Carter weighs new wage and price guides to curb inflation
President Carter aims to tighten anti inflation efforts with possible wage and price guidelines officials say mandatory controls are unlikely and urgency rises after inflation reports. The administration plans a second phase before the IMF meeting while Labor Department data shows 7 month inflation at 5.4 percent with non food prices rising 0.7 percent per month.
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Washington
Carter
Lyle E. Gramley
Council of Economic Advisers
Gramley
Council On Wage and
International Monetary Fund
White House
Labor Department
Peace Now crowd pushes Begin toward camp David talks
About 100000 Israelis march in Tel Aviv urging Prime Minister Begin to show flexibility at Camp David with Sadat and Carter. Begin vows open ended talks after the summit and plans daily negotiations until a peace treaty is signed. He will visit the United States in December after Canada trip.
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Tel Aviv
Menachem Begin
Camp David Surmit
Anwar Sadat
Carter
United States
Begin
Canada
City Hall Plaza
Egypt
Camp David
Body of SIU-C student found in Little Grassy Lake
Russell J. Scardina, 23, of Wheeling Illinois, presumed drowned last Sunday in Little Grassy Lake. State police found the body about 9:30 a.m. near the Future Farmers of America camp shoreline after he slipped from an inflatable raft and exhausted his attempts to recover it. Body taken to Riggin-Piljatsh Funeral Home in Carterville and to Wheeling today.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Little Grassy Lake
Williamson County
James Wilson
Russell J. Scardina
Wheeling, Ill
Wilson
A.m
Farmers of America
Scardina
Carterville
Wheeling
Du Quoin Fair races draw Gov Thompson and crowds
Pundits politicians and plain folks filled the Du Quoin State Fair grandstand under a blazing sun as 12,213 spectators watched the Hambletonian. Gov. James Thompson noted the racing and politics mix, while fans lined the ticket windows with crumpled dollars and $20s.
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Dan Hubble
du Quoin
James Thompson
Aileen Eckhoff
St. Louis
Eckhoff
Weather and politics mix in uneven notice from Du Quoin
National Weather Service cites sunny warm days with mid to upper 80s highs and cool nights in Murphysboro. article also notes Taiwan presence at Du Quoin State Fair and mentions Democratic ticket hopes to oust state elections chairman amid tax lid petition issues, with Gov Thompson withdrawing 9000 signatures.
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Taipei
Illinois
du Quoin
Taiwan
Murphysboro
State Board of Elections
James Thompson
Springfield
Bears Cardinals open season with Payton contract news
Walter Payton will have a new Bears contract in hand as Chicago hosts St. Louis to begin the NFL season. The paper teases pages 11 23 with other features including SI regional industry notes from Du Quoin State Fair area.
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Chicago Bears
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago
du Quoin
Commentary on money in Illinois politics on Page 21
Discussion notes that Chicago campaign contributors dominate influence over Gov. James Thompson and gubernatorial hopeful Michael Bakalis versus downstate donors. Carol Alexander leads a series on political money, with Labor Day as a moment to reflect on campaign contributions in America.
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Chicago
James Thompson
Michael Bakalis
Carol Alexander
No Paper Monday Labor Day notice
The Southern Illinoisan will not be published on Monday September 4 Labor Day a national holiday and readers are advised to note the temporary change in schedule.
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Southern Illinoisan
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