Area farmers join Capitol blockade in Springfield
Hundreds of farmers from across Illinois gathered in Springfield for a three hour tractor protest demanding higher crop prices. About 800 vehicles, including 300 tractors, crowded the Capitol area while Roger Menees of Anna and P L Parr of Buncombe led voices urging parity. Gov James Thompson was absent due to a back injury as Lt Gov Dave O Neal spoke, with livestock, fertilizer sprayers and other farm machinery filling streets around the Capitol. Parity advocates warned they may withhold spring planting without adjusted prices and long term assurances.
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Joe Garner
Springfield
Southern Illinois
Capitol
Statehouse
Capitol Grounds
State Fairgrounds
American Agriculture Movement
Roger Menees
Anna
P.L. Parr
Buncombe
Mt. Pleasant
Union County
Menees
Omaha
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture
Robert Bergland
Bergland
Parr
James Thompson
Thompson
Monaay
Jimmy Carter
Mike Watkins
Dave O’neal
Mississippi River
O’neal
Illinois
John Black
Gerell Cain
Vienna
Fertilizer Company
Jim Reeder
Eldorado
Saline
Hamilton
White
Parity
General Assembly
U S unemployment rate dips to three year low
Washington AP reports the nations unemployment rate fell from 6.9 to 6.4 percent in December, the lowest in over three years. About 480000 people left the jobless rolls, total employment rose 410000 to 92.6 million, and the year saw a 4.1 million gain in employment across 1977.
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U.S
Washington
Area jobless rate shows decline in Southern Illinois
Unemployment dropped year over year in four Southern Illinois counties with Jackson at 6.6 percent and Union at 7.0 percent in November. Koch cites more manufacturing and government jobs. Perry and Randolph counties also show declines, while Williamson and Franklin counties lack November data but are expected lower than October. Analysts foresee a possible 1 to 2 percent statewide rise soon due to coal and farm strikes.
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Carter
Hendy de Fiebre
Southern Illinois
Jackson
Union
Jackson County
David Koch
Murphysboro
Union County
Koch
Perry County
Williamson
Franklin
Mike Wessel
Harrisburg State Employment Service Office
Franklin, Williamson, Johnson and Saline
Franklin County
Williamson County
Wessel
Southern
Illinois
Saline
Police Chief Indicted on Official Misconduct Charges
The Pilot reports Sesser's police chief indicted on charges of official misconduct. Page 3 mentions a fatal flight near Williamson County Airport where the pilot and a passenger were not certified to fly and had not filed an activated flight plan, per a federal investigator. Kenneth Shaw, president of Southern Illinois Uni-
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Sesser
Williamson County
Kenneth Shaw
Southern Illinois
Uni
Good evening versity Edwardsville budget outcry at hearing
Reports from the town edition note Edwardsville residents oppose the Illinois Board of Higher Education budget recommendations during a Tuesday hearing. The article cites policy clashes and broader debates on education funding and state energy direction. The piece mentions other items on pages 11 8 and 6 including oil industry support and HEW Secretary Califano’s anti smoking campaign.
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versity-Edwardsville
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Chile human rights stance after vote on ruling junta
An editorial on page four argues that Chile should not be dismissed as human rights minded after a vote that supposedly supported the ruling police junta. The note appears under national football coverage.
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Chile
Thompson urges more school aid and new elections board
Gov. James R. Thompson urged higher state school aid, ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, and continued borrowing for capital projects to spur jobs in construction and roads. He highlighted job creation as key, while legislators moved to form an eight member elections board to replace the unconstitutional four member panel, with action expected by March 1.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Thompson
State Board of Elections
William A. Redmond
D-Bensenville
Redmond
State Supreme Court
Elections Board
Midwest braced for snow and cold as icy snap grips region
An Associated Press report describes a broad cold spell across the East and Midwest with temperatures 10 to 30 degrees below normal, widespread wind and blowing snow, and at least 23 weather related deaths. Forecasters expect some relief in the East, while a storm system moves eastward from the Midwest. An Arizona blizzard like storm dumped four inches in Flagstaff as Arctic high pressure from Canada anchored over Missouri.
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Associated Press
New York State
James Andrews
The
Weather Service
Washington
Midwest
Flagstaff
Ariz
Snow and freezing rain sweep Southern Illinois forecast
The Southern Illinois forecast warns of 2 to 4 inches of snow with freezing rain beginning tonight. John Dellinger at Southern Illinois Airport in Carbondale cites a warm south front bringing near freezing temperatures, 20 degree overnight lows, and a mix of snowfall into Thursday with possible sleet and a slight drop in temperatures Friday.
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Southern Illinois
John Dellinger
Carbondale
Dellinger
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