Boston campaign HQ opened later by Mrs McGovern
Mitchell Deeley five of Boston south end places his play straw hat on Mrs George McGovern wife of South Dakota senator during a tour of Brookline and Greater Boston Children Center. Mrs McGovern will open her husband's Boston campaign headquarters later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell Deeley
Boston
South End
George McGovern
South Dakota
Children Center of
Brookline
Greater Boston
SIU approves $1.68 million salary hikes for faculty and staff
Southern Illinois University trustees approve merit and equalization raises totaling 1.68 million dollars for faculty administration and most civil service personnel effective today. Some employees remain under prevailing wage agreements. The Terre Haute meeting was held for convenience and the board may name a new president by the December 11 Carbondale session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terre Haute
Fischer
SIU
Carbondale
Senate apportionment terms set by random draw
Secretary of State John W. Lewis conducted a random draw to assign two and four year terms for the newly reapportioned 58th and 59th Illinois senate districts. Senators Cecil A. Partee and G. William Horsley witnessed the drawing. The 58th district will start with a two year term, then four year terms. the 59th district begins with a four year term, then two years, then four year terms. Districts share identical boundaries for house and senate. The 58th district comprises Jackson, Perry, Randolph, Monroe counties and parts of Washington, Williamson, St. Clair. The 59th district comprises Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union counties and parts of White, Williamson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Lewis
Cecil A. Partee
Dchicago
G. William Horsley
Springfield
58Th
59Th
Ment
Senate
Jackson, Perry Randolph
Monroe
Washington, Williamson
St. Clair
Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin
Hardin, Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski
Saline
Union
White and
Williamson
Herrin Workers Gain Extra Holiday This Year
About 60 city employees in Herrin will receive compensating time off after an Illinois Attorney General opinion ruled Oct 11 is a legal holiday recognized by both Congress and the state. NLRB did not review the question, sending it to the state labor department. Roughly half used Nov 26 for an extended Thanksgiving break. the rest must take the day before the city’s fiscal year ends May 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Illinois
John McVey
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Laborers International Union Local 372
McVey
State Department of Labor
Attorney General’s
Congress
Mllinois
Douglas blocks LA area draft inductions pending test
Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas granted the ACLU request barring inductions of all Los Angeles area men until the 1971 draft law issue is resolved. The order could affect up to 1,000 draftees as suits rise nationwide over new deferment rights and the interpretation of a 90 day clause. A hearing is set for January 6 in Los Angeles federal court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Douglas
American Civil Liberties Union
Senate
Selective Service System
Federal Appeals Court
Los Angeles
ACLU
California
U.S. District Court
Tax bill trims tax relief and campaign funding plan
Conferees drop 12 billion dollars in tax-relief amendments from the homeland budget bill. The action removes increases in personal exemptions and education credits and a real estate tax credit for seniors while leaving a contested plan to earmark one dollar of income tax for presidential campaigns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Senate
Nixon
White House
Senate rejects wage and price exemption for public workers
The Senate voted 55 to 36 against an amendment by Senator Proxmire to exempt about 10 million state and local government employees from wage and price controls after April 30. Proxmire argued such workers are not overpaid, while opponents warned it would undermine the controls. The chamber neared passage of a bill giving President Nixon authority to regulate wages and prices through April 30, 1973, with retroactive pay adjustments likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
William Proxmire
D. Wis
John G. Tower
Texas
John Sparkman
Alabama
President Nixon
Mills Proposes Counterproposals to Nixon Plan
Rep. Wilbur D. Mills introduces a counterproposal totaling 5.3 billion dollars yearly for states and localities over five years. Local allocations would be 3.5 billion for cities and counties and 1.8 billion for states with distributions weighted by low income populations and total residents. The administration greets the plan with restrained enthusiasm. The piece also notes the 1971 hurricane toll in the U.S. and a Senate vote to lower juror age to 18 with revised eligibility rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
Nixon
Arkansas Democrat
Ways and Means
Cambodian Forces Retreat Under North Vietnamese Assault
Cambodian troops pulled back from Baray on Highway 6 about 60 miles northeast of Phnom Penh and from Kompong Thmar as North Vietnamese forces pressed along the northeastern front. Phnom Penh requested more air support from the United States and South Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway 6
Saigon
Baray
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Kompong Thmar
Mies
U.S
City debates courthouse sale legality in Williamson County
Herrin officials accept the sale legality of the Williamson County Courthouse but question the sale method. City Atty Tom Haney says the city may lack standing to sue and notes state law prohibits gifts of government property. County received $1 from Marion for the property, while Mayor McVey says the opinion answers the council’s question but does not imply approval of the county action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Williamson County
Tom Haney
Haney
Marion
John McVey
Price Commission caps Old Ben wage pass through
The Price Commission limited coal price increases for Old Ben Coal Co. to 3.78 percent, allowing only 9.6 percent of a 5.5 percent wage rise plus 4.1 percent for pension protection, despite a 15 percent miners’ boost. GM gained 2.5 percent in price hikes, with the industry’s total auto group rise at 2.1 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Price Commission
Pay Board
The
Price Commission
C. Jackson Grayson
Old Ben Coal Co
Standard Oil of
Ohio
Grayson
Commission
Old Ben
Franklin County
Lesser
Benton
AT&T Accused of Widespread Discrimination
The EEOC released a 20 000 page report charging AT T and its affiliates with pervasive discrimination against women blacks and Spanish named Americans. The FCC is asked to deny rate increases and hold hearings. AT T has until January 31 1972 to study the report before hearings start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph
EEOC
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
At&t
Telephone Company
United States
Reid named editorial editor for Lindsay-Schaub papers
Robert D. Reid, current managing editor of the Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, is appointed editorial editor for Lindsay-Schaub newspapers effective January 1 1972. He will coordinate editorial staff and cover state affairs across Illinois papers. Reid previously edited education and legislature coverage and holds degrees from Northwestern University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert D. Reid
Southern Illnoisan
Carbondale
Lindsay Schaub
Reid
Frank H. Leeming Jr
Philadelphia Inquirer
Illinois
Southern Illinoisans
Decatur Review
Freeport
Ill
Journal-Standard
Northwestern University
Graduate School
University of Illinois At
Champaign-Urbana
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Ginger
Irene
Beth
Judiciary Committee
General Motors
Att
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Lindsay-Schaub
Decatur
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