State salary boosts pass in Senate for judges and officials
After clearing a Senate hurdle, legislation to raise pay for judges and statewide elected officials moves toward approval. The plan would boost most judges’ pay by 2500 dollars, from an annual 17500, amid partisan votes of 32 to 10 and 41 to 2, with House debate anticipated.
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H. Josef Hebert
Associated Press
Senate
Democrat
Glencoe
House
Diente
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Lawmakers Split on Pay Hikes for Officials
Gilbert and Johns back a $32 per diem plus staff and equipment increases. Johns commented. Gilbert did not vote. Choate expects Democrats to resist changes. The Senate trimmed about $1.7 million, raising pay for governor staff and top officials by up to $12,500, with higher raises for judges and executive officers.
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Johns
Gilbert
Kerner Trial Jury Selection Faces Contested Interactions
Prospective jurors face a sequestered process as 28 jurors and 6 alternates are to be chosen for the Kerner case. A sharp bench dispute arose over Kerner speaking to jurors and giving interviews to newsmen, with Judge Taylor rebuking defense counsel and Kerner denying recent interviews.
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Ee Ee
Kerner
Ee Fender
Paul R. Connolly
Taylor
Connolly
U. S. Atty
James R. Thompson
Diiksen Federal
Thompson
Winter storm rages through Kansas City area
Snow and freezing rain swept from the intermountain region toward the Midwest. Kansas City faces heavy outages with about 12 000 homes without heat as temperatures dip to zero or below and ice laden trees threaten power lines. Missouri Public Service Co reports widespread outages in western Missouri counties.
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Associated Press
Intermountain
Central Plains
Midwest
Kansas
Kansas City
Missouri Public Service Co
Missouri
Kirk to lead state personnel with $30,000 salary
Frank Kirk, director of the Department of Personnel, will take a state job paying 30000 annually. He says the role has a two fold duty to ensure value for taxpayers and maintain high morale and working conditions for 700 employees. Kirk has long served in public service roles in Carbondale and Illinois.
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Kirk
Walker
Illinois
Strike drags into 11th week at Herrin plant
The Container Stapling Corp. strike in Herrin reaches week 11 as workers resist a 60-cent-per-hour raise offer while some have found other jobs or rely on food stamps. Union members report readiness to wait, with production costs and exact figures undisclosed. The Herrin plant, opened in 1952, has a history of strikes about every three years.
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Zelah Scalf
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Spe Hafroth
Schafroth
Congress
Lucille Parks
Rt. 3
Marion
Johnston City
Carlis Deming
Maple St
Sharon
Herrin Dairy Queen
Deming
Jerry Skelcher
Rt. 4
Turco Manufacturing Co
du Quoin
Skelcher
Belgium
Laird Orders Withholding of Vietnam Bombing Details
Defense Secretary Melvin R. Laird directed no information be released on U.S. bombing damage in North Vietnam during the second week of the raids to avoid disrupting Paris Peace talks. White House orders, relayed by Jerry Friedheim, affirm the secrecy stance.
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Washington
Melvin R. Laird
U. S
North Vietnam
Blatz
Paris
Jerry W. Friedheim
Laird
White House
Illinois Sues Car Makers Over Fleet Sales Conspiracy
Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott sued General Motors Ford Motor and Chrysler alleging a two year conspiracy to restrain trade in government fleet sales. The suit seeks an injunction and triple damages in the U S District Court.
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Chicago
William J. Scott
Illinois
U. S. District Court
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
Dol- Scott
Hubbard guilty plea in Chicago alderman case
Chicago alderman Fred D. Hubbard pleaded guilty to misappropriating about 100000 dollars meant for a minority hiring program. He was sentenced to two years in prison after months of disappearance with funds.
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Chicago
Fred D. Hubbard
Peace outlook grows. Nixon briefed Congress on Vietnam talks
President Nixon told Congressional leaders he should know next week if North Vietnam is ready to negotiate the three core issues of the October agreement or resume stalling. He plans to send wage price control recommendations soon and stressed potential action to cut Vietnam war funding if Paris talks fail by January 20.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Treasury
George
Paris
Carbondale shopping center plans face signaled doubt
Sears and Marshall Field and Co. spokesmen denied signing any contract for a Carbondale store and stated no near term plans exist. Chicago attorney Wieshaar claimed retailers like Goldblattts were tied to the project, while local officials kept pursuing details and an official announcement from the developer Tenuta was anticipated.
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Gary Blackburn
Southern Illinoisan
Ion Shop
Carbondale
West Side
Sears
Marshall Field and Co
Carl Guidager
Marshall Field
Field
Robert Wieshaar
Chicago
Alfred Tenuta
Goldblatts
Lech
Chamber
Wieshaar
Cman
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Frank Kirk
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Southern Illinois University Community Development Services
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Otto Kerner
S. 27Th St
Car Makers
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