Turley Park shows success as a city park landmark
Turley Park in Carbondale proves its value beyond bricks and budget. The five acre site hosts a bold, multi use space with a pavilion, bandstand, fountain and rink. It draws crowds from families to college students and supports events like Sunset Series concerts. The park district plans further development, aiming for a cohesive park system. Turley Park is the cornerstone of this new approach. Aug. 6 concert date teased for readers.
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Carbondale Park
Turley Park
Lions’ Club
Carbondale
Om Woolf
Turley
Park District Board
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Bread and circuses again
London reports mix of civic strife and royal spectacle as Britain endures its worst crisis since the Blitz. Riots in Brixton string through daily life while the royal wedding is framed as bread and circuses by workers and politicians alike. Belinda Pyke, a 29-year-old Labour activist, says the wedding offers much needed distraction amid unemployment and social tensions.
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Cox News Service
London
Edward R. Murrow
Britain
Bette Davis
Lambeth Borough Hall
Brixton
Jeans City
Marks and Spencer
Prince Charles
Lady Diana
Murrow
Northern Ireland
Elizabeth
St. Paul’s Cathedral
Belinda Pyke
Still Longer Campaign Marathons By Germond and Witcover
The Supreme Court ruling shifts timing control to the FCC, likely expanding early air time buys by presidential and congressional candidates. It lowers the cand idacy bar for airtime, raising pressure on networks to sell spots while prompting candidates to start sooner and potentially fuel negative ads.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Supreme Court
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
FCC
Federal Election Commission
Steve Sharp
House
Senate
National Conservative Political Action Committee
NCPAC
Paul Sarbanes
Maryland
Sharp
Lyndon Larouche
U.S. Labor Party
Jimmy Carter
Hyde breaks with rigid conservatism on Voting Rights Act
Rep Henry Hyde, once a steadfast foe of the Voting Rights Act, shifts toward support with changes after hearings reveal ongoing voting barriers in the South. He argues for pragmatism and local responsibility while proposing an amendment to ease federal clearance for compliant communities.
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Steven V. Roberts
New York Times
Henry J. Hyde
Chicago
Hyde
Judiciary Committee
South
Illinois
Reagan
White House
Henry Hyde
Justice Department
South Carolina
Washington
Reagan’s grudging arms control critique by Wicker
Tom Wicker argues Haig’s remarks reveal a flexible stance on breeder reactors and a selective reach of proposed controls. He questions whether the administration’s plan can reassure allies, placate liberals, and advance real arms talks while linking concessions to Soviet behavior.
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New York Times
Haig
Reagan
Israel
Iraq
Europe
Japan
Carter
White House
Soviet Union
United States
Washington
Moscow
Afghanistan
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