Ford presses comprehensive energy plan amid tax clash
President Ford met with congressional leaders after the House rejected the 23 cent gasoline tax plan. The talks aimed at breaking a five month energy policy stalemate with Ford seeking three goals: cut foreign oil imports, achieve energy self sufficiency by 1985, and ensure fairness. House leaders called for ground on energy measures as ONeill warned Republicans favor big business.
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Washington
Ford
White House
House
Nelson Rockefeller
Rogers C. B. Morton
Frank Zarb
O’neill
Walker seeks 6 percent budget cut to avert tax rise
Governor Daniel Walker proposes a 300 million dollar cut in a 10.8 billion 1976 budget to prevent a deficit and tax increase. He urges the General Assembly to trim welfare education and other services by six percent, citing a recession driven revenue shortfall and rising welfare needs.
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Springfield
Daniel Walker
Walker
General Assembly
Alan J. Dixon
George Lindberg
General Revenue Fund
Locomotives derail near West Vienna injuring two crewmen
A diesel locomotive derailed from a four engine coal train near West Vienna injuring Phillip Ayers and Don ald Austin who were treated and released later. The derailment sent four engines into a creek but no cars derailed. Crews recoupled the 131 car coal train as investigators probed cause.
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Wanda Barras
Southern Illinoisan
West Vienna
Phillip L. Ayers
Donald K. Austin
Salem
Chicago and Eastern Illinois
C&ei
George McCombs
Marion
Joseph Beckman
Howard Harrick
Beckman
Ayers
Austin
Marion Memorial Hospital
Vienna
Wayne McHugh
Cuts would put legislature in hot box say senators
Sen. Gene Johns warns cuts will force a hot box for the legislature as Gov. Walker pressures agencies with a projected 200 million deficit for the new fiscal year. SIU funding faces a Friday hearing amid broad cuts and mixed reactions from lawmakers.
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Sen. Johns
Boyle
Walker
Gene Johns
D-Marion
SIU
SIU board approves observers in classes plan
The SIU Board of Trustees approved a program allowing nonstudents to sit in on classes as observers for a $10 per semester fee with no credit. The plan takes effect this August as the university seeks to open opportunities while key members were absent for a Springfield committee hearing on campus separation bills.
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Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
SIU Board of Trustees
Warren W. Brandt
Elliott
Rowe
Springfield
SIUC
School of Law
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Committee backs SIU Edwardsville split bill
The House Executive Committee approved a bill to create a separate governing board for SIU Edwardsville by a 15 to 7 vote. The measure has Senate clearance and now goes to the full House before Gov. Daniel Walker can sign it. Sen. Sam Vadalabene and Rep. Roscoe Cunningham trade pointed remarks on SIU Edwardsville's status.
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Kenneth Boyle
Dcarlinville
House
Appropriations Committee
George Ryan
Dhanakakee
Daniel Walker
Ilinois
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Edwardsville
Southern Illlinois University
Senate
Carbondale
Sam Vadalabene
Sunshine
SIU Edwardsville
Roscoe Cunningham
Lawrenceville
Vadalabener
SIU
John Rendleman
Late Wednesday delivery issues and warm weekend forecast
Mechanical problems delayed some copies on Wednesday causing reader and carrier inconvenience. Weather outlook calls for mostly sunny Friday with highs in the mid to upper 80s, a chance of showers Saturday, and partly cloudy conditions Sunday and Monday with generally warm 80s and 60s.
Judge removes White from Haynes case in contempt dispute
Circuit Judge Peyton H Kunce orders Sheriff Don White to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for releasing Haynes early and strips his authority in the case. Jackson County Coroner Don Ragsdale will act as sheriff until a June 25 hearing addresses whether Haynes's sentence should be terminated continued or modified.
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Jackson County
Don White
Norvell Haynes
Peyton H. Kunce
White
Haynes
Don Ragsdale
Ragsdale
Illinois
Kunce
Bance
Fifth District Appellate Court
Mt. Vernon
Carbondale
Administrative team Mace Dougherty gain SIUC posts
President Warren W. Brandt announced two major SIUC appointments. George R. Mace will become vice president for university relations and Clarence G. Doc Dougherty will become director of campus services. Mace will hold both old and new duties until a replacement is found.
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Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Warren W. Brandt
Brandt
George R. Mace
Clarence G
Dougherty
Mace
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Carl Albert
Creek
Ed Greer
West
Joppa
West Frankfort
John Lauer
Broadwell
Richard Hart
D-Benton
Board
SIU Systems
Ivan A. Elliott Jr
Carmi
Harris Rowe
Jacksonville
James M. Brown
Family Living Records
Joseph Arimond
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