Walker appoints Prince and Hickey to Illinois Board of Higher Education
Governor Daniel Walker reappointed Joseph Block and named Donald Prince and Vivian Hickey to six year terms on the Illinois Board of Higher Education. Prince, a Rand McNally executive and educator, and Hickey, Rockford educator and former Rock Valley trustee, adopt cautious early stances on budgets and funding while supporting steady growth in higher education.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Daniel Walker
Ilinois Board of Higher Education
Joseph Block
Inland Steel Co
Donald Prince
Winnetka
Vivian Hickey
Rockford
James Worthy
Chicago
Prince
Springfield
Hickey
Rock Valley Community College
Rockford College
Illinois League of Women Voters
Citizens Advisory Committee
Editorial on Illinois budget openness and legal limits
The piece argues Gov. Walker should disclose per institution spending as required by the Finance Article. It notes lawmakers need detailed budget plans to set state priorities and warns that a blank check weakens constitutional mandate. It calls for transparency or lawful change to the wording.
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Mr. Hovey
Illinois
General Assembly
Air Force buys 747s as flying command posts for nuclear era
The Air Force orders two of seven Boeing 747s to act as airborne command posts replacing 42 smaller planes. The president would control strategic weapons from the air with top aides aboard, while the craft can stay aloft three days if refueled. Risks include subtle computer disruptions that could mislead national leaders. The USSR likely has similar systems with their own flaws.
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Pentagon
Defense Sec
Retary
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Strategic Air Command Base
Soviet Union
Debate on cumulative voting flops in Illinois House committee
The House Executive Committee rejects two solutions to cumulative voting after presenters fail to build a strong case for single member districts. Rep. Hirschfeld, missing supporting data, is urged to prepare better if given another chance.
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House
Illinois House
Chicago
John Hirschfeld
Champaign
Roscoe Cunningham
Lawrenceville
Rep
Hirschfeld
Springfield
The Nuclear Age and the Threat of Accidental War
The text warns that despite foolproof systems, accidental nuclear war could destroy civilization. It notes the Twentieth Century may be remembered as the Nuclear Century unless future generations abolish nuclear weapons. Leaders of powerful nations bear a grave obligation to prevent catastrophe.
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Dr. Stangelove
Welfare issue saga in Washington and Springfield
Editor notes welfare remains a key topic in both capitals. Excerpted from Memo from COPE by the AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education, the piece analyzes current welfare policy and political dynamics.
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Washington
Springfield
COPE
Committee On Political Education
American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations
Afl-Cio
Ten Welfare Facts to Refute Myths and Inform Debate
A summary of ten key points challenging welfare myths. People on welfare are primarily poor, not lazy, with 15 million recipients and 25 million below poverty. Eight million are children. less than 1 percent are able bodied males. Over two million are elderly, and many welfare families are not rich. Fraud is below one percent. most welfare families have legitimate children. Racial composition is majority white and Black, with poverty rates higher among Blacks. Most welfare cases are not habitual. about two thirds are first-time recipients.
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Congress
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Social and Rehabilitation Service
HEW
U.S
Editorial debate on conjugal visits and furloughs in prisons
The March 5 Southern Trin d san letter questions conjugal visits as a solution to youth abuse and prison tension. It argues a home furlough system better preserves families, reduces indignities, and could expand access, diminishing the case for conjugal visits. Carl Tiller Correction Staff Development Specialist Menard
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The
Southern Trindsan
Carl Tiller
Menard
Southern Indian John C Gardner Editor and General Manager
John C Gardner serves as editor and general manager for the Southern Indian publication. He oversees editorial content and newsroom operations in a leadership role.
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John C. Gardner
Reader taunts on Johns Guns piece and ego column
A letter to The Southern Illinoisan praises Mr. Shearer for his literary pieces while mockingly questioning originality. The writer ridicules the Johns Guns satire and jokes about compensation, noting the editor’s title for Shearer.
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the Southern Illinoisan
Shearer
Johns’ Guns
Channel 12 spared Virginia Woolf film fear, mother writes
Mrs. Joann Proctor Herrin commends KFVS Channel 12 for not airing Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf to avoid profanity and vulgarity. She argues the channel's prerogative and praises their stance as a stand for decency, addressing a public letter to Editor Mike Shearer.
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Southern Illnoisan
Mike Shearer
Kfvs TV
Virginia Woolf
Don McNeely
Channel 12
Shearer
Joann Proctor
Herrin
Questioning County Road Fixes and Leadership
A reader questions the Jackson County road commissioner's repair method of tar and stone on county roads. The letter also critiques tax spending, the county board's use of tax sharing revenues, and the prospect of re election.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
ERA Support Letter Urges Illinois to Ratify 27th Amendment
ERA advocate urges Illinois lawmakers in districts 57 58 and 59 to ratify the US Constitution’s 27th amendment detailing broad support from presidents and parties and arguing majority public backing for equality of rights under law regardless of sex. The letter cites decades of national organizational support and the Illinois voters’ mandate for equality.
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The
Southern Trindian
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
Illinois
United States
U.S
ERA
Johnston City Voters Back New School Project
A reader thanks residents of Johnston City for approving a new school. The note says the school will make children happy, attract business, boost population and land value, and spur town growth with a stated $1.39 million need.
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The
Southern Illnoisan
Johnston City
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