Optimism fades as jobless rate climbs in Southern Illinois
Officials say unemployment is rising across Southern Illinois with many workers like Harold Dodge of Carbondale expecting hard times this winter. Researchers warn the region may see double digit rates by late 1975 or early 1976, driven by Norge plant closure and heavy spring rainfall reducing construction.
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Joanne Wood
Southern
Illinois
Franklin -Williamson - Saline - Johnson County
Michael Wessel
Illinois State Employment Service
Harrisburg
Fourty
Labor Department
Wessel
Norge Co
Herrin
Norge
National Weather Service
David Koch
Unemployment Service
Murphysboro
Jackson, Union
Perry and
Randolph
Koch
Jackson County
Union County
Vessel
Koch and
Southern Illinois
State Dept. of Labor
Bureau of Employment Security
Chicago
Bureau
Peoria
East St. Louis
Mine explosion traps hundreds in Indian coal shaft
A blast at a colliery near Dhanbad in Bihar state caused flooding that trapped hundreds of miners. Reports range from 250 to 700 workers inside the shafts with officials warning heavy casualties likely as waters surge and carbon monoxide accumulates. Rescue efforts are ongoing.
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India
Dhanbad
Calcutta
Bihar
Appalachian
United States
Patna
Press Trust of India
Chaswala
Jaganath Mishra
Honkeiko
Manchuria
China
Asansol
West Bengal
Who gets to drive Police shoot it out in Flint
A police man and a police woman were wounded in a Saturday shootout over who would drive their patrol car. Walter Kalberer, 34, was in fair condition after being shot in the left thigh by Madeline C. Fletcher, 20, who was shot in the chest and placed in intensive care. Authorities indicated the incident did not appear to be racial or sexual in motive.
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Flint, Mich
Walter Kalberer
Flint
Hurley Medical Center
Madeline C. Fletcher
Miss Fletcher
Hurley
Kalberer
William Bannister
Weather outlook and SIU Carbondale VP candidate named
Cloudy day with possible snow mixed with rain, highs in the mid to upper 30s. Rain likely tonight and Monday with highs in the lower 40s. Warren R. Madden of Iowa State University tops candidates for SIU Carbondale vice president of fiscal affairs.
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Warren R. Madden
Iowa State University
Ames
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Area Democrats Uncommitted Slate for National Delegates
The Area Democrats present an uncommitted slate of candidates for delegates to the national convention. Page 3 notes that coming events are listed.
Daley aims to remain king-maker amid party power
A compact outlook notes that Chicago Mayor Richard Daley seeks to sustain influence by controlling key endorsements. The piece frames his ongoing effort as a path to shaping city and regional politics through strategic alliances and patronage.
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Chicago
Richard Daley
Heat pumps return to favor in Southern Illinois
Heat pumps are making a comeback and should be popular soon in Southern Illinois with page references to related articles. The note mentions a Holiday Cage tourney opening Monday in Carbondale Eldorado and Centralia, plus Steelers and Rams securing early playoff wins.
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Illinois
Carbondale
Eldorado
Centralia
After Christmas shoppers surge across the nation
Buyers outnumber returners as stores report double digit sales, with crowds at Neiman Marcus Dallas noting no refunds on a store trip to Utah. Burlington reports inexpensive parka outfits while Chicago and Raleigh stores describe record after Christmas demand, and Nashville comments call the day the strongest since 1955.
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Burlington
Dallas
Tex
Neiman- Marcus
Utah
Chicago
Greater North American Avenue Association
Marshall Field & Co
Lord & Taylor
Raleigh
Charles Chadwick
Castner-Knott
Nashville
Tenn
Holiday doldrums and coping tips amid festive season
In Carbondale observers and experts discuss the holiday clunk a dip in mood during Christmas and New Year. Ed Davis from the Jackson County Community Mental Health Clinic notes stress from high expectations and gift giving and recommends small goals and social contact to ease sadness.
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Joanne Wood
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Scrooge
Ed Davis
Jackson County Community
Davis
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