Watts plant shows Lockheed inner city success
Lockheed opens a Watts plant in 1969 to provide jobs in a largely black, high-unemployment area. The facility employs about 200 workers, mostly black, producing wing frames and other jetliner parts for the L 1012 and L 1011. Management notes strong production and low theft, countering earlier fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockheed Corp
Lockheed
Watts
Los Angeles
Burbank
Beverly Hills
Crowther
Watts-Willobrook
Illonois Roads Need More Tax Revenue Not Magic
The piece argues Illinois roads are funded by a nearly exhausted road fund and warns against political promises of magic solutions. It notes highway user fees total about 776 million, with only 38 million left for construction this year. It discusses Bakalis proposed 150 million boost by ending diversions and the risk to general revenue funding for education and health services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
James Thompson
Michael Bakalis
Merlin
King Arthur
Washington
Bakalis
General Revenue Fund
Corbally
Corbally Steps Down as Illinois U President Next August
John Corbally announces resignation as University of Illinois president after seven years marked by candid advocacy for higher education funding. He criticized IBHE while urging unity with the legislature to secure tuition and budget approvals. His forthright approach drew praise and controversy alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbally
University of Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
Illinois
General Assembly
John Corbally
U of I
Lockheed Watts plant earns praise for laid back culture
The Watts Lockheed plant fosters a relaxed atmosphere with grand team placards and employee of the month displays. Manager Karl Geddes notes pride in the community as a predominantly black workforce works under a white supervisor, with nine floor supervisors and 202 employees showing friendly, name-to-name interaction. The project aims to boost inner city families through new opportunities, while workers like Robbie Giday and Ethel Hall describe life changing benefits and college goals. Geddes defends leadership style amid early doubts about Watts industrial plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockheed Watts
Lockheed
Karl M. Geddes
Department of Commerce
Watts-Willebrook
Watts
David Crowther
Robbie V. Giday
Giday
Mrs. Giday
Norwalk
Los Angeles
Ethel M. Hall
Hall
Geddes
Whole Child Education and Parental Responsibility
James L. Sanders argues education extends beyond school to home and church. He urges adults to model responsibility, nurture spiritual and social growth, and help each child develop talents for wisdom and favor with God and man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Abraham Lincoln
Elvis Fans Demand Apology Over Doonesbury Strip
A reader protests Doonesbury cartoons that mocked Elvis Presley s death and demands newspapers print apologies to Elvis father and fans. The letter frames Presley as a legendary figure deserving respect and condemns the comic as in poor taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Doonesbury
Elvis Presley
America
Elvis
Also Mentioned on This Page
Diane Wagner
New York Times
Dis Ieneagner
The
Reed
California
Palmdale
H. David Crowther
California Department of Human Resources
Southern Illinois
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
James L. Sanders
Central United Methodist Church
West Frankfort
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!