John L Lewis editorials reflect a turbulent labor era
Editorial tribute to John L. Lewis portrays him as a pivotal yet controversial labor leader who shaped coal mining unions and helped found the CIO. Born 1880 in Wales, Lewis rose from mine work to United Mine Workers president, guiding labor rights through decades of dispute.
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John Llewellyn Lewis
America
John L. Lewis
Congress For Industrial Organization
CIO
Tlinois
Levis
Liecas
Town
District 12
Ilinois
United Mine Workers of America
Springfield
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
AFL
UMWA
United Mine Workers
Labor
Mr. Lewis
Tax broadening plan eyed anew in Illinois
Springfield debates revamp of the sales tax to cover services amid Gov. Ogilvie’s push. Aimed at boosting state and local revenues, the plan shifts some burden to higher income brackets and enzymes the publicized committee findings. Legislators are urged to reexamine and pass the bills in the next House session. The effort stresses nonpartisan support and practical design to withstand constitutional scrutiny.
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Springfield
Illinois House
Richard 3. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
Illinois Supreme Court
General Assembly
Gov. Ogilvie
Revenue Study Committee
Ogilvie Timing Criticized On Budget Proposals
The article argues Gov. Richard Ogilvie and Finance Director John McCarter should delay major department changes while the legislature debates the income tax proposal. It notes potential reforms to spending cutoffs under a proposed Bureau of the Budget and stresses keeping focus on the tax issue during the final weeks of the session.
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Richard Ogilvie
Ogilvie
John McCarter
General Assembly
Department of Finance
CATV Accord Frays As Major Networks Seek Input
The CATV accord allowing import of non network signals and freedom from some copyright limits sparked disagreement. CBS, along with heads of NBC and ABC, dispute details and study the agreement, signaling a broader push to define national policy for television’s technological growth and governance.
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National Association of Broadcasters
Jonal
Code Antennae Telecon
CATV
Incw
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Illinoisan marriage loophole discussed in Q and A
A reader asks if a ten year old Illinois marriage remains legal after the couple wed in another state as minors. The columnist explains that Illinois law on parental consent does not invalidate a foreign marriage if both parties were of legal age there, though an intra Illinois annulment could have declared the union void. The piece also covers broader questions on CATV, satellites, and regulation by FCC and Congress.
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Ul Ucis
Ilinois
Illinois
Illinois State Bar Association
Center Fpr
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
FCC
CATV
Nixon disputes arm race as big business review
The piece reviews George Thayer The War Business and John Kenneth Galbraith How to Control the Military, contrasting Nixon's remarks on arms with Thayer's claim that postwar weapon sales make a global big business. It traces arms proliferation from postwar surplus to a global market and outlines Galbraith’s 10-point plan to curb the military establishment.
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Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
New York Times
George Thayer
Simon & Schuster
John Kenneth Galbraith
Nixon
Air Force Academy
Thayer
America
U.S
Middle East
Harper's Magazine
Galbraith
Pentagon
Second look at a man in power and the balance of governance
A reflective piece questions who sustains a president, a justice, or a congressman who lacks ties to people or causes. It muses on why a government of checks and balances feels unbalanced when a taxpayer funds it but sees no proportional accountability or stake.
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White House
Supreme Court
Congress
Too many chiefs at Carbondale High School
Mike Vanhern of Carbondale argues after a tax referendum failure that school district cuts should not hit the high school. He urges reducing administration and expenses while preserving student education and extracurriculars, criticizing high administrator staffing and towel fees, and suggesting hiring strategies and facility-use costs be reviewed. Editor notes Superintendent Holden declined comment.
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the Southern Slinmsan
Carbondale Central High School
Carbondale
Board of Education
Cchs East
Bowen Gymnasium
Mike Vanhern
Carbondale High School
William Holder
Southern Ulineisan appreciates graduation article honor
A letter from Mrs. James J. Maleski Hernia thanks the editor for the piece by Sandy Holter on her four sons’ graduation. She notes many compliments from townspeople and a subsequent letter from Jerrie J. Johnson of SIU Admissions praising the article.
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Sandy Holter
Jerrie J. Johnson
Agst
Admissions
SIU
James J. Maleski
Hernia
Thanks To Hospital Chaplains And Staff
Ann Freyenberger Herria thanks Chaplains, ministers, doctors, nurses, and all hospital staff for the care given to her mother Mrs. Sarah Brown at Herrin Hospital. She expresses gratitude for the hospital chaplain services and the dedication of the medical team, noting their heartfelt support and daily service.
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The
Southern Mindsan
Sarah Brown
Herrin Hospital
Ann Freyenberger
Herria
Vietnam priorities shift as Nixon offers NLF path to polls
Personal viewpoint argues U S strategy in Vietnam is broadening beyond the Johnson-Rusk Rostow line. It notes Nixon inviting NLF into elections under Saigon and Front negotiated rules, analyzes risks of coalition politics, and warns that withdrawal or escalation remains uncertain with Mixon noted as timing factor.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Paris
South Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Saigon
Nixon
NLF
Vietnam
United States
Washington
Richard Mixon
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