SIU seeks higher budget and law school funding
SIU will press lawmakers for an increased budget and for funds to build a School of Law at SIU Carbondale. The Board of Trustees approved a legislative strategy, rejected a tuition increase, and endorsed pursuing a veterinary school at SIU-C.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
SIU
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Siu-C
SIUC
Harris Rowe
Jacksonville
Springfield
Rowe
James M. Brown
Marshals deliver back to work orders in coal strike
Federal marshals moved to serve court orders directing 160 000 striking miners to return to work by 7 a.m. as talks resumed under Taft Hartley. Carter officials foresee limited immediate compliance while unions seek a settlement with coal operators in Washington.
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Washington
Carter
Health and pension funds at stake in mine strike
United Mine Workers President Arnold Miller said no new contract will be acceptable unless full restoration of health and pension benefits is achieved. He spoke from Washington, DC, where the union plans to push for restoring the 1974 Benefits Fund and equalizing pension plans amid ongoing bargaining with BCOA negotiators.
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Carter Administration
Griffin Bell
Carter
Congress
Miller
U.S
Paul Simon
Dcarbondale
Charleston
W. Va
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Washington, D.C
Tors
BCOA
Parity challenge fails as House backs farm parity plan
The House voted 264 150 to back 100 percent parity for farmers despite Rep Paul Simon D Carbondale calling the goal economic arsenic. The Quie amendment would set parity as a national policy goal within five years without tying to specific policies. Simon warned of price increases and export declines while Hightower Grassley and others argued parity supports full employment in rural areas.
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Michael Isikoff
Capitol Hill
Washington
House
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Simon
Humphrey-Hawkins
Albert Quie
R-Minn
Minnesota
Department of Agriculture
Jack Hightower
D-Tex
Charles Grassley
Ala
Congress
Ed Madigan
Lincoln
George Shipley
D-Olney
Paul Findley
Pittsfield
Simon and
Mel Price
East St. Louis
Group endorses no plant pay
A passage from spokesmen for American Agriculture praising the group opposing plant pay. Anna farmer P L Parr lobbies for American Agriculture in Anna says the move is tremendous and that they have been right all along but will not wait five years.
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P. L. Parr
Anna
Weekend warms up with mild springlike forecast
Weather observers expect highs in the 50s to 60 and little rain as a warm Gulf air flow reaches Southern Illinois. Tonight and Saturday may dip to the low to mid 30s with a 20 percent rain chance, while Saturday highs reach 55 to 60 and a 5 percent rain risk. Sunday stays mild before a cooler trend Monday.
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Illinois
al McPherson
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
McPherson
Don Semancik
National Weather Service
Cairo
Semancik
Ann Landers Helps Readers with Family Dilemmas
The column offers practical advice on 23 reader questions across family life. Topics include parenting disputes and etiquette, with Ann Landers recommending clear boundaries, open dialogue, and practical steps for harmony.
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Ann Landers
Carter signs law to curb nuclear use
President Carter signed legislation aimed at limiting nuclear weapons development and deterring fuel shipments to nations outside the nuclear club. The act imposes strict constraints on explosive capacity and ties potential fuel exports to compliance with safeguards while preserving peaceful nuclear energy use. He also urged phased natural gas price deregulation and spoke on Israel Begin visit, Taft Hartley, and aircraft sales to Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
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Washington
Carter
U.S
Clinch River
Tenn
Senate
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