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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1968
Page
4
The editorial argues that city employees must not exceed their role and dictate city policy or hiring. It supports the Carbondale City Council standing firm against attempts to supplant government. Grievances may be voiced, but the council will review and address legitimate concerns within its remit.
City workers who quit their jobs suspect new allies among returning political figures. The piece questions motives behind the rapid mobilization of familiar faces, former employees, and defeated candidates seeking influence and potential rewards.
The Illinois General Assembly returns to Springfield for a one day session seen as partisan. Critics say adjournment sine die would better serve the state while noting efforts to pass pay raises and other measures amid 589 bills introduced. Sigma Chi members recall a lost charter and sing of past campus pride.
A National Advisory Commission report analyzes the 1967 urban disorders, noting most violence targeted symbols of white society in Black neighborhoods, with 164 incidents nine months in, major and serious cases clustered in Newark and Detroit. It highlights cycles of night violence, role of police actions, and broad grievances from unemployment to housing.
A Marion property owner warns the zoning board against rezoning the Lakeview Farms area for a trailer court. He argues such a change would depress surrounding property values, stall residential growth, and let outside interests override citizen concerns despite petitions against the development. He calls for decisions based on the city’s best interests and invites reader comments.
A reader questions Ben Gelman on democracy and campus speech, arguing the majority should rule and opposing inter lecturals. The letter asks if university leaders will accept responsibility for riots and rising taxes. A separate note praises one way streets improving downtown traffic in Carbondale during peak hours.
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