Gas price gouging charged hint rationing Washington
President Carter's inflation team accused gasoline distributors of price gouging and urged considering rationing. Alfred E. Kahn predicted double-digit inflation amid rising foreign oil prices, as major oil firms boosted July shipments and refineries increased output to 7.1 million barrels per day.
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Washington
Carter
Alfred E. Kahn
Council On
U.S
America Petroleum Institute
Standard Oil Co. of
Ohio
Sohio
Michigan
Indiana
Kentucky
Amoco
Barry Bosworth
Kahn
House
Senate OKs bill to end food tax in Illinois
The Illinois Senate backed a plan to eliminate the sales tax on food and drugs by 1983 under a $2 billion five year relief measure, though it died in the Senate amid a veto threat. The chamber also approved higher taxes for Illinois companies to raise about $520 million for local governments and schools, and a rising drinking age for beer and wine toward 21 awaits final approval. Gov. James Thompson faces two measures to boost funding for the Du Quoin State Fair and the Hambletonian purse. The House approved amendments to Senate Bill 1425 and House Bill 2111, earmarking betting receipts from harness races.
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Springfield
Ill
Senate
Illinois
General Assembly
James Thompson
Illinois House
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
New Jersey
Illinois General Assembly
Weekend guards aid ILL police on I 57 and 64
Illinois National Guard soldiers from Mount Vernon West Frankfort and Salem Task Force patrol I 57 and I 64 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. observing traffic to deter highway violence after trucker strike. Guardsmen carry only radios and a 40 inch riot stick and cannot apprehend suspects.
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Brad Betker
Illinois National Guard
Illinois
James Thompson
William Holland
Alton
Franklin County
Bunny Bread
Anna
Nashville
John Marshall Johnson
Benton
Third Battalion
Mount Vernon
West Frank
Fort
Salem
John Cherry
Cherry
Highway Patrol
Guardsmen Patrol Highways During Bridge Incident Truce
National Guard units patrolled roadways from dawn guarding overpasses and highway scenes while reporters noted a calm internet tanker incident turned with coffee breaks. Truckers and guardsmen shared quiet encounters at interstate stops, with no visible hostility and phrases of a truce.
Golf Weather Weekend Forecast for SIU Area
A protracted golf prayer meets mixed forecasts as rain chances rise to 30 percent Friday and 50 percent on Friday night. Steve Piltz notes a likely Friday shower with highs near 88 and lows around 60. Saturday brings scattered morning thunder, clearing by afternoon to partly cloudy, with upper 80s by Saturday and Sunday.
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Southern Illinois
Steve Piltz
Montgomery elevators enter bankruptcy again
Two more Montgomery elevators have been placed in bankruptcy. The item notes the series of filings and implications for the city’s transit infrastructure, with a brief mention of ongoing financial restructuring.
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Montgomery
Page
Johnston City Rotary closes after 55 years of service
Johnston City Rotary Club ends its 55 year run after chartering January 31 1924. Members reflect on declines in younger participation and TV enervation while distributing plaques and memorabilia and planning gifts to the Lions Club and John A Logan College. Parker joins 50 years of perfect attendance despite a missed 1946 meeting.
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O.R. Walley
James Parker
Johnston City
Rotary Club
Glen Eberhardt
Robert Williams
Williams
Parker
Ed Shannon
Eberhardt
Marion
C.E. Wright
Methodist Church
Rotary
Glen Avripas
Marion Club
Tom King
West
Butler
Johnston City Club
John Dierkes
James Doss
Roland Murman
John Wilson
Matt Paden
Lions Club
John A. Logan College
Rotary International
Mondale urges end to trucker strike across states
Vice President Mondale urged independent truckers to return to work to keep the economy moving. National Guardsmen escorted tankers from North Carolina oil terminals and patrolled highways in Southern Illinois. Violence continued with firebombs and sniper attacks while food stocks remained adequate but prices were expected to rise. Independent drivers had been striking three weeks over diesel costs, speed limits, and state weight rules, with the administration offering safe passage for those returning to work and promising safe movement corridors only as a last resort.
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Associated Press
Walter Mondale
North Carolina
Illinois
Iowa
Tennessee
Midwest
New York
Mondale
Jack Watson
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Bosworth
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Mount Vernon Armory
Warriors
Air Patrol
Silvio Martinez
Mel Kenyon
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
Rts
Tellevision
Johnston City Rotary
Bill Branson
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