Paine a Good Choice for NASA Leader
Editorial lauds Dr. Thomas C. Paine as NASA head chosen with GOP backing. It notes Washington respect, contrasts Paine with James Webb, and outlines three key challenges: space risks, Congress budget battles, and long term plans toward Mars by 1983 with Saturn I aid, plus the need to sustain personnel for long missions.
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Open housing bills killed by Illinois Senate committee
The Registration and Miscellany Committee has twice blocked open housing measures this session. Critics say the panel, dominated by white Cook County lawmakers, promotes racism and shifts remedies to federal courts. The piece urges a more responsive committee to address housing justice locally.
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Pope Paul VI Meets World Council in Geneva
Pope Paul VI and World Council of Churches leader Eugene Carson Blake meet in Geneva in a historic session that underscored theological differences yet highlighted shared goals. They frame dehumanization and injustice as a common enemy and commit to joint efforts addressing hunger and poverty while noting that lasting Christian unity remains distant. The event occurs amid broader debates on Catholic membership and religious authority.
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Bar Recommends Guidelines for Con Con
Chicago bar group proposes rules for the Illinois constitutional convention to adopt. The guidelines require a three fifths vote on final propositions, public disclosure of delegate interests, and strict punishment for false filings, with a timetable for committee work and recordings of proceedings.
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Space race fades as planets take center stage
Dr Thomas Paine of NASA argues that unmanned planetary exploration could yield greater knowledge than manned Moon missions. The Space Science Board proposes additional launches to Mars Venus and Jupiter to prevent the United States from lagging behind the Soviet Union, while scientists stress international cooperation and long term gains from space exploration.
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