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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1973
Page
1
Congress swiftly passes measures to boost Social Security for 30 million recipients by 5.6 percent starting next year with a payroll tax rise for high earners. The package also extends the debt ceiling and funds government operations, while delaying some benefits to July 1974.
The Senate approved a 191.5 billion HUD VA and related agencies bill for the year starting July 1 by a 873 to 1 vote, sending it to conference with the House. The measure totals 500.8 million above Nixon’s request but 1.275 billion below this year’s appropriations, with anti impoundment amendments urged by Senator Cranston for penalties on unspent funds in urban renewal model cities open space water and sewer grants FHA housing and rent supplements among programs affected.
A last bit of sunlight peeks over the moon seconds before the total eclipse, seen Saturday from aboard a liner. The scene captures the twilight moment as the shadow advances, with passengers watching in quiet awe from deck and rail.
The Senate Watergate committee, during a 10 day July Fourth recess, readies for interrogating former Attorney General John N. Mitchell. Mitchell denies involvement, but investigators cite a May 10 closed session where he reportedly admitted funding hush money to dodge embarrassment for Nixon’s re election. Mitchell led the campaign into June 1972 and advised Nixon after leaving the directorate, while rejecting Liddy’s plan to buy the D N C headquarters. Dean and Magruder offer contrasting testimony. Senator Percy urged Nixon to state the full story to the public.
Washington Star-News reports President Nixon appears more anguished over congressional cuts to funding for bombing in Cambodia than over Watergate coverup charges. Nixon accepts a 45 day funding extension as a compromise to avoid jeopardizing Cambodia diplomacy, while aides dispute Dean’s testimony as unsubstantiated innuendo.
Federal court in Montgomery enjoins reclaiming nearly $19 million in school aid allocated to Alabama and impounded by President Nixon. Judge Robert Warner orders the money frozen to prevent it reverting to the U.S. Treasury at midnight, as Congress authorized the funds but the administration refused to spend them. A Washington judge had similar action on $380 million for 11 other states.
The Illinois General Assembly is expected to approve a 1.7 billion transportation department appropriation funding major projects. Gov. Walker has not committed to using all highway funds. The package includes 165 thousand for commuter rail losses and district headquarters upgrades, plus 4.5 million and 4 million for a Decatur bypass and a Marion to Harrisburg bypass plus a Carbondale to Sparta freeway study. Weather: variable clouds with a 30 to 40 percent precip chance, highs 87 to 92, lows around 70s.
Gov Daniel Walker signed a flexible home rule measure that could let six Chicago area counties form a regional transit authority. The bill allows a district to establish mass transit facilities, set fares, coordinate services, and condemn property with trustees named by county boards or a referendum. Opposition fears a tax increase and partial participation.
Springfield lawmakers kept the operating and capital budgets for Illinois universities near 646 million dollars, rejecting amendments to bar public money from being used to lease or build president homes. House action targeted four university systems with mixed support for a functional budgeting approach, sending measures back to the Senate for concurrence with amendments.
Acting EPA director John Marco lamented a General Assembly session that trimmed more than 500000 from the agency budget and passed several measures curbing EPA powers. He warned cuts would slow sewage treatment grants while lawmakers said bills aim to ease environmental rules.
Springfield AP reports that long-sought legislation to freeze property taxes across Tillinois, approved by the Senate, was rejected by the House Saturday night. House Minority Leader Clyde L. Choate called the amendment to reimburse local governments for lost revenues an $805 million hole in the state’s fiscal structure.
The Illinois House passed a $1.45 billion public aid appropriation for the welfare department, about $10 million above request, 120 to 10. The package includes a cost of living hike for welfare recipients. Rep. Webber Borders of Decatur opposed the welfare portion citing 40,000 out-of-state entrants and rising welfare rolls.
The General Assembly worked late Saturday with no agreement on the Chicago area mass transit subsidy, and lawmakers planned to adjourn until fall. Additional actions and stories are featured in today’s paper.
A feature announces the opening of a new Arts and Crafts Guild Center in Grand Tower, highlighting community involvement and local craftsmanship. The item notes coverage in Sunday’s edition with related sections on legislative actions, fashion for outdoors, and the Secretariat racing success at Arlington Park.
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