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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1972
Page
1
An injunction stalls a GOP job lock amid an election year dispute. Democrats claim Secretary of State John Lewis unlawfully fired probationary staff in July and seek a full hearing on the suit by December 9. The case centers on patronage and control of state hiring.
An expedition through shallow water connected Flint Ridge Cave System and Mammoth Cave in the park. The Flint Ridge system had been the world’s longest at 87 miles, Mammoth 58 miles, with Holloch Holle in Switzerland at 72 miles as second. The final link was completed on September 9 by a team led by Dr. John Wilcox.
A brief AP item reports the consolidation of train suits in Chicago. Details are sparse in the fragmented text. The story references Chicago and AP but lacks clear outcomes or names.
The court upheld the 1971 law authorizing industrial development bonds and allowed home rule cities to act under the 1970 constitution. It ordered the mayor of Salem to sign $1 million in bonds for a new project. Justice Charles H. Davis wrote the opinion. The decision reverses an antitrust claim and orders a new trial in the Circuit Court.
Richard Davison of Du Quoin is reinstated by Peabody Coal Co. after a strike that idled 4 000 to 5 000 miners across the area. Davison, a UMWA Sub-District 6 board member, was fired over alleged destruction of a hot light, and the union says this is his first disciplinary incident.
In Southern Illinois the first Local 9152 vote occurs at Stanton Farthing’s residence in Marion as Tony Boyle contends with Arnold Miller from the Miners For Democracy. The decision affects mineworkers amid revenue sharing checks slated to reach 39 000 governments today dated December 11.
A 12 year old boy named Waher was buried in sand and gravel from a hopper at Southern Illinois Concrete Products Co. A workman activated a conveyor belt as the boy and a companion played nearby. Firefighters, led by Harley Fisher, worked to free the boy with shovels backhoes and a snorkel lift. The rescue continued as responders reached the kneecaps before freeing him.
A state commission study of public school district practices finds Illinois primary schools could save about 249 million annually through modern business methods. The Chicago area noninstructional costs rose 14 percent last year and statewide savings could reach 6.4 million with tighter management and 38.5 million from purchasing and rating consolidations.
Report notes conflicting statements on peace terms with a December 15 date floated by some sources. Officials say neither side backs down which creates a paradox about an imminent cease-fire. No hard confirmation exists as of now and some sources suggest a December 15 to 20 window.
Negotiators begin talks in Paris Monday on Saigon's role with Hanoi and a possible cease fire. The American stance seeks agreement but notes no Hanoi accord yet, while Le Duc Tho leads the North Vietnamese side as discussions address foreign forces in Laos and Cambodia and the reinstatement of a six mile demilitarized zone.
Secretary of the Treasury Shultz will remain in his cabinet post while taking on new duties as head of a Cabinet level Council on Economic Policy and as chairman of the Council on International Economic Policy. He will also join the White House staff and oversee a council including labor commerce agriculture and cost of living groups.
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