Editorials argue Walker goals echo Ogilvie legacy
Walker asserts Illinois government must adopt business management to cut expenditures and set modifiable department goals with performance measures. He contrasts this with Ogilvie’s 1970 push for program budgeting and zero base budgeting, noting the Budget Bureau’s earlier progress in rooting out last year’s budget practices.
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Governor Walker and zero base budgeting in Illinois
The piece credits Gov. Walker with pushing for professional budget reform and efficiency but cautions he is not the first to advocate zero base budgeting. It urges careful study of how lawmakers and insiders have historically blocked better public management of tax dollars.
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Nixon Aides Face Executive Privilege Guidelines Debate
The president's new executive privilege guidelines for Watergate probes may hinder aides from candid testimony. Critics warn the rules could prevent disclosure of whether Nixon appeared shocked by the burglars’ news. Some argue no guidelines, letting chips fall where they may, would serve better.
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Ron Ziegler
Second Look at Space Program and Local Hopes
The article critiques space program by products and notes local disinterest in medical and protein debates. It questions maldistribution of doctors amid rising newsprint costs and mentions Geisha parties and soybean focus in the Soybean Capital.
Public housing slowdown harms Detroit families seeking relief
Detroit residents like James Nicolson face stalled plans as HUD’s January moratorium and new guidelines slow subsidized housing, urban renewal, and land purchases. Officials warn momentum for low income housing may falter while cities shift to revenue sharing. Local cities report varied impacts as the policy unfolds.
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Nixon
Congress
New York
Baltimore
Los Angeles
Houston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Andrew Kerr
Virginia Park
Jefferson Chalmers
Forest Park
Illinois Legislature Faces Deluge of Bills and Impending Chaos
The General Assembly nears adjournment with over 3,000 bills filed this year 1100 in the Senate and about 2000 in the House. The Legislative Reference Bureau extended drafting time to April 28 as lawmakers rush to complete actions. Despite leadership efforts, end of session confusion looms, with expected extended sessions unlikely this year.
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Illinois
Immunization program letter urges careful image use
John B. Amadio appeals in The Southern Illinoisan for accurate vaccine coverage reporting. He notes Jackson County Health Department has administered over 800 immunizations in schools with few adverse reactions and cites consent forms as a key barrier.
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Editorial and Opinion Sections Explained
The Southern Illinoisan outlines its opinion content. Editorials carry Our Opinions labels, letters to the editor express reader views, and signed columns reflect staff opinions. News analysis is clearly marked to distinguish from straight reporting.
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Best Sellers in Fiction and General categories
A survey of over 125 bookstores across 64 U S communities lists top titles in fiction and general nonfiction. Notable fiction includes Once Is Not Enough by Susann and The Odessa File by Forsyth, with other entries by Bach Seton Shaw Renault and more.
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Forsyth
Jonathan Livingston
Seagull — Bach
Green Darkness
Seton
Pelham
Godey
Gardner
Jenkins
Byzantium
Shaw
Renault
Watergate Bug Scandal Reflicts White House Basis
In a year end reminder, readers are urged to render unto Caesar with the usual exemptions as the Republicans face embarrassment over the discovery of watergate bugs in the basement of the White House.
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