Portillo Faces First Task to Stabilize Mexico Economy
The editorial argues Mexico must straighten muddled land reform and restore growth after Luis Echeverria’s costly inflation and unemployment. It notes a 20 percent inflation rate, up to 50 percent in sectors, 25 percent unemployment, and a destabilized peso. It warns Portillo must act quickly to prevent further economic decline or revolution.
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Jose Lopez Portillo
Mexico
Mr. Portillo
Portillo
Luis Echeverria
Mexico City
Echeverria
Cardboard box execs punished for price fixing
A Chicago federal judge imposed fines and jail terms on 47 executives from 23 cardboard box firms after no contest pleas to antitrust conspiracy. R Harper Brown of Container Corp. of America received 60 days in jail and a $35 000 fine. Corporations faced fines from about $25 060 to $50 090.
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Chicago
R. Harper Brown
Container Corp. of America
James B. Parsons
Parsons
Housing land sale debate in Carbondale clashes with city view
Eldon Gosnell of Carbondale's Planning and Urban Renewal group argues landlords dispute the claimed housing shortage and price setup tied to urban renewal. He details meetings, misstatements, and calls for fair portrayal while criticizing reporter Grupp's Nov 21 article.
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Southern Illinoisan
Robert Grupp
Grupp
Carbondale
SIU
Warren Brandt
Chamber of Commerce
Carbondalé
Gosnell
HUDC
Vienna cuts ambulance costs prompt reader challenge
A Vienna reader laments Illinois ambulance funding and cites the Bi County Ambulance Service at the Vienna Correctional Center with a $5000 budget and EMTs paid $20 a month. The letter argues inmate EMTs offer low costs and suggests expanding their operations to ease taxpayer burden while claiming Vienna and Pope counties meet budget and service standards.
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Southern T Illinoisan
Vienna Correctional Center
E.M.T
Jackson County
Vienna
E.m.t’s
E.m.t.’S
Son
Pope
Percy praises Nobel winners in bicentennial note
U.S. Sen Charles Percy lauds Nobel laureates Milton Friedman and Saul Bellow from the University of Chicago. He credits their awards with signaling a new beginning for American spirit after Vietnam and Watergate, urging a return to excellence amid economic setbacks.
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America
Vietnam
U.S
Charles Percy R-Minois
Hill House decision criticized by readers in Carbondale
Readers rail against a Nov 11 report on a 60 vote by the Carbondale Planning Commission for Hill House special use permits. They contend the hearing process favored Hill House, ignored zoning standards, and lacked the human element with witnesses interrupted and absent members.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Carbondale
Hill House
Roger Peterson
Department of Corrections
Bureen
Radio CB channel controversy guides buyers in 23 vs 49 sets
The Associated Press retracts part of its CB radio story but notes many facts remain. Consumers are told a 40 channel radio equals 23 channels plus 17 more while 23 channel sets offer bargains with prices often below production costs. Channel 9 remains the FCC emergency channel and Channel 19 the trucker channel across models. E C Martin president Downstate Communications.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Associated Press
Tichter
Me “Turers
F.C.C
Hill House earns permit despite community objections
The speaker cites six months of attempts at rational discourse and accuses others of distortions while praising Hill House. They claim the planning commission held a fair open hearing and unanimously recommended approving the special use permit, viewing it as confirmation of Hill House's work for the community.
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Hill House
Planning Commission
Carter stays out of oil price debate despite pressure
In a Times column Anthony Lewis argues Jimmy Carter should refrain from a quasi official role on oil policy. He cites Roosevelt and Hoover lessons and warns participation could damage Carter’s political image if diplomatic efforts fail. He calls for a unified American energy policy and warns OPEC driven by Iran’s arms market.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Pound
State Department
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Carter
Slate
OPEC
Franklin Roosevelt
Arthur Schlesinger
Roosevelt
Hoover
White House
Nixon
Ford
Henry Kissinger
Iran
Shah
U.S
United States
Kissinger
Richard Nixon
William E. Simon
Europe
Japan
Britain
America
Job benefits extended by Congress
Congress extends unemployment compensation to state and local government workers and others not currently eligible. The bill passed 272 to 97 as Congress closes. It also raises the net federal unemployment tax rate from 0.5 to 0.7 percent and increases the taxable wage base from 4200 to 6000 dollars.
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Congression
Washington
Robert Michel
Peoria
Illinois
Congress
Late report for free shot hints at tax write offs
The passage notes a man delaying reporting for a free swine flu vaccine while hoping a federal cash bonus or income tax deduction would come. It also mentions salvaging paperclips from a home desk vacuum sweeper and cites the origin of the term small talk during the era of nickel telephone calls.
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Chamber
Brandt
Ayala
Percy
Southern Illinois
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
Maenegng Editor
Edward J. Hogan
Carbondale Police Department
Hill House Board, Inc
Reitman
City Hall
East College Street
Hoan
Pill House
Bureau of Prisons
Peterson
Tee Element School
Washington D.C
Pecan Carter
Begley
E. C. Martin
Downstate
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