Anna State Hospital gains accreditation for mental retardation program
Anna State Hospital becomes the third U S facility accredited for mental retardation by the national group, joining Mc Farland Zone Center in Springfield as the only sites with both mental illness and mental retardation accreditations. Dr. R C Steck calls it a feather in the cap as examiners spent 46 hours over three days reviewing nearly 2 000 points.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Anna State Hospital
Anna
Farland Zone Center
Springfield
R. C. Steck
Wayne Isaacs
Steck
A. L. Bowen Children’s Center
Harrisburg
Choate Eyes Speakership as He Files for 1974 Ballot
Springfield AP Choate 53 year old Democrat from Anna filed nominating petitions just before the 5 p.m. deadline for the March 1974 primary. He is a long time Democratic leader and veteran of 27 years in the House. Other Democrats in the race include David Vaught and incumbents Richard Hart and Randall Fetche.
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Springfield
Clyde Choate
Illinois
Choate
Anna
David Vaught
Daniel Walker
Richard Hart
Benton
Randall Fetche
Eldorado
House
Vaught
Walker
Victor de Grazia
Union County
Senate
Adlai E. Stevenson III
Dakin Williams
Belleville
Tennessee Williams
Teamsters reopen contract to ease trucking earnings impact
The Teamsters Union said it will reopen the national contract to relieve earnings losses for over the road drivers from fuel shortages and lower speed limits. President Fitzsimmons refused to accept carrying more sacrifice. Long haul drivers, paid by mileage, expect 15 to 20 percent lower yearly earnings, down from about 25000. Independent drivers protested energy cost pressures and reduced speeds, though the union did not sanction protests across Ohio West Virginia Missouri.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Frank E. Fitzsimmons
Ohio
West Virginia
Missouri
Senate confirms Saxbe as attorney general
The Senate approved William B. Saxbe’s nomination as attorney general by a 75 to 10 vote. He will replace Elliot L. Richardson who resigned in October amid the Watergate crisis.
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Washington
Senate
William B. Saxbe
Congress
U.S
Federal Energy Administration
Saxbe
Ohio
Ilinois
Elliot L. Richardson
Archibald Cox
Robert H. Bork
Hijackers surrender in Kuwait after Rome Athens chaos
Arab terrorists who hijacked a Lufthansa airliner after a Rome massacre surrendered to Kuwait authorities following hostage releases. The group earlier killed five hostages at Athens and claimed to hold 12 aboard, with aviation and government officials debating casualty figures as the plane traveled via Damascus.
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Lufthansa
Rome
Athens
Beirut
Damascus
Persian Gulf
Frankfurt
Joe Kroese
Pan American World Airways
Fiumicino
Illinois Agricultural Association Pushes Limited Food Reserve
Delegates from northern counties approved a proposal to create a decentralized farm product reserve limited to farmers and insulated from markets. The move follows debates within the Illinois Agricultural Association and plans to join the American Farm Bureau Federation policy discussions.
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Mike Carr
Lindsay-Schaub News-Service
Chicago
The
Illinois Agricultural Association Today
National Policy Committee
American Farm Bureau Federation
AFBF
Park Ridge
Illinois
IAA
National Farm Bureau
Weather outlook: cool with mixed precip through weekend
The forecast calls for tonight and Wednesday to be cloudy with occasional rain and snow mixed. Lows near the upper 20s to lower 30s tonight, highs in the 30s on Wednesday, and generally cold conditions Thursday through Saturday with a chance of snow on Saturday.
Personal income up eight tenths in November
The Commerce Department reports Americans' personal income, from all sources, rose eight tenths in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,076 billion dollars. The gain is smaller than October's 9 billion rise, while 11 month growth stands at 10.2 percent versus 8.6 percent last year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
SIU C officials surprised by plan for separate SIU E board
Sen. Sam Vadalabene announced plans to seek a new eight member board for the SIU Edwardsville campus with one student seat. He argues separate boards would ease governance though Edwardsville leaders caution against fragmentation. SIU Carbondale officials voiced surprise and reserved comment.
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Dave Butler
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Sam Vadalabene
Dedwardsville
General Assembly
Siu-Edwardsville
Edwardsville
Siu-C
Vadalabene
Danilo Orescanin
Orescanin
SIUC
David R. Derge
SIU
Lindsay-Schaub
Siu-E
John S. Rendleman
Rendleman
Ivan A. Elliott Jr
Carmi
Sam
Edwardsville University
Eliott
STU
James M. Brown
Federal EPA specialist named to Illinois EPA director post
Gov. Daniel Walker named Richard H. Briceland a federal air and water specialist to head the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Briceland, 45, replaces acting director Jeffery Diver who resumes deputy director duties. The Republican previously worked for the EPA and led a label requirement for car makers detailing expected miles per gallon.
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Springfield
Daniel Walker
Richard H. Briceland
Federal Air and Water
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Briceland
Jeffery Diver
EPA
Energy crisis hits the poor hardest warns Weinberger
A 10 page Health Education and Welfare report says the poor will bear the brunt of fuel shortages and rising prices due to unemployment and inflation. Weinberger urged vigilance for welfare needs and possible higher payments while Congress debates energy and clean air measures and a December holiday recess looms.
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Associated Press
Caspar W. Weinberger
Weinberger
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Senate
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