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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1978
Page
1
The Labor Department reports May consumer prices up 0.9 percent, matching April. Food and beverages climb 1.5 percent, housing costs rise 1 percent, and transportation costs gain 0.7 percent. Real purchasing power falls 1.3 percent while hourly earnings grow 0.4 percent, far short of the price increase.
The report shows inflation easing to 0.2 percent in May after 0.6 percent in April with back-to-back 0.9 percent gains the largest since February 1977. Food prices rise 19.8 percent annually, housing up 12 percent, and transport up 4 percent. The CPI May reading was 193.3, and June may improve with year’s inflation seen at 6.5 to 7 percent. Agriculture Dept expects retail food prices up 8 to 10 percent this year. A typical three-person urban family
The Cairo Mississippi River bridge on I-57, opened June 23, is expected to ease holiday jams that plagued last July 4 weekend. State Police and DOT officials note 34,000 vehicles in 24 hours last year between Marion and Cairo, and say congestion stemmed from prior road and bridge work now complete. Extra patrols will target peak periods under Operation Care to cut accidents and enforce speed limits.
The 103 degree reading near Carbondale sets a June record dating back to 1959, with 106 degree high previously on Aug 6, 1964. Temperatures 95 to 100 are expected to linger through Saturday with hazy heat and no rain, before a cooler front possibly lowers temps to the low to mid 90s for July 4.
Mary Lynn Stern awoke from a seven month coma after a December auto accident in Muskegon Michigan saying hi to her grandparents. neurosurgeon Dr Henry Cevallos called the recovery nearly unprecedented and cautioned that full recovery would require rehabilitation. Stern remains at a convalescent home as doctors seek a rehab center.
Springfield lawmakers race to finish the spring session as a Republican led omnibus measure consolidates 16 agency appropriations into one bill totaling 3.1 billion dollars with 3.1 million in cuts. Democrats protest bypassing committees while Bakalis aides defend the move as fiscal discipline.
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