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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1975
Page
1
FTC reports average after tax profits for more than 12 000 American corporations dropped about one third in Q1 1975. Manufacturing profits totaled 9.3 billion, mining 773 million, wholesale 2.2 billion. Treasury plans pro investment campaign amid deficit debate.
A source claims the CIA planned an early 1961 Cuban leadership assassination including Fidel Castro Raul Castro and Che Guevara. The plot, conceived in late 1960 under Eisenhower and directed by Sam Giancana and John Roselli, aimed to derail a counter invasion and fuel unification efforts in Cuba.
The Ford administration warns a railroad walkout could start at midnight Sunday and calls it a matter of deepest concern. Union leader C L Dennis blames management for the deadlock after seven unions signed wage gains. clerks reject a 40.7 percent package over three years. A 60 day cooling off ends at 12:01 a m Monday, risking a strike. Postal workers and federal staff labor frictions surface as well including a cafeteria boycott over nonunion labor at Labor Department facilities. ]
The forecast calls for tonight to be fair warm and humid with low fog in the low to mid 70s. Friday will be mostly sunny and hot with a slight chance of afternoon or evening storms and highs in the low to mid 90s. The page index lists Comics TV Bridge Crossword Horoscope Editorials Family living Records Sports and Weather details on pages 21 to 27.
A source claims the CIA organized a plot to poison Castro and targeted other revolutionary leaders to create a Cuban power vacuum. The alleged liaison to underworld figures was Robert A. Maheu, with Sheffield Edwards said to lead the case. Separately, Senate plans to question FBI CIA about Soviet monitoring of U S long distance calls. In Chicago opium smuggling charges against a Thai CIA operative were dropped after he refused to testify and defenses were denied access to documents, causing a key confession to be thrown out.
The Illinois Dept on Aging designated John A Logan College at Carterville as the area agency on aging for 13 Southern Illinois counties. The college will plan and administer senior programs in Alexander, Franklin, Gallatin, Hardin, Jackson, Johnson, Marion, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Saline, Union and Williamson counties and will manage about 200000 in mostly federal funds.
In the Illinois House late this morning amendments to create separate governing boards for public universities, including Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, were defeated. Senator Sam Vadalabene’s bill moved to final passage as the Grand Jury reform awaits Gov. Walker’s signature allowing prosecutors to indict felonies without grand jury indictments.
The Illinois House approved parimutuel betting at Du Quoin and Springfield State Fairgrounds by a 95 to 44 vote and sent the measure to Governor Walker who is expected to sign it. Fair officials expect remodeling and betting windows by July and a fair opening August 24 with funds already spent on improvements.
As Illinois lottery nears one year, no million dollar prize in Southern Illinois, but major prizes of 300000 were won in Carthage and Chester. In a 27 county Marion district, 10 ten thousand dollar prizes, 130 hundred dollar prizes, and widespread smaller prizes are recorded. Lottery sales averaged 2.5 million weekly, rising to four million during the Grand Slam run.
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