Wholesale price rise slows with mixed U S inflation outlook
The government reports May wholesale prices up 0.7 percent, about half April’s gain, with food prices rising modestly. Unemployment rose to 6.1 percent as 310,000 more jobs were added while total labor force topped 100 million. State details show Illinois higher unemployment in May amid coal strike impacts and regional variations across counties. analysts expect further declines by spring.
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Associated Press
U.S
Labor Department
Total
Illinois
Richard Rosen
Washington
David Koch
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Union County
Perry County
Randolph County
Koch
Williamson County
Wessel
Franklin County
Saline County
Wholesale prices rise modestly in May with nonfood gains
A government report shows consumer and wholesale prices climbing in May, with nonfood items up 0.8 percent after 1 percent in April driven by heavy equipment and autos. Kerosene, alcohol and tobacco also rose while gasoline fell from April. Intermediate food prices climbed 2.6 percent, others up 0.6 percent, keeping the Producer Price Index at 93.0, 93 percent above 1967 levels.
Youths to be placed in group homes
Russ Mitchell reports that the Southern Illinois Children's Service Center in Hurst Bush will close on July 1 and be replaced by Hoyleton Children's Home which plans to contract with DCFS to take in up to 20 youths. Hoyleton runs state wide homes and a crisis hotline. The move aims to transfer operations to Southern Illinois with up to eight youths per home and transfers for staff.
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Russ Mitchell
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois Children’s Service Center
Hurst Bush
Washington County
Hoyleton
Hoyleton Group
Illinois
DCPS
DCPF
Springfield
Mike Dolan
Hurst-Bush Center
Dolan
Hurst- Bush
Hoyleton Childrens Home
DCFS
Hurst-Bush
United Church of Christ
Department
Marion
U.S. probes security impact of Moscow embassy gadgetry
U S officials assess damage from sophisticated electronic gear found in a Moscow embassy chimney after Soviet technicians allegedly tunneled in. A large antenna and other devices prompted a protest to the Soviet Foreign Ministry while investigators report ongoing technical analysis of how the system works and its broader implications.
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Washington
U.S
Moscow
Thomas Reston
State Department
Reston
Carter Denies Freezing SALT Talks In Oval Office Denial
President Carter rejected a Washington Post report claiming the administration froze strategic arms limitation talks with the Soviet Union. He summoned reporters to the White House to insist the denial, calling the publication damaging to the country and his credibility while reaffirming aim to conclude a SALT treaty promptly and without political delay.
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Washington
Carter
Soviet Union
Oval
White House
Washington Post
Seasonable June weekend forecast with clearing skies
National Weather Service and observers report a weekend of fair to partly cloudy skies. Tonight will see showers end and cooler temperatures, with lows mid 50s. Saturday highs near 80 degrees, partly cloudy to mild. Sunday through Tuesday expected highs 80 to 85, lows 60 to 65. Rain totaling 2.2 inches fell at Southern Illinois Airport in the past 24 hours.
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Don Semancik
National Weather Service
Cairo
Semancik
Susan Fager
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Springfield briefs and national notes from the era
Southern Illinois University Carbondale leads a Nepal teacher training program. Paul Simon votes against a tuition tax credit bill that passes the House despite Carter opposition. Transportation Secretary Brock Adams highlighted. Sen James Allen of Alabama dies, a loss to Senate leadership. A Byron nuclear cooling tower collapse kills two and injures two. The Columbia Waterloo airport proposal resurfaces in a House committee request for reevaluation. A weather discussion notes energy-saving possibilities. Vera Weber from SIU describes a weather measurement method.
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Paul Simon
House
Carter
Vera Weber
Department of Geography
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Gottfried Enjoys First Official Day as SIU Coach
Joe Gottfried embraces his initial official day guiding Southern Illinois University Carbondale basketball. The page 13 note highlights his enthusiasm, first impressions, and expectations for the Salukis as they begin a new era under his leadership.
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Joe Gottfried
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Terror Attacks Hit Jerusalem and Madrid Kill 8, Injure 23
Terror strikes hit Jerusalem with a bus bombing during the pre Sabbath rush and Madrid with gunfire at a diplomatic car. Authorities report 8 dead and 23 wounded overall, with PLO claiming responsibility for the Jerusalem blast. The Turkish ambassador’s wife and others were killed in Madrid.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Madrid
Palestine Liberation Organization
Beirut
Lebanon
WAFA
PLO
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