Tough times demand top city management
Southern Illinois cities face cash crunch as budgets risk shortfalls in 1981 82 and beyond. The piece argues for professional city managers, citing Carbon dale and others as models of prudent planning, revenue projections, and reduced reliance on federal aid to avoid layoffs and insolvency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Illinois
Reagan
West Frankfort
Herrin
Pinckneyville
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Peter
Paul
Uncle Sam
Cronkite to Leave CBS Evening News After 1962 Tenure
Walter Cronkite ends a landmark era as CBS Evening News chief anchor, a move for decades trusted by viewers. His career included Vietnam coverage, Watergate commentary, and a public profile likened to a national symbol, leaving a notable gap in American broadcasting.
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Richard L. Worsnop
Washington
Walter Cronkite
CBS Evening News
Douglas Edwards
Cronkite
Oliver Quayle
South Vietnam
Vietnam
New York
New Republic Magazine
Mark Crispin Milner
Karen Runyon
New Republic
George Washington
Reagan staff learn human rights shift at UN session
Anthony Lewis reports from Geneva on the Reagan administration's new human rights policy encountering a test at the U.N. Commission on Human Rights over Argentina disappearances. A negotiated compromise preserved a working group on disappearances, drawing praise and criticism from allies while exposing tensions with Argentina and within U.S. politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Washington
Reagan
America
U.N. Commision
Geneva
Switzerland
Argentina
U.N. Commission
United States
Gentina
Congress
Jeane Kirkpatrick
U.S
United Nations
State Department
Novak
Soviet Union
Emilio Mignone
Armed forces deserve best pension system
Major Roy L. Larson argues the current military pension is not a scandal, detailing the personal costs of a 20 year service life. He says comparing military and civilian retirement is invalid due to unique demands, and suggests the government must either fund the current system or require mandatory service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Korea
U.S
Roy L. Larson
U.S. Army
Carterville
Buy American and Give Jobs to Workers
A Missouri letter to the editor argues that President Reagan ignores unemployment caused by foreign-made goods. The writer urges Citizens to buy American and support U.S. manufacturing, claiming domestic products are better and would boost tax coffers and employment. Bill Sheets Sr. Perryville, Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois
Reagan
U.S
Hong Kong
Korea
Saipan
Japan
U.S.A
United States
Bill Sheets Sr
Perryville
Illinois needs tougher drunken driving laws warns Makanda reader
E D McGuire of Makanda urges Illinois to impose harsher penalties for drunk driving. He cites his own 40 month hospital stay after a 1960s crash near Cairo, arguing mandatory tests and stricter enforcement protect public rights. He recalls a brutal cost: more than $16 000 in medical bills and lasting injury, urging accountability for intoxicated drivers.
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Cairo
Marion Veterans Hospital
Carbondale Memorial Hospital
Fields
Wineburg
Illinois
E.D. McGuire
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Gerald R. Ford
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Parade Magazine
Literaturnya Gazeta
CBS
Alexander Haig
Lord Colville
Michael Novak
Southern Illinoisan
Pentagon
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