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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1980
Page
4
Alaska shows how severance revenue can fund state needs as coal regions in Illinois face a bleak future. The piece argues for enacted coal severance taxes, cites Alaska and Montana as models, and criticizes Governor Thompson for vetoing a severance bill while urging lawmakers and supporters to push a new measure.
Leonard Silk argues the June 22 23 Venice meeting of Carter and major leaders offers little chance to resolve energy trade and macroeconomic policy. With inflation, debt and shifts to OPEC straining the global system, the summit may produce few concrete outcomes and lacks credible leadership across nations.
William Safire analyzes European views of the 1980 U.S. election and argues that Western allies doubt both Carter and Reagan. He urges Reagan to craft a strong Europe strategy, oppose Helsinki follow ups, and separate himself from negative images to reassure allies and deter Soviet pressure.
James Reston weighs President Carter as he juggles foreign policy and domestic troubles amid an economic recession. He notes clashes with Congress over defense spending, criticisms from Sen. Hollings, and Brzezinski’s insistence on uniting the West against Soviet actions in Afghanistan. Carter pursues optimism while voters and leaders watch crisis points.
Europeans increasingly notice Ronald Reagan as a possible presidential option and demand stronger American leadership. They seek clear U.S. policy while balancing partnership and independence, warning that mutual dependence requires Europe to share responsibility and back decisive action.
Catholic priest Father James A. Genisio of Carbondale defends Catholic social teaching against The Southern Illinoisan columnist Tony Stevens. He cites Cardinal Suhard and figures like Jefferson and FDR to argue that God's word informs political life and asks Stevens to study Catholic social teaching, offering a copy of Political Responsibility: Choices for the 1980s for context.
On June 5 1978 Circuit Court Judge Arthur Fong refused two Honolulu physicians Dr George Goto and Dr John Spangler the right to join as defendants in Hawaii Right to Life Inc suit seeking to stop funding of elective abortions with state funds The ACLU represented the doctors arguing that ruling against funding would harm their economic interests and that they perform abortions
The ERA supporters argue Hawaii's due process and equal protection clauses require abortion funding parity, claiming denying abortion funding while reimbursing other procedures violates sex-based rights. They warn ERA ratification could invite a court ruling creating a right to abortion, urging Illinois lawmakers to vote against ERA to protect unborn life.
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