Jackson and GOP: A tentative alliance of timing and identity
National Republicans seek black support and enlist Jesse Jackson to address the national committee. Jackson, leader of PUSH, has a checkered Chicago political past, with a complex mix of credibility and performance among Black voters. The piece argues any GOP gains require local outreach and genuine engagement with Black communities, not slogans.
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Robert E. Hartley
Lindsay-Schaub
National Republican Party
GOP
Bill Brock
Jesse Jackson
National Committee
Jackson
PUSH
People United To Save Humanity
Martin Luther King
Brock
King
Chicago
Springfield
Washington
Illinois
Richard B.vie
Richard J. Daley
George McGovern
Daley
Regu
Lars
Ress
Herrin voters weigh middle school bond amid cost concerns
Herrin voters face a 1.8 million dollar bond with potential state support to build a 43 million middle school for grades 5 through 8. The plan would close three elementary schools and shift staff, with PACE opposing renovation in favor of a new energy efficient building.
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Illinois Capital Development Board
Herrin
William Clarida
Parents’ Action Concerning Education
PACE
CDB
Carter limits CIA power with new intelligence order
The article details President Carter signing an executive order to curb CIA excesses and ensure intelligence supports foreign policy. It stresses congressional and presidential supervision, Ta Turner budget authority, and warns against covert media influence and officials paid by the agency.
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Carter
Congress
U.S
Sves
CIA
Adm
Tansfield Turner
CSA
National Security Administration
Turner
Letters Article accuses SI editor of bias against academe
A reader criticizes The Southern Illinoisan for editorial bias against academic people and institutions, citing a January Steinberg piece as an example. The letter recalls a February 1977 critique of Drucker views and argues the paper uses selective coverage to prejudice readers against academia and SIUC faculty.
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Southern Illinoisan
Drucker
Southern Illinoissan
SIUC
Charles S. Steinberg
Steinberg
Bring back Tiger Bring back Tiger
Letters to the Southern Illinoisan defend Virginia Gulledge of Royalton and urge restoration of the comic Tiger and Punkin. The note cites Steinberg’s criticisms of academe and tenured professors as examples of elitist arrogance, countered by editor Snyder of SIU Carbondale describing the piece’s quality.
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Southern Illinoisan
Virginia Gulledge
Royalton
Little Tiger
Punkinhead
Snyder
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Carter editorial praised for diplomatic yet bold stance
Aubrey Larrouy of Arterville expresses appreciation for the Jan 22 editorial titled Carter's advocacy was diplomatic, yet bold, commending the newspaper's stance and urging continued quality editorials.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carter
Aubrey Larrouy Arterville
Half the deck in Merle’s Super Bowl TV critique
Reader argues Merle Jones’s column covers only half the issue. Television drives sports profits, pushing teams to broadcast big events. The NCAA beer sponsorship matter is debated, with changes over time. Both sides share guilt, yet fans keep watching regardless.
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Southern Llincisan
Merle Jones
Merle
NCAA
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Cardinal
Fred Saigh
Community colleges study overstates statewide success
A three year study by Illinois state officials shows strong job placement for graduates of occupational programs but omits hard core unemployed and black youths. Critics say access, location, transportation, and financial aid limit enrollment and outcomes beyond those who attend.
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Illinois Community Colleges
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