Illinois Voters Face Bond Issue Ballot Wording Debate
Editorial urges legislative action to amend the ballot wording for a one billion dollar Resources Development Bond Act. Rep. Harold Katz argues voters should see explicit uses such as outdoor recreation facilities water pollution control water management and food control. The piece warns poor wording may spark defeat and calls for quick legislative reform.
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General Assembly
Harold A. Katz
D-Glencée
Illinois
75Th General Assembly
Rep. Katz
Kerner Nominated for U S Circuit Court Seat
Gov Otto Kerner nominated for a U S Circuit Court judgeship a move welcomed by Illinois Republican senators. The piece depicts Kerner as a reform minded administrator balancing Chicago politics, vetoing a stop and frisk law and steering civil disorder responses while pursuing welfare education and mental health.
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Otto Kerner
Illinois
Kerner
Cook County
Chicago
Daley
Gov. Kerner
National Advisory Commission On Civil Disorders
Commission
Springfield
Corruption in South Vietnam Draws U S Hearing
U S Senator Ernie Gruening plans hearings on aid to South Vietnam amid reports of deep graft. The piece contrasts U S funding and local misuse, notes officials' doubts about honesty, and argues Washington should demand reforms or cut support to curb theft by Vietnamese officials.
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Washington
Saigon
U.S
Ernest Gruening
D-Alaska
Subcommittee On
Foreign Aid
South Vietnam
United States
Vietnam
Associated Press
Johnson
Austin
Tex
Texas
Romney Campaign Costs Stir Talk of Economy in Elections
The piece notes Gov. George Romney's failed bid cost over 600000 with four months of campaigning and $275000 spent in New Hampshire. It humorously suggests tying election timing to economic cycles and calls for fiscal restraint in politics.
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George Romney
New Hampshire
Tax on foreign travel sparks exemptions debate
The proposed tax would exempt soldiers Olympic athletes diplomats Peace Corps volunteers and certain Texans with a family name starting with J. The piece contrasts past asks about a girl’s premarital experience and Marconi’s first radio message with current political maneuvering in Illinois Democrats’ governor and U.S. Senate race.
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Peace Corps
Texas
Clif ford Clifford: Unflappable Fixer Becomes Defense Secretary
Washington editor Saul Pett profiles Clark Clifford, newly named secretary of defense, noting his unflappable poise, vast legal practice, and role as adviser to three presidents. The piece contrasts his hawkish realism with calls for detente and highlights his approach to Congress, Vietnam, and nuclear strategy.
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Saul Pett
Associated Press
Washington
Clark Clifford
Clark McAdams Clifford
Clifford
Uncle Sam
Park Avenue
Eyos
Congress
Cliford
U.S
Pueblo
Errol Flynn
Vietnam
Hanoi
Red China
Red Russia
Soviet Union
Robert McNamara
Defense
White House
McNamara
Lyndon Johnson
Clark
Harry Truman
Defense Department
Truman
Albert Einstein
du Pont
General Electric
Radio Corporation of America
International Telephone and Telegraph
Hughes Tool
Standard Oil
Carbondale in Crisis Prompts Public Letters and Reactions
Readers express concern over city departments walkout and funding for police in Carbondale. Writers urge broader housecleaning of SIU employees and railroad boards, while others critique film content seen by children and call for parental responsibility. The League of Women Voters says it has no stand until issues are studied.
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Southern Illnoisan
Carbondale
Street and Water Department
Fire Department
City Hall
Town of
Arti
Hazel
The
Southern Illinoisan
SIU
Illinois Central Railroad
J. J. Gass
Michelle Klaus
League
Miihoisan
League of Women Voters of
John McDermott
Dale Klaus
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