Davies Gym Rehabilitation Hangs On Governor’s Signature
The piece argues that Davies Gym at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is aged and unsafe with a leaky roof buckled floor and outdated plumbing. Despite repeated legislative funding since 1977 78 and 79 the repairs were vetoed by Gov James R Thompson. With the board endorsing rehabilitation in 1980 the Legislature again calls for repairs but the outcome hinges on Thompson signing the funding. If refused the university may convert Davies into a racquetball court.
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Davies Gymnasium
Southern Ilinois University-Carbondale
Illinois
Davies Gym
James R. Thompson
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Legisla
Thompson
Davies
Gov. Thompson
Siuc
Bright new names for DuQuoin's classic
Readers offered many proposed titles for a successor to the Hambletonian at DuQuoin State Fair Grounds. Submissions include DuQuoin Grand Stake Derby and Lincoln Derby among others from residents across Anna, DuQuoin, Carbondale, Benton, Royalton, Mulkeytown, Carterville, and more.
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DuQuoin State Fair Grounds
Mike Alcon
Anna
DuQuoin
Social Security benefits may decline under new law
Editorial overview notes pending July 1 1980 changes to Disability Insurance benefits and incentives to return to work. It cites projected $2.6 billion in reduced Social Security and welfare spending through 1985, warns of broader benefit cuts, and discusses rising payroll taxes and long term funding issues per Commissioner William J Driver.
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Richard L. Worsnop
Washington
Congress
William J. Driver
Social Security
Sys
Roe v Wade and abortion rights argued in letters
A Southern Illinoisan letter criticizes equating Roe v Wade with Hitler. It defends the decision as limiting government power over abortion while stressing that access is constrained by viability and state interests. The piece argues for supporting systems aiding families and opposes criminalizing abortion.
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Southern Illinoisan
Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Roots of Southern Illinois overlooks Irish community
A Southern Ilinoisan reader commends the Italian focus in The Roots of Southern Illinois but notes the omission of Irish figures. He names Johnnie Baudino and Tony Yano as deserving mentions and questions why Irish contributions were not highlighted.
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Johnnie Baudino
Tony Yano
Roots of Southern Illinois series admired locally
Virginia Hutti of Carbondale praises the Sunday Roots of Southern Illinois supplement for its intimate, personal coverage. She notes many in Murphysboro recognize or knew several subjects across generations and values the article’s depiction of ethnic groups adding cultural flavor to the region.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois’’ Supplement
Murphysboro
United States
Virginia Hutti Carbondale
Julius Wides and his pioneering family of Southern Illinois
A granddaughter honors Julius Wides and other Southern Illinois ethic and business pioneers. She recalls his sacrifices to bring his mother and six siblings from Lithuania, sometimes sleeping in an open wagon to save housing costs, and his weekly 5 am Sunday morning duties to ensure warmth for Sunday School children. She notes sponsoring German relatives in the 1930s to save them from the Holocaust and one brother’s later service in the South Pacific.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Julius Wides
Southern Illinois
Julius
United States
Lithuania
Germany
South Pacific
Southern Illinoisan
Radine Paper
Carbondale
Scots overlooked in historical sketches prompt reader note
A Thompsonville reader complains about missing coverage of Scots in the Sunday June 20 historical sketches on Southern Illinois settlers. The letter notes Scots are widespread in society and urges inclusion alongside English and Irish voices.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern
Illinois
Louisiana
Scotland
A. M
Mark
Akin
Glass transplant in a window ends in cautionary satire
Russell Baker presents a satirical tale where a doctor and an untrained assistant perform a comically literal window repair as a faux surgical operation. Amid broken glass, missing tools, and improvised tricks, the pair replace panes with dramatic zeal, only to face the consequences of blunders and a humorous moral about DIY surgery.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
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