Manufacturers and architects clash over mobile home looks
Designers urge breaking the tin box image citing Frank Lloyd Wright and a call for harmonizing site, planting, and buildings. MHMA says mass produced housing can improve with better exterior finish and seeks state adoption of four standard areas: body frame plumbing heating and electrical systems. Illinois HB 843 remains in committee amid calls for regulation to raise overall quality.
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James P. Warrick Lindsay-Schaub
Sir Francis Bacon
Illinois
Frank Lloyd Wright
MHMA
Frank Lloyd Wright ‘Foundation
Bagley
Association
The
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Legal Services Corp. setup debated in Washington
Editorial argues broad reform of the National Legal Services Corporation to aid the poor, weighing presidential appointment power, director selections, and incorporating trustees under House and Senate plans. It notes the program already serves over a million poor Americans via OEO and urges independence from political control.
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Washington
National Legal Services Corporation
Nixon
Senate
Office of Economicy
OEO
House
OED
Congress
Legal Services Program
Nixon Kissinger mission sparks credibility concerns
The piece argues the Nixon administration overreached in Kissinger's Moscow mission, noting press secretary Zeigler's lie about Kissinger at Camp David and warning such deception erodes credibility amid Vietnam War policy scrutiny and Indochina tensions.
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Richard Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Camp David
Mr. Kissinger
Moscow
Nixon
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Ronald Zeigler
Zeigler
Antibiotic traces found in meat raise safety questions
Barry Commoner's critique of synthetic systems echoes as University of Illinois tests on 8000 to 9000 animal carcasses reveal antibiotic residues in 26 percent of pigs, 6 percent of cattle, 20 percent of chickens, 20 percent of lambs, and 25 percent of veal calves. Dr. William Huber cautions residues could be reduced by longer withdrawal times before marketing, while current meat inspection lacks routine testing for drug residue, leaving consumer safety concerns, profit motives, and future policy unresolved.
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Barry Commoner
Commoner
University of Ilinois
U.S. Department of Agriculture
William Huber
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine
Agriculture Department
Huber
Curbs on moving large mobile homes in Illinois
Editorial notes Illinois mobile home industry decline from a once strong Big Four state to a minuscule share of national production. It outlines historical width approvals, failed 14-foot move bills, and industry departures to states like Michigan Indiana and California. The MHMA plans a move to near Washington, D.C., signaling symbolic protest and ongoing safety debates.
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California
Iinois
Ilinois
Ilinois Business Review
Illinois
Finois
Michigan
Indiana
Georgia
Texas
Pennsylvania
Florida
Alabama
North Carolina
Kansas
Jerry Bagley
Mobile Home Manufacturers Association
MHMA
Waois
Senate
House
Missouri
Towa
Illinois General Assembly
Mobile Home Association
Washington, D.C
Interim board debate reshapes Illinois education plan
Illinois lawmakers debate an interim state Board of Education to replace the superintendent and guide a future permanent board. Proposals seek mixed appointive and elective structures, regional representation, and varying powers from kindergarten through graduate school, with Bakalis and Ogilvie under pressure from lobby groups.
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Michael A. Smith
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Board of Education
Thomas Hynes
Chicago
Hynes
Ilinois Senate Democrats
Senate Education Committee
Senate
House
Eugenia Chapman
Arlington Heights
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mirchael Bakalis
Sen. Hynes
Chapman
General Assembly
Ilinois
State Board of Education
Ilinois House
State Board of Education Appointments Commission
Michael Bakalis
Ogilvie
Supt. Bakalis
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