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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1978
Page
4
The Illinois legislature nears approval of a strip mining bill aligning with the 1977 federal act to restore land after coal extraction and potentially tighten state controls. It adds local input on permits and aims to win federal funds for reclamation and research while warning that higher coal prices may follow.
Wouk warns that concentration in book publishing among conglomerates risks eroding independent houses. Senators and lawmakers consider anti trust action as firms like CBS RCA Time Inc Gulf & Western expand across books film and TV. Wouk and Duffey urge studies of economic concentration and its impact on culture and access to literature.
Editors discuss who controls access to art and what books become movies or TV. Corporate ties between publishers and media producers pressure for blockbuster titles, risking loss of independent voices and potential blacklisting pressures that silence controversial or unpopular topics.
The church reveals God instructed lifting its 148 year old policy excluding blacks from the priesthood. The move aims to boost missionary work in Latin America and Africa, though few black members are directly affected. Church history frame notes delays and previous battles over social issues.
Illinois observed Clean Streams Month from early May to May 31, highlighting that vast pollution remains in the state's streams. Education tops projects, with officials noting erosion, farmland runoff, and urban pollution require ongoing citizen involvement beyond a single month.
Robert P Schulhof of Carbondale argues that the Carter Administration’s plan to cut national defense budgets and halve reserve forces ignores their low maintenance cost and urgent role as a supplement to regular troops. He warns such cuts could delay draft mobilization and endanger lives, urging readers to contact representatives before election-year rhetoric.
The piece details ABC's drive to recruit top NBC CBS stations and overhaul its news show. It cites station leaders questioning ABC News credibility, Arledge’s leadership, and a hiring surge including Westin Vanocur Laurence Chase Mackin Marash and Robinson. It notes NBC CBS responses and the push to strengthen news to stabilize affiliates and network standing.
The author urges the Illinois House to support a "criminal group defamation" bill, arguing it rests on a 1952 U.S. Supreme Court decision and the Illinois Constitution. The letter notes a Senate hearing with Prof. Philip Kurland and Joel Sprayregan and insists the bill targets debate on issues, not race or religion.
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