Carbondale schools rally around joint articulation council
Editorial urges a May 10 joint meeting of six Carbondale area districts to form an articulation council. The group would coordinate feeder districts with Carbondale Community High School District to ease grade to high school transitions and cut costs while laying groundwork for a future unit district.
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Carbondale Area
Carbondale Community
Carbondale
DeSoto
Giant City
Unity Point
Glendale
Jackson County School Superintendent’s Office
County Education Resource Center
CCHS
Light at end of tunnel voices on Vietnam peace talks
Opinion notes cautious optimism as preparations for U S and North Vietnam talks in Paris proceed. President Johnson warns this is only the first step toward peace and warns against overoptimism regarding easy negotiations.
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Vietnam
Johnson
Paris
U.S
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
de Gaulle
United States
Choate backs Humphrey hinting party shift in Illinois
Illinois politics reflect Humphrey support from state Democrats led by Clyde Choate of Anna. Daley’s delegates likely lean Humphrey, Kennedy may edge in, McCarthy faded, Stevenson seen as risky. Negotiations over Vietnam imply difficult paths to peace amid public and private posturing.
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Clyde L. Choate
Anna
Hubert H. Humphrey
Illinois
Humphrey
Daley
Johnson
Chicago
Robert F. Kennedy
Mary Victories
Eugene J. McCarthy
Adlai Stevenson
Adlai Stevenson Til
Hubert Humphrey
Choate
Mr. Humphrey
American Way in Europe Persists Yet Faces Barriers
Carl Hartman analyzes how deeply American culture and industry have penetrated Europe. He notes growing American influence in Brussels with English weeklies and firms, while flags language barriers and mobility limits temper full integration. Investment rose through 1966 but remained a small share of European total.
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Carl Hartman
Associated Press
Brussels
Europe
America
Columbus
Ferdinand
Isabella
Italy
U.S
France
Sweden
Monsanto
Sears Roebuck
International Telegraph and Telephone
Johnson
Belgium
Oregon
Maine
Florida
Spain
Prejudice in Southern Illinois schools and firearm licensing debate
A letter from Pat Flower criticizes school favoritism toward students with parents in education or business. Readers discuss trash removal, gun licensing, religious freedom, free speech, and press rights, questioning constitutional implications and urging caution amid rising national tension. William P. Preston of Murphysboro weighs in on constitutional concerns and personal safety.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
United States
William P. Preston
Clay Street
Murphysboro
British architects adapt London model to rebuild American ghettos
Lawrence Malkin reports that British planners led by Llewellyn-Davies adapt the Washington in County Durham model for new towns to help Detroit Watts and Toledo. They argue public-private housing can reshape urban density, offer low rents and dispersed housing, and stress on-site experience over long-range studies for present needs.
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Washington
United States
U.S
County Durham
Britain
Lord Llewellyn-Davies
London
Detroit
Los Angeles
Watts
Toledo
New York
Harlem
Europe
Johnson
Llewellyn-Davies
Walter Bor
New Town Densities Offer American Community Model
British planners propose 45 to 55 people per acre for new towns and 65 to 70 per acre to curb suburban sprawl. Clusters of two to three story homes around grass courts create community spaces with single room efficiencies for elderly residents. Higher density boosts walking access to shops, schools, clinics, and a community center, benefiting Watts residents without cars.
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United States
Llewellyn-Davies
Bor
Watts
Question on missing northbound sign at Jackson County Nursing Home
Helen C. Jacobs questions why no northbound traffic sign marks the nursing home entrance. She offers to help raise funds for an easy to read sign and asks if lack of money is the reason. She suggests a project to collect sufficient money to install the sign.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Helen C. Jacobs
Murphysboro
Citizens propose study and payroll for education nationwide
A reader backs a petition urging Congress to pay all ages up to college to attend school, claiming it would replace poverty programs and curb unrest. The letter links education to national uplift and urges immediate legislative action.
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the Southern Illinoisan
U.S
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I.Q
Bailey
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