Kerner Report a Decade Later on Racial Rift and Ghetto Fate
The Kerner Commission warned in 1968 that two societies would exist in the United States one black and one white and unequal. Ten years on the divide persists with urban ghettos suffering high unemployment and blight while some blacks join the middle class. Recovery is stalled by disengagement white flight and limited political will. The commission urged integration through targeted programs but faces mixed reception from leaders and the public.
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National Advisory Commission On
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Kerner Commission
New York City
John V. Lindsay
South Bronx
New York
Newark
Chi
Cago
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
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Memphis
New Orleans
Johnson
Commission On Civil Disorders
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Richard M. Nixon
New Hampshire
Bayard Austin
M. Carl Polman
National Urban Coalition
George D. Wendel
Center For Urban Programs
St. Louis University
Wendel
Carter Begin talks deepen gulf over Middle East peace
As Begin plans a Washington visit the Carter administration presses for flexibility from Israel on UN Resolution 242 while Arab states cling to intransigence. The piece weighs how outside pressure from the United States and Russia could push Jordan Syria and the PLO toward a negotiated peace benefiting all sides.
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Carter
Menachem Begin
Israel
Begin
Washington
Middle East
United Nations
West Bank
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
United States
Ter
Syria
Palestinian Liberation Organization
Jordan
Saudi Arabia
Sadat
Jerusalem
Russia
PLO
Budget plan aims to stretch Illinois school funds
Illinois Governor James Thompson faces a tight budget for next year with the Board of Education budget committee proposing to raise per student aid from 1260 to 1281 dollars. The plan increases general aid but underfunds required programs like special education and bilingual education, shifting the shortfall to local property taxes, prompting debate over tax and revenue options.
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Illinois Board of Education
James Thompson
Thompson
Illinois
My Lai massacre anniversary shows war’s ugly truth
Ten years after My Lai, the article argues the massacre reveals war’s brutal side. It recalls the 347 villagers killed in 1968 and notes how the event challenged beliefs about American virtue and the inevitability of noble wars. The piece warns that wars breed atrocities and urges collective memory to prevent repeating them.
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U.S
My Lai
Vietnam
United States
Submission guidelines for letters to the editor
The Southern Illinoisan invites letters under 300 words and asks writers to sign with full address for verification. Publication may be delayed for frequent contributors. Letters printed with name and hometown. occupation shown if relevant. Libelous or in poor taste letters are returned or may include editor notes. Respondents may be asked to answer questions on the same day.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Black gains and losses in cities since 1968
A decade after the Kerner Report, the New York Times surveys major cities and finds fewer people in central ghettos, rising black unemployment around 14 percent overall, and 40 to 50 percent among youth. Central schools deteriorate while housing decays and federal aid surged, though mostly not to ghettos.
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New York Times
Kerner Commission
America
St. Louis
Central City
New Orleans
New York
Miners Strike Pay Demands Sparks Grassroots Alarm
A Southern Illinois editor’s letter denounces the coal miners strike as a reckoning over pay. The writer argues no miner earns 80 dollars daily, cites many workers earning under 5500 yearly, and warns the nation will pay for the miners gains while others struggle to meet daily needs. The letter contends coal is essential but questions the strike’s burden on ordinary Americans.
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Southern Hlinoisan
Letter to the Editor on Miners Pay and Unions
A reader criticizes miners demands and union influence, urging a 37 percent pay cut over three years if contracts fail to satisfy, condemning the UMW and unions as harming the country. The writer mocks current contract provisions, questions four-by-four allowances, and expresses sympathy for retired miners facing pension losses. Edward C. Bower Jr. Ava.
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Edward C. Bower, Jr
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Tulsa
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Eugene O’neill
UMW
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
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