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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1975
Page
1
In Carbondale two year old Travis Trexler visited the University Mall petting zoo with family from Carbonale Mobile Home Park. He briefly sat on the shell of a giant tortoise before a friendly goat hopped up beside him.
Israel finished thinning its forces near the Suez Canal while warning the cuts could reverse if Egypt acts hostile. Foreign Minister Allon urged patience, noting a cease fire line with Egyptian workers preferable to tanks, and Peres said the withdrawal was a one sided move with no expected Egyptian concession. Weather with variably cloudy skies and showers forecast into the weekend.
Senate voted 59 to 36 against trimming $1.2 billion from a $30.3 billion defense bill after two days of debate on foreign policy and military posture. President Ford urged unity and warned Congress that defense and energy actions shape NATO allies' confidence as he spoke to cadets at the U.S. Military Academy.
Both chambers approve moving Illinois primary from March to May. The House favors a first Tuesday in May while a Senate plan seeks the second Tuesday in May. Advocates cite campaign length and weather in March. opponents warn May burdens farmers and disrupts sessions. Legislative activity focuses on bills in committees today.
Senator Frank Church of Idaho says he has hard evidence of murder plots developed by the CIA and criticizes Rockefeller Commission statements calling CIA transgressions minor. He declines to reveal details or confirm executions.
The House upheld President Ford's veto of a 5.3 billion emergency jobs bill by 277 to 145, five votes short of a two third override. Ford urged Republicans to stand firm, arguing inflation and recession require preserving the veto amid CIA and Rockefeller Commission scrutiny.
Decatur Dennis School pupils urged support for House Bill 804 to name the Monarch butterfly the official state insect. The Senate Executive Committee voted 18 to 0 to send the bill to the full Senate. Meanwhile 12-year-old David Cates of Mount Pulaski saw his bill to end livestock slaughter at the Illinois State Fair defeated 120 to 0 after opposition from livestock groups and the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service.
Strong opposition formed in Congress and the Ford administration against an FBI plan to create a national criminal history data bank. John Eger warned the system could absorb state and local data into a centralized federally controlled network. His May 12 letter was disclosed by Rep. John Moss, chairman of the House subcommittee.
A class action filed in U S District Court seeks 8.5 million dollars in Thanksgiving 1974 holiday pay for United Mine Workers members. Plaintiffs England and Hager man accuse Allied Chemical Somiet Solvay and Bituminous Coal Operators' Association of contract changes after ratification. About 7,500 Southern Illinois miners expect roughly 390,000 dollars in holiday pay.
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