Regional jails still the right answer for Southern Illinois
Regional jails are proposed as a cost effective solution to aging facilities across Southern Illinois. Officials from Jefferson County and others discuss forming regional facilities to share costs, housing, and inmate transport. Franklin Perry and Union Jackson counties weigh joint jails to improve standards and reduce trips.
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Jefferson County Board
Mount Vernon
Ilinois
Jefferson County
Illinois
Ilinoisan
Pe County Board
Catanna
Beheroth
Perry County
Perry
Franklin County
Winton Bigham
Franklin
Jackson
Union
Williamson-Johnson
Union County
Larry Ripp
CETA
Tripp
Theounty
Sheriff’s
Ofler
Jackson County
America’s Maginot Syndrome in U S military policy
Sidney Lens argues the United States repeats Maginot Line errors by overemphasizing military power and nuclear weapons. He critiques Iran Greece Cuba and Indochina outcomes, warns Washington may be preparing for the wrong war with the wrong weapons, and questions if military might alone drives foreign policy.
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Sidney Lens
Pacific News Service
White House
United States
Uni
Iran
U.S
Soviet Union
Moscow
Mohammed Mossadegh
CIA
Mossadegh
Hitler
Maginot Line
France
Harry Truman
James Byrnes
America
Europe
Greece
Jacobo Arbenz
Guatemala
Czechoslovakia
China
Russia
Truman
Atomic Energy Committee
Cuba
Indochina
Vietnam
OPEC
Washington
Congress
Pentagon
Shifting national defense budget priorities spark debate
Anthony Lewis analyzes how Congress shapes defense spending and the political battles over the next fiscal year. He notes a shift toward hardware heavy funding, potential misalignment with readiness needs, and the long term impact of a 4 percent annual defense increase on the national budget.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Washington
Congress
Carter
House
Senate
Sen
Edward Kennedy
New Jersey
Defense
Harold Brown
Legislative unawareness allows executive capriciousness
Editor letter criticizes Governor Thompson and aide Tom Berkshire for denying 1981 DMHDD grant funds used for cost of living raises for community agency staff. The writer argues DMHDD props up many programs without sustaining existing ones, forcing small agencies to accept limited funds and endure double digit inflation.
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Southern Ilinoisan
H. B. Koplowitz
Thompson
Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities
Tom Berkshire
DMHDD
Letter on budget waste and mental health funding in Illinois
Floyd E. Cunningham objects to the governor's rejection of the Budget Bureau's 7.65 percent cost of living increase for community agencies under DMHDD. He accuses state leaders of misusing more than half a billion dollars in mental health expenditures for political priorities and urges taxpayers to demand accountability and prudent resource allocation. Herrin.
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Ilinois
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Johnson Pig
PVE
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Ing
Afghanistan
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Floyd E. Cunningham
Mental Health Services of
Franklin and Williamson Counties, Inc
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