Deserving victory urged in Illinois March primary
Readers are urged to back ALEX SEITH, Michael Bakalis and Charles Percy in the March 21 party primaries. Bakalis and Percy are favored against lesser-known rivals Dakin Williams, Lar Daly, and Anthony Martin-Trigona. Leith, a Chicago lawyer, seeks a statewide post, praised for experience and independence.
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Alex Seith
Michael Bakalis
Charles Percy
Mr. Bakalis
Mr. Percy
Dakin Williams
Lar Daly
Bakalis
James Thompson
Sen
Percy
Senate
Leith
Anthony Martin-Trigona
Castle's edge in comptroller race from local state experience
The Republican primary for comptroller features John W. Castle of DeKalb and W. Robert Blair of Park Forest. Castle, son of a former Illinois attorney general, argues that his local and state government work, including as head of the Department of Local Government Affairs, equips him to oversee forecasts and fiscal policy, while Blair, former House Speaker, portrays a tougher stance but faces questions over independence from Gov. Thompson.
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Castle
John W. Castle
DeKalb
Ilinois
W. Robert Blair
Park Forest
Illinois
Blair
Daniel
Comptroller
James R. Thompson
Gov. Thompson
Mr. Castle
Department of Local Government Affairs
Luft Seen As Strong Dem Comptroller Contender In Primary
State Rep Richard Luft of Pekin and Roland Burris of Chicago vie for the Democratic nomination for comptroller. Burris holds a law degree and directed the General Services Administration under Gov. Walker, but audits revealed accounting issues. Luft, in his second term and on the appropriations panel, previously served as Tazewell County auditor and pressured for slating by the party in 1977, now pressing his primary campaign as the strongest challenger for the general election.
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Democratic Party
Richard N. Luft
Pekin
Roland Burris
Chicago
Burris
General Services Administration
Daniel Walker
United To Save Humanity
GSA
Rep. Luft
Appropriations Committee
Democratic Central Committee
Ostendorph Letter Clarifies Linguistics Funding at SIU
Southern Illinoisan prints a response from the linguistics department chair refuting Daniel Ostendorph’s March 1 letter. He clarifies that the department has 64 graduate majors with 23 foreign students. only six are funded as graduate assistants, while 17 are self-supported or funded by other sources. He argues foreign students benefit American and Illinois residents, and asserts funding decisions rely on academic merit, not residency.
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Southern Illinoisan
Daniel Ostendorph
Department of Linguistics
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Ostendorph
Illinois
Mr. Ostendorph
Illinoisan veteran argues over in-state education tax impact
Patricia Carrell, chair of Linguistics at SIU Carbondale, argues that residency and tax obligations after graduate study are not guaranteed to stay in state. She notes her own Texas-funded education followed by a return to Illinois, and questions Ostendorph’s premise that Illinois residents will stay and work in state after college.
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Ostendorph
Illinois
Texas
University of Texas At Austin
Sadat's bold bid for peace unsettles Begin and Carter
James Reston analyzes Sadat's transformation from regional leader to global peacemaker. The Egyptian president frames a broad settlement while Begin seeks concrete security guarantees, risking a clash over visions of diplomacy and wartime realities, as Carter faces tough choices amid stalled talks.
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James Reston
New York Times
Cairo
Sadat
Egypt
Middle East
Jerusalem
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Carter
Begin
Israel
Miner’s Wife Voices Frustration Over Strike Coverage
A coal miner’s wife argues in a Southern Illinoisan letter that the media unfairly blames miners for the long strike. She defends pay raises and cost of living adjustments, recalls truckers breaking strikes, and urges blame on coal companies rather than workers.
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Southern Illinoisan
Miner Blame Shift Over Billing and Strikes Highlighted
A reader urges blaming coal companies for rising electric bills and recalls miners' strikes. They question linking a Springfield double murder to the miner's occupation and suggest a contract would entice miners back to work.
Tiger comeback request from Greg McPhail in Royalton
Greg McPhail of Royalton pleads for the return of Tiger, complaining the Doo nesbury section is dull without it and urging editors to reinstate the feature. He expresses strong desire for Tiger to be back in the paper.
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Egypt
Israel
Jimmy Carter
Sadat
Letter praising General Telephone Co. service
A reader recounts times when GTE staff promptly fixed issues and corrected a customer error. The writer highlights a waterlogged connection, late night service, and multiple visits by the same technician, praising the company's helpfulness and fair handling of problems.
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Southern Illinoisan
General Telephone Co
Installa
GTE
Equal Rights Amendment aims for sex neutral law
The ERA seeks equal rights under law regardless of sex, addressing legal inequities in inheritance residency pensions disability benefits Social Security and property. It rests on two moral principles: women should not face inferior legal status and individuals should access rights based on ability rather than gender, highlighting justice and equality.
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Southern Illinoisan
United States
Thomas I. Emerson
Lines
Yale Law School
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