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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1973
Page
1
The Justice Department announced an agreement in principle with Indians holding Wounded Knee ending the siege that began February 27 with about 200 people occupying the village. Some procedural matters remain on non residents departure timing and manner.
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees formed a special SIU System Council consisting of campus presidents and senior staff to coordinate rules and establish policy across the university system. The move follows a committee study of conflicts among top administrators and aims to streamline leadership while decentralizing duties historically held by board staff.
SIU Board of Trustees reaffirmed support for a west of Carbondale Rt. 51 bypass while rejecting a grid road system proposed by Carbondale Mayor Neal Eckert. The action, taken on campus and televised, upheld SIU’s two year position. other actions included changes to academic calendars and new degree programs.
Syndicated columnist Jack Anderson Sen Edward Koch and ADA official Joseph Rauh oppose L Patrick Gray III for FBI director. Anderson says Gray is a political hatchet man for Nixon and favors the White House over national interests. Koch cites privacy concerns and access to files. Rauh calls Gray's acting tenure partisan politics.
Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz said the Nixon administration has no plan to freeze food prices despite labor and consumer pressure. He warned of a tough few months for consumers as inflation and policy battles continue, defending spending limits and blaming rising costs on government expenditures. The report also notes Sen. Charles Percy inviting his son in law John D. Rockefeller IV and his wife on a China trip, with expenses offered but not yet decided.
A weather forecast notes a ninety percent chance of rain tonight and Saturday with cloudy skies. Expect showers or thunderstorms and nightly lows in the upper forties to lower fifties. Saturday turns mostly cloudy and warmer with highs in the upper sixties to low seventies. Showers possible Sunday followed by cloudy mild conditions Monday and Tuesday.
The Labor Department data show total employment rising by about 800,000 to 81.8 million in February, with unemployment up 170,000 to 4.8 million and the jobless rate at 5.1 percent. Average hours gained to 37, earnings up, and women fueling most job gains as teens see higher unemployment.
The United States and 14 major monetary nations failed to agree on handling the dollar crisis and planned another session late next week in Paris. Treasury Secretary George P. Shultz led the US, with EuropeanFinance Ministers urging measures to boost the dollar, including swaps, caps, rate harmonization, Eurodollar loans, and tighter controls on short term outflows.
The Mississippi River at Chester rose to 28.66 feet, over the 27 foot flood stage, and was expected to crest Saturday with at least two more feet. Flooding affected low-lying fields at Menard Penitentiary but most areas remain protected by levees.
The United States pressed for fast release of about 140 American POWs by next Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Wickham cited cease-fire withdrawals showing 74 percent of foreign forces pulled since Jan. 28. North Vietnam released over half of 585 POWs. Saigon reported 997 Viet Cong prisoners freed in Quang Tri.
Illinois overall seasonally adjusted unemployment fell from 4.5 percent in February 1972 to 3.8 percent in March with 194000 jobless in January down to 189000 in February. Chicago area unemployment declined from 4.6 to 3.7 percent with 152000 to 121000 jobless. Improvements credited to milder weather and recalls in construction, electrical machinery, and fabricated metals, especially East St. Louis where the rate eased from 6.6 to 5.9 percent.
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