Senate should reject Kleindienst as attorney general
Editorial argues the Senate must oppose confirmation of Richard Kleindienst citing serious ethical lapse in the Carson bribery affair and a troubling approach to prosecuting political cases, despite adequate qualifications and ITT controversy. It urges extended scrutiny and a rejection to restore public faith in law enforcement leadership.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Richard Kleindienst
United States
Senate
United States Supreme Court
Kleindienst
ITT
Robert T. Carson
Hiram Fong
Hawaii
Carson
Nixon
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Fong
High Justice Department
Sen. Fong
U.S
Adlai Stevenson
D-Ill
Congress
Justice Department
Independence of Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board Questioned
Debate over board independence from the General Assembly centers on funding power and legislative ability to set conditions. Democrats argue lawmakers can supplement board rules and oversee spending. Republicans claim board rules are supreme. Both sides stress accountability to prevent corruption and safeguard constitutional aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judicial Inquiry Board
General Assembly
Senate Republicans
Senate Democrats
Illinois
Fis
Sen
Thomas Lyons
Chicago
Letters on Carbondale board and trailer park ruling
Readers debate the Carbondale Board of Appeals and a Glendale School trailer park clash. Judy Shobe questions process and expert testimony while Dorothy Boyd, Lawrence Hickey, and others weigh majority rule and policy issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Southern Illnoisan
Elliott Bevis
Carbondale Board of Appeals
Board of Appeals
Jackson County Health Office
Paulins
DeSoto’s
Carbondale
Wheither
Judy Shobe
Elliot Bevis
Glendale
Bevis
Southern Illinoisan
Lawrence Hickey
Hickey
Dorothy Boyd Marion
Readers protest photo of Herrin accident obituary
A letter objects to a newspaper photograph of an automobile accident in Herrin that killed two men, questioning the impact on the victims’ mother, father, and family and expressing concern readers do not need such image coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
High winds threaten mobile homes in Illinois
Editor James P Warnick reports on the danger mobile homes face during storms. Few are anchored. wind toppled 29 homes in Candlewood Estates Mahomet. The piece notes insurance, legislation, and industry views on anchoring and construction standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Warnick
Lindsay-Schaub
Candlewood Estates
Mahomet
Illinois
American Insurance Association
Midwest
John H. McKentick
AIA
Clara Vickery
Sycamore
Huband
Florida
Texas
Jerry Bagley
Mobile Home Manufacturers Association
MHMA
Why not forgive Duchess Prince Richard wedding in July
David Felts surveys royal plans as Prince Richard of Gloucester, king George V’s grandson and Queen Elizabeth II’s cousin, prepares to wed commoner Birgitte van Deurs in Cambridge. The piece notes possible Privy Council action to grant royal princess status and recalls Windsor’s long quarrel over Wallis Simpson.
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Prince Richard of
Gloucester
George V
Elizabeth II
Birgitte van Deurs
Cambridge
Prince Richard
Miss van Deurs
Elizabeth
Privy Council
Richard
Duke of
Duke of Windsor
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Edward VIII
London
Duchess of Windsor
Simpson
Margaret
Peter Townsend
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Knights of Columbus
Time, Inc
Time
Life
Fortune
Sports Illustrated
Money
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Irving
Howard Hughes
Henry Luca
Tidle
Southern
John C. Gardner
James K. Adams
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