30 Jan 1975
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1975
Page
1
The Wednesday Carbondale game between Illinois State and Southern Illinois University featured a dull yet tense first half with a halftime tie. Darin grew animated as he bounced the ball to steady nerves, sparking a 16 point run.
Analysts from major banks predict GM will earn no more than 120 million this quarter, Ford may lose 75 to 100 million, Chrysler 25 to 50 million, while AMC is expected to lose. Combined 1974 profits for GM Ford and Chrysler could fall about 65 percent to 1.3 billion.
A federal grand jury in Southern Illinois investigates a 7.7 million overcharge on the Rend Lake Dam contract awarded in 1968 to J D Barter Construction of Harrisburg. U S Atty Henry Schwarz confirms the probe into Bend Lake and related Barter bids while denying kickback allegations. Witnesses have been subpoenaed and the duration is unclear.
Transportation Secretary Claude Brinegar said a new St Louis regional airport in Illinois will probably be needed in the mid 1990s but not immediately. He proposed land banking the East St Louis area site near Columbia Waterloo while environmental and funding questions are resolved. Federal funds cannot be used for land banking. state money or new legislation would be required.
Domestic policy shifts ease restraints on grain sales to foreign buyers starting today. Exporters may now ship up to 100,000 tons of wheat and soybeans without Agriculture Department approval, up from 50,000 tons since October. China and the Soviet Union canceled large planned purchases, signaling softer demand through next September and altering market dynamics.
Police say the Skid Row Slasher has killed a man about 40, whose body was found Wednesday night with his throat slashed. The case marks the murder of an eighth victim in Los Angeles.
Gladys Koenig a 67-year-old widow from Flora won $300000 today in the Illinois State Lottery. She is a retired television parts inspector and a former Chicago resident. Flora lies east of Salem in Southern Illinois.
A brief index lists sections for comics TV bridge crosswords and family living with page references and guidance for readers seeking shore notes and puzzles across pages 2 6 7 11 14 and 22.
Forecast calls for rain tonight with a low in the 30s. Friday brings cloudy skies and cooler temperatures, highs in the upper 30s. Saturday and Sunday remain mostly cloudy with a chance of snow flurries.
Federal Reserve Chairman Arthur Burns told the House Ways and Means Committee he opposes a permanent tax cut but supports a temporary reduction urged by the President. He argued for a flat percentage cut for individuals and warned permanent tax cuts could erode the tax base.
Legalman 2 C Garrett W Gosnell, 29, of Mableton Georgia assigned to the 5th Naval District Law Center was court martialed in Norfolk for refusing to follow the Navy coffee ritual. The four member jury found him guilty after a two hour deliberation. Extenuation and mitigation will occur Feb 11 before the jury sentences Gosnell.
Springfield insiders say Senator Esther Saperstein believes two more votes are needed to move the Equal Rights Amendment from the Senate Executive Committee toward ratification. A large group of women prayed outside the chambers as a prelude to a lengthy hearing with 10 to 12 witnesses for and against ERA, amid questions about whether a 60 percent threshold will apply this year.
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