Extension Plans Chicago Bus Tour
Carroll County Home Extension is taking a bus tour to Chicago on Friday December 8. Reservations of 5.00 per person must be at the Home Extension Office by Monday December 4. The bus stops at Savanna Mt Carroll and Lanark Comfort Station, with Lee Ward in Elgin as first shopping stop. Non members welcome. If enough interest the group may continue to the Museum of Science and Industry.
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Carroll County Home Extension
Chicago
Home Extension
Joan
Savanna
Mt. Carroll
Lanark Comfort Station
Lee
Elgin
Museum of Science and Industry
Public dissent and democratic duty in modern politics
A November 25 1967 letter from Gilton Illinois discusses loyal opposition, disagreement versus dissension, and the role of public discourse in democracy. It cites Daniel Boorstin and figures like Jefferson Holmes Dewey and McCarthy, arguing liberal society thrives on disagreement but is harmed by dissension. It questions concern for Vietnam versus personal interest.
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Bowers
Fullbright
Dirksen
McCarthy
Daniel J. Boorstin
The
Universe of
Chicago
Senator McCarthy
Jefferson
Oliver Wendell Holmes
William James
John Dewey
Boorstin
Vietnam
John Chamberlain
A Call for Civic Pride Amid Vietnam War Turmoil
A reader denounces antiwar dissent as harmful to America, urges acceptance of policy, praises national unity, and condemns hippie culture. He laments college influence, urges parents to reclaim authority, personal responsibility, and moral discipline to preserve American citizenship.
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Vietnam
Asia
Ho Chi Minh
America
Ant
HCC Board Reaffirms Philosophy Amid Accreditation Talks
Highland Community College leaders insist they will not alter its educational philosophy while pursuing accreditation. President Borland and Chairman Rachuy say building needs and capacity must improve within three years, with progress shown to finalize accreditation. bond referendum costs are reviewed as the college plans future steps.
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Highland Community College
Kenneth E. Borland
Lyle A. Rachuy
Borland
U. S. Commissioner of Education
Highland
Fachay
Thanksgiving Guests Fill Thomson Hanover Homes
Thomson residents hosted multiple families for Thanksgiving including the Haas, Flack, Wilson, and Johnson clans from Hanover Janesville Hills and Savanna. Guests gathered at Meekers Sea Food Inn in Savanna and extended visits to Fulton and Elizabeth homes.
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Frank Flack
Hanover
Myles Haas
Thomson
Donald Wilson
Raymond Flack
Kyle Rawlins
Mount Carroll
Wayne Kaufman
Glenn Uder
Antone Holmquist
Breer
Dennis Johnson
Janesville
Wisconsin
Robert Johnson
Amily
Hills
Lloyd Smith
Calvin Eslinger
Nancy Haas
John C. Atherton
Gene Diephuis
Mark
Marla
John Kramer
Tammy Sue
Shannon
Kimberley Flack
Myle Haas
Donald Kramer
Warren Stebbens
Savanna
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Herbert
Men's
Savanna, Ilinois
Ecks & Stripes
Rapa
BEE
Fllton
Illinois
Curley’s
Christmas Tree Farm
HCC
Delp Johnson
J. Roland Ingraham
Olive Cooney
Cooney
Tom Myers
Ferris Motors
Chrysler
Plymouth
Jeep
Honda
Lumber Yard
Carroll Service CO
Lanark, Illinois
Thomson News
Lawrence Trallman
Gussie
Elizabeth
James Morrison
Edward Hook
Larry Hook
Richard Hook
Des Moines
Iowa
Fred Hook
B. David Family
J. H. Potts & Son
Lyons Business District
Clinton
Sears & Save
SEARS
Savanna, Illinois
Engel’s
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