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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1968
Page
4
Editorial argues to lower the voting age to 18, noting Senate support from Mansfield and Dirksen. It cites university unrest and youth activism as fueling momentum, with Javits urging youth participation and a hoped early floor vote despite past failures.
The article notes John D. Rockefeller IV, a West Virginia secretary of state candidate and nephew of Arkansas Governor, ties his family to a broad political lineage. It contrasts generations from Nelson and Winthrop Rockefellers to Winthrop’s Arkansas governorship and hints at a fourth generation pursuing the WV governorship as a Democrat.
The article compares Montgomery County Maryland and Arlington County Virginia showing their consolidated government forms. It notes Montgomery is moving toward consolidation with a seven member council and a county manager, and Arlington operates a single county government with a county manager and elected board, praised for simplicity and reduced buck passing.
In a turbulent labor landscape, Walter Reuther weighs forming a new union outside the AFL CIO and UAW. He envisions an AWOL style organization, while media interest centers on potential television coverage of his initiatives and past Oscar program returns.
San Francisco's Bay Area Rapid Transit or BART is a 1.2 billion system scheduled for completion in 1970. It will unify three counties and 16 cities with 83 stations, a 3.6 mile Bay tunnel, and a mix of subway and elevated lines funded by grants and a 792 million bond. Metropolitan officials foresee the project transforming urban mobility and reducing auto congestion while national cities watch closely.
A profile of Jeanne Levey who founded the National Parkinson Foundation after her husband Jay Levey fell ill with Parkinson's. The Miami effort led to a dedicated institute housing hundreds of patients, clinical staff, a major grant from the federal government, and plans for a new five story building with 100 beds. The piece highlights patients like Betty Homer and Lewis Kessler and frames Levey as a tireless advocate advancing research and care for 1.5 million afflicted and their families.
David Felts surveys average full professor pay at top colleges led by Harvard at 19300 dollars and Chicago near 18241, then shifts to Ira and George Gershwin memorabilia at the Museum of the City of New York. The column also profiles Sir Harold Nicolson’s death and a Graves critique of Rubaiyat translations.
In letters from Carbondale and Carbondale readers, citizens argue that federal programs alone cannot help the poor. They urge state county and city governments to take stronger roles to reduce demonstrations and increase local effectiveness.
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