21 Feb 1975
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1975
Page
1
January consumer prices rose 0.6 percent led by cereals bakery goods and fruits and vegetables while food costs climbed 0.8 percent from December. Core goods rose 0.6 percent with declines in clothing autos beef and sugar offset by higher medical care utilities and housing costs.
Forecaster notes tonight will be cloudy and mild with lows in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Saturday brings mostly cloudy skies with showers and a chance of thunderstorms, high temperatures reaching the upper 50s to lower 60s.
Poor newsprint quality delayed Thursday editions for many Southerns Illinois readers with some getting the next day paper. The editor cited higher newsprint costs and supply shortages as root causes and thanked carriers and bundle haulers for patience.
Senators push to end frequent filibusters with a changed rule. A 51 42 vote nearly passed but a vice presidential ruling halted the bid. Leaders Pearson and Mondale and allies pressed after a day of procedural maneuvers beginning January 18.
District Judge John Pratt pledged a quick ruling on whether to halt President Ford's $3 per barrel oil import tariff. He said a decision on the preliminary injunction would come this afternoon as Massachusetts Attorney General Francis X. Bellotti argued the measure harms eight New England and Northeastern states.
Clocks gain an hour as Daylight Saving Time starts this Sunday at 2 a.m. in Southern Illinois and most of the nation. Clocks are set forward, giving an extra hour of daylight in the evening as the country remains on DST through October. Congress had moved the switch to the last Sunday in February, a change from previous April transitions.
The Senate clashed over rules to end debate on a rule change needing a three-fifths majority. Mondale and Pearson pressed for a majority vote to take up the issue, while Mansfield urged sticking to two-thirds rules. Rockefeller and Allen debated division of the motion, with a continuing filibuster possible as they prepared to redraft the proposal.
The White House seeks a last minute GOP defection to sustain President Ford against a tariff suspension bill. The measure passed the Senate 66 28 and faces a veto before a March 4 deadline. House support was stronger with 309 114, but a few Republican senators may pivot to avoid a direct clash with Ford.
Alabama Governor George Wallace casts his ballot at the National Governors Conference in Washington where the group votes 30 to 1 to adopt a measure.
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