Building performance into coach contracts at SIUC
SIU C begins its search for a basketball coach and argues for contracts with clear performance standards. The piece cites Joe Gottfried’s tenure and resignation as evidence of credibility issues and advocates basing pay on win loss records and attendance, plus ethical budgeting. It lauds Gottfried as a dignified figure.
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SIUC
Joe Gotttfried
Gottfried
Missouri Valley
Siu-C
Joe Gottfried
George Mace
Salvadoran dilemma tests Reagan diplomacy and arms flow
A commentary argues the Reagan administration should leverage its success in stopping arms shipments from Nicaragua and Honduras to El Salvador. It warns against unilateral military action, urges diplomacy within OAS and UN, and calls for concrete conditions on Salvadoran aid to prevent abuses while defending peace.
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Reagan
el Salvador
Nicaragua
Honduras
Vietnam
State Department
Salvador
United States
Senate
Haig and the Senate Clash Over El Salvador Policy
James Reston reports Senate Democrats challenge Secretary Haig on military diplomacy in El Salvador. They argue potential War Powers and Arms Export Control Act violations, demand written explanations, and push for timely Senate consultation while noting no clear reversal of arms and advisers policy is likely. The dispute centers on Haig’s notion of partnership and the timing of congressional involvement.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Alexander Haig
Senate
el Salvador
John Glenn
Ohio
Haig
U.S
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Glenn
Foreign Relations Committee
Reagan
United States
House
State Department
Letters criticize judge for handling wildlife case and sicknesses
A Williamson County reader blasts Circuit Judge Bracton Lockwood for leniency in a deer possession case and questions his understanding of conservation officers training. The letter cites a separate cannabis case, defends officers, highlights officer risks, and urges public involvement to protect wildlife.
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Southern Illinoisan
Williamson County
Bracton Lockwood
Johnston City
Lockwood
Carbondale Library Vote Praised By Native Editor
The Southern Illinoisan editor praises Carbondale for boosting local library funding after expanding hospital services. The author reflects on moving to Carbondale on June 21, 1908 and notes local pride in the enduring home at 500 S. Poplar St. Virginia Marmaduke Pinckneyville.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
S. Poplar St
Virginia L. Marmaduke
Pinckneyville
Presbyterians organize CHILD in Marion
In Marion, First Presbyterian Church volunteers under Rev Olive Haynes run a mini Head Start program called CHILD Communities Helping In. The program aids 4 and 5 year olds who lack early advantages before kindergarten.
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Southern Illinoisan
Jonesboro
Illinois
Williams
East St. Louis
Alan Madden
Quincy
First Presbyterian Church
Marion
Olive Haynes
Abandonment of Pets Is Illegal in Illinois Says Reader
An open letter to Susan Berman and Craig McVay urges enforcement of Illinois law banning cruelty to animals including abandonment. The author, Lyndle C. Couch of Cambria, questions inaction and asks what actions will be taken to enforce the law and involve authorities when crimes occur.
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First Presbyterian Church
Coralee Gulledge
Marion
Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Susan Berman
Craig McVay
Burnham and McVay
Lyndle C
Couch
Cambria
Girl Scout Cookie Sale Brings In Substantial Funds
Girl Scouts across Marion Johnston City Crab Orchard Vienna and Goreville sold 35580 boxes earning 3886 for troops and 19431 for council. The council funds camp programs camperships and other girl activities.
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Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Johnston City
Crab Orchard
Vienna
Goreville
Warped values now at work in Washington
Editor, Southern Illinois an. My view of the values of our new administration is that positive characteristics of the human species are out. They are replaced by machismo, anti intellectualism, a military mentality, and favoritism toward those already rich and powerful. Do the latter represent the real American value system.
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Southern Illinois
Family planning not funded by Perry County Health Dept
The Perry County Right to Life states the family planning program is not provided through the county health department. Editor LaVada Baggott notes this after consulting the county commissioners chair and the Perry County Health Department regarding the February editorial.
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Health Dept
Southern Illinoisan
Perry County
Perry County Health Department
Perry County Right To Life
LaVada Baggott
Right To Life
Pinckneyville
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