Foran Emerges as Possible Democratic Governor Hopeful
Chicago attorney Thomas Aquinas Foran, long a U.S. attorney and potential unannounced candidate, positions himself among three Democrats for governor. The field includes Lt. Gov. Paul Simon and Michael Howlett, with Daley’s influence shaping the slate. Foran cites law and order, independence, and loyalty as key traits while weighing chances against Howlett and Simon in a contested Chicago-Downtown party struggle.
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Robert W. Link
Lindsay-Schaub
Democrat
Central Committee
Paul Simon
State Auditor of Public Accounts
Michael J. Howlett
Daniel “Walker
Chicago
Marcor (Wards
Thomas A. Foran
Adlai Stevenson
U.S. Senate
Chicago Democrats
Daley
Foran
Charles Percy
Percy
Simon
Howlett
Downstate
U.S
Northern
Illinois
Edward Hanrahan
Fred Hampton
Thomas Aquinas Foran
St. Ignatius High School
Holy Cross University
Loyola
Forans
Mt Vernon hospital plan faces board scrutiny
Editorial argues a $35 million Mt. Vernon regional hospital plan requires careful review by the Illinois Hospital Licensing Board. Dr. Raymond Alexander will present to the Springfield board July 7 but must secure a license first. Surveys show most Southern Illinois physicians oppose the plan without verified need.
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Mt. Vernon
Illinois Hospital Licensing Board
Raymond Alexander
Springfield
House of Delegates
Illinois State Medical
Ciety
Southern Illinois
Charles Wells
Wells
Alexander
Southern Illinois Compland 21 Hospital Regional Planning Agency
Southern
Illinois
Illinois transportation bond fight tied to CTA aid and reform
The column argues that partisan politics over funding for Chicago Transit Authority and a $900 million transportation bond threaten Illinois transit reform. It notes Democrats leverage CTA aid to push bond approval, while Republicans resist funding deficits. It praises a unified transportation department and a swift, public-focused outcome.
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General Assembly
State Department of Transportation
Chicago Transit Authority
Richard Daley
Chicago
CTA
Ogilvie
GOP
House
Robert Blair
Clyde Choate
Illinois
Transportation Department
Ill constitutional implementation hampered before adjournment
Legislative analysis criticizes Illinois committees for failing to introduce implementing bills for most of the 1970 constitution. The report urges a joint plan, better communication with the Citizens Task Force, expanded subcommittees, and a coordinated statewide approach to avoid a fiscal and legal vacuum when the constitution takes effect July 1.
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Illinois General Assembly
Citizens Task Force
Southern Illinoisan masthead details
The document lists the Southern Illinoisan staff with John C. Gardner as Editor and General Manager, Robert D. Reid as Managing Editor, and James K. Adams as Business Manager.
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John C. Gardner
Readers respond to war letters in Southern Illinoisan
A letter writer addresses four reader pieces from May 1971. He urges youth sympathy, warns against war, condemns Calley and Nixon’s draft stance, and argues the draft fuels U S tensions and political turmoil. He links Calley guilt to national guilt and urges action to end the draft.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
John Krobut
Randy J. Ferrer
Toby Gregory
Gregory
Nixon
Calley
America
United States
Edinburgh to Stratford Upon Avon Journey Notes
Travel notes recount Edinburgh rain and castle mists then Stratford Theatre queues in warm English hospitality. Authors visit Shakespeare sites, Banbury Cross, Sulgrave Manor, Blenheim Palace, Kenilworth and Coventry cathedrals, Wedgewood limits, Lake District stays, and a Lake Windermere drive before crossing into Scotland. Weigh-ins show 12 stone 10 pounds on travel scales.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Holrood Palace
Stratford-upon-Avon
Warickshire
Shakespeare
Stratford
Banbury Cross
Sulgrave Manor
Lawrence Washington
George
Blenheim Palace
Dukes of Marlborough
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Sir Winston Churchill
Warwick Castle
Kenilworth Castle
Elizabeth I
Kenilworth
Earl of Leicester
Coventry
Lady Godiva
Morecambe
Lake District
Beatrix Potter
Lake Windemere
Grasmere
Wordsworth
Dove Cottage
Graymere
Dorothy
Coleridge
William
Mary
Dorothy Wordsworth
Carlisle Castle
Queen of Scotts
Swan Hotel
Decatur
Warrensburg
Millikin
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Gov. Ogilvie
Law and Order
Paul
State Elections Board
Robert D. Reid
James K. Adams
David Felts
Wedgewood
Chester
Inns
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