20 Feb 1976
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1976
Page
1
A Southern Illinoisan investigation examines fire safety in area highrises like Annavista eight stories tall. Residents on balconies may face danger if fires block exits and ladders do not reach upper floors. The paper previews a four page section detailing findings and safety concerns for elderly residents.
The Labor Department reports January consumer prices rose 0.4 percent, helped by a 0.4 percent drop in grocery food prices. The 12 month CPI rose 6.8 percent, the slowest since July 1973, while services costs rose 1.1 percent and gasoline fell 1.6 percent. Stock market advanced with the Dow up about 9.8 points. trading volume set records.
Former President Richard Nixon leaves Los Angeles for Peking to mark four years since reopening U S relations with China. Nixon travels as a private citizen with a diplomatic passport, received as courtesy in 1953, and is to land in China after stops in Anchorage and Tokyo. Communist leaders, including Mao, are said to welcome him as an honored guest. Ford said Nixon has no official policy mandate on the trip.
After President Ford vetoed a 6.1 billion public works jobs bill and failed to secure an override, Democrats discuss substitute measures and quick debate on alternative job-creation legislation. Republican options propose aid to areas above 7 percent unemployment, with costs around 700 million in year one. House leaders mourn the veto defeat as Illinois lawmakers split on how to respond.
President Ford directs the Agriculture Secretary to issue regulations to implement reforms, curb abuses, and concentrate benefits on those in need. He conveyed this in letters to chairmen of the congressional agricultural committees after Congress did not enact reform.
Vittorio Antonelli, a Rome lawyer and businessman, was arrested after questioning in the Lockheed scandal. He faces false testimony charges, the first in a widening case that has touched former ministers and military officers. An Italian warrant was issued for another lawyer and a mysterious businesswoman who fled abroad.
The calendar lists entertainments such as square dancing and an art exhibit. Weather outlook shows showers and thunderstorms tonight then cooler days ahead.
SIUC battles Bradley to a 63 61 victory at home extending its streak to 27 games. The win came after trailing for most of the contest and highlights a busy sports section with notes from other high school playoffs and boxing coverage slated for Channel 12 later.
Growers saw buds bulging as high temperatures linger in Southern Illinois. If warm days persist 6 to 19 days, buds may push further, risking crop losses if a March freeze follows. Experts warn slow cooling could allow buds to recover, but a quick cold snap after warmth would threaten peach and apple yields after prior years of heavy damage.
On Kaskaskia Island near Chester, residents fear another flood despite small northern snowfalls. Levee work may raise height by 10 feet by 1978, with phased funding and planning underway. The 1973 flood destroyed homes and crops, prompting rebuilding and federal loans.
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