Destruction in Cambodia Escalates Under U S Bombing
Sydney H. Schanberg reports Cambodia has suffered widespread ruin since intensified American bombing began in February. Villages along Route 1 and the Mekong area show massive devastation with craters, scorched crops, and abandoned homes. In Freedom Deal the attack continues with limited official candor about civilian casualties.
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Editorial warns unreclaimed strip mine land harms Southern Illinois
The piece argues the cost of not reclaiming strip mined hills in Southern Illinois outweighs the cost of reclamation. It cites tourism losses to Garden of the Gods access, cites pre-law acreage in Perry, Jackson, Williamson, and Randolph counties, and urges state purchase and rehabilitation of dormant lands.
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Karen Rothe
Perry County
Forgiveness needed Editor letter pressures bipartisan fault lines
A reader urges careful use of the term bugging and condemns wrong regardless of party. The letter recalls Watergate era scrutiny, warns of hypocrisy, and calls for repentance and unity before the American public.
Springfield Clash Over Walker Administration Stirs Debate
The piece analyzes Governor Walker's handling of the legislature's final month, noting delays in confirming appointees, partisan friction with Senate leadership, and disagreements over budgets and policy. It cautions against a rushed judgment, acknowledging early-stage trial and error in the administration's governance.
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Daniel Walker
Environmental Protection Agency
Senate Executive Committee
Walker
Legislation to require campaign contribution disclosures for state races
Senate considers Blair and Collins campaign finance bill calling for disclosure of sources of $100 plus contributions for state offices judiciary and legislature. The measure tightens reporting on campaign expenditures and funds while acknowledging limits and future refinements.
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House
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Philip W. Collins
Calumet City
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Legislature
Blair-Collins
Executive Mansion
Blair
Washington
Should hospital program end
Congressional Quarterly argues the Hill Burton program should end as the nation now has enough hospital beds. Occupancy rates show about one in four beds vacant in short term community hospitals, with rates falling and costs rising if further federal funding expands unneeded bed capacity.
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Hill-Burton
American Hospital Association
Weinberger Says Private Capital to Replace Hill Burton Funds
HEW Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger argues private capital can fill gaps as Hill Burton ends. He says federal aid for hospital depreciation continues via Medicare and Medicaid, with $800 million from the feds in fiscal 1974 and private insurers adding about $1 billion.
Letters editor calls for peace and steady leadership
The writer urges support for the president amid national bitterness. They acknowledge human fallibility, warn against dictatorship, and plead for unity and prayers for government leaders to restore peace and stability.
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Editor's Note on Nixon's Hill-Burton Plan Ends June 30
President Nixon calls the Hill-Burton hospital construction program a costly sacred cow and seeks to terminate it in the 1974 budget. Two articles present opposing views on the proposal.
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Nixon
Hill-Burton Hospital
Congress Should Decide Hill-Burton Reforms, Not Administration
The piece argues Congress, not the federal administration, must determine whether Hill-Burton should end or be revised. It cites hospital modernization needs, limited Hill-Burton funding for new construction, and potential service cuts if the program ends. It notes the program created planning expertise and critiques on costs driven by wages and insurance.
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