Gas price bill passes Senate in energy reform
The Senate approved a key natural gas pricing compromise 57 to 42, sending it to the House. The measure would lift federal price controls on most natural gas by 1985, with state level controls for some gas until the end of 1985 and higher costs for industrial users. Congressional economists estimate a $16 billion hit to consumers through 1985. President Carter indicated he will veto a separate $10.2 billion public works bill despite energy legislation backlash.
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Senate
Carter
House
Robert C. Byrd
Senate Finance Committee
Russell B. Long
Long
Rail strike widens as pickets defy courts nationwide
Washington Star and Associated Press report rail pickets defy court orders on a nationwide strike entering its second day. Weather forecasts call for fair, cool tonight with mid 50s, then sunny and cooler Thursday and pleasant fall weekend highs.
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Washington Star
Associated Press
Washington
National Weather Service
Road test area marks stretch of old US 51 near De Soto
A state transportation test area on old U.S. 51 north of Ward overpass near De Soto is used by Carbondale Division 9 officials to test striping machine alignment and spacing. Signs at both ends designate the section as a test area for premarking regular road sections.
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U.S. 51
de Soto
Carbondale Division 9
Medicare recipients face higher hospital bills next year
Medicare recipients will pay up to 160 dollars more toward their own hospital bills next year as the government makes new changes. The Nation notes a improving trade deficit in August and President Carter pushing a Made in the U S campaign overseas. Mark Michuda of Southern Illinois University Carbondale is named the Missouri Valley Defensive Player of the Week.
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Carter
U.S
Mark Michuda
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Missouri Valley
Rail strike halts 24 area trains and hits industry
BRAC workers walk picket lines in Carbondale and Centralia closing Amtrak and ICG offices. Phelps-Dodge Du Quoin reports material shortages, especially plastic compounds and copper rods, with trucks pressed into service from the east and Indiana. Norge Co. Herrin warns of truck shortages and potential severe disruption if the strike lasts through the week. Stores report stable shipments by truck. rail passenger trains suspended including the Panama Limited and Shawnee. Airlines see fluctuating ticket sales and no clear pattern yet.
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N&w
Burger
U.S
Aubrey Robinson
General Motors
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Amtrak
National Rail Passenger Corp
Northeast Corridor
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Railroad Association
DeMaris Berry
Southern Illnoisan
Carbondale
Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks
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Illinois Central Gulf
Centralia
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Burlington Northern
Indiana
Lewis
Stephen L. Feilinger
Norge Co
Herrin
St. Louis
Feilinger
Chicago
New Orleans
Air Illinois
Ozark Airlines
Williamson County
Energy
J. H. Johnson
Gulf Transport Bus Lines
Southern Illinois University
Washington
Renie Einbinder O
Investigation head cites remote third plane in PSA crash case
San Diego AP reports NTSB chief Phillip Hogue says a third aircraft appears unlikely to have caused the Pacific Southwest jet collision. The eight miles west of the crash site location houses the mystery plane, with 150 dead including all aboard the PSA jet, the Cessna 172 occupants, and at least 13 on the ground. The jet and Cessna were on the same radio frequency at Lindbergh Field, conflicting earlier testimony.
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Phillip Hogue
Pacific Southwest Airlines
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Hogue
National Transportation Safety Board
Lindbergh Field
Washington
Elwood Driver
Safety Board
James McFeron
North Park
McFeron
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