Africa Strives Forward Despite Economic Blows
The piece surveys Africa's 1971 economic strain from industrial recession, rising debts, and inflation while noting renewed pride and self help. It highlights debt service growth, urban congestion, and shifts toward agriculture and rural development amid aid cuts, with Nigeria Ivory Coast Cameroon and Zaire cited as brighter spots. The article also flags Ghana's 1966 coup after debt burdens and policy challenges ahead.
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Brendan Jones
New York Times
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Africa
Europe
United States
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Cameroon
Zaire
Congo
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
World Bank
Developing World
United Nations Commission For Trade and Development
Rend Lake dedication marks milestone for Southern Illinois
Editorial notes Rend Lake will be dedicated Saturday as a massive water supply reservoir resort and recreation center. Officials from regional state and federal levels will attend with thanks to Rend Lake Conservancy District founders and staff for keeping the project alive since 1955. The lake supplies 131 miles of pipeline serving 42 communities in five counties and, with Kinkaid and Cedar lakes, powers drought relief and growth. Recreational areas are expected to draw 2.3 million visitor days and $8 million in spending by 1975 rising to 3.1 million days and $11 million by 1990. About 500 picnic sites and 930 campsites will be available.
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Rend Lake Conservancy District
Rend Lake
Illinois
Kinkaid Lake
Cedar Lake
Rend Lake Beacon of shared progress sparks regional renewal
The lake offers 24 boat ramps and docks as access points for hunting fishing hiking and boating across thousands of acres of water and wildlife areas. Visitors will come for a proposed 27 hole golf course and a major resort convention center. Hundreds of jobs have been created and many more expected as Rend Lake becomes a symbol of cooperative effort and southern Illinois vitality. The project embodies will and hope as its most significant impact.
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Rend Lake
Ilinois
Carbondale opens housing meeting push under Open Meetings Law
Carbondale Mayor Neal Eckert formed a two person committee with Councilmen Hans Fischer and Clark Vinyard to discuss an oversupply of apartments and dormitories as new housing ventures rise. The Open Meetings Law requires public deliberations for any municipal or state advisory body, including committees.
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Gary Blackburn
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Neal Eckert
Eckert
Hans Fischer
Clark Vineyard
Com
Open Meeting Law Row Spars Over City Committees
Gary Black burn questions the open meeting rules as a mayoral committee is claimed to lack council approval. Eckert seeks a full public report on a non committee and public access to meetings amid carbondale rental interests and big money influence.
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Vineyard
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
Eckert
Carbondale
Illinois Supreme Court ruling limits state nuclear permits
The Illinois Pollution Control Board faces loss of authority to issue permits for nuclear plants under the 1970 Environmental Act as the U S Supreme Court rules that the AEC pre empts radiation control. Commonwealth Edison will install board required equipment while the AEC tightens standards, leaving the board with a reduced regulatory role.
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Pollution Control Board
United States Supreme Court
Minnesota
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Tlinois
Commonwealth Edison
Morris
Illinois
Illinois Board
Letters to the editor attack gun policy and crime logic
A reader from The Southern Illinoisan condemns anti-gun arguments, argues law enforcement and severe penalties deter violence, cites Kerner and Rockefeller, notes televised violence, and questions incentives for murder while calling for strict laws and prompt punishments.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
New York
Kerner
Rockefeller
California
Sirhan
Kennedy
New York City
Miners' Black Lung Benefit Row Prompted by Rejections
Readers pressure over black lung aid after denials highlight political influence and medical proof gaps. A Du Quoin miner recounts years of dust and breath loss while officials explain current rules.
Spelling errors and timing in Southern Illinoisan letters
Terence Brown of Carbondale criticizes the Southern Illinoisan for misnaming him as Terrence and Terrance in art show coverage. He notes omissions in blue ribbon winners Marjorie A. McWhirter and Paul Mauntel, and says May12 story lagged behind May5 events. He urges accuracy and timeliness.
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The
Southern Illnoisan
Terrence
Terence
Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan
Terrance
Harrisburg Daily Register
Marjorie A. McWhirter
Marion
Paul Mauntel
White County
Harrisburg
Terence Brown
Doubts on Tarzan story in Southern Illinois paper
A reader questions a May 18 1972 Southern Illinois sports piece crediting Joe Wallis with high jumps into water at 75 to 100 mph. The writer argues such speeds imply impossible drop heights and calls for less sensationalism and safer goals for youths.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Joe Wallis
Southern Tllinoisan
Wallis
Governor weighs repeal of Illinois Gun Law in 1974 vote
Reader voices opposition to the Gun Owner's Identification Law, urges repeal via a November 1974 referendum, criticizes Governor Ogilvie for not signing a repeal bill, questions constitutionality, and notes political timing and past legislative actions. The letter expresses strong pro and anti Gun Law views and ends as opinion.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Ilinois
Ogilvie
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
Johnson County
C. L
McCormick
Supreme Court
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Miner
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Ray Cohee
Carbondale Social Security Office
Cohee
Richard M. Nixon
John C. Gardner
James K. Adams
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