Total package procurement turns into nightmare for Lockheed
AP reports Lockheed’s CSA super cargo plane project became a costly, delayed disaster under total package procurement. From 1965 contract to 81 aircraft, costs rose past 4.4 billion with hundreds of deficiencies per aircraft and schedule slippage. Industry officials critique TPP’s fixed price and inflexibility for unproven designs.
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Lockheed
Jean Heller Burbank
Lockheed Corp
CSA
Air Force
Coa
Csas
Pentagon
Tron
TPP
Editorial: Nation adrift after Nixon second term under fire
The editorial reviews six months of Nixon's second term, praising Vietnam ceasefire and foreign alignments while criticizing domestic policy drift. It notes inflation, wage price controls, and limited public engagement, urging stronger leadership, idea clarity, and courage to restore respect and progress.
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Richard Nixon
Congress
Executive Branch
Southeast Asia
Nixon
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
North
Cambodia
Russia
China
Watergate
Ress
Can Judges Objectively Judge Peers in Delay of Durr Hearing
The piece argues timely due process for Judge Paul Durr amid delays by the Judicial Inquiry Board and Minis Courts Commission. It compares agency efficiency, notes Durr’s suspension, and calls for fair, speedy hearings without prejudging guilt or innocence. It stresses that misconduct by a few taints the judiciary and urges fair treatment for the accused.
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Judicial Inquiry Board
Paul Durr
Hardin
Minis Courts Commission
Durr Con
Tinues
Durr
Inquiry Board
Ju Durr
Illinois Courts Commission
Sewage funds tied up amid federal act and delays
Illinois communities face delays and possible fines as federal and state leaders clash over funding for sewage treatment. Despite an $18 billion Federal Water Quality Act and 75 percent federal funding, Washington’s impoundment and unclear guidelines stall projects. Only 16 Downstate wins funded this year from 682 on the waiting list. local and state officials seek waivers and fund advances, but approvals lag.
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Congress
Illneis
Ilinvia
Illnois Environmental Protection Agency
Winsis
Diinais
Nixon
Llinois
Lhss
Hitnois
Tiisois Epa
Illnois Mas
EPA
Ccal
Federal
A Good Samaritan Gas Rescue On a Deserted Road
In a Southern Division letter, a driver recounts running out of gas between Willisville and Chester. A teacher responding to prom prep stops, followed by three high school students who tow the car to a friend’s house and refuel it, refusing payment. The writer praises these acts and urges focus on the good in people.
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The
Southern Minoisan
Ben Gelman
Sonny and Cher
Southern Mlinois University
SIU
Jimmie W. Rambean
Southern Divicison
Town
Gonz
Redneck
Chester
Carbondale
Willisville
Abortion debate voiced by Southern Windsa editor
A reader voices support for a woman's right to choose abortion. She challenges opponents who seek to impose beliefs, cites rape victims and a known deformity pregnancy, and argues for personal decision and freedom without coercion. She argues broadened access and nonjudgmental respect for diverse life circumstances.
First without mother Editor The Southern Mlinchsan
Personal reflection on Mother's Day, memory of mother, feelings of loss, and celebration of motherhood. Narrator Marlon Mf. McGinnis recalls farm heritage and the new sense of motherhood’s meaning.
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Mlinchsan
Newspeper
Penny
God
Angels
Elie
Sust
Andrew Jackson
Marlon Mf. McGinnis
Carbondale
Stand Against Filthy TV Pollution Urges Christians
Community editor calls for a clean air wave by urging readers to petition presidents, Congress, the FCC, and local TV stations. The letter cites The Waltons on CBS as wholesome when proper but condemns vulgarity, dope, crime, and nudity in others. It closes with names of local signatories from Goreville.
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The
Southern Minds
Waltons
CBS
Congress
F.C.C
Toby Gregory
Claudine Gregory
Teresa Huyler
Eugene Williams
Nora Overstrest
Vivian Watkins
Anthony Underwood
Brenda Williams
Donald Childers
Arlene Williams
Elsie Hudson
Ellis Hudson
R. F. Grant
R. ¢. Martin
Goreville
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Defense
Robert McNamara
CIA
Robert Anderson
Rockwell, International
Defense Department
Diinois Polition Control Board
William Ruckelshaus
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Eft
Mary Lee Leahy
Daniel Walker
Senate
Tirapis Pollution Control Board
John C. Gardner
James K. Adams
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