Federal Reserve must hang tough with high rates
The housing and auto sectors suffer as inflation fighting tight money continues. Federal Reserve aims for restrained money growth while inflation shows mild improvement and deficits loom. Viewpoints urge easing or quickening money supply but Volcker vows credibility to prevent a resurgence in inflation and rate spikes.
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Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Reagan
Federal Reserve
eFed
Paul Volcker
Eisenhower Reappraised as a Peacetime Leader Amid New History
Dwight D. Eisenhower born 1890 in Abilene Kansas rose from a railroad town to West Point and Allied command. Historians now praise his strategic mind and restraint ending Korea, while noting his wartime leadership and the cautionary farewell on the military–industrial complex.
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Dwight Eisenhower
White House
Eisenhower
China
Soviet Union
Abilene
Kansas
West Point
Europe
NATO
Columbia University
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Chester Arthur
James Haggarty
Ike
Jim
Herbert Hoover
Jimmy Carter
Reagan
United States
Asia
Nixon emerges to embarrass Reagan
Column argues Reagan repeats Nixon era power plays by bypassing Congress and public. It notes talk of backdoor impoundment, secrecy, and CIA expansion, linking Nixon’s abuses to current policy while cautioning against associating Reagan with Nixon’s legacy. The piece questions motives behind inviting Nixon to the Sadat funeral and warns of unilateral action risks.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Boston
Richard Nixon
United States
Nixon
Reagan
Washington
White House
H.R. Haldeman
Haldeman
Chicago Seven
Ronald Reagan
AWACS
Sada
Saudi Arabia
Khalid
Congress
Cambodia
Central Intelligence Neon
CIA
Johnson
Salvador Allende
Chile
Iran
Haig
U.S
Egypt
Carter
Nuclear waste costs will be high in Southern Illinois
A reader letter urges careful public scrutiny of nuclear waste disposal costs and impacts. It argues waste expenses are often hidden as public costs, notes the pattern of dumping on rural areas, and calls for near urban centers, fair compensation, and thorough analysis before any disposal decision.
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Southern Illnoisan
Don Levener
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Southern
Southern Illinois
Life on Route 148 Dust and Road Woes Shaped by Highway Expansion
A reader complains about the Illinois 148 widening, detailing repeated driveway blockages, damaged mail, water shutoffs, and a dust-filled car left for sale amid mounds of dirt and a large machine blocking the property. The letter underscores frustration with promised minimal disruption not kept.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois remap analysis questions future party control
Politicians weigh the 1980s reapportionment map after Democrats won control in 1974. Analysts debate whether the new districts will sustain a Democratic Senate and House majority, with battles shaped by Chicago influence, suburban gains, and shifting voting patterns amid national trends and incumbency effects.
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Mike Lawrence
Springfield
Illinois
Senate
Daniel Walker
General Assembly
Tairly
Chicago
GOP
Philip J. Rock
D-Oak Park
Jean
House
Michael McClain
D-Quincy
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Carbondale
Herrin
Murphysboro
Marion
Downstate
McClain
Upstate
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