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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1966
Page
4
The piece notes Joseph D Carey resigning over expense reports while urging Illinois to curb patronage in state government. It argues for a stronger legislature to audit funds, reduce patronage, and compare to other states with cleaner two party systems, calling for political reform to protect taxpayers.
California's Supreme Court, in a 5 to 2 decision, ruled Proposition 14 unconstitutional, voiding the state fair housing law and barring local bans on race-based sales or rentals. The ruling suggests state constitutional votes cannot make discriminatory policy lawful and may energize broader anti segregation efforts nationwide. It cites the Fourteenth Amendment and could impact related lawsuits in Chicago seeking to uphold fair housing ordinances.
Fidel Castro targets Yugoslavs Chinese and Russians in a boiling critique of rival communist models. He mocks wealth hoarding and car ownership while urging shared wealth and productivity as Cuba presses for a decade of greater auto output amid economic strain.
The writer recalls older television replacement shows and contrasts them with seasonal programs, noting differences in style and authority. The piece references Buster Brown and vending machines as part of the memory, hinting at a nostalgia for past TV formats.
A Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing exposed bureaucratic bungling as 142000 cans of hair spray were imported to aid the Vietnam war effort. Sen. Fulbright and Defense Secretary McNamara condemned the misallocation, noting the need to curb luxury goods during conflict and praising the firing of the responsible official.
This excerpt from Senator Fulbright argues consensus should mean shared goals not unchallenged support. It highlights free debate, critique, and historical context as strength, warns against irrational analogies, and calls for reasoned, open discussion amid Vietnam War tensions.
C L Sulzberger argues inflation now dwarfs the Viet Cong as South Viet Nam’s chief foe. Rapid money expansion, a swollen U.S. aid and military budget, and a booming black market distort society, eroding the middle class while fueling corruption and unrest in Saigon and beyond.
The performer who often plays a stenographer worries about being stuck in similar parts while noting occasional dramatic moments linked to Cold War era imagery. A thin book on handling elections questions by Premier Nguyen Cao Ky is highlighted as a weekly pick.
Don Oakley surveys China’s 18th to 19th century stagnation and isolation under the Ch'ing dynasty. He contrasts a static, agrarian society with a Western-driven era of maritime invasion, highlighting a clash of laws, cultures, and technologies that threaten the Flowery Kingdom.
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