UMWA Welfare Fund Paid $152 Million in Benefits
The United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund reported over 152 million dollars in benefits paid in the fiscal year ending June 30, the highest in 22 years. Total expenditures reached about 156.9 million, with 152.0 million for direct benefits and 4.9 million for administrative costs. Royalty receipts stood at 163.1 million, and total income reached 167.8 million. Hospital and medical care totaled 50.2 million, pensions 96.7 million, benefiting 69,750 retired miners at June 30. 4,347 new retirees joined pension rolls. survivor benefits reached 5.1 million. Since 1946 the fund paid about 2.5 billion in benefits on 14.38 million individual benefits to 4.5 million hospitalized, 130,104 pensioned, and 121,861 widows and orphans. Trustees are John L. Lewis, Henry G. Schmidt, and Josephine Roche.
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United Mine Workers of America Welfare and Retirement Fund
UMWA
John L. Lewis
Henry G. Schmidt
North American Coal Corp
Cleveland
Ohio
Josephine Roche
Free zoo trips for underprivileged southern counties
The New Horizons program offers free one day bus trips to St Louis Forest Park Zoo for children from Union Johnson Pulaski Massac and Alexander counties. Transportation lunches and insurance provided if family income is below the federal poverty level. Neighborhood committees arrange schedules at county offices. Last year over 800 youths took New Horizons trips to the St Louis Zoo from Cairo Vienna Metropolis Mound City and Jonesboro.
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St. Louis
Forest Park Zoo
New Horizons
Shawnee Development
Union
Johnson
Pulaski
Massac
Alexander
New Horizon
St. Louis Zoo
Cairo
Vienna
Metropolis
Mound City
Jones- 0
Kentucky Dam
State Park
One-way traffic in Southern Illinois roads and a Herrin crash
Traffic restrictions affect Rt. 13 between Harrisburg and Junction and Rt. 45 near Metropolis causing one-way flow. Rt. 183 contains a closure Lesser to Whittington with a 16 mile detour via Rt. 48, Rt. 14 and Interstate 57. Zola K West, 68, of Herrin, is charged with a stop sign violation after a Saturday night crash at Park Avenue and Herrin Street, injuring Frank Hooker, 71.
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Illinois
Harrisburg
Junction
Metropolis
Rend Lake
Lesser
Whittington
Zola K. West
N. 30Th St
Herrin
West
Frank Hooker
E. van Buren St
Park Avenue
Herrin Street
U S to Launch Two New Missiles At Cape Kennedy
The Defense Department announces back to back tests of MIRV armed Poseidon and Minuteman 3 at Cape Kennedy this week. Poseidon, with up to ten warheads, is for Polaris submarines, while Minuteman 3 is a silo based weapon upgrading Minuteman 2.
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Cape Kennedy
Fila
Defense Department
America
Polaris
Johnson
Washington
Soviet Union
Air Force
Minuteman 3
Poseidon
Public backs Fortas Senate approval by 2 to 1 poll
Harris survey taken before the Republican convention finds 45 to 25 percent support Fortas as chief justice, with 69 to 14 percent saying Johnson was right to promote from within the court. Public views on the court remain largely negative at 58 to 35 percent.
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Louis Harris
U.S. Supreme Court
Senate
Abe Fortas
High Court
Harris
Justice Fortas
Johnson
Fortas
White House
Earl Warren
Richard Nixon
U.S .Supreme Court
Ex-con Benny the Bug Faces Federal Trial in Labor Racketeering
Scores of labor racketeering cases await trial in federal and state courts as United States prosecutors push a coordinated crackdown in the Eastern District. Benjamin Ross known as Benny the Bug has been indicted on extortion embezzlement and conspiracy charges tied to a bakery workers union front.
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Benny the Bug
the Bug
Benjamin Ross
Department of Justice
Washington
New York Times
SIC
National Labor Relations Board
Housing talks on federal homes in Carbondale Thursday
A 7:30 p.m. meeting at Carbondale City Hall will discuss the next local action on new federal housing. Jackson County Housing Authority executive director Reid Troutman said Mayor David Keene agreed to the meeting and that 980 of the original 150 unit request may be built on four northeast Carbondale sites with 70 units delayed due to site issues.
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Carbondale
Jackson County Housing Authority
Reid Troutman
Authority
David Keene
Troutman
Serval
Marion meeting on Illinois constitutional convention topic
The Illinois Association of School Boards sponsors a 7:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting at Marion High School auditorium. L. F. Parrish will speak on the proposed constitutional convention and November referendum. Williamson County Sept. of Schools Lee Booth hosts. the event is open to the public.
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Marion High
Illinois Association of School Boards
L. F. Parrish
Illinois
Williamson County
Lee Booth
Harrisburg Youth Granted Week Off Before Penitentiary Sentence
An 18 year old Harrisburg youth received a one week vacation before beginning a two to five year sentence at Menard state penitentiary. Burtis Miller had escaped Saline County jail in May by sawing through window bars and turned himself in at the sheriff's office Friday. He pleaded guilty to an escape charge in circuit court in Harrisburg and was sentenced by Judge Trafton Dennis. Miller must report to the sheriff's office at 8 a.m. Friday.
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Harrisburg
Menard State Penitentiary
Burtis Miller
Saline County
Miller
Trafton Dennis
State awards highway contracts in Randolph and Johnson counties
The Illinois Division of Highways awarded contracts to Johnson County Asphalt Inc and Johnston Roadbuilders Inc of Red Bud for 101 030 to resurface 2 97 miles of Routes 4 and 154 in Sparta. Edgar Stephens and Sons Inc of Carbondale won 30624 to reconstruct a Bay Creek overflow bridge on Route 146 in Johnson County. Gilmore Asphalt Products Inc of Anna got 138 152 for resurfacings across District 9. D W Guard Co of Marion received 223 773 for district 7 bridge handrail work. A Gallatin project for concrete pavement and a Baltimore and Ohio Railroad branch track on Route 13 north and west of Junction is readvertised after a mid July low bid of 2 739 590 by E T Simonds Construction Co and J D Barter Construction Co of Carbondale was rejected.
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State Division of Highways
Randolph
Johnson Counties
District 9
Gallatin County
Johnson County Asphalt, Inc
Johnston Roadbuilders, Inc
Red Bud
Rt. 4
Rt. 154
Sparta
Johnson
Edgar Stephens and Sons, Inc
Carbondale
Bay Creek
Rt. 146
Gilmore Asphalt Products
Junction
E. T. Simonds Construction Co
J. D. Barter Construction Co., Inc
Cairo signals Gaza deal while wary on direct talks
Cairo diplomats describe a proposed settlement including internationalizing the Gaza Strip and Sinai demilitarization as concessions. They say Egypt would waive repatriation demands and could allow UN peacekeepers withdrawal and Iranian passage disputes, while maintaining refusal of direct talks with Israel.
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United Arab Republic
Middle East
Gaza Strip
Sinai Peninsula
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Cairo
Israel
Egypt
UAR
Aso
United Nations
Strait of Tiran
Suez Canal
Marion budget meeting set on six year capital plan
A Greater Egypt Regional Planning Commission led session in Marion at 7 30 p m to discuss capital improvements and a six year budget plan for Williamson County inviting elected officials department heads planning commission members and interested residents. Also notice Henry Brown 86 a former Du Quoin farmer died at Marshall Browning Hospital after a five day illness with services at Weinberg Funeral Home and burial at 100F cemetery. He was born August 17 1881 in Mississippi and survived by his wife two sons two daughters 16 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
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Williamson County
Marion
Greater Egypt
Henry Brown
du Quoin
Weinberg
Mr. Brown
W. South St
Marshall Browning Hospital
Mississippi
Wright Brown
Mary Shoffner
Arkansas
Angress Brown
Robert Brown
St. Louis
Clara
Mary Brown
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Atty
William G. Clark
U.S. Senate
Bloomington
Russell F. Zook
Rt. 1
Clinton
Champaign
U.S
Pentagon
United States
Russia
J. W. Reynolds Monument Company
J. W. Reynolds Monument Company, Inc
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Mt. Vernon
Elkville — Harrisburg — Benton
McLeansboro — Vienna
Randolph, Johnson
Eric Page
Weller
Southern
Murphysboro
Marion Herrin
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