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Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 02, 1971

Page

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Apollo 15 trio completes lunar stay and orbits Earth

Apollo 15 crew David Scott and James Irwin left the moon in the Falcon after three days of exploration. They collected rocks and soil, drove 17 miles on the moon, and planned two more days of orbital science with Alfred Worden aboard Endeavour.

Moon Scott Irwin Alfred M. Worden Endeavour Lunar Earth Falcon Mission Control Gerald Griffin Houston Rille Lunar Lander North Complex Worden

Seven Chester girls drown inquest set for Tuesday

An inquest into the death of Deborah Canady one of seven Chester girls who drowned June 11 has been scheduled for 3 p.m. Tuesday at Chester City Hall. The victims were all pupils at Chester Community Grade School and were in a station wagon that plunged into the Mississippi River.

Chester Chester City Hall Deborah Canady Mississippi River Fern Clark Tamorah Canady Leonard Canady Donna Phillips Charles Clark Tammy Becky Norma Cindy Phillips Robin Phillips Rebecca Roberts Chester Community Grade School

Prices turn higher on steel labor settlement

The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 8.32 to 866.75 as steel labor talks ended without a strike. Advances outpaced declines by more than 2 to 1 on the NYSE, with analysts linking the gain to renewed investor confidence after weeks of market weakness. A rail strike settlement was also reported.

New York New York Stock Exchange

United States to back seating of both Chinas at UN

Secretary of State Williams P. Rogers said the United States will favor seating Communist China alongside Nationalist China at the United Nations General Assembly this fall. Washington will oppose moves to oust the Nationalists and leave the Security Council decision to U.N. members.

Washington Williams P. Rogers United States United Nations General Assembly Rogers Peking U.S United Nations China U.N. Security Council U.N Red

Railroad, steel contracts set 42 percent wage hikes for 200000

Negotiators announced a settlement granting 42 percent wage hikes over 42 months for about 200,000 train workers and the removal of pickets from 10 strikebound railroads at noon. The 18 day strike dispute ended after a 17 hour bargaining session at the Labor Department, averting congressional intervention.

Labor Department Asst W. J. Usery Charles Luna Afc-Cio United Transportation Union John P. Hiltz Hiltz Congress Nixon Usery Luna

Weather Outlook Brief for Tonight and Tuesday

Tonight partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows 60 to 66. Tuesday remains partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs 80 to 85. Weather details on map page 8.

Steelworkers avert nationwide strike with 30 percent pay hike

U S Steel and the United Steelworkers sealed an eleventh-hour contract averting a 12 year national strike. The deal raises minimum pay by 1 per hour over three years, adds pensions life insurance job differentials and a ninth holiday plus enhanced unemployment benefits. Ratified by 600 union leaders, the agreement covers 350 000 workers and may extend to 500 000. Production will not resume for at least 10 days as plants refire. Fourteen arrested in gambling raid Chicago Heights.

Washington (Ap U.S. Steel Corp R. Heath Larry Anak I. W. Abel Afl-Cio United Steelworkers Union Abel Larry James D. Hodgson Nixon Steel United Steelworkers U.S. Steel U. S. Steel

U S Steel Raises Prices After Pact Averting Strike

U S Steel Corp boosted prices on almost all products by 8 percent within hours of a tentative contract settlement that averts a nationwide strike. The move targets carbon and alloy products as unions plan further actions while mills resume or delay production.

Bell, workers reach agreement on three year contract

Illinois Bell Co and the Telephone Commercial Employee Union report a new three year pact covering 2 000 workers. It includes wage and benefit increases totaling 31 percent and immediate weekly raises from 5 to 23 50. Ratification by members is required.

Illinois Bell Co Telephone Commercial Employee Union TCEU Illinois Bell System Council International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Commercial Telephone Workers Union

Ryerson Dies Former Inland Steel Chairman Edward L. Ryerson

Edward L. Ryerson, 84, former chairman of Inland Steel Co., died today. A Chicago civic and business leader, he started at Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc. after Yale graduation in 1909. The family business merged with Inland in 1935 and remains a subsidiary.

Edward L. Ryerson Inland Steel Co Ryerson Chicago Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc Yale Family Steel Service Inland

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