Carbondale weighs options on railroad relocation project
City council considers a $48.1 million plan to depress the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad through downtown Carbondale and keeps three alternative relocations on the table. Other actions include a dental clinic contract and higher rehabilitation grants, with West Walnut Street designation as a historic district delaying a nearby road project.
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Noreen Marcus
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Central Gulf
Carbondale
Bill Schwegman
Clark, Dietz and Associates
Amtrak
South Illinois Avenue
College Street
Jackson
Schwegman
Walnut Street
Main
Walnut
Mill Streets
Little Crab Orchard Creek
University Mall
Oak
College Streets
Ing
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
Joseph Dakin
Neal Eckert
West Walnut Street
Eckert
Anthony Dean
West Walnut
National Food Store
Oakland Avenue
Rockefeller Commission urges CIA watchdog and oversight
The Rockefeller Commission calls for a joint House Senate committee to oversee the CIA and a separate executive branch watchdog. Ford says CIA domestic activity report will be public, with assassination plot evidence potentially kept secret. Senators Schweiker Tower Church discuss proven and alleged plots, with possible prosecutions and full disclosures to come.
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Washington
Congressional
Central Intelligence Agency
Rockefeller Commission
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Executive Branch
Ford
Commission
CIA
Senate Intelligence Committee
Richard Schweiker
R-Pa
Pennsylvania
Afl-Cio
Philadelphia
Schweiker
John Tower
R-Tex
Senate Committee
Tower
Justice Department
Senate
House
Rockefeller
the Globe
Frank Church
Church
Idaho
U.S
Robert A. Maheu
Howard Hughes
Maheu
Castro
New York Defuses City Crisis With Big Mac Plan
Albany approves a plan to rescue New York City from a looming default on over 700 million in obligations. Gov. Hugh L. Carey signs the bill creating the Municipal Assistance Corp labeled Big Mac to refinance debt and reform city finances as major banks signal support.
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Albany
N.Y
New York City
Hugh L. Carey
Municipal Assistance Corp
Big Mac
Ford's Veto Stands on Coal Strip Mining Bill
The House again failed to override President Ford's veto of a bill imposing national environmental and reclamation controls on coal strip mining. The 278 to 143 vote fell four votes short of a two thirds margin, with Republicans lining up behind the veto. It marked a third straight sustained veto this year and a significant setback for Democratic leadership.
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Washington
House
Ford
Congress
FTC cites underestimation of U S natural gas reserves
The Federal Trade Commission accuses the natural gas industry of underestimating U S reserves and describes the reserve estimation system as collusive price rigging. A staff recommendation seeks a federal complaint against the American Gas Association and 11 major producers for violating fair trade practices.
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Washington
American Gas Association
Industry Trade Organization
Federal Trade Commission
Bureau of Competition
The
Trade Association
Commission
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Com
Mittee
Kenneth Anderson
Federal Power Commission
Walker Warns Illinois on Verge of Financial Crisis
Gov. Daniel Walker announced a major address to the General Assembly as Illinois faces a money shortage due to the recession. He declined to discuss specifics while Comptroller George Lindberg warned taxes or deep service cuts by July 1976.
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Springfield
Illinois
Daniel Walker
General Assembly
Walker
Bright
George Lindberg
Lindberg
Senate
Cecil A. Partee
Thomas C. Hynes
Senate Appropriations Committee
Labor bills stall as Senate committee drains five measures
The Senate Labor and Commerce Committee sent five House approved labor bills to a subcommittee halting public employe collective bargaining legislation. Union officials doubt passage this session despite Democratic majorities as changes to unemployment compensation gain party line support and broaden benefits including marriage or childbirth qualifiers.
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Richard H. Ieen Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Senate Labor and Commerce Committee
Thomas Hanahan
D McHenry
Daley
Daniel
Walker
Illinois grand jury reform gains Senate approval
The Illinois General Assembly sent to Gov. Daniel Walker a bill allowing a defendant or grand jury target to have an attorney in the grand jury room with limited participation. A companion measure would extend counsel rights to all witnesses before the grand jury. Another bill would require the DOT to file highway plans earlier than June 30, to allow legislative review during the session.
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Springfield
Illinois
General Assembly
Daniel Walker
Senate
House
State Department of Transportation
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