Illinois must unite its political power for airport task
The attorney general and Lt. governor joined 21 of 24 House members and Sen. Percy to back Illinois as the site for a new St. Louis metro airport. The piece argues Illinois should unite rather than stay divided, warning that fragmented power dulls federal influence and harms the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Scott
Illinois
Scott
Neil Hartigan
House
Charles H. Percy
R-Ill
St. Louis
Adlai E. Stevenson III
D-Ill
White House
Congressional Quarterly
Chicago
Morgan F. Murphy
Dchicago
Congress
Rep
Leslie C. Arends
R Melvin
Arends
Capitol
Chuck
Chicago Democrats
Illinois leaders urged united action on heating fuel and airport site
The piece argues state issues cross district lines and call for Capitol Hill leadership from Hartigan and Scott to unify Illinois delegation. It highlights heating fuel shortages, gasoline shortages for new farmers, grain storage bottlenecks, and a St. Louis airport site as items needing coordinated state action and stronger political muscle.
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Illinois
Midwest
St. Louis
Capitol Hill
Hartigan
Scott
Resignations End Era in Nixon White House
Haldeman and Ehrlichman quit as top Nixon aides signaling a shift in the White House. The piece argues the president may reshape ties with Congress, the bureaucracy, and the press, though core habits and Nixon’s style endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert B. Semple
New York Times
Washington
H. R. Haldeman
John Od.z. Ehrlichman
Nixon
White House
Capitol Hill
Congress
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Oval Office
Henry A. Kissinger
Domestic Council
Cambodia bombing tests Nixon policy in Indochina
The piece argues U S bombing of Cambodia, including B52 raids, deepens military involvement in Indochina beyond Vietnamization aims. It calls such strategic bombing disproportionate, counterproductive, and risky, urging restraint and adherence to cease fire limits while supporting diplomatic and economic efforts.
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Cambodia
United States
Nixon
North Vietnam
Indochina
U. S
Hanoi
Ing
South Vietnam
U.S
South
POW'S SON DESCRIBES THIEU REGIME PRISON SUFFERING
David Truong, son of Truong Binh Dzu who challenged Thieu in 1967, recalls his father’s imprisonment from 1967 to 1970 and the fate of a fellow prisoner who died in a tiger cage. He estimates 200,000 to 250,000 political prisoners held by Thieu.
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Mike Shearer
The
Southern Illinoisan
South Vietnam
Thieu
David Truong
Carbondale
Truong Binh Dzu
David
Conson Island
Truong
Understanding Truong on Vietnam War and U S Involvement
The piece reflects Truong's view that Vietnam War tortures claimed by POWs are overstated and argues for a coalition government in South Vietnam with reduced U S aid. It urges Southern Illinois readers to understand Truong’s perspective, pressure lawmakers, and avoid repeating past misperceptions to prevent future conflicts.
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North Vietnam
Truong
Vietnam
U.S
Washington, D. C
America
United States
South Vietnam
North
Veterans gain inside track in federal and state jobs
Veterans including Vietnam and post Korea receive federal and state preference in hiring. New rules let discharged veterans with limited education enter lower federal grades with basic qualifying, plus 5 point or 10 point examination boosts for service-connected cases. States vary in scope and eligibility.
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Ray Cromley
Newspaper Enterprise Association
New Jersey
Texas
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Leonard Garment
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Ehrlich
George Reed
Johnson
Elliot Richardson
William Ruckelshaus
Ova
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James K. Adams
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