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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1973
Page
8
Benton city council in a special session voted to re zone land from residential to primary business. The move covers lots 11 12 29 and 30 in the original plat north of the current city hall with the Benton Building Commission listed as petitioner. Lots 29 and 30 include two private residences.
The Illinois Department of Transportation says I-64 from New Baden to north of Nashville will finally open Friday afternoon after snow delays. The 22 mile I-24 stretch from Vienna to Metropolis is expected to open on January 8, pending weather and conditions.
AP reports from Los Angeles that a trucking publication spokesman says a nationwide strike by an estimated 300,000 truckers is 95 percent likely on January 31 unless the government meets at least three of four demands. The list includes an independent audit of oil firms fuel reserves, ending allocation of diesel for trucks, a diesel cap at 32 cents a gallon, and a nationwide speed limit or return to state limits.
Former Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell rejected a grand jury criminal inquiry into AMPI, recommending a civil antitrust suit instead. The Justice Department, in a McLaren affidavit, said it adopted civil action while continuing a related case over AMPI’s alleged Midwest milk market monopoly and possible quid pro quo concerns.
A federal grand jury indicted six major gypsum board manufacturers and ten executives in Pittsburgh on price fixing over 13 years. The companies include United States Gypsum, National Gypsum, Georgia Pacific, Kaiser Gypsum, Celotex, and Flintkote with total sales over 4 billion dollars during the conspiracy. Johns Manville and Fibreboard named as unindicted co conspirators.
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