EPA shifts to service role amid backlash over pollution rules
EPA officials trenching a new image say they will focus on information and guidance to help farms, industries and others comply with regulations, reserving enforcement for chronic violators. Lawmakers have introduced about 60 bills this session to curb EPA and Pollution Control Board powers, with rural backlash over leaf burning and farm-related limits.
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Springfield
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Webber Borchers
A-Decatur
Ogilvie Administration
John Marco
Marco
Service
Jacob Dumelle
Pollution Control Board
Editorials Welcome for Superman in Metro polis
Clark Kent Lois Lane Jim my and Superman are to be preserved for posterity at The World of Superman in Metropolis. The new museum under Mike Forbes aims to attract visitors with durable Americana memorabilia and strong community support from Metropolis High School students.
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Lois Lane
Jimmy
Superman
Metropolis
Mike Forbes
Krypton
Kalel
Earth
Supreme Court Richmond decision signals slower school integration
Editorial argues the 4-4 Richmond ruling, with Justice Powell recused, signals a shift toward slower school integration under a Nixon-influenced court. It warns that housing segregation and urban sprawl may gain prominence if the court narrows remedies, shifting focus to individual acts of conscience rather than federal mandates.
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Richmond
Nixon
Lewis Powell
Virginia Boards of Education
Justice Powell
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
High Court
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
America
Antihijack plan appears to work amid hijacking surge
A recent record-setting hijacking over Colombia involved two gunmen forcing a 15 000 mile flight while bargaining for a $50,000 ransom. The piece notes prior U.S. hijack attempts, the sky marshal program, and gradual airport screening measures, concluding the antihijack plan seems to be working and should continue.
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United States
Colombia
South America
U.S
Sky
Marshall
Air Force
Benjamin Davis
Sky Marshalls
Nixon
Editorials and Opinions Inside The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan outlines its opinion content including editorials and reader letters and notes that staff columns offer personal viewpoints. It emphasizes that opinions may not reflect the newspaper's stance and distinguishes news analysis from standard reporting.
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Southern Illinoisan
Borchers Promotes Limiting State Pollution Regulation
Illinois lawmaker Rep. Borchers argues open burning limits and bans on stricter state rules. He cites EPA aims and costs to farmers, lawmakers push bills on grain handling permits and livestock feedlots, while the EPA warns of gaps in fertilizer regulation and air pollution controls.
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Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
EPA
Borchers
Decatur
Illinois
Frank
State Institute For Environmental Quality
Weldon
Stonington
Grain Industry Task Force
Borders
Cargill, Inc
Pillsbury Company
Farmers Grain Co
Consumers Grain and Supply Co
Gifted education program under threat in Southern Illinois
Lois Samuels Lesser commends Region Six Area Service Center staff Bob Campbell John Ferrell and Roger Taylor for eight years of gifted education services including workshops summer institute field assistance and library materials. She laments the rejection of their funding proposal for the 1973 74 school year citing positive evaluations and dynamic programs.
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Region Six
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John Ferrell
Roger Taylor
Lois Samuels Lesser
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