Due process denied in Bowen closing
Governor Thompson faces critique for trying to shut Bowen Developmental Center in Harrisburg without following state law. Article outlines required steps: proposal, planning study, certificate of need, legislative vote, and gubernatorial action. cites lawsuit and CHS plan board opposition, urging a lawful, inclusive process before any closure.
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James Thompson
Thompson
Bowen Developmental Center
Harrisburg
Dixon
Bowen
Anna Mental Health Center
Hompson
Anna
Governing Board of
Comprehensive Health Planning
Illinois
Wn Cmeae Naceatoes
Owen
Ace
Ilinois
Wonderland
Queen of Hearts
Health Pecaee
ERA supporters trap ERA fight in circus at Illinois Capitol
The ERA campaign in Illinois turns chaotic as hunger strikers and protesters disrupt the State Senate while television ads from Hollywood figures frame the issue as fringe. Proponents argue ERA would grant equal constitutional rights for men and women, but public perception grows harsher and prospects dim.
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Illinois Statehouse
Capitol
State Senate
Optimism skepticism greet new auto plan at Ford Livonia plant
In Livonia Michigan Ford and the United Auto Workers pilot program offers lifetime guaranteed employment to 3150 hourly workers. The plan boosts worker confidence but sparks concerns about job classifications and long term commitment amid Ford productivity goals. Union leaders and workers seek clarity as details and duration remain unsettled.
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New York Times
Livonia
Mich
Mike Kokotovich
Ford Motor Co
Ford
Detroit
Kokotovich
United Automobile Workers
Auto Workers
Okotovich
UAW
Old
National Union
Condt
Chuck Boland
Reagan's road tour reshapes foreign policy
James Reston reviews Ronald Reagan's European tour as a shift in tone and strategy from hard anti-communist rhetoric to dialogue with allies. The New York Times columnist notes changes in policy, ongoing domestic resistance, and the potential impact on support among conservatives and women voters.
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James Reston
New York Times
Ronald Reagan
Europe
Woodrow Wilson
Cxeseen
Wilson
Versailles
England
Windsor Castle
Vatican
Rhineland
Wall
Berlin
Peoria
Hollywood
Afghanistan
Moscow
Brezhnev
Reagan
United Nations
Jeanne Kirkpatrick
NATO
Sten
Touch of Nature seen as life lesson beyond dollars
Michael Scott of Alto Pass writes to the Southern Illinoisan praising Touch of Nature at SIU as a life enriching program. He questions judging it by profits, notes aid to handicapped and students, suggests SIU should serve Southern Illinois and warns against funding shifts from the 235,000 savings.
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Jackson
Somit
Touch of Nature
Michael Scott
Alto
Do what is best Do what is best Editor Southern Illinoisan
A reader letter criticizes anti Secular Humanism authors and Mr Langley for misrepresenting philosophy and ethics. The writer attacks anti abortion claims and argues societal responsibility, proposing legal and tax implications tied to drunken driving and abortion debates. The letter defends personal faith while denouncing perceived moral hypocrisy.
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Southern Illnoisan
Langley
AFDC
Rip to Editor Reflections in Southern Indian
Rip Van Winkle arrives in town in a coal gas balloon and urges war talk against California and Japan. Readers caution that war rhetoric repeats past errors from Lyndon Johnson era and Vietnam products, while recalling Iran Shah support and hostage crises.
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Southern
Iindian
Rip van Winkle
Nfornia
Jaan
Rip
Lyndon B. Johnson
Aoe
Vietnam
LBJ
Illinois
Pious Peanut
Iran
John F. Kennedy
California fights with Rip Van Winkle and Simple Simon over war talk
A satirical tirade mocks calls for widespread draft and conflict, contrasting California and Illinois with whimsical figures. The speaker condemns war, coal gas rhetoric, and political manipulation, urging Simple Simon and Rip Van Winkle to pursue folly away from his state. The tone lampoons national divisions and economic strain.
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Peanut
Persian Gulf
Rip van Winkle
Simon
California
Medfly
Secale
Illinois
Rip
Tasmania
Tornado News Reaches Johnston City Through TV Report
Ian and Ruth Bull of Johnston City receive concern from County Durham about a tornado that ripped through Marion and surrounding towns in Southern Illinois. The broadcast on English television made the event international news, as Mr. Bull and his family have ties to the area.
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Ian
Ruth Bullgion
Johnston City
County Durham
Marion
Illinois
Mr. E
Brenda Hampsey
Remembering old Leonard in Perry Grave Recalls Revolution
Emmett E. Cockrum argues that Leonard Lipe of Nine Mile Prairie in Perry County, born 1760 in Lincoln County North Carolina, fought at Eutaw Springs, drew a Revolutionary pension, and led a caravan of Pennsylvania Dutch settlers to Jackson County Illinois before settling in Nine Mile Prairie. He credits Leonard with founding and donating land for the cemetery.
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Southern Illinoiisan
Perry Grave
Lewis Wells
Pvt. S. C
Perry County
Nine Mile
North Carolina
Caberras County
South Carolina
North
Eutaw Springs
Lipe
Leib
Jackson County
Illinois
Leonard
House
Haas
Hoover
Huber
Nine Mile Prairie
Barbara
Wentz) Lipe
Old Leonard
Souther Illinois
Emmett E. Cockrum
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