Editorial insight on Herrin post office reform
The Herrin postmaster farce shows politics blocks appointments that should be merit based. Former Mayor Fred Schoonover won the vacancy as the most disabled of three Democratic contenders Carl Miller and William Grindle lacked post office qualifications. The $8345 a year post is unnecessary and the office must be depoliticized.
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Herrin
Fred Schoonover
Carl Miller
William Grindle
Postal Service
Kenneth
J Gray
Congress
Gray
Postmaster General
Civil Service Commission
Schoonover
Johnsons Court Appointments Stir Debate On Cronyism
The article argues President Johnson may be cronyistic in naming Abe Fortas as Chief Justice and Homer Thornberry to fill the vacancy. It notes Fortas long friendship, Thornberrys Texas ties, and contrasts with past justices, while urging careful qualification and reform of postmaster appointments.
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Johnson
U.S. Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
United States
Senate
Fortas
Homer Thornberry
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
Thornberry
Texas 10Th
U.S. House of Representatives
Judge Thornberry
Mr. Thornberry
Hugo Black
Mr. Johnson
Tom Clark
Ramsay Clark
U.S
Texas
High Court
Arthur Goldberg
Illinois
Justice Fortas
Supreme Court
Eisenhower
Earl Warren
Mr. Warren
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
Warren
John Marshall
Columbia University
Palestine
Readers Debate Gun Laws and Democracy in Southern Illinois
Letters express support and opposition to gun controls and critique political leadership. Authors discuss regional values, outsiders, and dangers to tradition. A misprinted line about national income appears, noting income changes over 21 years.
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Southern
Illinois
Paul Angle
Williamson
David Luck
Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan
Balance of power with Russia in 1970s arms race
The writer warns of an unbalanced balance of power as Russia strengthens ICBMs bombers orbital missiles navy and army after 1970. He urges the United States to massively expand armaments including a 40 billion anti missile system to deter weakness and maintain world status.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Russia
United States
Misuse of freedom in a Vietnam letter to the editor
A reader argues that antiwar protests undermine the very freedoms they defend. The letter contends Americans misuse liberty by burning draft cards and denouncing soldiers, warning that overfreedom could invite chaos or communism and urging responsibility for the nation's future.
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Vietnam
Nazi Party
U.S
Election It'll be harder but GOP may blow it again
James Reston analyzes the 1968 election dynamics. He argues the Republican Party has lost many presidential races and faces weak polls while the Democratic field fractures. He notes Nixon's hard line on Vietnam contrasts with public sentiment and Eisenhower era lessons.
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Gop
James Reston
New York Times
New York
Republican Party
Johnson
Robert Kennedy
Vietnam
Democratic Party
Humphrey
Nixon
Gov
Rockefeller
Gallup
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
North Vietnam
Hatfield
Miami Beach
Mr. Gallup
Mark Hatfield
Oregon
Senate
Eisenhower
United Nations
America
Korea
Asia
West
Sen. McCarthy
Gen. Eisenhower
Tapes from Illinois ethics scandal may join state archives
Three years after the Springfield tapes surfaced in 1965, investigations by the House and Senate ethics committees, headed by John E Cassidy Jr, have produced hundreds of sworn statements and hundreds of exhibits. The tapes were seized in a Chicago bus station locker and sparked a probe into currency lobbyists and legislators. The Cassidy committee seeks full public access to its data for independent review.
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Richard Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Illinois
Springfield
John E. Cassidy, Jr
Ameoria
Chicago
House-Senate
House
Senate
Cassidy
Creel Douglass
Paul Edward
Cecil Partee
Illinois Supreme Court
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Ilinois
Southern Milinoisan
U. S
McCarthy
Marilyn King Carbondale
Soviet Union
Moscow
Richard M. Nixon
Leroy
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