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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1971
Page
4
Editorial urges Boy Scouts Cub Scouts and Explorers to join Keep America Beautiful Day by cleaning litter in towns parks and recreation areas across 12 Southern Illinois counties. Emphasizes small personal actions building toward long term environmental care and national programs.
A commentary urges lawmakers to ensure that House Bill 230 provides legitimate public safety aims without banning rockfests. It favors insurance and permit provisions but calls for striking payments to police and National Guard and clarifying enforcement to avoid confrontations with youths.
A state task force led by Gov. Ogilvie will study municipal and industrial waste and report to the Pollution Control Board. The effort seeks workable standards, stressing personal prevention and industry responsibility in production and products. Senator Charles Percy is noted as being prominent amid other comments.
Washington AP profiles eight Dellums staffers and noted allies on Capitol Hill who reject routine politics. The piece contrasts their idealism and impatience with the old establishment, naming Ron Dellums and colleagues like Barry Goldwater Jr. and Paul McCloskey Jr. as exemplars of a reforming trend.
A letter argues that busing for school integration must be shared by all neighborhoods not just certain areas. It urges the school board to set clear policies ensuring no single area is perpetually exempt or burdened by bus transportation and to balance racial and economic mixes citywide.
The Southern Illinoisan editor warns readers in Carbondale elementary districts to watch the busing issue. A proposed unit school district for eastern Jackson County could worsen the situation, and the editor vows to oppose such a move.
Katherine Pedersen of Carbondale argues after nearly two years of busing for school integration that a city wide referendum is warranted. She notes white and black parents generally cooperate for children’s good but questions continuing busing if black parents see no value in integration.
The piece notes men and women wearing similar clothes and jokes about seeing a man in hotpants while accusing President Nixon of grandstanding for farmers. It suggests farmers want him to examine farm conditions more closely.
Wisconsin Republican John W. Byrnes, longtime Ways and Means Republican leader, pushes economy and balanced budgeting while opposing general revenue sharing. He supports welfare reform plans, backs limited government, and works closely with Chairman Mills to steer major economic legislation through the House.
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