SIU Budget Rumblings as Higher Board Proposes Tight Funds
The Illinois Board of Higher Education staff backs a 1972-73 SIU budget of 53.8 million for Carbondale, about 3 percent above the current 52.2 million. The plan slashes computer operations, academic programs, and overhead, with new allocations for law, medicine, and other programs, contingent on legislative action and Gov. Ogilvie’s stance.
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Michelle Klaus
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Board of Higher Education
James M. Brown
Stu
Brown
Higher Board
SIU
Carbondale
SIU Board of Trustees
IBHE
SIU Foundation
Fraternity and Sorority
Vocational-Technical Institute
School of Law
College of Human Resource Development
School of Medicine
Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Lindsay shifts to Democrats and announces Miami bid
New York Mayor John V. Lindsay, formerly a Republican until last August, declared in Miami that he will seek the Democratic presidential nomination. He targets the Florida March 14 primary and criticizes the Nixon administration as out of touch with ordinary people, calling Washington closed to citizens and open to wealth and power.
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John V. Lindsay
New York
Florida
Lindsay
Nixon
White House
Washington
Miami
Tourney Scores Show Mixed Results Across Suburban Matchups
At Carbondale and Peoria Manual 71 to 54 and 64 to 52 victories highlight day two. Centralia edged Arlington Heights 53 to 48 while West Frankfort beat Mt. Vernon 84 to 82. Breese Althoff defeated Metropolis 82 to 76 as Trico bested Nashville 64 to 44.
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Carbondale
Peoria
Alton
Meridian
Marion
Centralia
Arlington Heights
West Frankfort
Mt. Vernon
Decatur
Breese Althoff
Metropolis
Trico
Nashville
U. S. Warplanes Hit North Vietnam in Third Straight Day
AP reports continuing raids on North Vietnam with Radio Hanoi claiming another jet down, part of the largest bombing campaign since a pause over three years. US commanders say strikes are limited in duration and geography while Laos and Cambodia areas see activity.
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U. S
North Vietnam
Radio Hanoi
Quang Binh
Demilitarized Zone
Radio
Hanoi
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Foreign Ministry
Quang Binh Province
U. S. Command
Jerry W. Friedheim
Weather outlook with mild rain chances and cooler days
Tonight will be fair with a low around 20 to 25. Wednesday turns cloudy with a chance of rain by night and a high near 43 to 49. Thursday to Saturday look partly sunny with low 20s to 30s and highs in the 30s to upper 40s. Map page 17.
Rapid temp plunge ends spring spell in Southern Illinois
A sharp cool spell swept through Southern Illinois on Monday as the daily high reached 66. By 4 p.m. the temperature fell to 57, then 54 by 7 p.m. An 11 degree drop in three hours followed, with overnight lows near 25 degrees around 3 a.m. today as the cold front moved through.
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Southern Illinois
New Jungle Clearing Bomb Used by U S Air Force
Two scientists say a new bomb with a 3280 foot radius is deployed in Southeast Asia. They cite its use in South Vietnam as an antipersonnel weapon to clear dense jungle for helicopter landing zones, with official confirmation and routine deployment.
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Philadelphia
U. S. Air Force
Southeast Asia
E. W. Pfeiffer
University of Montana
Arthur H. Westing
Windham College
Putney
South Vietnam
U. S
Saigon
Air Force
Washington
Pentagon
Indochina
Leading economic indicators show slight November gain
The Commerce Department reports the index of leading indicators rose 0.2 percent in November, with five up and three down. The gains were led by longer workweeks and new factory orders, while housing permits fell sharply. The composite index reached 128.5 percent of the 1967 base year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Nixon
Asst
Harold C. Passer
Passer
Veterans end Statue of Liberty occupation after court order
Sixteen antiwar veterans released the Statue of Liberty after federal Judge Lawrence W. Pierce barred further occupation. Government lawyers argued the action risked restricting visits to the monument, while the VVAW pressed for public exposure of their protest to U S troops. A Jan. 5 hearing was set on an injunction as National Park Service and police maintained the site with limited presence.
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New York
National Monument
Liberty Island
Lawrence W. Pierce
Vietnam
Pierce
Asst
U. S. Atty
Alan B. Morrison
Veterans
U. S
Betsy Ross
Philadelphia
Travis Air Force Base
California
Vietnam Veterans Against the War
VVAW
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Valley Forge
Lower Manhattan
National Park Service
Washington
Car Kills Three Boys on Bicycle Near Mount Vernon
Three boys were killed when a car struck a bicycle carrying siblings Douglas Garrison 14 Kenneth Garrison 12 and their cousin Terry Fields 11 near Mount Vernon Illinois. Driver William Donoho said he did not see them. no charges were filed. It was dark and rainy with a bike lacking lights or reflectors.
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William F. Donoho
Mount Vernon
Donoho
Douglas Garrison
Kenneth
Terry Fields
Illinois
Claude Flanagan
Flanagan
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Peoria Manual
Mike Humbles
Randy Jackson
Democratic
Miami, Fla
U.S
United States
Statue of Liberty
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