Panic over jobs may doom poetry of the soul
Robert D. Reid examines Illinois colleges where career focus rises while humanities funding falls. He warns that universities risk becoming giant vocational schools as engineering, commerce, law, and medical programs dominate budgets. The humanities and social sciences, though not doomed, face uncertain futures and reduced enrollment.
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Robert D. Reid
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Richard Wagner
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Poe
Commerce
Law
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SIUC
MacDonald
Charles Fawkel
Carbondale council backs mutual nuclear weapons freeze
A Carbondale City Council resolution urged a mutual freeze on testing production and deployment of nuclear weapons and delivery missiles. The item highlighted arms race concerns, verification gaps, and the need for informed public education as talks between the U S and Soviet Union proceed.
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Illinois
Carbondale
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Soviet Union
Renan
Reagan
Eureka College
Eureka Oe
Reality overtakes Reagan's foreign policy rhetoric
Hedrick Smith argues that after a grace period Reagan faces reality in foreign policy. The administration shifts from ideological posturing to moderation, retreating from strict anti Soviet talk, embracing diplomacy with Brezhnev, Britain’s Falklands crisis, and arms talks while balancing Europe Latin America and China ties.
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New York Times
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Britain
Washington
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Soviet Union
Leonid I. Brezhnev
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Middle East
Reagan State Department
China
Taiwan
Bush
Thompson and Reagan diverge as Illinois campaign schools ends
Springfield analysis notes Gov James R Thompson may distance himself from President Reagan on federal spending while keeping strategic ties. With Illinois economy weak, aides fear voter drift to Stevenson, as Thompson weighs modest shifts in defense to domestic spending and a robust pre election campaign.
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Mike Lawrence
Springfield
James R. Thompson
Reagan
Illinois
Thompson
Adlai E. Stevenson
America
Stevenson
White House
Illinois Governor’s Fiscal Pitch Shapes Budget Debate
The governor plans to stress Illinois relative fiscal strength versus other Midwest states. He will cite tax increases and program cuts affecting neighbors, argue on daily treasury pressures, and push for lower interest rates and tax cuts to stimulate the economy. He aims to preserve moderate support while not alienating conservatives and the president.
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