Unemployment Hits 11 Month High in November
Unemployment rose to 8.1 percent in November with 200,000 more jobless, the Labor Department reported. Wholesale prices climbed for a third straight month as energy costs pushed up inflation. Illinois saw mixed local trends with Chicago metro areas rising while several southern counties fell.
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Washington
Labor Department
Jimmy Carter
Chicago
Peoria
East St. Louis
Illinois
David Koch
Murphysboro
Jackson Coun
Carter Nominates Cyrus Vance for Secretary of State
President elect Carter selects Cyrus R. Vance a veteran diplomat and defense official from two Democratic administrations to lead the State Department. Senator Case confirmed Carter informed him of the choice and a news conference is planned to announce Vance and another top appointee by Christmas.
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Atlanta
Thomas Bertram Lance
State Department
Pentagon
National Security Council
Treasury
Gilmore Execution Delayed by Court Stay
The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily halted Gary Gilmore's execution in Salt Lake City to hear legal arguments. Utah Supreme Court denied a 4-1 motion by Gilmore’s attorneys seeking a stay for review of the case.
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Salt Lake City
U.S. Supreme Court
Gary Gilmore
Utah
Robert Hansen
Utah Supreme Court
Gilmore
Murphysboro Girl Among 26 Naturalized Orphans in Benton
Four year old Rachel Krauss of Murphysboro, deaf and adopted from Vietnam, became a U S citizen in the first naturalization ceremony held in federal court in Benton. The ceremony included 26 people from 13 nations with Judge James L Foreman officiating and sign language translation for Rachel.
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Murphysboro
U.S
DeMaris Berry
Rachel Krauss
Rachel Koang Anh Krauss
Vietnam
Benton
Rachel
Fred Krauss
Linda Nelson
Rachael
United States
Nelson
Marion’s
School For the Deaf
Kenovapel Palanjian
Marion
Syria
Pierre Palanjian
Foreman
Danville
East St. Louis
Japan
Muhammad Arifeen Daneshya
Hampton, Va
Carbondale
India
Habb Ollah Eslami Jam
Iran
Mei Juian Tsung
Violet Lee Borens
Elizabethtown
Shirley Hsueh- O Chou
Taiwan
No Work for Union Welder Hits Hard at Home
Rodney Eggemeyer 45, a construction welder from Ellis Grove, travels to Chester Labor Local 925 each morning for work that never comes. With nine in the family and only partial unemployment benefits, the Eggemeyers cope by gardening, canning, and frugal living as they await a return to work and the possible loss of benefits.
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Gary Sosniecki
Southern Illinoisan
Rodney Eggemeyer
Ellis Grove
Randolph County
Union Hall of Chester Labor Local 925
Eggemeyer
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Fern
Annie
Eggemeyers
Illinois House Rejects Bills for Big Pay Hikes
The Illinois House rejected measures raising salaries for legislators and top executives. The executive pay bill failed 65 yes to 76 no. the legislative bill failed 70 yes to 90 no. Jaffe postponed the vote to avoid a roll call.
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Springfield
Illinois
Aaron Jaffe
D-Skokie
Jaffe
Murphysboro man dies from carbon monoxide fumes
Carbon Monoxide fumes left a Murphysboro man dead and his wife and infant son hospitalized Thursday, as a cold spell gripped the region. The report appears in Page 3 of The Southern Illinoisan.
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Murphysboro
Tri County
Special Education District
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Franklin
Williamson
Saline
Michael Wessel
Harrisburg Employment Office
Rachel Hoang Anh Krauss
Ed Greer
Vance
Secretary of State
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Paoanjian
William Redmond
Bensenville
Gerald Shea
Riverside
John Lauer
Broadwell
John Hirschfeld
Rchampaign
James Thompson
Spene
St. Clair County
Senate
Daniel Walker
Nashville
West
Jim Thompson
Savannah
Special Commission
Ford
Mexico
Congress
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