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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1978
Page
4
A reader assessment questions Gov. Thompson’s proposed budget, praising some controls while criticizing shortfalls in education funding and real estate tax relief. It argues the plan may favor politically connected groups and prompt future revenue gaps, urging broader fiscal honesty before an election.
The writer asks why oil companies formed a US energy monopoly controlling coal gas oil and kerosene now called fuel oil. They cite 65 cents a gallon in Zeigler and demand government action to curb overpricing, noting their own 38 years as a coal miner and concerns over wages and medical benefits.
James Brown and John E King weigh in on SIU governance calling for a single system executive to oversee both Carbondale and Edwardsville. King notes SIUC's program output and warns current structure hinders a healthy mission and tuition decisions. Trustees urged to correct what they call an expensive, awkward, unworkable system.
U.S. Representative Paul Simon advocates two reform ideas to lift coal industry morale: profit sharing giving 15 percent of net profits to employees with one year tenure, and placing two union representatives on company boards, modeled after West German practice. He argues these moves would boost productivity, reduce absenteeism and strikes, and improve relations between miners and management. He notes historical mining deaths and injuries, praises improvements over time, and calls for enlightened leadership akin to peace efforts in the Middle East to foster collaboration.
The 1974 contract protected widows and survivors with ongoing health benefits and immediate obstetric coverage, while the 1978 terms limit widow benefits with earnings checks, impose a nine month obstetric wait, raise yearly credit hours to 1450, and end survivor benefits after the month of the miner’s death. The Health and Retirement Fund offices may close if ratified, with company replacement of funds.
In a signed column, George C. Morgan argues big oil dominates coal negotiations to force oil price deregulation. He warns such moves threaten the UMW and labor, claiming profits would come at workers’ expense and imperil energy reliability. Herrin.
A reader letter defends Doonesbury and its treatment of current issues, noting Trudeau’s Pulitzer Prize and Time cover, citing Gerald Ford and media influence, while criticizing Southern Illinois readers for misreading the strip and urging continued social commentary.
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