Education urged to build coal industry workforce in Illinois
John Sutton of Southern Illinois University Carbonale projects 13000 coal industry jobs in Illinois and nearby states by 1984 with about 10000 filled from outside the sector. He calls for expanded secondary programs to train technicians clerical workers foremen and managers as unions and educators partner to prepare current and future miners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
John Sutton
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Sutton
Illinois Basin Manpower Council
Southern
SIUC
Walker veto stance on reapportionment gains support
The piece welcomes Governor Daniel Walker’s pledge to veto any congressional district reapportionment during the current legislative session. It argues the proposal risks partisan deals, stresses the 10 year constitutional mandate, and defends existing Central and East Central Illinois boundaries while opposing Chicago driven boundary shifts.
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Daniel Walker
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Springfield
Illinois
Democratic Party
Edward R. Madigan
George Shipley
Illinois higher ed board eyed over program renewals
An Illinois Board of Higher Education discussion explored requiring board review before renewing a discarded program. Officials warned renewed programs risk wasteful duplication, while colleges argued renewal might deter shedding unneeded offerings. The debate highlighted fragmentation and incentives within state higher education.
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Illinois Board of Higher Education
Higher Education Board
James Furman
Furman
Donald Prince
Illinois Higher Education
Prince
Board of Higher Education
Illinois bill would shift share of state tax to counties and towns
Lawmakers consider changing the net state income tax sharing formula so counties would gain a 10.416 percent share and towns 2.083 percent, replacing the current 8.33 percent for many counties and towns. The measure aims to give counties their own share but faces Senate scrutiny and a possible veto gesture.
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Illinois
House
Senate
A. T. McMaster
Renesda
State Senate
Rep
MecMaster
Daniel Walker
Goveror
Plain cars aid traffic safety cited by Illinois State Police
Southern Illinoisan editor thanks for support of plain car program for traffic law enforcement and notes strong legislative backing. The letter references a 134 to 5 House vote for a state police pension bill on May 21 and discusses public perception and sensitivity of plain vehicles without markings or antennas.
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Southern Illinoisan
General Assembly
Illinois
Readers’ letter on marked police cars stopping drivers
Joseph E. Ginter of the Illinois State Police argues that fleeing charges apply only when the police car is marked. Plain cars should not fault motorists who stop safely at a lighted spot after signaled, aiming to reduce traffic hazards, accidents, and deaths.
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Joseph E. Ginter
Illinois State Police
du Quoin
Teenage joblessness weighs on policy and outlook
A. H. Raskin outlines alarm over rising teen unemployment, especially among black youths, as Ford proposes 412 million for 760 000 summer jobs while Senate contenders push to 920 000. Officials note 1.8 million teens unemployed, with black teens at two in five. Experts debate measurement and causation beyond business cycles.
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A. H. Raskin
New York Times
America
Ford
National Commission On Manpower Policy
United States
Commission
Eli Ginzberg
Columbia Business School
Congress
House
Senate
Generation confronts youth unemployment and proposed fixes
The piece examines high youth joblessness arguing many teens face dead end work and lengthy job searches. It discusses two reforms a British style youth employment service and youth employment scholarships to subsidize on the job training, aiming to bypass the federal minimum wage hurdle. It cites BLS data on labor force status among 16 to 21 year olds and notes criticism that official figures underestimate youth unemployment, especially for Black youths.
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Feldstein
BLS
L Amour A Western Frontier Writer Of Record
Louis L Amour. famed Western author with 62 books 50 million copies sold and 33 stories adapted to film dominates Bantam Books sales. He details his craft including research from newspapers and courthouse records and daily writing routine. He emphasizes gritty frontier portrayal and rugged male archetypes. He aims to show who western men were and how the West shaped them. Interviews note his WWII service and Hondo film origin.
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C. Gerald Frasser
New York Times
New York
Louis Dearborn
L’amour
Bantam Books
John Steinbeck
Mississippi River
Mississippi
United States
the Hudson
Saturday Review Press
Bantam
Burning Hills
Mustang
Kathy
Beau
Angelique
West
Jamestown
N.D
Louis L’amour
John Wayne
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Walker
Southern Illinois
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
Federal Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau
Martin Feldstein
Harvard
Hudson
Tehachapi
California
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