Demonstrators lobby in Illinois amid Vietnam protests
Editorial notes that Illinois antiwar protests mainly on campuses were largely peaceful with some vandalism and arrests. It highlights a shift toward lobbying legislators in Springfield and Washington, D.C., as students seek influence over national policy and learn the political process. The piece argues the system remains the only workable arena if engaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
United States
Indochina
Washington, D.C
Police courtesy keeps Springfield protests peaceful on Statehouse grounds
A Springfield crowd peacefully protested war policies on the Statehouse lawn with Gov Ogilvie and Secretary Lewis allowing campouts. Police maintained crowd control with unfailing courtesy, preventing clashes and property damage while legislators heard a spokesman and students cleaned up trash, underscoring police training in protecting First Amendment rights.
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Springfield
State
Statehouse
State Library
Ogilvie
Lewis
Senate
Cecil Partee
Chicago
Terrell Clarke
Western Springs
Willie Mays Returns to Spark Giants Victory in New York
Willie Mays celebrates return to New York by homering to defeat the San Francisco Giants, a team he served for over two decades, defying dismissive business pressures while hinting at one last summer test of his enduring athletic skill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Mays
New York
San Francisco
New York) Giants
Willie
Bevirt
Roy McDaniel Carbondale
How to write a letter to the editor
A guidance piece from the Southern Clinician inviting reader letters under 300 words. It outlines rules on length, libel, and tone, requires name and address, and notes name withholding only for safety or employment reasons. It encourages on topic discussion and warns against personality attacks.
East West peace plan urged by Soviet writer in Foreign Affairs
Soviet adviser Evgeny Chossudovsky calls for a United Nations Decade of Peaceful Coexistence and a European security and cooperation framework. He argues for broad cooperation from health to trade, promotes people movement, and challenges old Marxist predictions while warning the West that embracing the program risks its own downfall. He stresses ongoing ideological rivalry and questions Soviet restraint in media bias, urging cautious optimism for detente. Editor letters from readers follow.
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Barry Schwartz
New York Times
Salao
United Nations
Nikita
Khrushchev
Evgeny Chossudovsky
U.N. Secretariat
Kremlin
United States
Chessudovsky
Europe
Chossudovaky
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Chossudovsky
Respitca
U.S
Pravda
Javestia
Vietnam
Angela Davis
Americas
Izvestia
Americana
Americarm
Schiller
Wallenstein
Be Kind to Animals Week Urges Humane Action Across Jackson County
A letter from Eugenia C. Hunter, president of the Jackson County Humane Society, urges widespread pet alteration to prevent unwanted litters and animal suffering. She cites 15,000 unwanted pets born each hour in the U.S., with thousands euthanized locally, and promotes spaying, neutering and a mis mating injection as measures.
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Faditor
United States
Jackson County
The
Humane Society
Eugenia C. Hunter
Jackson County Humane Society
Faith and unity across faiths urged in editor’s prayer
The editor pleads for religious tolerance across denominations, stressing love and compassion for all regardless of race color or creed. He warns against sectarian strife and laments fear of losing freedom if Americans follow Ireland’s path, referencing Christ faith and the metric system as aside notes.
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Southern Sinatian
United States
Ireland
Catholic Church
Baptist Church
John the Baptist
United Methodist Church
John Wesley
Christian Church
Church of Jesus
Christ
Shell
Satan
Fred A. Henderson
Open letter urges Evaline Johnson to seek church with family faith
Letter writer Sharon Sanders of Murphysboro defends posting to the Lord and shares family life. She recalls mornings with three sons aged 9 7 and 3 and says church attendance brings joy as children praise God. Sanders admits personal sin yet emphasizes forgiveness and return to church through prayer and family devotion.
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Christ
Sharon Sanders
Murphysboro
Doctor defended Editor in The Southern Innaisan
A reader defends Dr Roger Hendricks as a caring family doctor amid letters claiming he is callous. The writer, Norma Bayless, recounts a daughter’s recent surgery at Herrin Hospital and questions on on call emergency coverage for Southern Min is hospitals.
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Tami
Roger Hendricks
Hendricks
Herrin Hospital
Dr. Hendricks
Tmincis
Herrin’ S Hospital
Minis
Norma
Bayless
Second Look at Golfer’s Repair and Carpet Burn
A TV sportsman watches a tournament golfer fix the green and contemplates action before his wife comes home to find a cigarette burn in the new living room shag carpet.
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Illinois
Nixon
Southern
John C. Gardner
James K. Adams
Tom Bevitt
Shakes
Souther Minofian
Thay
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Prince of Peace
Bibert Covington de Soto
Southern Clinoisan
Evaline Johnson
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