River versus barge traffic threatens Mississippi ecology
A study by the Upper Mississippi River Basin Commission warns that locks dams dredging and sedimentation are degrading wildlife along the Mississippi in Illinois and the Midwest. Unless wildlife improves no increase in commercial traffic should be considered and the plan calls for backwater rehab and erosion control to keep commerce, recreation, and wildlife in balance while Congress reviews the master plan.
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Mississippi River
Illinois
Oe River
Upper
Alton
Mississippi
River Basin Commission
River Basin Commissions
Commission
Congress
Hill Street Blues tops Emmys amid mixed public praise
Television critics hail Hill Street Blues for eight Emmys and realism while noting the public largely rejects the show. The piece argues U S TV aims for moral uplift yet serves mass tastes and summarizes industry tensions over ratings and content.
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America
New York City
Hill Street
Vietnam
United States
Federal Communications Commission
Old policy feuds rekindled by Washington insiders
From New York Times reporting by Leslie H. Gelb, the piece notes Washington staff churn repeats old feuds between factions allied with Scoop Jackson and Henry Kissinger. It highlights how new players rewrite papers on arms policy, defense budgets, and Taipei arms sales, echoing 1970s power struggles between Moscow hawks and diplomacy advocates.
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Leslie H. Gelb
New York Times
State Ent
National Security Council
Washington
Taiwan
Svy
Soviet Union
White House
Moscow
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Andrei A. Gromyko
Scoop Jackson
Henry Kissinger
Jackson-Kissinger
Congress balks at funding arms race
Wicker reports Reagan’s three year Pentagon cut of 13 billion may not calm Wall Street or satisfy Congress. Stockman seeks 20 to 30 billion cut, while 62 billion more must come from social programs to balance the 1984 budget. Lawmakers fear deeper social cuts despite defense drive.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Reagan
Soviet Union
David Stockman
Pentagon
Stockman
Wall Street
Congress
Democratic House
Pete Domenici
Senate Budget Committee
Moscow
Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Jim Jones
Oklahoma
House Budget Committee
Letters about fair jury and craft show in SIAC
M. W. Mitchell of the SIAC board defends the fair jurors for the craft show at University Mall. He explains jury composition, restrictions, slide versus photo judging, and reasons local entries faced scrutiny, while denying bias or influence from SIAC members or university faculty.
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Bennett
SIAC
University Mall
M. W. Mitchell
Siac Board of Directors
Jury decisions questioned over University Mall Craft Show
Letter to the Southern Illinoisan criticizes the judging process of the University Mall Craft Show. The writer argues the SIAC jury, not the Arts and Craft Guild, judged fairly and that many items were excluded for being handmade or not properly presented. She cites slide submissions, out of state exhibitors, and low member participation as factors.
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Southern Illinoisan
Bennett
University Mall
Mall
Vicion i
Southern Illinois
Northwest Territory Alliance
SIAC
United States
SLAC
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Huck Finn
Television
Copley News Service
Richard Nile
Secretary of Defense For International Security
Ley
Senato Jackson
Lawrence S. Burger
Secret of State Foruropean Affairs
Kissinger
Craft Fair
SIU
Southern Ilinois Arts and Craft Guild
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