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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1973
Page
1
The Nixon administration plans to announce within a week a voluntary scheme to allocate resources. Details remain unclear as officials prepare the framework and criteria for distribution amid mounting pressure and competing demands.
Officials draft a voluntary allocation plan to keep gasoline and diesel flowing to farmers, governments, and carriers while major refiners curb deliveries. The plan would urge uniform reductions and could extend import headroom to inland refiners as dirtier supply shortages mount nationwide.
The Illinois House passed a state lottery bill 112 to 56 to fund elementary and secondary education. Southern Illinois supporters included C. L. McCormick of Vienna Clyde Choate of Anna and Richard Hart of Benton, while Norbert Springer of Chester Ralph Dunn of Du Quoin and James Holloway of Sparta voted no.
An ad offering administrative staff jobs with a White House number prompted hundreds of calls to the 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue switchboard. The ad, in The Washington Post, appeared to be a practical joke as the President was in Florida.
Lebanese air force jets kept up a steady attack on Palestinian guerrilla positions near Beirut airport as leaders tried to halt fighting that flared Monday night. Arafat and Franjieh reportedly agreed to a one hour cease fire to allow control measures but heavy gunfire continued. The airport was closed due to shell damage and Premier Hafez offered resignation after 19 days in office.
Car owners including Mrs. Clark asked officials if it would be safe to drive through the spillway area after the reported spill. Authorities cautioned drivers to avoid the spillway until it is inspected and secured.
A Louis Harris survey of 892 adults conducted May 1–3 finds 77 percent say Nixon should resign, while 54 percent believe credibility loss will hinder his effectiveness. A strong 78 percent want an independent investigation into Watergate, and 59 percent think Nixon still has most of his second term ahead.
James Newton District 9 Highway Engineer told Carbondale Murphysboro and Herrin chamber groups that Rt 13 will be widened to four lanes as the first step in a Carbondale to St. Louis corridor project. He said right of way is secured and completion may occur in about four years alongside I 64. He noted funds for the broader supplemental freeway were reduced after a bond issue was ruled unconstitutional and a new plan would cost about four billion to finish.
Senate Watergate committee will open hearings May 17 and subpoena John W. Dean III with possible limited immunity. Four Miami defendants and two others tied to the break in are named as initial witnesses, with later sessions planned through May 24 and a Memorial Day break.
Dr Terry Brelje, 35 of Carbonale, is named superintendent of the Illinois Security Hospital at Chester and will assume duties Monday. He has led the penitentiary psychiatric division at Menard since July 1970 and previously headed the hospital in 1969. An official state announcement was not yet issued.
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