Coal talks set for September as strike looms
Washington AP reports contract talks between the nations soft coal industry and the United Mine Workers are set to begin soon after Labor Day with a Sept. 30 strike deadline. UMW President Boyle seeks wage hikes from 37 to 50 dollars daily for 80 000 miners in 21 states and to double the 40 cent per ton retirement fund royalty.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
UMW
W. A
Tony” Boyle
R. Heath Larry
Joseph E. Moody
Bituminous Coal Operators’ Association
Larry
US Steel Corp
Boyle
Scholarships set for survivors of fallen police and firefighters
Illinois Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie signed legislation creating scholarships for children aged 25 and under of police and fire personnel killed in the line of duty. Grants are to be used at the student's chosen state college or university. The measure aims to aid families who have lost loved ones while serving the state or local entities. Springfield AP. Separately, the Illinois State Employes Association and seven retirees filed suit against two state agencies to block a cut in retirement fund contributions. The suit targets directives by John McCarter to reduce payments from 5.5 percent.
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Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
State College
University
State of
Illinois
Ogilvie
Illinois State Employes Association
Circuit
John McCarter
Department of Finance
Retirement board faces suit over pension contribution
Illinois Scene reports a suit accusing the board of trustees of planning to alter the certified 5.5 percent pension contribution and seeks rescission of the reduction and a court injunction. Police say Rennie Frost and Ellis Allison were arrested for kidnapping a St. Louis woman on U.S. 66 near Litchfield and charged with aggravated battery.
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Board of Trustees
McCarter
Springfield
St. Louis
Rennie Frost
Fort Smith
Ark
Ellis Allison
Bristol
Red Skelton to Headline Illinois State Fair Saturday
The Illinois State Fair schedule lists Red Skelton as the main event at the grandstand on Saturday. Other activities include a demolition derby, harness races, horses shows, livestock judging, a bake-off, gymnastic displays, bagpipes, a food parade, a square dance, and a parade with multiple demonstrations through the day.
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YMCA
Jim Brown
Society
Illinois Power seeks automatic rate rise tied to pollution costs
Illinois Power Co asks the Illinois Commerce Commission to allow automatic rate increases whenever government ordered anti pollution controls raise costs. The request accompanies a proposed 11.5 million dollar annual rate hike and follows a 3.8 million dollar sulfur dioxide removal project in Wood River. Henry Herz testified for rider P to cover emissions, water pollution, and land use rules.
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Springfield
Illinois Power Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
Harold Meenen
Ilinois Power Co
Commission
Illinois Power
Dertake
Wood River
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Henry Herz
Herz
Belfast quiet after four days of Northern Ireland violence
After four days of rioting that left 25 dead and hundreds injured Belfast steadies. Refugees continue fleeing to the Irish Republic while Belfast and other towns return to near normal activity as troops and police curb violence and snipers go underground. Irish and Northern Ireland leaders trade pointed statements as tempers cool and gunmen face a fragile armistice.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Irish Republic
Londonderry
Newry
Liverpool
Irish Sea
Marston Tickell
Army
Northern
Ireland
IRA
Dublin
Jack Lynch
Brian Faulkner
Lynch
State senator proposes caps on working luncheons costs
Pekin Republican Sen. Egbert B. Green announced a plan to cap reimbursements for state feeding of luncheon and dinner guests at 2 per meal. He cites a Better Government Association study showing Illinois Board of Higher Education spent over 20000 in 17 months on such events.
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Egbert B. Green
Pekin Republican
Better Government Association
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Green
Illinois weighs 15 percent welfare cut to close deficit
Illinois public aid director states Gov. Ogilvie aims for at least a 15 percent cut in welfare grants within two months if caseloads stay high. A $15 million deficit could rise to $300 million, with more than a hundred recommendations under review and a push for federal aid sought by Sept. 27.
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Springfield
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Harold C. Swank
Ogilvie
Swank
Illinois Legislative Advisory Commission
Washington
John W. Carroll
R-Park
U.S
Mary T. Brooks
Mint
Treasury
United States
Nixon plans Sept 21 action on wage price boards
A White House push toward wage price intervention gains momentum with a Sept 21 meeting of Nixon and the National Commission on Productivity to discuss a possible wage price review board or sector boards, amid skepticism about broader controls and reliance on voluntary measures. The story also covers Eisenhower silver dollar sales, a sex change case affecting tenure for a New Jersey music teacher, and brief notes on port wine origin, Tanzania, SIU Carbondale accessibility, and a Carterville speeding case.
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Washington
Nixon
National Commission On Productivity
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
White House
The
Productivity Commission
Bernards Township
N.J
Paula Miriam Grossman
Cabin built by students sells for four thousand seven hundred fifty one
Larry Lindauer of Energy submitted the lone bid of 4751 dollars for the Herrin High School vocational class cabin. Thirty four pupils from wood shop interior design and electricity built the five room cabin in 1970 71. Betty Smith reports advisory committee has not met to plan 1971 72 projects. Carbondale lists over 530 professional organizations.
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Larry Lindauer
Herrin
Betty Smith
Community Advisory Committee On Technology and Industry
Two DMZ Bases Shelled as Vietnam War Skirmish Escalates
North Vietnamese gunners hit Alpha 1 and Alpha 2 near the DMZ, firing 150 mortars and rockets. South Vietnamese Lt. Col. Le Trung Hien said some soldiers were wounded but none killed, while U S B 52 bombers carried out heavy strikes to curb a feared major offensive.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
le Trung Hien
Alpha 2
Alpha 1
Hien
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U.S. Bureau of Mines
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Louie B. Nunn
Kentucky
Illinois Gladiolus Society
Columbia
America
Welles
Carbondale
W. Main
National News
Administration
Cyclopaedia Britannica
Tanzania
African Republic of Tanzania
Tanganyika
Zanzibar
Southern Illinois University At
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Darrell G. Ridgeway
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
First National Bank
Gorham
Gorham, Illinois
F.D.I.C
SEARS
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David Carpenter
Sears, Roebuck & Co
Mardale Shopping Center
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