Nazis. He alleges bias, editorial manipulation, and warns advertisers like Wal Mart and KFVS-TV about negative impact and influence on public opinion.
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CBS
Ner
Kfvs-Tv
KFVS
Wal- Mart
Richard Emmert
Woodland Sports, Inc
Carbondale
Face up to alcoholism
Bob Pearson shares a personal account of alcohol abuse and drinking and driving, detailing the physical and financial costs, the harm to family and others, and the path to recovery with help from God and supportive groups. He urges readers to seek assistance and to hand over keys to a sober friend before drinking.
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Illinois
Bob
Bob Pearson
Murphysboro
Nose in the Air About Noses in the Air
Russell Baker muses on the ironies of journalism and language experts who police grammar in the New York Times. He recounts a humorous lineage of the Falutin surname from Noel in Amiens to Hiram in England, then to Hiram Falutin VIII and the doomed Lowell, culminating in Media Falutin.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
NEW York
Hi Falutin
Falutin
Hiram
Hiram Faluting
Middle Wallow
Cotswolds
Faluting
England
France
G.” Noel Falutin
Amiens
Fuhlentin
Noel
Hiram Faluting VI
United States
Tennessee
Mississippi Valley
Maine
New York City
Faiutings
Upper Darby
American South
Noel Falutin
Hiram Falutin VIII
Lowell
Lo Falutin
Lofalutin
Media
Reagan Faces Clash Over Tax Plan Changes
Leaked reports indicate President Reagan may endorse a Treasury tax simplification plan but could soften it with preferences for depreciation dividends interest income and capital gains. Critics warn that retaining too many loopholes would jeopardize simplification and undermine revenue goals while probing charitable deductions and private sector advantages.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
NEW York
Reagan
Treasury Department
Donald Regan
Congress
Treasury
Administration
United Fund
Bradley-Gephardt
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van M. Davis
Thomas J. Downey
D-N.y
Defense Task Force
House Budget Committee
Sen
Jesse Helms
North Carolina
Dan Rather
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