Illinois Bell Faces Reduced Rate Rise After ICC Ruling
The Illinois Bell Telephone Co. received only a fraction of its proposed rate increase from the Illinois Commerce Commission, which ordered a series of cost studies and pushed Bell to base future rate decisions on actual data. The ICC set a fair value rate base, required minimum return, and warned against broad spending not tied to service delivery while urging belt tightening amid inflation and economic shifts.
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Crisis tests Illinois volunteer blood plan as law limits commercial blood
An Illinois official champions the crisis method while Gov. Ogilvie signs the Blood Labeling Act phasing out commercial blood by July 1, 1973. The piece argues for a statewide all volunteer blood program, citing 400,000 yearly transfusions and 95,000 to 113,000 units from commercial vendors, and urges organized donor drives to meet demand.
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Tax credit plan backed by Nixon aides to aid parochial schools
President Nixon’s endorsement of a tax credit plan to aid parochial schools follows an earlier pledge that help would come. He sent three top aides to the House Ways and Means Committee to announce support, with officials including George Shultz Elliot Richardson and Casper Weinberger among the group.
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Nixon plan would fund parochial school tuition via tax credits
The proposed policy would give parents tax credits up to 200 dollars per child to cover private school tuition, costing the nation about 750 million annually. Critics warn tuition could rise and constitutional questions linger, urging Congress to reject the idea as a federal subsidy to private schools.
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Laird argues $20–$30 billion can reshape domestic policy
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird disputes McGovern’s plan to cut $20–$30 billion from the $80 billion defense budget, warning such savings alone won’t shift overall federal spending. He argues that reallocating $20–$30 billion domestically could significantly improve poverty programs, urban renewal, transit, and environmental cleanup, affecting national life.
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Name change opposed by Monroe Street resident in Herrin
Helen and Melvin Russell Hergin express disapproval of renaming West Monroe Street in Herrin. They state Columbus and Italian American residents are Americans first and urge aldermen to focus on more important issues rather than changing street names.
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Letter to the editor condemns Nixon on morality reports
A Southern Tennian editor letter rebukes President Nixon for condemning presidential reports on Population and Obscenity and Pornography. It argues abortion and contraceptive services to minors are immoral and stresses the President must denounce such proposals regardless of study hours. The piece cites a liberal stance as fueling a morally frayed society.
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