Bethlehem Steel Defends 3 Percent Price Rise
Bethlehem Steel Corp announces a 3 percent increase for mill products starting July 30. White House inflation adviser Robert Strauss calls it a first-rate example of corporate citizenship and says it may set a pattern for others. The company expects no further rises in 1978 barring unforeseen events as inflation pressures ease. Steel costs rise about 11 percent since January.
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Bethlehem, Pa
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Carter
Bethlehem
Robert Strauss
Strauss
White House
Gasohol debate shows rift among experts at Senate symposium
Illinois agriculture official and Chevron researchers clash over gasohol as a fuel future. Mavis promotes ethanol from corn to aid farm economy and reduce imports, while Lindquist counters energy balance concerns. Goldman notes ongoing DOE assessment with nearly $20 million spent, results pending. Janeway argues gasohol as a wedge against OPEC and a sign of independence.
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Les Goldman
U.S. Department of Energy
Goldman
al Mavis
Illinois Agriculture
Robert H. Lindquist
Chevron
Senate Republican Conference
Illinois
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Illinoiis
Chevron Oil
Lindquist
Mavis
Eliot Janeway
United States
OPEC
Russia
China
Janeway
DOE
Sen
Adlai Stevenson
Six concurrent prison terms for Nelson in six child deaths
Simon Peter Nelson, 46, was sentenced today to six concurrent 100 to 200 year terms for killing his six children. Parole possible after 10 years. Judge John S. Ghent imposed the sentence after a jury convicted Nelson of stabbing and bludgeoning the children on January 7. The jury could not decide on a death penalty, and Nelson chose the old statutes, which allow parole after a decade, though the newer Class X option could have meant life without parole.
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Rockford
Simon Peter Nelson
State Attorney’s Office
John S. Ghent
Circuit Court
Nelson
States Attorney’s Office
Illinois airport land funds set aside for Columbia-Waterloo project
About 4.2 million dollars in bond funds are reserved for land purchase for the Columbia-Waterloo airport in the 1978 79 development program from the Illinois Department of Transportation. Funds also cover projects in Marion Carbondale East Alton Pinckneyville DuQuoin. Approval hinges on federal action. Adams previously delayed the project in favor of Lambert Field expansion.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Columbia-Waterloo
Illinois Department of Transportation
U.S. Transportation
Brock Adams
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Southern Illinois
Marion
Carbondale
East Alton
Pinckneyville-DuQuoin
Schlafly Sees Value in a Modified ERA
Phyllis Schlafly, Stop ERA chair, says she could accept a modified ERA that guarantees existing women’s rights and allows rational differences between men and women. She opposes a rigid absolute ERA and cites protection against military draft and same sex marriage as key concerns. A Illinois news conference followed by lobbying by ERA opponents. A separate campaign poll for Sen. Charles Percy shows 54 percent in favor of ratification and 50 percent supporting extending the deadline, with energy concerns topping voter worries.
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Springfield
Phyllis Schlafly
Schlafly
Stop Era
United States
Washington
Illinois
Charles Percy
R-Iil
Fewer car sales drag May retailing results
May retail sales fell 0.2 percent from April as car buyers spent less. Auto sales totaled 12.8 billion dollars, down from 13.3 billion in April but still above May 1977. Government economists say autos remain strong and overall retail activity stays high.
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Washington
U.S. Commerce Department
Department
Umbrella Shields Duck Nest As Texas Heat Rises
A Dallas duck owned by Mrs. W M Tomlinson shelters 14 eggs with an umbrella to beat Monday’s high 90s heat. The scene shows the mother bird patiently covering her eggs while the sun blazes.
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W.M. Tomlinson
Dallas
Texas
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