This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1967
Page
4
The piece argues the automobile industry cannot afford to implement all new safety changes. It notes firms will tweak features but fear significant price increases harming motorists. As producers shift to 1968 models, they will pause 1967 output to re-tool for upcoming designs.
Mike Nauer argues in the Daily Egyptian that graduation marks social entry but imposes costs and responsibilities. He contrasts education funding with consumer culture, urges budget cuts, and proposes auto industry safety features before new styling. He cites open occupancy debates and mid 20th century social views. VW is noted as doing well.
Dave Felts surveys Hughes legacy and a note on his early poetry discovery by Vachel Lindsay. The column shifts to a lakeside weekend scene at Geneva Lake where a family celebrates a child’s early milestones and a commencement metaphor titled Hai Phong marks a threshold.
Frank R. Samuel Jr., mayor of Carterville, attacks Illinois legislators for considering trimming state aid to schools to avoid sales tax broadening. He denounces medical law and insurance lobbying, urges protecting per pupil aid, and calls for accountability on who votes how.
John Charles Daly Jr named director of the Voice of America replacing John Chancellor. Congress debates whether VOA should present government policy or provide full facts including dissent, with Rooneys and Joelson arguing about programming and administration. The piece emphasizes presenting all facts to a candid world.
The piece notes Expo 67 pricing and lodging concerns near Montreal as tourists face high rates and taxes, with tips on routes from Detroit and U S 66. It highlights Niagara Falls detours, Ottawa and Quebec City sights, border ease, and New England spring travel notes for a cross border visit.
Frank H. Graff Jr writes as secretary of the Kinkaid Property Owners Assn in Murphysboro praising the newly appointed manager of the Kinkaid Conservancy District and urging improved public relations to ease tensions over the lake project. The group claims backing from the Jackson County Farm Bureau and other organizations while criticizing opponents.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.