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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1966
Page
4
The community mourns the death of Rt. Rev. Msgr. Robert DeGasperi a 34 year Herrin leader whose work built churches schools and housing and who led Coscritti gatherings. The annual Italian group will be smaller and quieter this year as Herrin honors him.
Russell Baker argues universities overuse honorary degrees on the Establishment. He notes McNamara and other Washington figures already saturated with honorary recognition and mocks the process as unimaginative and driven by status.
American physicians volunteer for Project Viet Nam to treat cholera, leprosy, malaria, and other diseases for months with no pay but a monthly living allowance. The program, started last July and funded by AID, aims to reduce infant mortality and expand care amid limited local resources and a fragile sanitation system.
The piece argues for broadening honorary degrees beyond business war or politics to include skilled trades and public service. It cites examples like a repairman, a patrolman, a physician, a plumber, and a mother, contending these merit citations would benefit society and reflect real achievements. It notes potential college pushback over academic legitimacy and publicity concerns.
The House passed the freedom of information bill 370 to 0, aligning with long effort to force disclosure of federal records. It amends the Administrative Procedure Act to require agencies to release nonexempt files while preserving specific exemptions and enabling court challenges for improper withholding.
The State of Illinois earns national notice from the U S Office of Education with a 750000 federal grant for special education. Funds will create regional centers mobile units and a central lending library for materials for blind and handicapped children and to assist teachers.
The text notes global defense outlays surpass $100 billion yearly while tribute begs little payment. It contrasts past trends from Broadway to France toward Brussels, and ponders lunar inhabitants, plus implications of France expelling NATO HQ on earlier Paris judgment.
The column recalls Adlai E. Stevenson vetoing Senate Bill 93 to protect insectivorous birds from cats, noting his reluctance to curb roaming felines. It also recounts a 1915 Bloomington High School memory about Josephine and Adlai, plus Felts' past as a yearbook editor and aphid hobbyist.
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