14 Jun 1977
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Newspaper
Pontiac Daily Leader
Location
Pontiac, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1977
Page
1
Cleveland State University assistant professor Thomas M. Pelsoci finds that smaller commissions with larger staffs regulate electricity costs more effectively. His 49-state study argues elected commissioners raise rates due to industry campaign influence.
U N ambassador Andrew Young cites Cuba as aiming to extend stabilizing actions across Africa similar to Angola. State Department reports about 50 Cuban military advisers and possibly hundreds of troops sent to Ethiopia amid a Soviet-backed regime purging Americans. The piece voices sharp critique of Communist stabilize rhetoric.
Louis Rukeyser surveys Britain after World War II, arguing the Empire and Commonwealth faded as economic and political theories swamped practical gains. He cites losses in standards of living and suggests the rise of theorists, not the loss of colonies, drove Britain downhill since 1945.
The passage describes a period where Britain’s leaders pursued reallocation of wealth, stifling growth and devaluing the pound. Taxes rose to confiscatory levels, professionals fled, industry and government were run by amateurs, and unions shifted toward militancy, threatening the Labor Party's hold.
The author compares Britain's welfare state trajectory with the United States, noting similar inflation and stagnation. He cites J Grimond and James Callaghan, arguing both nations face limits of big government and the need for private incentives. The piece suggests Britain’s pivot toward market-driven policy could guide American leaders.
A Senate Revenue Committee approved a four year tax relief measure backed by the Illinois Manufacturers Association. The plan would exempt machinery equipment fuel oil solvents and supplies used in manufacturing and materials for agriculture from state sales tax. The bill faces a full Senate vote with mixed GOP support and opposition from the Illinois Municipal League and state agencies. The phased start delays and eventual full exemption aim to spur expansion and keep industry from leaving Illinois.
Highlights of action include a failed bid to create a Class X felony with six year minimum and no parole, a House rejection of no fault divorce limits, insurance disclosure bills sent to the governor, citizenship proof for hires, displaced homemaker job aid, farm tax relief moves, date stamp labeling for perishables, infrared scan funding for building heat loss, and flexible meat sale hours under union contracts.
Illinois opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment organizes a congressional probe of the 58 conferences. Rep Robert Michel says he will press for investigation into $5 million in funding while Eagle Forum leader Rosemary Thomson denounces irregularities in registration and voting as delegates attend a Houston national gathering.
Two doctors warned a congressional subcommittee that many OTC sleep aids contain methapyrilene which can react with nitrites in the stomach to form dimethylnitrosamine a potent cancer causing substance in rats. They cited brands such as Alva-Tranquil Nytol Sominex and Sleep-Eze as examples.
The notice lists carrier delivery rates in various towns around Livingston County including Pontiac and Fairbury with weekly prices from 60 cents to 60 cents in some areas. Local and national subscription options are shown with annual and multiple month terms, plus single copy price and contact numbers for delivery issues.
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