Wilkins and FBI meet in 1965 over King discrediting
Opinion piece argues the core issue is the FBI under Hoover and its broad anti King campaign. It highlights Wilkins' contested relationship with the agency, notes internal FBI memos, and asserts ongoing forces of inequity must be overcome to honor King's dream of a color blind society.
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Roy Wilkins
FBI
Martin Luther King
Dr. King
J. Edgar Hoover
Hoover
Movement For
United States
Wilkins
King
Deci
CB Radio Praised as Safety Tool Under New Policy
A Illinois family stranded on a rural road sees prompt aid after a citizen band radio distress call. The federal government declares CB radios official safety devices and promotes their use nationwide through the NEAR program, with Channel 9 monitored by the Coast Guard to speed emergency responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
U.S. Transportation Department
Transportation Department
Coast Guard
Not Paradise But Burger Heaven Defines American Identity
The piece argues hamburger popularity rises with faster living and rising prices. It notes mass production, lower cost, and the fast food boom making grilled beef a symbol of American life. It contrasts health concerns with nostalgia and inflation, citing global references to burgers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
London
Jimmy Buffet
Islands
Carter and bigshots escape justice in Safire critique
William Safire surveys how powerful figures linked to the Carter era seem to dodge full legal accountability. He notes IRS friction with Justice, alleged cases involving Bert Lance, Henry Ford II, and other prominent names, and questions delays in pursuing high profile officials.
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William Safire
New York Times
Los Angeles
Carter
California
Internal Revenue Service
Department of Justice
FBI
Dallas
IRS
Justice Department Tax Division
Justice
Watergate
Miami
Florida
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Robert Strauss
Henry Ford II
SEC
Rochester
James P. Wilnot
Thomas O'Neill
Page Airways
Uganda
Idi Amin
Carter Justice Department
Saudi Airlines
Atlanta
Bert Lance
the Comptroller of the Currency
SEC Enforcement
Fhe
Georgia
Lance Senate
Diary letters reveal a fetus voice against abortion in West Virginia
A pro life letter to the Logan Banner narrates a diary from an unborn girl, detailing growth from Oct to Dec and ending with the mother killing the baby. The piece frames abortion as the loss of a living child and calls for readers to oppose abortion. Names of readers and signatories from Barboursville and nearby West Virginia are listed.
Lawmakers vote on local income tax and farm price proposal
State and federal votes tallied on a bill allowing school districts to impose a local income tax after referendum with corporations facing higher property taxes. The measure failed 78 to 77. Illinois legislators Ralph Dunn Vince Birchler Bruce Richmond Robert Winchester Richard Hart William Harris supported or opposed as listed. In Washington the House rejected a $4.8 billion defense budget cut 313 to 98 to fund human services, Rep. Paul Simon voting for the transfer. The next day the House approved the Emergency Agricultural Act of 1978 212 to 182 to let the Agriculture Secretary raise target prices for wheat and grains. expected wheat price rise from $3 to $3.40 per bushel. Opponents said too much executive power, and the bill heads to the president. Sgpon voted to accept the report.
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Ralph Dunn
du Quoin
Vince Birchler
Chester
Bruce Richmond
Murphysboro
Robert Winchester
Rosiclare
Richard Hart
Benton
William Harris
Marion
U.S. House
U.S
Paul Simon
Carbondale
House
Agriculture Secretary
Congress
Sgpon
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Bert
Kamal Adham
CIA
Clark Clifford
White House
Washington
William Batten
New York Stock Exchange
Europe
Friendship Force
Southern Illinoisan
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
West Virginia
Edito R’s
Andy
Barbara
Anita Lowe Gay Owsley
Maxine Capua
Barb Flemings
Vickie Frye
Sandra Carter Yolyn
W. Va
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