Illinois gubernatorial race lacks enduring issues and focus
The column argues that the Illinois gubernatorial contest devolves to insults rather than substantive debate. It notes Adlai Stevenson and Jim Thompson trade barbs over honesty and shock, predicting few real issues beyond ERA debates and political one liners. The piece laments the lack of issue-driven discourse and hopes for sharper repartee.
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Illinois
Adlai Stevenson
Jim Thompson
Stevenson
Thompson
Lee
Grace Mary Stern
George Ryan
Haig Draws Fire Over Libyan Hit Man Remark In Rome
Evans and Novak recount a Rome conference where Secretary Haig criticized Libyan hit men for executing political opponents on U S soil. The remark, seen as lacking diplomatic tact, drew silence from Italian officials and stunned a U S diplomat who noted the mafia remark blanked the room.
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Evans
Novak
State Department
Alexander Haig
U.S
Rome
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
Haig
Emilio Colombo
Merit badges for good government honor Percy Dixon
Sens. Percy and Dixon win merit badges for blocking a proposal to raise interstate truck weight limits. Illinois warns higher weights would cost 35 million annually for road repairs. losing the fight could risk 50 million in federal highway funds.
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Sens
Percy
Dixon
Illinois
Illinois Transportation Department
Are arms talks a false START
New York Times columnist Tom Wicker analyzes Reagan’s START efforts, the zero option, and theater balance with the Soviet Union. He notes Brezhnev’s rejection, Western doubts about NATO deployment, and the risk that conventional parity may determine whether real arms reductions are possible.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
New York
Reagan
Europe
Brezhnev
NATO
United States
Jimmy Carter
Soviet Union
Space Invaders land on the Supreme Court
Mary Claire Blakeman reports on a national debate over video arcade laws as the Supreme Court weighs Mesquite Texas rules barring under 17s from playing coin operated games without an adult. The article covers court rulings, youth behavior concerns, educational value, and opinions from educators, parents, and teens across several states.
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Mary Claire Blakeman
Pacific News Service
River City
Coral Gables
Fla
Manchester
N.H
Oakland
Calif
United States
U.S. Supreme Court
Mesquite
Texas
U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Elland Archer
Bill Blackwood
U.S
New York State
England
Edward T. Hall
Victor Walling
SRI International Research
Menlo Park
Walling
Readers defend Municipal Solar Utility plan as feasible
A Carbondale reader writes to the Southern Illinoisan disputing the Nov. 9 editorial on the Municipal Solar Utility MSU. He asserts the plan uses $80,000 for evaluating local renewables, funds production systems with revenue bonds, and aims for energy cheaper than conventional supplies. He contends the plan is practical, not utopian, and urges continued informed discussion.
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Southern Illinoisan
MSU
Carbondale
Louisiana
Canada
Mexico
Algeria
Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
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Mafia
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Supreme Court
Deshone Burns
East
Eddy Lewis
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