SIU Slashed Budget Approved By IBHE In Chicago
The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved a reduced SIU operating budget of 51 million for next year for the Carbondale campus, under Gov. Walker’s ceiling. SIU system totals were pushed to 76 million with tuition adds, while SIU Edwardsville would get 24 million. several capital projects face high-priority limits. final decisions rest with the legislature and governor.
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Dave Butler
Southern Ilinois
Chicago
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
Southern Ilinois University
Carbondale
Daniel Walker
Walker
Illinois
SIU
Siu-Edwardsville
Addiiton
William Allen
SIU Board of Trustees
Allen
Southern
Siu-E
John S. Rendleman
Derge
Siu-C
SIU Medical School
Vocational - Technical Institute
Advanced Sciences
Security Services
Donald Prince
Gov. Walker
Prince
Walker budget keeps public college salaries unchanged
Gov. Daniel Walker sticks to a fiscal 1974 higher education budget with no salary increases for public colleges and universities. The Illinois Board of Higher Education shares a $601 million operating ceiling and $180 million for construction, keeping salary hikes off the table.
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Michael A. Smith
Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Chicago
Daniel Walker
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Gov. Walker
U.S. signals renewed action over Vietnam cease-fire
Talks in Paris end with U S warnings of military action if cease-fire violations persist. Hanoi rates Kissinger Tho meeting unlikely as Sullivan urges full implementation in good faith and warns Hanoi of possible renewed bombing if violations continue.
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Paris
U.S
Vietnam
Hanoi
Man
Henry A. Kissinger
le Duc Tho
William H. Sullivan
North Vietnam
Sullivan
Miller City flood fight holds at 45.6 foot crest
Flood fighters maintain levees six inches above river as Miller City endures a 45.6 foot crest on the Mississippi. More than 100 volunteers sandbag through the day coordinate rockwork on Fayville and Len Small levees while awaiting possible breaks. Weather delays but no levee damage noted. river expected to fall to 45.4 feet by Wednesday near Cape Girardeau.
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Wanda Barras
Southern Illinois
Mississippi
Miller City
Fayville
Len
Levee Fight Holds Back Crest Near Alexander County
River crest predictions shifted as 14 miles of levees faced rising waters. Army Corps of Engineers survey began April 23 led by John Knepper to plan defense. Miller City residents fought the flood in March and April, with crests around 43.2 feet and the Big Five Levees holding seven to eight feet of freeboard. McClure area suffers telephone outages from damaged underground cables.
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Alexander County
John Knepper
Army Corps of Engineers
Miller City
Mullins
McClure
Nixon Assumes Responsibility For Watergate Scandal
President Nixon declared he bears final responsibility for the Watergate affair during a nationwide address on the 100th day of his second term. He pledged justice for the guilty and described press and investigators as key to exposing the truth, while noting resignations of Haldeman Ehrlichman and Dean.
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Frank Cormier
Washington
Nixon
Democratic National Committee
Oval
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
H. R. Haldeman
John D. Ehrlichman
John W. Dean II
Dean
Secretary of Defense
Elliot L. Richardson
Richardson
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
Watergate
John Sirica
Weather Outlook With Showers Across The Midweek
Occasional showers and thunderstorms expected tonight with lows 56 to 62. Wednesday brings a continued chance of rain with highs 67 to 72. Thursday to Saturday remain partly cloudy with little temperature change and a chance of showers Friday.
Morton urges Americans to conserve gasoline this summer
Secretary Rogers C. Morton urged Americans to conserve gasoline to avoid potential shortages this summer. He did not explicitly threaten rationing but warned shortages could affect the freedom of choice of citizens. He said the margin between shortages and no shortages is very small.
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Rogers C. B. Morton
Morton
Nixon Juggles Aides After Watergate Resignations
The White House enters a transition as Haldeman and Ehrlichman resign but remain on the payroll while Nixon weighs successors. John Dean is fired as presidential counsel, with Leonard Garment named to assume Dean’s duties until a permanent replacement is chosen. Dean plans a formal departure soon.
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Washington
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
Nixon
Haldeman
Ehrlichman
John W. Dean
IIT
Dean
Leonard Garment
Nixon extends olive branch to press after Watergate speech
Visibly shaken President Nixon surprised reporters by appearing in the White House briefing room without aides. He urged reporters to “give me hell” and praised a free press while fighting back tears after signing an extension to the Economic Stabilization Act.
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New York Times News Service
Associated Press
Washington
Nixon
White House
Secret Service
Ronald L. Ziegler
Oval Office
Congress
John J. Sirica
Congress critics Nixon handling Watergate probe grow
Congress voices sharp criticism of President Nixon over the Watergate investigation amid a nationwide broadcast. Democrats and Republicans urge steps including possibly removing Nixon and launching formal inquiry while some GOP figures demand oversight by former senator John J. Williams.
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Nixon
Congress
John E. Moss
Calif
Barry M. Goldwater
Arizona
North Dartmouth
Mass
Carol T. Curtis
Nebraska
John J. Williams
Delaware
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