Nixon and student unrest in South Dakota speech
Editorial notes President Nixon condemns coercive student radicals while urging noncoercive, consultative dissent and university self-management of unrest. It argues his speech omissions on university responsibility and broader grievances, including draft reform, voting age, and Vietnam, limit addressing student concerns.
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Nixon
South Dakota
Umrest
Eac
Joel Kramer
Harvard University
the Crimson
Vasicals
Illinois Faces Aid Dilemma for Private Colleges
A statewide study finds many nonpublic higher education institutions in financial trouble and urges direct state aid to private colleges. lawmakers weigh a temporary $500 subsidy plan per scholarship winner and per-student subsidies, arguing over constitutionality and budget competition with public colleges while noting private schools’ role in overall higher education strength.
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Ilinois
General Assembly
Bosra of Higher Education
Springfield
Wind
East St. Louis junior college eyed as growth key
Ray Dickerson, head of Illinois economic development, promotes a state run experimental junior college in East St. Louis to raise local skill levels for modern industry. He foresees flexible curriculums aligned with plant needs, potential airport plans nearby, and bipartisan support, with projects tied to minority job training and regional development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H
Lindsay-Schaub
East St. Louis
Ray Dickerson
Department of Business and Economic Development
Dickerson
Richard B. Ogilvie
Tickerson
Ogilvie
Jesse Jackson
Illinois
Springfield
Jackson
Martin Luther King
Breadbasket
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Jibeta
Vocational Junior College
Samuel H. Shapiro
St. Louis
Alphonse Cervantes
Missouri
Iinois
Editor’s Jetter Denounces New Left and Rioters
Glenn J. Sneed of Royalton assigns blame to the modern left, urging prosecution of criminals and an end to amnesty for rioters and arsonists. He links 1919 era cartoons to today’s movements, calling them anti democratic gangsters seeking to overturn true democracy. He cites Mussolini and Hitler as historical parallels and warns against organized revolt.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Charles J. Vallo
Southern Illinoisan
Bologna
Washington
D.C
National Republican
Uncle Sam
Organizafiona
Mussolini
Italy
Hitler
Poland
Peoples Democratic Republic
Cuba
Glenn J. Sneed
Royalton
Trans-Siberian adventure train linked to civilization and chaos
A Trans-Siberian journey described by John T. Wheeler portrays the iron road as a lifeline between European Russia and Siberia, carrying goods and people across 5200 miles at under 40 mph. The trip reveals border tensions with China, remote communities, and cultural exchanges with locals, including multilingual dining cars and impulsive vodka runs.
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America
Russia
Siberian
Ural Mountains
Novosibirsk
Irkusk
European
Smeland
Siberia
Soviet Union
Trans-Siberian
Khabarovsk
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Utopia Public Library
Congress
Abe Porlas
Bologne
John T. Wheeler
AP News
U.s.sr
Ussuri
Amur
Peking
Moscow
Valery
Gore Union
York
United State
Ford
Red Army
Lmidly
Nahodka
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