Lure of gold spans history and markets in a reflective column
The piece traces gold's universal lure from ancient legends to modern markets. It notes the US shift off the gold standard, the current $65 per ounce foreign price, and anecdotes of gold’s value across cultures. It closes with a personal vignette about reading, gardening, and TV advertising contrasts.
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Little Doll
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Heaven
Sigma Chi
New World
Midas
U.S
Cairo
Egypt
U.S. Treasury
Ogilvie Sees Polls Like Truman Amid Illinois Race
Governor Richard B. Ogilvie compares poll dynamics to 1948 Truman, saying he won’t chase golf or panic over a two to one Walker lead. The Missouri native, born 1923 in Kansas City, stresses fiscal record, income tax plans, and local revenue sharing as key campaign themes while conceding Walker’s lack of public record complicates the race.
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Harry S Truman
Thomas Dewey
Truman
Dewey
Elmo Roper
George Gallup
Ogilvie
Chicago
Daniel Walker
Arnold Palmer
Jack Nicklaus
Kansas City
Independence
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Illinois
Walker
Independent Voters of
Ilinois
Paul Simon
Dixon backs up claim on Illinois budget crisis
Editorial urges State Treasurer Alan Dixon to anchor his bankruptcy warning with detailed, documented ties to Gov. Ogilvie’s fiscal 1973 budget. It notes Dixon’s cash program projections but finds no clear link to specific spending items and calls for swift, concrete analysis for legislators before adjournment.
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Alan J. Dixon
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Dixon
Ogilvie
General Assembly
John McCarter
McCarter
Mr. Dixon
Gov. Ogilvie
Dan Walker
Walker
Senate backs independent state fair board reform
The senate considers a bill approved by the House to reorganize the state fair with an independent governing board. Six members would be governor appointed with Senate consent and limited partisanship. a seventh member would be the dean of a public university agriculture college.
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Senate
House
Fair Agency
College
Fair Board
Agriculture Department
Fair
Realists become dreamers in odd political year
Realists in the Cook County Democrat ranks muse on Kennedy as a potential candidate while McGovern seems poised to secure broad support. Kennedy’s absence of heart for campaign politics clashes with party norms as delegates edge toward the likely winner on the first ballot. Daley risks appearing futile if he resists the McGovern momentum.
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Cook County
Sen. Kennedy
Miami Beach
Sen. McGovern
New York
Mayor Daley
King Canute
John C Gardner leads Southern Illinoisan edit
John C Gardner serves as editor and general manager of the Southern Illinoisan, overseeing newsroom operations, editorial direction, and management decisions for the newspaper.
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John C. Gardner
Letters to the Editor Guidelines at Southern Illinois paper
The note asks readers for letters 300 words or less and no poetry. Libelous submissions will be returned. Writers should sign with name and address, though name withheld may be used if safety or employment concerns arise. Focus on issues and ideas, not personalities.
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