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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1968
Page
4
The editorial lauds Southern Illinois University President Delyte W. Morris for swiftly defining limits between lawful dissent and hooliganism. It argues there must be clear university rules forbidding property destruction and threats to life, warning that without order the campus risks anarchy more destructive than dynamite.
William V. Shannon argues the Democratic Party faces a quiet but far reaching political revolution sparked by civil rights activism and antiwar protests. Kennedy and McCarthy vie for leadership while Humphrey, tied to the old order, must manage rivals and the party's evolving balance of power.
Organized farm groups press for power as subsidies favor large exporters. The National Farmers Organization uses militant tactics like milk dumps and hog slaughter to push prices up, while the American Farm Bureau backs marketing agreements and minimum price guarantees. Critics note subsidy bias toward big operators and question the future for marginal farmers facing flight from the land.
The article reports a covert agreement between France and Israel to develop a short range missile system. It warns the move could escalate regional conflict, undermine de Gaulle’s earlier stance, and provoke Arab states to seek similar arms from superpowers. The piece cautions leaders in Moscow Washington Paris to avoid Armageddon.
The nation’s capital is described as an alabaster city scarred by riots and arson that devastated Negro districts leaving ghost town blocks. The piece notes 9 killed, 1,202 injured, 510 fires, and $13.3 million in damage from April riots, and highlights a sprawling renewal in Foggy Bottom with luxury apartments replacing slums, plus traffic perils and architectural criticisms of federal buildings including the Rayburn House Office Building.
Floyd Underwood Cutler argues a 11 percent excise tax on reloaders under federal licensing is unfair and encourages evasion. He questions licensing cost, urges higher fees, and criticizes stores selling ammo to minors while noting NRA guidance and Army experience as better redeemers.
George Morris Jr. of Local 9878 United Mine Workers of America writes to denounce District 50 for pressuring mine workers into construction jobs and supporting atomic power. He cites job losses, district influence, and calls for members to oppose District 50’s jurisdiction.
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