Gasoline leads rise in consumer prices in April
The Labor Department reports April prices rose 1.1 percent led by a 6 percent jump in gasoline and a 2 percent rise in transportation. Gasoline alone accounts for 22 percent to 23 percent of the index increase, with oil products driving housing and fuel costs and food up 0.9 percent. The CPI stood at 211.5 in April, meaning a $100 basket in 1967 would cost $211.50 today.
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Washington
Labor Department
Department
Carter Administration
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Patrick Jackman
Jackman
Strawberry picking begins as season arrives in Cobden
Ta Peterson, 13 months, helps her parents Tom and Kim Peterson at Blue Berry Hill farm near Cobden. Memorial Day weekend is expected to bring the first real strawberry picking rush of the season. Southern Illinois harvest usually May 15 to June 15, delayed by cooler weather and rain, but the crop is expected to be very good.
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Ta Peterson
Enous
Dad
Blue Berry Hill Farm
Cobden
Tom
Kim Peterson
Alto Pass
Illinois
Robert Ratcliffe
Siu-C
Chamber of Commerce
Ratclife
Ratcliffe
Diesel shortage crisis drives price surge nationwide
The New York Times reports a sharp diesel fuel shortage in the United States with rising prices and a Department of Energy priority-use plan. Some lawmakers and executives call for reinstating allocation, amid crude oil shortages and an administration move to import more crude. Memorial Day travel shifts to rail, bus, and air as Amtrak warns lines may be sold out. Gasoline supplies are expected adequate for most, but many stations run low as the May allocation period ends and prices rise.
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New York Times
New York
United States
Department of Energy
West Coast
Middle West
New England
Amtrak
Jim Bryant
American Automobile Association
AAA
Associated Press
Ramada Inn
Court denies stay execution of Spenkelink in Florida
John A. Spenkelink was executed by electric chair in Starke, Florida, after the U S Supreme Court denied a last minute stay 6 2 to 0 four minutes before the scheduled death. Justices Brennan and Marshall opposed capital punishment. Blackmun did not participate.
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Harry A. Blackmun
Spenkelink
Lewis Powell Jr
Powell
Ramsey Clark
Senate nears vote on bill to raise expense allowance
The Illinois Senate prepared for a final vote on a bill to lift the district office allowance for lawmakers from 17 000 to 20 000 a year, a move critics call a hidden pay raise while supporters say it funds district offices. A separate measure to reclaim coal county funds failed 29 to 25, and tax, education, and aid items were highlighted across pages.
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Senate
Illinois
Richard M. Daley
Chicago
IRS
Gene Johns
Marion
Johns
James R. Thompson
Gov. Thompson
Memorial Day Travel Forecast From Southern Illinois
Memorial Day travelers are advised to plan for mixed conditions with sun and warm temps, umbrellas needed for Sunday, and possible late day showers as a cold front moves in. State police note heavy highway travel while airlines report busy lines and fluctuating reservations, with some last minute space possible on certain routes. Amtrak reports busier westbound lines but still some room to Chicago and beyond.
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Ann Schottman Enot
Southern Illinoisan Memorial Day
Bill Tenner
Southern Illinois Airport Weather Service
Illinois
Air, Illinois
Southern Illinois
Gene Dezendelet
Amtrak
Larry Etherton
Carbondale
Chicago
Baptists to Bring 5000 Festivities to Carbondale Campus
Carbondale and SIUC prepare for the June 6 to 10 American Baptist Churches USA gathering expected to draw about 3,000 pre-registered attendees rising to 4,000 in dorms and 1,000 in hotels. Officials forecast 750000 to 1000000 in regional economic impact with extensive campus logistics and city coordination.
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Susan Snow
Miss Snow
Joe Jines
Ozark Airlines
Sherry Schwartz
Williamson County
Dex Ann Landers
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Siuc
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
American Baptist Churches USA
Baptists
Paul Sorgen
Sorgen
Bill Boyd
Illinois Avenue
Illinois Department of Transportation
Boyd
Grand Avenue
Air Illinois
St. Louis
Lambert Field
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