18 Feb 1977
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1977
Page
1
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose eight tenths of a per cent in January driven by higher food and fuel costs. The Labor Department notes winter weather may worsen inflation and real earnings fell 0.5 to 1.1 percent while hours worked also declined.
Mike Belchak, 43, known as Freedom Mike from Carbondale, reappears in Minneapolis wearing a robot disguise to illustrate his belief that large corporations program people. He previously spent about a year in Carbondale as a walking billboard and once wore a bag over his head on street corners advocating abolishing money.
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with a low in the mid to upper 20s. Saturday will be partly cloudy and colder with a high in the lower to mid 40s.
Area A NEW MEDIUM security unit at Menard is unlikely to ease prisoner overload as officials anticipated. Page 3.
Federal authorities paused the state plan to buy land for a new Illinois airport near Waterloo. The move halts progress on the site as officials assess environmental and logistical issues. Local stakeholders await further guidance on next steps and potential resumption dates.
The Nation reports more than 170 House members could receive five thousand dollars each if a House committee recommendation to replace their private accounts or slush funds is approved. The piece notes related items on page 2. A new Lutheran church in Carbondale chooses its first pastor on page 6.
SIU Camps in on top of the Valley race by routing New Mexico State 93 64 at SIU Arena drawing the season's largest paid crowd of 9 582. West Texas slipped into a share of the lead.
Community records list births and deaths for the period with names, ages, and locations. Local notices include registries from area hospitals and cemeteries, reflecting life events within the month.
A Justice Department task force reviewed over 200,000 FBI documents and about 40 interviews and concluded the FBI was not implicated in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination. The report states James Earl Ray acted alone and the investigation was thorough and honest.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved Carter's stimulus plan 25 to 8. It would send $50 rebates to most Americans with under 25 000 income and enact permanent tax cuts affecting about 44.6 million households. Revisions include a flat $2,400 single deduction and $3,000 for couples, replacing itemized deductions.
Edward Hogan, newly named acting Carbondale Police Chief, pledges openness and department reform after the Illinois State Police began an inquiry into irregularities. He aims to boost public trust, review programs and staff, and compete for the permanent chief job.
The Illinois Goody Book catalogs 48 legislative and 253 executive commissions boards and committees, their contact numbers, number of appointments, appointing authority, terms, and mem ber compensation. Published by the Commission on the Organization of the General Assembly and the Illinois Legislative Council, it aims to broaden participation in state government. Representative Harold Katz notes the book’s goal to improve appointment quality.
Gov James Thompson postponed the states license inspection program after civil liberty complaints about dragnet tactics. He said he needs time to study the plan which was set to start early next week as officials believe thousands of motorists drive with suspended revoked expired or no licenses.
UMW officials press for a meeting with Consolidation Coal Co to resolve a strike idling thousands of area miners. The dispute over absenteeism regulations shut more than a dozen mines, with 5,000 idle late Thursday and only Inland Steel’s Lesser mine operating in the region. A delegation met UMW President Arnold Miller in Washington to urge action before the BC OA.
The piece lists numerous state boards with minimal pay and travel expenses. It notes higher salaries on major agencies such as Environmental Protection Agency director at 35000, Illinois State Fair superintendent at 23000, Parole and Pardon Board member at 25000, Industrial Commission at 30000, and Public Aid director at 49000, with Arthur Quern already slated for two years. It advises contacting a state legislator to pursue appointments.
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