House Should Not Weaken Ethics Legislation
In Illinois, the House pressures to dilute ethics bills after Senate passage. Proposals would limit ethics panels to lawmakers, exclude public members, and weaken disclosure rules and lobbying controls. Delegates warn Senate conference could restore nonpartisan, disinterested members to ethics commissions.
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Illinois House
Senate
George M. Burditt
R-Lagrange
Rep
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W. Russell Arrington
Legislative Ethics Board
House Committee
Legislature’s Big Ten probe deemed an empty effort
A Illinois legislative panel formed to study ties between the University of Illinois and the Big Ten produced a 65 page report at undisclosed cost. The panel, sparked by the Big Ten’s rejection of three Illini coaches over a $21,000 slush fund, calls its result intangible and says it achieved little.
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University of Illinois
Big Ten
Joseph Peterson
Princeton
War links Middle East clash to Vietnam debate
The piece notes that the Arab Israeli war influences views on Vietnam, citing Israel's blitzkrieg as a contrast to guerrilla warfare and urging negotiation from strength. It argues U S de escalation could come without cost and calls for peace efforts while criticizing state budget and Big Ten debates.
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Middle East
United Nations
U.S
Israel
Egypt
Jordan
Syria
Moshe Dayan
Wayne Hays
D-Ohio
Congress
United States
Russia
North Vietnam
Kesygin
Moscow
Kosygin
U.N
Senate
China
India
New breed of campus government leaders rise
Ed Robinson, student body president at the University of Michigan, heads a new group of student leaders from campuses nationwide aiming to push reform within or apart from university systems. The piece weighs student power, administration friction, and the draft issue shaping campus politics and future governance.
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University of Michigan
Robinson
Dan McIntosh
Berkeley
Richard Ganhagen
Houston
David Harris
Stanford
Howie Keibel
Minnesota
Shelly Sachs
CCNY
Chuck Larsen
Wayne State
David Langsam
Columbia
Stephen Cohen
Amherst
David Brandt
Cornell
Clinton de Veaux
Buffalo
Gerald von Korff
Oberlin
Ben Fein
Queens
Paul Danish
Colorado
New Breed
HUAC
Dent
Michigan
Richard Cutler
Office of Student Affairs
United Nations TV flaws mock U N debates by Baker
Russell Baker lampoons televised U N debates and U.S. Senate behavior noting that cameras distort speeches. He argues the Senate bans cameras while the U N runs on air, suggests mail instead of grand appearances, and highlights the dangers of broadcast politics.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
New York
Ed Sullivan
United States Senate
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Congressional Record
U.N
U.S. admits firing error in Vietnamese waters
In a June 2 incident the Defense Department acknowledges firing on a Soviet ship in Vietnamese waters, contradicting prior denials and fueling ongoing accusations of Pentagon and White House misrepresentation, as discussed by James Hanson of Carbondale.
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