UMW seeks sick pay and wage boosts for soft coal miners
United Mine Workers President Tony Boyle said the union will demand substantial wage increases and paid sick leave for about 120,000 soft coal miners as their contracts expire September 30. The wage policy committee met amid tensions with the dissident MFD faction, with two leaders barred from the session.
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New York
United Mine Workers
W. A
Tony” Boyle
Boyle
UMW
Mineworkers For Democracy
MFD
Louis Antal
Joseph Daniels
Senate backs cut in draft ceiling amid Vietnam war debate
The Senate voted 67 to 11 to lower the draft ceiling from 300,000 to 270,000 over two years. Senator Stennis favored further cuts to 130 140 thousand annually, while Senator Taft urged a 100 60 thousand plan. Kennedy won approval to remove an escape clause allowing Nixon to exceed the limit in emergencies.
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Washington
Senate
Joan C. Stennis
D-Miss
Armed Services Committee
Robert Taft Jr
Ohio
Stennis
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Nixon
Space acrobatics televised from Soviet space station Salute
The mission commander Lt. Col. Georgy Dobrovolsky performs acrobatic maneuvers in weightlessness aboard the Salute space laboratory. Vladislav Volkov operates a panel as Dobrovolsky floats and cycles, praising the ship’s responsive design during a nationwide TV broadcast.
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Moscow
Orbiting Space Laboratory
Georgy Dobrovolsky
Vladislav Volkov
Space Laboratory
Dobrovolsky
Ground Centre
Preschool graduates mark milestone at Petoskey Wee School
In Detroit, sixteen preschoolers led by five year old Kathy Moses wore cardboard mortar boards as they completed graduation Tuesday at Petoskey Wee School, run by the Mayor's Committee for Hu.
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Kathy Moses
Detroit
Petoskey
Court asked to restrain CIPS deposit policy
The Southern Illinoisan reports a class action filed in Murphysboro seeking a temporary restraining order and injunction to halt Central Illinois Public Service Co from raising cash deposits for "poor risk" customers pending Illinois Commerce Commission action. Plaintiffs are Luain Parsons and Minnie Hall, Carbondale, with others similarly situated.
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Sandra Holter
Southern
Luain Parsons
E. Oak St
Carbondale
Minnie Hall
E. Birch St
Commerce Commission
CIPS
Illinois
Bill Bowlby
Frank Kirk
City of
Central
Ilinois Public Service Co
Ron Briggs
Regional planning group forms Housing Advisory Committee
The Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission organizing a 50 member Housing Advisory Committee to improve housing quality and supply. Members from real estate, banks, tenants, non profits, labor and more will serve terms of one to three years. First meeting set for June 29 at 7 30 p m in West Frankfort Public Library. The commission also approved a state contract to develop a zoning principles slide show with 1600 dollars plus 400 dollars in matching funds and will participate in a state study of planning agencies. Williamson County official Jack Hampton introduced plans for a 500 bed Southern Illinois Medical Center in Mt Vernon to relieve local hospital crowding. a Moreno to study and report back.
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Michelle S. Klaus
Southern Illinois
Greater Egypt
West Frankfort Public Library
Benton
Franklyn Moreno An
Nounced
Williamson County
Jack Hampton
Southern Illinois Medical Center
Mt. Vernon
Hampton
Moreno
Senate approves $5.5 billion public works bill to curb recession
Senate adopts a conference report on a $5.5 billion economic development bill despite veto threats. It includes a $2 billion public works title and extends Appalachian Regional Commission funding plus a two year extension of the Public Works and Economic Development Act. The measure now goes to the House for final approval.
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New York Times
Washington
Senate
Conference Committee
White House
House
Appalachian Regional Commission
U of warns staff may have to be cut
Urbana AP An official of the University of Illinois says the Urbana campus staff may have to be reduced by 300 to 500 persons if Gov. Richard B. Ogilvie's proposed budget is enacted by the legislature. Herbert E. Carter vice chancellor for academic affairs based his estimate on assumptions to keep the university's share of the state higher education budget and Urbana's share of the total university budget.
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Urbana
University of Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Herbert E. Carter
Weather outlook with storms possible tonight
Tonight mostly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms and a low around 64 to 69. Thursday should be partly sunny and warmer with a chance of storms, high 87 to 92. Weather details on map page 26 inside Classified Comics TV Bridge Crossword Editorials Family Living Sports.
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Inside
Family Living
Printing press disruption delays Southern Illinoisan delivery
Tuesday edition of The Southern Illinoisan faced mechanical failures delaying normal delivery. The paper was printed late on Metro-East Journal presses in East St. Louis and subscribers were advised to report missed issues to carriers or the circulation office. Editor John C. Gardner apologized for the inconvenience and noted operations would resume today.
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Southern Illinois
Metro- East Journal
East St. Louis
Southern Illinoisan
John C. Gardner
Unfair labor practices charges filed by postal unions
Seven postal unions accuse the United States Post Office Department of bad faith bargaining. They say no wage or fringe benefits offers have been made since talks began January 20, with 650 000 workers involved. If unresolved, June 30 conversion to a semi autonomous agency and possible NLRA action loom.
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United States Post Office Department
Bernard Cushman
Post Office
Post Office Department
Department
United States Postal Service
Cushman
National Labor Relations Board
Pension plan kept alive as NYC walkout ends
New York City municipal workers return to work after a four point deal on resubmitting the pension plan to the 1972 legislature. If not approved, the issue will be renegotiated. Union leader Victor Gotbaum calls it a victory while officials note probe into possible sabotage of bridges.
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New York
American Federation of State
Teamsters Local 237
John V. Lindsay
Lindsay
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Victor Gotbaum
District Council 37
Manhattan
Demos propose new limits on higher education spending
A five member Senate Democrat task force recommends 710.9 million for all state higher education, cutting capital improvements by 47.7 million and trimming private college aid and scholarships. Health education facilities receive full funding including SIU Springfield medical campus and UI Urbana and Chicago medical campuses.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Senate
Democrat
Democrat Bible
Board of Higher Education
State
Higher Board of Education
Richard B. Ogilvie
General Assembly
Thomas Hynes
Chicago
Higher Board
Southern Illinois University
University of Illinois
Urbana
General Revenue Fund
U of I
Illinois Building Authority
Senate committee backs $5.6 billion school aid bill
The Senate Appropriations Committee endorsed a $5.6 billion education aid measure for the coming fiscal year, asserting U S schools face near bankruptcy. The bill totals $1 billion more than last year’s federal education aid, $894 million over the House figure, and $451 million above President Nixon’s recommendations.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Congress
House
Nixon
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