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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1973
Page
2
Paul Buff, a sectional post office employee in Carbondale, sorts Christmas cards and letters as Hubert Goforth notes outgoing mail is heaviest this week. Incoming mail to Southern Illinois has begun to pick up and is expected to peak by late next week.
United Mine Workers delegates opened debate on a plan to raise active miner dues from 5.25 to 9.25 dollars monthly with funds split among local district and the International Executive Board. A separate proposal to raise strike and welfare funding met resistance as sessions adjourned amid calls for more discussion.
Southern Illinois miners express skepticism about raising pensions from 150 to 500 dollars monthly. David Warren questions funding while Eugene Litton and Lowell Mitchell question feasibility and fairness. Frank Nugent supports higher royalties to fund welfare and retirement, but others offer cautious or no comment. Demands include employer and miner contributions and industry affordability.
The court ruled 6 to 3 that police may conduct a full search of anyone lawfully arrested, allowing evidence found during such searches to be used. Justice Rehnquist led the majority, while Justice Marshall, joined by Douglas and Brennan, dissented, warning of a retreat from Fourth Amendment principles.
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller announced he will resign as New York governor next Tuesday and will not seek a fifth term. He will lead two commissions and did not rule out a possible future presidential run. Lt. Gov. Malcolm Wilson will succeed him.
Inventory of energy news shows a milder U S fuel shortage than feared with estimates ranging to 2.8 million barrels daily versus 3.5 million. A research firm notes brighter tone in markets and a key Arab minister signals changing embargo conditions. Congress moves to label appliance energy use and directs agencies to factor shortages into policies while funding efficient engines. Senate and House conferrees agree on year round daylight saving time.
A state local task force raided four Harrisburg clubs for liquor and gambling violations. The Eagles Club Disabled American Veterans Club The American War Dad's Club and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Club were cited for serving liquor in violation of the law. Four bartenders were arrested and later released on bail.
Gov. Walker appointed Jack F. Isakoff sixty three of Carbondale as chairman of the Illinois Board of Ethics, replacing Abner J. Mikva who resigned to run for Congress. Isakoff, longtime government professor at Southern Illinois University, is a noted authority on state government and former staff counsel at the 1969-70 Constitutional Convention. Other board members include James A. Rahl and George Burditt, with Burditt planning a Senate bid in 1974 and set to resign.
Tonight partly cloudy and warmer with lows in the upper 20s. Wednesday mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the 50s.
A Skelly's Marion truck plaza straw poll finds drivers backing a nationwide truckers strike set for Thursday and Friday with a midnight Wednesday start. Independent operators report higher fuel costs, 30 to 50 gallon limits, and price gouging while urging a uniform state speed limit and road blocks in Ohio and Pennsylvania. Drivers warn a shutdown could halt substantial national commerce and supply chains.
The Midwest Truckers Association of Springfield endorsed this week's nationwide truck strike and asked members to park their rigs for two days. Although the group claimed 50 firms in Jackson, Williamson, Franklin, Randolph, Union, and Perry counties belonged, a field check found only White Brothers Equipment and Specialized Hauling in Marion as a member, with other firms nonmembers or former members not planning to join.
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