Public employee bargaining bills seek welfare test
Editorial analyzes how the term welfare shapes court injunctions against public employee strikes under Illinois General Assembly bills. It notes union fears over mandatory injunctive claims, potential harassment suits, and limited penalties for illegal strikes while outlining differences between the commission and AFL CIO backed proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard H. Icen
Lindsay-Schaub
Illinois General Assembly
Labor Laws Commission
Circuit Court
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Teachers Federation
Commission
Thomas Hanahan
D-Mchenry
Hanahan
Editorial urges smaller Jackson County board after redistricting
The editorial argues for a five member county board by districts to replace the current 25 member body. It cites malapportionment under the present plan, criticizes committee dominance, and urges public accountability. It urges voters to support a five member board and resist expanding size.
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Jackson County
Board of Supervisors
Carbondale Township
Makanda Township
Murphysboro Township
Tum
Nixon stance shift signals diplomacy over confrontation
Historians note President Nixon shows a major turn toward negotiation and compromise in arms talks with the Soviet Union and China. The shift redefines his approach to peace, trade, Europe, and the Common Market while urging restraint on nuclear escalation and promoting diplomacy at Paris over Vietnam.
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United States
Russia
Nixon
Red China
Middle East
Europe
European Economic Community
Paris
Vietnam
U. S
Soviet Union
Bright spots in Illinois insurance reform efforts
The Illinois Insurance Study Commission released a bipartisan report to the General Assembly in March. Rep. Peter Miller praised the House Insurance Committee for producing substantial reform bills, stressing bipartisan effort to improve regulation, insolvency funding, and claim protection.
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Springfield
Illinois Insurance Study Commission
General Assembly
Peter Miller
Chicago
Department of Insurance
House
Senate
Commission
Rep. Miller
House Insurance Committee
Illinois
Bridges Across Generations Through Dialogue Proposed
A reader suggests a conference between younger and older generations to address the generation gap. The letter recalls May 4 Kent State anniversary protests with police action and large student crowds, noting radicals and paid rioters. The author cites university observations, ubiquitous organizers, and questions who solves the problem versus who fuels it.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
University of Wisconsin
Kent State
Madison
East Coast
West Coast
Parents' Choice Upheld in Education Funding Debate
Letter from Carbondale reader Edna Robinson argues for state aid to private schools while a Catholic supporter expresses mixed views on Catholic schooling. Father James A. Genisio adds a counterpoint, urging freedom for parents to choose schools within constitutional limits.
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Southern
Illnoisan
Edna Robinson
Carbondale
Spain
Edna
Russia
U.S
James A. Genisio Carbondale
China uses sleepers in East Africa and Madagascar
The article argues China employs two kinds of sleepers in East Africa and Madagascar. It describes wooden railway sleepers symbolizing imperial reach and covert human agents, detailing Madagascar’s Chinese community, a failed Maoist uprising, and ongoing influence via documents and networks.
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East
Africa
Kim Philby
China
Peking
Chou En-lai
Russia
Ted
East Africa
Tanzania
Indian Ocean
Zambia
Madagascar
East African
Canton
Taiwan
Rabe Mananajra
South Africa
Portugal
Mozambique
Mona Jaona
Tubar
Tsiranana
Joana
Mao Tse-tung
Monima
Tolona
Chen Seng
Chaaman
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