Bakalis Faces Mixed Motives and Mixed Results
The article reviews Michael Bakalis's tenure as Illinois superintendent of public instruction since 1971. It notes mixed motives driving his actions in education policy, his bold early steps on school integration and finance, and political costs from controversial stances. It also discusses his potential to head the state school board and the risks his ambition could pose to statewide reform efforts.
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Michael Bakalis
Illinois
Bakalis
State Board of Education
New State School Board
Mlinois
Mlinots
Nixon reads Watergate summaries on desk daily says AP
The Associated Press reveals President Nixon receives 50 digest pages of Watergate updates daily, including week one Senate hearings and comments from figures like Wilbur Mills and CBS’s Eric Sevareid. The summaries, prepared by Patrick Buchanan, appear in a blue binder at 8 am and are read with margin notes.
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Jules Loh
Associated Press
Nixon
Wilbur Mills
Eric Sevareid
CBS
White House
Washington Post
The
New York Times
Buchanan
United Press International
Lyndon Mort Allin
California
Donald Segretti
ABC
Time and Post
GOP
Segretti
Schorr
JDE
Dan
Julie Eisenhower
Julie
Brezhnev Nixon Move Toward East West Cooperation
The article notes Brezhnev and Nixon pushing a shift from Cold War hostility to cautious cooperation. It cites pacts on nuclear strategy, oceanography, transport and research as signs of change while acknowledging internal problems in both nations. It argues citizens seek better daily living and open societies with less hatred and bigotry.
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Leonid Breznev
Brezhnev
Nixon
United States
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Richard Nixon
Tax relief and transit seen as people issues in Illinois
The column argues tax relief and mass transit for Northeastern Illinois are key public issues but stalled by political rivalry. It notes Governor Walker backs tax credits while Speaker Blair favors direct relief, urging calmer conduct in the final week of the legislative session and tighter budgeting.
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Illinois
General Assembly
W. Robert Blair
Park Forest
Daniel Walker
Walker
Blair
Chicago Transit Authority
Cubs
White Sox
Bulls
Blackhawks
Walker Camp
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
State Board of Elections
State Board of Education
House
Realistic view urged on East West trade expansion
The piece cautions that post Nixon trip trade with Eastern Europe needs restraint. It notes Occidental’s 8 billion figure is a 20 year maximum and 200 million annual U.S. exports, warns most deals are collaboration rather than sales, and highlights labor and visa hurdles that could hinder two way trade growth.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
Europe
Atlantic
United States
Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Occidental
Department of Commerce
Yugoslavia
Poland
Congress
Organized Labor
American Federation of Labor
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Althouh
Afl-Cio
George Meany
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Clyde L. Choate
D-Anna
Southern
John C. Gardner
James K. Adams
Benjamin Weiner
New York
U. S
United States Diplomatic Service
Probe International
Stamford, Conn
NEA
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