Editorials Our Opinions Stop and frisk bill is no better now
In a heated debate sparked by a Supreme Court ruling and crime worries Illinois weighs stop and frisk. Officials including Gov Shapiro Sen Arrington and Chicago Mayor Daley push for action while critics warn it threatens civil liberties and could invite abuse. The piece urges vetoes and cautions against quick fixes.
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Supreme Court
Ilinois
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Samuel Shapiro
Russell Arrington
Chicago
Richard Daley
Sen. Arrington
East St. Louis
Joliet
United States
Warren retires with honor from the Supreme Court
Chief Justice Earl Warren resigns at 77 after 15 years on the bench. He argued for compulsory retirement age and a steady influx of new blood while guiding landmark rulings on desegregation one man one vote and minority rights. His legacy includes chairing the Kennedy assassination inquiry and shaping civil liberties.
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Arkansas
Earl Warren
U.S. Supreme Court
Johnson
Justice Warren
Kennedy
Warren
Everett Dirksen
John McCormack
Mike Mansfield
Lyndon Johnson
Letter to the editor rebutting urban renewal claims
A Southern Illinoisan letter defender challenges Gerald Osborne's figures on income distribution and taxes. It rebuts his 85 percent/10 percent split claim, cites IRS data showing top earners paid 43 percent of income taxes in 1966, and argues no state data supports his statements. The writer condemns spreading falsehoods and urges truthful help for the poor.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Gerald Osborne
Carbondale
Illinois
U.S
U.S. Department of Commerce
U. S
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Osborne
Rededication Weekend Promotes American Spirit in Carbondale
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce and the Illinois State Chamber of Commerce designate July 4 7 as Rededication Weekend urging all residents to fly the American flag through Independence Day weekend. Executive Secretary Harry Weeks urges unity through the flag and the ideals it represents.
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Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
Carbondale
The Gun Law Controversy Sparks Town Petition
A resident denounces state and federal gun laws as a farce and claims many locals signed a petition to repeal or change the bill. He urges electing officials who will act for the people and mocks calls to disarm the population. He also references World War II history and urges train registration.
Columbia U Students claim disruption pays in uprising
Columbia University radicals argue forceful tactics disrupt stalemated politics and push reform. The six week protest led to gym construction suspension, scrutiny of IDA ties, and calls for admin restructuring while 70 plus students faced suspensions and felony charges. Faculty and Harlem reactions varied as protests widened.
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Nan Robertson
New York Times
New York
Columbia University
Robert F. Kennedy
Morningside Park
Harlem
Institute For Defense Analyses
Price
Columbia
Grayson Kirk
Theodore W. Kheel
Kirk
New Left
Students For
Progressive Labor Party
Kheel
Hamilton Hall
SDS
University
John Thoms
SRU
Vietnam
United States
Mark Rudd
Seaboard
Allan Silver
Ron Carver
Lewis Cole
Modern collegians may not see humor in old college wit
David Felts surveys a Harvard Lampoon lookback from February 23 1927 noting a two liner humor piece about hats and a mock Adam Smith book The Money Game by George Jerome Waldo Goodman The column also recalls a college all star list for a charity game and mentions Father s Day gifts a Bangkok assassination report and Dorothy and Lillian Gish fading from the screen in Italy
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Adam Smith
George Jerome Waldo Goodman
U.S
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota
Michigan State
Notre Dame
Utah State
San Diego State
Weber State
Gramling
Thailand
Marco Polo
Sen
Robert Kennedy
Bangkok
Bangkok Post
Art Buchwald
Dear Abby
Australia
Illinois
Dorothy Gish
Lillian
Rapallo
Italy
Lillian Gish
Rome
David Wark Griffith
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