Blunt Words On Illinois School Consolidation
Editorial argues Illinois should cut districts from 1 300 to about 200 with 50 urban centers. Proposes state aid rise to 600 per pupil, funded by a new income tax, and creation of a state board of education to replace the elected superintendent.
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Illinois
Illinois Task Force On Education
William McLure
Springfield
School Problems Commission
McLure
Board of Education
How Big Wars Get That Way
U Thant warned at an Amalgamated Clothing Workers event that Southeast Asia risks escalating from a local conflict to a major confrontation. He cited growing armament and forces and urged Americans and Vietnamese to recognize the seriousness and sobriety of the situation.
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Viet Nam
U. N
U Thant
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Southeast Asia
Thant
Paragrapher Mindful of Civic Duty and Local Business
A narrator muses on making a living from short literary works and a souvenir trade in Lincoln country. He jokes about a $50 dinner honoring a constituent while noting Illinois rivers flood bottom lands seasonally. Memorial Day signals pool openings as ice melts amid wage concerns.
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Lincoln Country
California Judge Seeks Sterilization of Young Mother
Santa Barbara judge Frank P. Kearney ordered sterilization for Nancy Hernandez, a 21 year old mother with no prior record, on a misdemeanor marijuana case. The order was not carried out. Hernandez chose jail over surgery and was released on a writ of habeas corpus pending appeal.
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California
Order of
Santa Barbara
Frank P. Kearney
Nancy Hernandez
Kearney
Hernandez
Napoleon Bonapartes Family From Waterloo Onward
Dave Felts surveys the Bonaparte clan after 1814 in The Bona partes by David Stacton. The author traces to 280 descendants, notes only two male Bonapartes today, and details figures from Josephine to Pauline with a pivotal will and a seven-page genealogical chart. Zanuck termen for Sound of Music adds film industry note.
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Waterloo
Napoleon Bonaparte
St. Helena
Simon and Schuster
David Stacton
R. F. Delderfield
Stacton
Bonaparte
Eugene
Napoleon
Emperor
Josephine
Pauline
Charles Napoleon
Napoleon Louis Jerome Victor
Darryl F. Zanuck
Julie Andrews
Zanuck
Twentieth Century - Fox
America
San Francisco
Polls Show Johnson Faces War Policy Criticism Ahead of Elections
James Reston notes that Harris polls reveal a 12 point drop for President Johnson since January as opposition to Vietnam policy grows from hawks and doves alike. He argues polls influence only limits, while political dynamics in Saigon, congressional mood, and GOP critiques shape November outcomes.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Louis Harris
Johnson
White House
Harris
Congress
Viet Nam
Saigon
da Nang
Goldwater
Nixon
Gerald Ford
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Eisenhower
Kennedy
GOP
Position
Johnson Faces Popularity Dip From Living Costs and Vietnam War
President Johnson acknowledges rising living costs and Viet Nam conflict eroding public support. Polls show only 55 percent approve of his performance, down sharply from two months and eight months prior. Johnson cites steady inflation control and aims for full employment to restore confidence.
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Washington
Johnson
South Viet Nam
Louis Harris
White House
Harris
Gallup
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Viet Nam
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Japan
Private firms fund civil rights conference effort
A group of at least seven firms and unions contributed 35,000 in private funds to support the White House Conference on Civil Rights along with 300,000 in federal money. The private money will cover travel and hotel costs for about 100 participants and aims to involve local groups and leaders. the event expected about 2,000 attendees at the Sheraton Park Hotel.
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Vera Glaser
North American Newspaper Alliance
Washington
White House
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
International Business Machines Corp
Textron Inc
Time Inc
Afl-Cil
United Steel Workers of America
Chicago and Northwestern
C&n
Ben W. Heineman
Clifford Alexander
Departments of Justice, Labor, Health, Education and Welfare
Housing and Urban Development
Office of Economic Opportunity
Civil Rights Commission
Alexander
Bill D. Moyers
Harry MacPherson
Joseph Califano
Bernhard
Sheraton Park
Shorehan
Mississippi
Council
Conservative critic questions Ky on suppressing dissent in South Viet Nam
The article notes a conservative observer asking why Premier Ky does not eliminate dissent to forge a democratic South Viet Nam. It muses on Memorial Day traffic and reflects on the Indianapolis 500 where front positions no longer determine success.
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South Viet Nam
Cycle terminology critique letter to the editor
Reader Donald A. Boma argues that motorcycle riders should be called riders or operators rather than drivers. He cites examples from cars and horses and urges reporters to use precise terms like front rider and rear rider. He notes flying an airplane and riding a motorcycle as proper distinctions.
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Southern Illnoisan
Carbondale
Sam Smith
Jones
Southern Illinois University
P.S
Donald A. Boma
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