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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1971
Page
1
Henry F. Davenport of Central Industries speaks in Chicago as Illinois Central inaugurates its new electrified double decker commuter train. The dedicatory run marks a rare rail event in Chicago and a notable national rail milestone.
The Illinois House education committee approved a 325000 appropriation to add deaf class facilities at Jefferson School in Marion. The measure, backed by Rep. Hart and others, would expand the Williamson County Special Education Cooperative serving 31 pupils from 21 counties now housed in a church.
A Rochester New York plan to recruit 20000 Boy Scouts as extra eyes for police is described in stolen FBI documents. The files claim police liaison with students parents and school officials to observe and report suspicious acts endangering life and property. Copies were mailed to newspapers and groups.
The five AFL CIO postal employee unions ratified a merger by margins above 96 percent, creating the AFL CIO American Postal Workers Union with more than 325,000 members. Talks may expand to include the National Association of Letter Carriers. James Rademacher of NALC commented on unity amid labor show of strength. A second notice reports a mail embargo following a rail strike. embargoes affect third and fourth class mail to 30 states routed through Chicago, later rescinded then reimposed. first class, air mail, and parcel post remain unaffected.
An AP survey indicates 42 senators oppose or lean against Mansfield's amendment to withdraw 150000 U S troops from Western Europe, 37 favor or lean pro, 21 undecided or undisclosed as Wednesday's Senate decision looms.
The report notes coal mines in West Virginia closing and auto plants cutting hours as a nationwide rail strike affects food fuel and health shipments. Interstate Commerce Commission directs priority for essential freight while cities cope with disrupted transit and perishable goods pile up.
About 300 workers at Orient 4 mine near Waltonville idle due to nationwide rail shutdown. Other Southern Illinois mines risk closure if strike continues and cars remain unavailable. Some mines stockpile briefly. Truax-Traer and Fidelity report capacity to endure with day to day operations. Olin Corp may shift shipments in 3 to 4 weeks if strike persists. 600 Olin employees could be affected later.
Variable cloudiness tonight with showers and thunderstorms. Lows mid to upper 60s. Wednesday cooler with more showers and thunderstorms possible. highs mid to upper 70s.
The Senate Labor Committee approved 13 to 1 a measure to halt the nationwide rail strike by the signalmen's union until Oct 1. The plan includes a 17 percent interim wage increase for about 13,000 workers and calls for bargaining on improved car living conditions and working rules. Senate action aims to pair with House legislation for Nixon signature.
Federal officials warn the nationwide railway strike could tighten coal stockpiles used for electricity. With plants at risk of shortages in a hot summer, replenishing reserves may lag even after the strike ends amid railroad car and mine facility shortages. Labor tensions and mine union unrest add to potential outages.
National Commission on Marijuana and Dangerous Drugs heard that marijuana probably is dangerous but should be legalized. Stanford law professor John Kaplan urged that laws fail like Prohibition and must go, while doctors Kolansky and Moore described a study of 38 psychiatric patients showing distortion of perception and impaired judgment from marijuana.
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