Mysterious Africa fuels debate on CIA meddling
The piece argues U S covert action in Africa, notably Ghana and Angola, challenges views that Africa is distant from world events. It cites reports of planned coups and covert funding, with claims by John Stockwell and Kissinger statements, urging public clarification of American involvement and its implications for history.
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Africa
United States
Central Intelligence Agency
Ghana
Angola
CIA
U.S
Henry Kissinger
John Stockwell
Congression
United States of America
Foster parents deserve higher pay in Illinois care debate
Public perception harms foster parents who are underpaid. Illinois has raised rates to 112 to 170 dollars monthly per child, still insufficient for feeding clothing and housing adolescents. Rep. Gerald Bradley proposes up to 200 dollars, a cost far less than Medicaid vendor increases. The governor’s stance risks neglecting quality care and staffing.
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Illinois
James Thompson
Chicago
Gerald Bradley
D-Bloomington
Bradley
Thompson
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
EEOC under Norton shows early gains in handling cases
One year into Eleanor Holmes Norton’s leadership the EEOC is praised for reforming case processing and cutting backlogs. New leadership has reduced the backlog by about 10 to 11 percent and resolve rates on new cases reach about 70 percent within 90 days. Critics warn of focus on individual cases vs institutional discrimination. The Carter administration proposes to expand EEOC powers to handle federal employee complaints and broader discrimination claims.
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Kennedy P. Maize
Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
Eleanor Holmes Norton
EEOC
Carter Administration
Equal Pay Act
Equal Employment Opportunity Coordinating Council
Norton
New York City Commission On Human Rights
Washington
General Accounting Office
Horace Russell
U.S. Commission On Civil Rights
Annette Freebourg
National Association of Manufacturers
NAM
Freebourg
David Copus
Copus
Politicians and the toll of public life
A Washington Post piece notes politicians resemble actors under scrutiny. A congressman jokes about wanting to be Al Pacino while acknowledging the Hill’s need for mental health care. Eagleton’s VP setback underscored the pressures of public life and the push for honesty.
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al Pacino
Missouri
Sugar and mental health needs better research
The Progressive notes drastic shifts in eating patterns since the century turn have raised health concerns such as diabetes and heart disease while the mental health link remains poorly funded. The McGovern Committee cites minimal fiscal attention, with the National Institute of Mental Health funding only one project at 118000 dollars, urging stronger government support and nutrition counseling as basic rights.
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McGovern Committee
National Institute of Mental Health
Tomato can pass the 40 inch drop test rails seek tighter rules
The federal government rejected a railroad plea for stronger regulations on shipping nuclear wastes by rail. Railroads fear growing accidents as beds deteriorate and cars enlarge while NRC tests underwhelm. Industry argues casks must survive major impacts and fires. ICC rejected tariffs, NRC and DOE oppose upgrades.
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Irwin B. Arieff
Congressional Quarterly
Conan Farber
Association of American Railroads
Congress
U.S. Department of Energy
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC
AAR
Office of Environmental Studies
Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Energy Department
William A. Brobst
Transportation Branch
Brobst
Transportation Department
Utilities lobby to weaken Illinois consumer office push
In a letter to the Southern Illinoisan Christine Heaton of the Southern Counties Action Movement argues that investor owned electric companies in Springfield seek to strip or relocate funding for the Illinois Office of Consumer Services from SB 1863. She says the move would hinder citizen input amid rising electric rates and urges voters to watch state senators and representatives in the upcoming vote.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Springfield
Illinois Office of Consumer Services
Office of Consumer Services
Illinois Legis
Illinois Commerce Commission
CIPS
Christine Heaton
Southern Counties Action Movement
Herrin
Illinois residents fear nuclear waste imports endangering communities
A local council president voices alarm over Illinois becoming a nuclear waste corridor. He cites GE and Nuclear Engineering plans expanding facilities in Morris and Sheffield, urging citizens to demand action and transparency from regulators and elected officials. He asks who sits on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and who licenses GE in Illinois.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
St. Louis Post- Dispatch
Chicago Sun-Times
Southwestern Illinois Council of Mayors
Post-Dispatch
General Electric Co
Nuclear Engineering Co
Morris
Sheffield
G.E
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Read Dewey Before Criticizing He Deserves A Proper Hearing
Editor Beverly McCormick of Du Quoin claims she has never read John Dewey, and urges burning his books. The letter cites Robert Shaw’s undocumented charges against Dewey, while the writer plans to defend Dewey and suggests he answers in his book Experience and Education from 1938.
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Southern Illinoisan
Beverly McCormick
du Quoin
John Dewey
Robert Shaw
Dewey
Shaw
McCormick
Kappa Delta Pi Publishers
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Federal Eeoc
Equal Employment Opportuniies Commission
Abe Lincolns
Wayne Hauses
Washington Post
Eagleton
Southern Illinois
Lindsay Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
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