Illinois lawmakers restore funds amid warning of possible bankruptcy
Illinois General Assembly restores more than 56 million to the state budget despite Gov elect James Thompson warning of solvency risk. Overrides include 31.2 million in general and capital funds and 11.8 million for university pay raises. Thompson warned of education cuts if overspending continues. House and Senate leaders debated impact of his late visit.
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GOP
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D-Berwyn
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R-Champaign
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R-Centralia
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Choate
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Chester
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Benton
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Hart
STU
State of
House backs SIU pay raises and malpractice insurance
The Illinois House approved retroactive salary increases averaging a specified percent for Southern Illinois University Carroll Dale faculty and staff and authorized over 400 thousand dollars to cover malpractice insurance. The votes completed overrides of two Governor Walker vetoes, despite pressure from Gov elect Thompson.
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Murphysboro
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
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Settlement of Ford strike boosts November personal income
Americans saw a 1.1 percent annual rise in personal income to 1,417.8 billion in November aided by Ford Motor Co. strike settlement and higher manufacturing payrolls. The gain follows a 14 month high and comes with an 8.3 percent year over year income increase while inflation ran about 5 percent.
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Carter taps Young for U N ambassador and others in cabinet plan
Georgian Rep. Andrew Young is named to be U N ambassador, a cabinet level post, with Charles Schultze set to lead the Council of Economic Advisers. Joseph Califano is seen as HEW chief, Robert Bergland tipped as agriculture secretary, and Califano’s Vietnam War role noted.
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Califano
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HEW
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D-Minn
Young
Georgia
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Congress
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Schultze
Johnson
Brookings Institution
Pentagon
Defense
Robert McNamara
U.S
Vietnam
Saudi oil minister walks out as OPEC rejects price freeze
Abu Dhabi Reuters note: Saudi Arabia's oil minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani left the OPEC ministerial conference after members rejected his six month price freeze proposal. UAE and others pressed for rises above 10 percent while Iran signaled a likely increase under 10 percent. Deadlock raised fears for cartel unity.
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OPEC
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Yemani
King Khaled
Khaled
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Iran
Mana Saeed Oteiba
United Arab Emirates
ERA fails in Illinois Senate vote despite Carter appeal
The Illinois Senate rejected the Equal Rights Amendment by a 29 to 22 vote with eight abstentions, seven votes shy of the 36 needed for passage, despite a plea from president-elect Jimmy Carter.
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Weather outlook and cold snaps in Carbondale area
The forecast shows a May-like warm spell with highs in the 60s followed by a run of cooler days. Lows drop into the teens to mid 30s, with forecast highs ranging from 30 to 65 as the week progresses. In other news, Carbondale Community High School faces budget gaps despite cost cutting advice. EWING residents block Bend Lake plan to build a sewage plant. A Christmas bazaar is noted on page 3.
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Carbondale Community High School
EWING
Bend Lake Conservancy District
Special Prosecutor sought to probe DeWitt County sheriff
A Special Prosecutor may be named to investigate charges against the DeWitt County sheriff. The note appears in The Southern Illinoisan Calendar with page references indicating broader discussion across sections.
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