SIU raises tied to IRS ruling cloud pay hike history
Four top SIU Carbondale administrators received raises from 4 100 to 8 260 as Christmas gifts after the Pay Board and Justice Department reviewed the increases. IRS found the 1971 adjustments improper due to broad executive rate hikes. The university planned a final Pay Board decision amid ongoing review.
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Dave Butler
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
David R. Derge
SIU
John Lee Edwardsville Brows
Bacedorettan
Robert G. Layer
Inter
Layer
IRS
Rendleman
Layer's Pay Cut Effective Through Feb 1972
The layer’s raise ends February 1 1972. He will receive about $820 for December 1971 and January 1972 instead of $4 100, reflecting the reduction in pay.
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Layer
U S Resumes Bombing North Vietnam After Talks Fail
U S air operations resume above the 20th Parallel as peace talks stall. Melvin Laird confirms lifting restrictions while Kissinger blames North Vietnam for impasse. Nixon had ordered earlier limits to protect Haiphong and Hanoi, with Haig dispatched to assess setbacks.
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George Esper
Saigon
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Republic of
South Vietnam
International
Hanoi
Washington
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Henry A. Kissinger
Nixon
Kissinger
Richard M. Nixon
Haiphong
Nguyen van Thieu
Alexander Haig
Southeast Asia
Inmates Chip In for Gifts at Federal Prison
About 125 inmates at the Penitentiary, built to replace Alcatraz, contribute nearly $1,000 in wages to buy Christmas presents for 35 underprivileged children aged 6 to 12. The kids, from Bowen's Children’s agency, sent lists of wants, including an umbrella a wallet and a dollar.
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Peniton
Alcatraz
Bowen's
Cadets At Air Force Academy Exempt From Chapel Rule
The AP reports that all cadets except seniors at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs are required to attend Catholic or Jewish chapel services each Sunday. The court also agreed to review union power to fine strikebreakers and the government’s challenge to a lower court ruling limiting penalties on water polluters.
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Air Force Academy
Colorado Springs
Colo
Truman Improves Sickness, Speaks Briefly at Hospital
Former president Harry S Truman showed slight improvement and spoke briefly for the first time in a week, saying “All right.” Doctors reported continued serious condition with inadequate kidney output and no new complications disclosed.
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Harry S Truman
Truman
Illinois lawmakers end tax freeze session without action
The Illinois General Assembly adjourned for holidays after failing to pass any tax freeze. A counterproposal would have paid taxpayers the difference between their 1972 and 1973 bills, with an estimated cost of 30 to 70 million dollars. Senate Republicans, short of votes, ended debate. a similar measure is planned for the next session.
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Michael Robinson
Springfield
Illinois General Assembly
House
Clyde L. Choate
Senate
Terrel E. Clarke
Western Springs
General Assembly
Weather outlook shows warmer spell with cooling tonight
Report indicates tonight's low around 35 with a warmer trend to follow. Expected midweek values rise, with Wednesday through Friday forecast as fair and warmer across the region.
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Los
Illinois Senate Defeats Pay Increase Bill
Sen John Gilbert R Carbon Dale and Sen Gene Johns D Marion both voted aye on a pay raise bill that was defeated Sunday. Gilbert cited elimination of the legislative increase as why the House rejected the measure, while Johns supported the administrative raises and per diem provisions he said were vitally needed.
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John Gilbert
Carbondale
Gene Johns
Marion
Illinois Senate
Oun
Ghg Aun Bolaneis
Ee Ana
Gilbert
House
Johns
Senate Pay Pull Fails as Illinois Senate Adjourns
Illinois Senate defeats a across the board pay raise vote for lawmakers judges clerks and statewide officials amid holiday adjournment for the holidays. Governor Ogilvie’s board and commission appointments are rejected by the Democratic majority.
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Ogilvie
Springfield
Illinois
Senate
Richard B. Ogilvie
Cecil A. Partee
Cchicago
Governor Ogilvie Allies and Absent Staff Plotting Tax Freeze
A Republican legislator notes locked doors and scarce staff during Ogilvie's special session. He recalls how the governor’s allies would press lawmakers on the property tax freeze, transportation bonds, and school funding, with threats of vetoes or political consequences for dissent.
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Statehouse
Richard B. Ogilvie
Emi
Ogilvie
John Daileys
Marion B. Oglesbys
Thomas Drennans
Jeremiah Marshes
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