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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1967
Page
4
The piece notes Nixon and Humphrey boosting profiles fifteen months before the nominating conventions. Nixon’s overseas trips revived his candidacy while Humphrey’s European tour raised his polling to sixty percent, surpassing Johnson’s forty six percent.
The article surveys advances in composites seen at an international conference. It notes silent crossbow like weapons for Vietnam, lighter stronger fibers, and potential uses in submarines hovercraft nuclear ships turbines aircraft radar domes. It also covers how peace may shift focus to broader applications and discusses 1968 political jockeying around Nixon Humphrey Romney Reagan and Kennedy with war as a pivotal issue.
Dr. Robert Wissler of the Illinois Division of the American Cancer Society warned at a Chicago seminar that federal research grants are shrinking due to the Vietnam War. He urged NIH funding remain a top priority for cancer research with high potential national and global benefits.
A Chicago focus on cancer research spans the University of Chicago, University of Illinois, and Southern Illinois University with grants from the American Cancer Society totaling over 1.8 million annually. Projects target early diagnosis, new therapies, and basic cancer causes, including vaccines, hormone-related treatments, and leukemia advances. Drs Jensen Kaminetzky Dolowy and Van Prohaska lead efforts across pathology, obstetrics, and surgery, stressing real patient impact and the potential to cure many cases.
A college professor notes progress in cancer survival over the decades with current rates near one in three, while urging ongoing research. He contrasts past gains with the need for broader prevention, and discusses non smoking strategies and regular pap tests for cervical cancer. The column also comments on household budgets and consumer awareness amidst living-cost pressures.
Dave Felts recalls May 1927 in Cambridge and Springfield as Lindbergh flew solo across the Atlantic. He notes public excitement, personal encounters, and a police chorus of “He made it,” then reflects on press freedom and later cultural markers from Sousa to Willson.
The Kennedy Round talks showed strong gains for wealthy nations while leaving developing countries with limited influence. The article argues aid has not matched Westbound wealth growth and calls for targeted concessions to help poor nations build industry and access markets.
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