Editorial on Ethics Reform and Senate Accountability
The editorial argues the Senate ethics bill is a small initial step toward higher standards and accountability for lawmakers. It cites the Bak er and Dodd cases, notes dissent by Senator Aiken, and urges that responsibility and trust become a two way street between elected officials and the people who choose them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cicero
Rome
Senate
U.S. Senate
Bobby G. Baker
Thomas Dodd
D-Conn
George Aiken
Congress
Legion
Senate Ethics Committee
Fis
Mr. Bader
Sen. Dodd
Edward V. Long
Dmo
Treasury aide Barr says U.S. cannot fund guns and butter
Joseph Barr, undersecretary of the Treasury, tells the Senate that the United States cannot sustain both Vietnam and poverty programs. He warns of political risk for Johnson if a tax increase is sought to fund two wars, urging belt tightening mainly from welfare and antipoverty programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Joseph W. Barr
the Treasury
United States
Vietnam
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Barr
Johnson
Humphrey
Congress
Headache Link to Turkey and Thanksgiving Revealed
A Montefiore Hospital case shows a man’s headaches recur only on holidays due to penicillin fed New Jersey turkeys and an allergy. Experts say headaches signal deeper issues and stress, with tension and migraine patterns explained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane E. Brody
New York Times
New York
Montefiore Hospital
New Jersey
Arnold P. Friedman
Montefiore
World Commission For the Study of
California
Donald Dalessio
Scripps Clinic and Research Foundation
la Jolla
Calif
Friedman
Western liberal winds in Eastern Europe and cautions from Dresden
The Dresden communique urges restraint on liberal reforms in Czechoslovakia while avoiding threats to reform. It contrasts Western diplomacy with Eastern resistance, noting Poland Russia and Romania responses and warns of rising nationalism and autonomy movements as Balkanization looms. The piece also encourages reader letters to The Southern Illinoisan with guidelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East
Europe
Dresden
France
Johnson
Czechoslovakia
Novotny
NATO
Dresen
Alexander Dubcek
Communist Party
Poland
Russia
Kremlin
Romania
Bob Jones University and revival legacies recalled
The piece recalls Bob Jones University in Greenville South Carolina with about 3500 students and 250 faculty founded in 1927 by Rev. Bob Jones. It notes the late Dr Bob Jones and the evangelical lineage linked to Moody Sunday Graham and others, plus Marion revival memories and a historic tabernacle crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Jones University
Greenville
S. C
Robert Reynolds Jones
Bob Jones
Bob Jones, Jr
Alabama
Cleveland
South Carolina
Dwight L. Moody
Billy Sunday
England
Gypsy Smith
Billy Graham
Marion
John Quincy Adams Henry
Tabernacle
North Market Street
MTHS
John Quincy Adams Henry University
Quotation Clarification on Norman and City Management
Snyder Herrin writes to object to a George Willhite and Mike Shane piece about Carbondale quoting him. He notes his praise of Bill Norman as a teacher, clarifies learning context, and questions the use of his remarks as a broad statement about journalistic freedom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southern Illnoisan
George Willhite
Mike Shane
Carbondale
Mike
Bill Norman
Reader thanks paper staff for From Where I Sit columns
A reader expresses appreciation for The Southern Illinoisan and its From Where I Sit pieces, noting the enjoyment of the paper and missing issues on holidays. The letter commends the staff for a job well done and goodwill toward the publication.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Treasury
U.S. Public Health Service
East Europe
Southern Illinoisan
Pease
David Dodds Henry University
Chicago
Blackett-Sample-Hummert
Stella Dallas
Ma Perkins
Just Plain Bill
Young Widder Brown
Vic and
Sade
Helen Trent
America
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!