Gulf Oil workers win two year contract with 26.8 percent raise
The Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union reached a two year deal with Gulf Oil Corp raising wages by 26.8 percent. The contract covers 3,350 Gulf union members across 14 refineries from California to Ohio. Key gains include phased wage increases and a cost of living reopener. In Springfield, two Menard prison guards, William Hargett and Roy Res, were suspended for 30 days on charges of racial discrimination and Ku Klux Klan promotion amid inmate white power groups at the facility.
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Oil Workers Union
Gulf Oil Corp
A. F. Grospiron
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
Port Arthur
Tex
Gulf
Grospiron
California
Ohio
Springfield, Ill
Menard Correctional Center
William G. Hargett
Roy R. Res
Allyn R. Sielaff
State Department of Corrections
Tornadoes Kill Three In Mississippi Areas
Tornadoes struck Mississippi causing three deaths and 35 injuries as schools and homes were hit. A twister damaged the Harrisburg Raleigh area airport hangars and a plane while Summit and Macomb reported shattered windows, buses tossed, and minor injuries among students during drills. The National Weather Service warned of more tornado risk across northern Mississippi and adjacent states.
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Saline County
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Percy Brown
Associated Press
Mississippi
Macomb
Miss
Summit
Civil Defense
Harold Young
National Weather Service
Texas
Alabama
Kentucky
Ilinois
One Time Only Tax Cut Seen
President Ford weighs a one time ten percent tax cut for 1974 and a plan to mail government rebate checks to millions of taxpayers to spur spending. Officials say decisions are not final but outline includes spreading rebates over nine months and possibly issuing oil levies to raise funds. Ford plans to present the State of the Union to Congress next week after a White House planning session.
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Ford
U.S
White House
Congress
U.S. Treasury
Treasury
Policeman killer gets 100 to 200 years in Illinois case
Silas Fletcher, 39, was sentenced by Circuit Court Judge Richard J. Fitzgerald to 100 to 200 years for the murder of Hillside patrolman Anthony Raymond. Raymond disappeared October 1, 1972, after stopping a violator. his body was found near Be lander, Wisconsin, in a drum. Fletcher denied guilt as prosecutors tied the crime to a $5,000 restaurant robbery and a Jeep transport.
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Silas Fletcher
Circuit Court
Richard J. Fitzgerald
Fletcher
Anthony Raymond
Hillside
Raymond
Belander
Wis
Wisconsin
Choate Fails Again In Narrow House Speaker Bid
Democratic leader Clyde Choate from Southern Illinois tries again to win 89 votes for House speaker after two days of failure. He has only 61 of 101 Democrats and none of 76 Republicans, with Daley loyalists possibly ready to back a compromise. Rep. Gerald Shea says many are unacceptable, naming Calvo Londrigan and Stone as among them.
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Skip Wollenberg
Associated Press
Springfield
Clyde Choate
Ilinois
Choate
House
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Rep
Gerald Shea
Riverside
Daley
Horace Calvo
Granite City
James Londrigan
Paul Stone
Sullivan
Olney Names Colorado Chief as Police Leader
Olney Illinois appointed Richard A Ritchey former Aspen Colorado police chief to lead Olney police at 13000 dollars salary effective January 20. Ritchey, 47, succeeds Gary Dowty who resigned last July and had been acting chief. Dowty will stay with the force as a sergeant.
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Olney
Richard A. Ritchey
Aspen
Colo
Ritchey
Gary Dowty
Dowty
Popular Items In East St. Louis Sell Possum And Coon At The Grocery Store
Brown's Food Store in East St. Louis reports steady sales of raccoon and opossum as staple dishes for southern sharecroppers. About 500 pounds of raccoon and 40 pounds of opossum have sold since Nov. 9 at 69 cents per pound. Brown notes these meats are seasonal and valued for taste, with raccoon popular among older Southerners. Sales end around Jan. 31. meat sourced from a St. Louis wholesaler.
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East St. Louis
East ST. Louis, Ill
Brown
Harry Brown
St. Louis
Mayors Gather for SIMA Seminars in Mt Vernon
Mayors from Southern Illinois will meet at the Holiday Inn in Mt Vernon for a SIMA session with state officials. Frank Kirk and Dr Richard Briceland will conduct local government workshops, Steve Sargent will participate, and a 3 p.m. business meeting precedes 3:30 p.m. seminars. A 6 p.m. dinner precedes Secretary of State Michael Howlett's speech.
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Ilinois
Holiday Inn
Mt. Vernon
SIMA
Tornado Warning Issued For Tri State Area
The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning effective until 2 p.m. EST for the tri state area including Posey and Vanderburgh counties in Indiana Union and Henderson in Kentucky and Gallatin and White in Illinois.
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EVANSVILLE, _ Ind
UPI
National Weather Service Today
Tristate
Posey
Vanderburgh Counties
Indiana
Union
Henderson
Kentucky
Gallatin and
White
Ilinois
Employment Dip Biggest Since 1945 Amid Job Loss Surge
Labor Department figures show the largest two month payroll drop since 1945 with 1.1 million jobs lost from October to December, led by goods producing sectors and manufacturing. Unemployment rises to 7.1 percent with 6.5 million jobless, earnings rise modestly.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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