Campaigns Fireworks in Illinois Gubernatorial Race
Editorial notes a lively campaign between Gov. Ogilvie and challenger Daniel Walker with joint appearances and a cautious debate. It criticizes vagueness on taxes and spending while praising ethics talk, but warns voters won’t gain real policy insight from the rhetoric.
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Illinois
Richard
Daniel Walker
Walkeree
Paul Simon
Mr. Walker
Ogilvie
GOP
Thomas Drennan
Walker
Otto Kerner
Drennan
Student loan defaults prompt government actions
William M. Simmons Jr says defaults test the Guaranteed Student Loan Program as about five percent of borrowers default. The Education Office, via Postal Service and IRS, aims to trace defaulters and recover roughly $40 million, splitting defaulters into those avoiding payment, misperceiving the loan as aid, and those facing job hardship.
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William M. Simmons Jr
U.S. Office of Education
Simmons
Office of Education
Postal Service
Internal Revenue
View from Carbondale on Nixon's war and protest
A reader, Joseph Arimond, argues against escalation in Southeast Asia and opposes Nixon policies. He urges peaceful, political pressure, cites POWs and naval threats, and calls for voting in November to press for troop withdrawal. He contrasts moon rocks and bombs with domestic needs.
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Vietnam
Americans. I Do Love My Country. I Do Not Love Mr. Nixon
Mr. Nixon
Illinois Anti-Trust Efforts Spark Federal Action Results
Illinois anti-trust efforts under William Scott and James Rahl focus on price fixing and market allocations. Notable cases involve Tetracycline and ampicillin price schemes. ongoing suits target a Chicago milk monopoly and dairy cooperatives amid 1965 1969 amendments and federal court actions.
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Robert W. Link
Lindsay-Schaub
James Rahl
Northwestern University College of Law
Illinois
Dean Rahl
Chicago Bar Association
Robert S. Atkins
William J. Scott
Atkins
Scott
University of Wisconsin
Nothwestern
U.S
Atorney
Northern Illinois
Department of Insurance
Boards of Trade
William Clark
Charles Pfizer
American Cyaniamid
Bristol- Myers
Olin Mathieson
Upjohn
Illinois Agencs
Federal District Court
Washington
Bristol-Myers
Beecham Group, Ltd
Beecham, Inc
Auto Industry
Jack Benny
Maxwell
Supreme Court of the United States
California
Chicago
Mary Had a Little Lamb Manuscript Sells for Five Thousand
David Felts notes Sarah Josepha Hale's 24 line Mary Had a Little Lamb manuscript sold at auction for $5,000. Hale, editor of Godey's Lady's Book, helped popularize Thanksgiving observance. The column weaves in playful anecdotes on culture, literature, and university presses.
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Mary
Sarah Josepha Hale
Miss Hale
Godey
England
Scotland
Letters Praise Glass Recycling Efforts at SIU Campus
A Southern Illinois letter thanks Matt Meyer and Tuck Industries for 14 55-gallon drums for SIU glass collection sites. It commends Rogers of the University Center Cafeteria and Lowell Solterman of the SIU Outdoor Labs for coordinating transport to the Jackson County Work Activities Center in Murphysboro. Each ton saved reduces sand mining impact.
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Southern Illnoisan
SIU
Matt Meyer
Tuck Industries, Inc
Northern Illinois Carbondale
Rogers
University Center
Lowell Solterman
SIU Outdoor Labs
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Solterman
Unjust salary raise in Illinois questioned by editor
The Southern Illinoisan editor criticizes President Derge for a $50,000 salary and a $50,009 house decoration expense. The piece notes the 5.5 percent guideline and compares Derge’s pay to the prior SIU president and a future governor’s $45,000 salary. The editor argues tax money should fund education rather than inflated administration.
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Southern Illinoisan
Derge
Springfield
Internal Revenue Service
Southern Illinois
SIU
University
Sistently
Illinois
Derge’s
Southern Illinoisan Editorial Staff Roles
The notice names John C. Gardner as Editor and General Manager and James K. Adams as Business Manager for the Southern Illinoisan.
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John C. Gardner
James K. Adams
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