Carbondale Council urged to approve 6000 dollar study
Editorial argues for a $6000 study by Public Administration Service of Chicago to review Carbondale's government structure. The Citizens' Advisory Committee recommends the analysis to pinpoint weaknesses, improve procedures, and evaluate whether a council-manager form or another system best serves 18 400 residents and future growth. The move signals officials' commitment to efficiency and taxpayers' interests.
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Carbondale
Citizens’ Advisory Committee
Public Administration Service of
Chicago
D. Blaney Miller
Time To Pass Measure Restricting Billboards
The Illinois Senate delays a bill to ban commercial billboards along interstate highways, arguing jobs and farmer incomes will be affected. Supporters urge beautification and note the measure would impact only a small portion of highways, while a June 30 deadline risks losing $4 million in federal funding.
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Illinois Senate
Illinois
House
America
Senate
Congress
Johnson
Supreme Court bans televising trials in Estes case
The Supreme Court ruled that televising a court trial is unconstitutional in the Estes case, but did not overturn the federal conviction of Billie Sol Estes. Justices warned cameras could bias or unfairly influence trials and called broadcasting a potential threat to press independence and judicial fairness.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Billie Sol Estes
Texas
Supreme Court
Estes
Stewart
Billie Sol
High Court
River history echoes of Talisman voyage and harbor rise
Gov Otto Kerner urged canoe travelers to clear the Sangamon River for navigation from Lincoln Homesite to New Salem as early river plans resurface alongside the tale of the Talisman a bustling 1832 Springfield river project. Harvard reports 8152 PhDs since 1873 with 88 percent responding. Monitor marks tenth birthday as crowd notes radio program mix. Skateboard fad cited as urban risk grows though sport ads praise posture and control.
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Otto Kerner
Lincoln Homesite
Sangamon River
New Salem
Cincinnati
Illinois
Mississippi
Cairo
St. Louis
Paul Angle
Springfield
Axmen
Beardstown
Sangamon
Taliesman
Portland
Bogue’s Mill
Springfiell
Bob & Ray
Propaganda Runs China’s Crisis Campaign Under Old Leaders
Mark Gayn reports from Canton on Beijing’s aging leadership led by Mao Zedong and the party elite who keep power by fear, propaganda campaigns, and crises to rally across China. They promote loyalty, fear, and sacrifice while modernizing industry and education.
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Mao
Liu Shao-Chi
Chou En-Lai
Teng
Iao- Ping
Yenan
China
Book-Of-The Month Club
Theodore White
Johnson
Viet Nam
Tibet
Mongolia
Ina
Peking
Communist Party
U. S
Dominican Republic
Congo
Crisi
Viet Nam Dedication Key To Winning Villages
Ralph McGill reports on Project Concern founder Dr James Turpin in Da Nam, Vietnam, detailing a village centered relief effort. He says winning hearts requires dignity and living among villagers, training local Vietnamese as medical aides while Viet Cong cadres exploit villages for control and indoctrination.
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Ralph McGill
James Turpin
Emory University
Medical School
DaMpao
Sic
Saigon
Project Concern, Inc
U. S
Viet Cong
Mao Tse-tung
Dr. Turpin
Enforcement At Refuge Wins Praise
The Crab Orchard Playground, Inc. board commends Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge staff for aggressive actions against littering vandalism and antisocial activities. It praises collaboration with county state and Southern Illinois University law enforcement to discourage such acts. Gilbert L. Todd, President.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Crab Orchard Playground, Inc
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Southern Illinois University
Gilbert L. Todd
Gemini 4 flight ad woes vs. IBM computer failure
The Gemini 4 coverage cost networks about 1.85 million in pre empted commercial time and 4.25 million in coverage costs. IBM sought to withhold an ad praising the spacecraft computer but publication occurred in multiple major papers including the New York Times Herald Tribune Chicago Tribune Los Angeles Times and Wall Street Journal.
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New York Times
New York
International Business Machines
IBM
The
Herald Tribune
Chicago Tribune
Los Angeles Times
Wall Street Journal
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Monitor
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Cheers
Mark Gayn
Toronto Daily Star
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