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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1968
Page
4
Editorial urges City Council to act on a wave of resignations and nonreporting across police and other departments. It calls for emergency police protection, immediate talks with protesting workers, and a prompt review of personnel issues.
The National Commission on Civil Disorder warns white society bears responsibility for ghetto conditions and urges bold national standards for aid. It calls for ending poverty, expanding housing, and avoiding military occupation while stressing public health and safety in cities like Newark and Detroit.
The 1967 riots exposed deep racial divisions, with Newark and Detroit at the center. The commission urges national action to end segregation, promises programs on a scale equal to the problem, and stresses rapid, high-impact steps to restore democracy and curb violence.
Herrin's city council backs a recommended audit firm, agreeing to pay about $2,000 more than the Belleville bidder. The council previously rejected the 1967 audit twice due to numerous errors, while Alderman Shoemake argues the extra cost is worth avoiding repeated mistakes.
David Felts recalls the hickory tree and its farm utility as Southern Illinois University researchers study using hickory wood flakes with cottonwood flakes for wall board under a U.S. Forest Service grant. He contrasts the tree's past roles with the wall board project and remembers school punishments and simple pleasures of childhood.
Carbondale readers are invited to tour the water plant on South Wall this Sunday. Cletis Adams, a day shift employee, gave a warm tour and explained water filtration to curious families. The editor notes the tour showcases how tax dollars fund clean water and invites parents to bring children.
The piece collects letters from James Kirkpatrick and Ruby Hall on Senator Everett Dirksen. It argues Dirksen advances two party balance, supports his Republican voting on Taft Hartley repeal, civil rights housing, and minimum wage, and endorses his reelection for steady leadership amid inflation and policy conflicts.
The riot study commission found that in 1967 civil disorders the vast majority of fatalities and injuries were Negro civilians. It cites 83 deaths in 76 disorders, with 82 percent of deaths and injuries occurring in Newark and Detroit. About 10 percent of the dead and 36 percent of the injured were public employees such as police and firefighters.
Patrick Lyndon Nugent ten months old was unhurt when he knocked over a glass topped table. An unnamed Secret Service operative was likely reassigned to walk the Nugent dog.
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