Editorial: Do Illinois priorities favor horses over people
The Illinois debate on spending six thousand dollars to study racehorse diseases highlights state funding priorities. Senator Paull Simon argues for reallocating taxes from horse racing to human needs, noting Illinois lags in cancer research and care for the mentally retarded. He urges using racing taxes to bolster general revenue and fund vocational training for welfare recipients, calling for a broader shift in priorities.
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Indiana University president weighs in on student subversion case
University leader Elvis J. Stahr Jr. urges restraint amid charges against three Indiana University students from the Young Socialist Alliance. He cautions against suppressing freedom while noting the case involves attending a meeting where a speaker allegedly urged overthrow. Prosecutor says charges stem from alleged subsidization of a subversive group.
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Second Look at Mercury Project and Old Frigate Trip
The Mercury Project advances bring manned spaceflight closer to the moon and briefly place Lyndon Johnson in the news. An aged frigate, 165 years old, may travel by helicopter to New York for the 1964 world’s fair as authorities consider moving it. The text notes a butterfly’s ire vs the Llacs, a curious comparison.
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You Can Keep A Good Man Down
The administration signals Paul Nitze as the man for deputy defense secretary under McNamara. A Republican famed for sharp intellect, Nitze faced earlier GOP resistance for serving under a Democratic president. Kennedy restored him in 1961, but opposition persists, with talk of moving him to a college post if pressure ends his public career.
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Dave Felts Column Rundown on College Bowl
The New York Times notes in its Monday edition the Sunday afternoon General Electric College Bowl results on CBS TV, with occasional point scores and examples of the Q and A format. It contrasts TV reporting of contests outside sports and references Perry Mason and the Cartwrights of the Ponderosa.
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Kennedy Is Master Of Delayed Shift In Washington
James Reston writes from Washington on how government officials avoid firing by subtle transfers to prestigious posts. The piece notes President Kennedy's technique of the delayed shift, illustrated by cases like Chester Bowles and Admiral George W. Anderson, and mocks the quiet way officials are moved aside rather than dismissed.
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India
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McGraw
Topeka
Loss of Military Leadership Faces 1970s Gap
Col. Ray Crombey reports a looming leadership shortage across the Army Navy and Air Force as young officers leave service for industry or retire. The piece cites pay gaps lowered prestige and a shrinking pool of capable leaders, forecasting a significant shift in senior ranks throughout the 1970s.
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Unusual Guns Denied as Illegal in Reader Letter
Carbondale reader R G Schipt argues the Sunday article on exotic weapons mislabels items as illegal. He notes the six weapons listed include shotguns and a Handy Gun, all lawful with proper tax and registration under federal law.
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Carbondale
Little Leaguer’s mother notes trade rules limit transfers
A mother observes that trades occur only between teams and her son cannot be traded to another neighborhood family. She also notes the burden of making up school work after visits from Washington and New York officials. Healing plants with air conditioning elements operate oddly in unseasonal spring wear like a sink with hot and tu. ucels.
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