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010177 IS LIBRARY L-S- NEWSPAPERS, BOX 789 DgJU ILL 62525 tocctuor to Ctrbondala Fre Prtst, Herri Dally Journal, Murphysboro Indtptrxtent 4 Sections, 2 Supplem Tuesday, March 9, 1976 Volume 84 No. 58 20c a Copy conomic ecov mix 11-11- II I I LP eiry eo notices that family welfare roles are dropping. The reports came as the ad Washington (AP) As the Ford administration begins to make its next projection for the economy this per cent below December. New home sales in November and December had been at a seasonally adjusted rate of 655,000, or the highest level in more than two years. The Federal Reserve Board said the January consumer installment debt jumped by the biggest margin since August 1974 on the strength of a second consecutive month of record for auto purchases.

The central bank said the installment debt for January climbed by $1,290 billion. That compared with an $394-million advance in December and was the largest gain since $1.43 billion in August 1974. The figures showed the gain came across the board, ministration begins to prepare new forecasts for the economy in the Bicentennial year. A member of the President's Council of Economic Advisers said "things have gotten better," but he added there probably won't be major changes in the "optimistic" projections for unemployment and inflation made earlier this year. On housing, the Commerce Department government said sales of new single-family homes fell in January, the first month since expiration of a special tax credit for new home buyers.

The department said sales for the month amounted to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 552,000, which was 15.7 year, the government is giving mixed notices to the progress out of recession so far. In reports released Monday, the government said January sales of new single-family homes fell to their lowest level in a half year indicating trouble in that industry. But consumer installment indebtedness, a sign of confidence in the economy, grew in January to a l-year high. The rise was paced by record automobile loans. At the same time, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare released figures for last November the latest available showing jibbers, blocks, Jews ft survei an Reagan shakes hands with persons in crowd at Williamson County Airport (Photo by Butch Nevious) Fore DQlO DO.

icy- or Washington (AP) Women's libbers, Communists, militant blacks and Jews and citizens protesting against taxes were among the targets of domestic surveillance by government agencies, a Senate panel says. The Senate intelligence committee released nearly 1,000 pages of documents Monday, detailing domestic FBI wiretap and surveillance operations and Internal Revenue Service undercover spying. One memo shows the FBI used informers during 1969 and 1970 to. keep track of the women's liberation movement in several U.S. cities but never turned up any evidence of revolutionary or violent activity.

The panel said it found that informers were employed in New York Baltimore, Kansas City, Columbia, and Lawrence, Kan. But a May 1969 memo from raraevs Abductor had other plans Woman oly want MM' a l- V1: 'tmfiism J. Ml ill, wM Fred Harris arrives at Hariris yA' 'Afc, 1 it Yil''' Sift i zwMim? By Gary Sosniecki 1 Of The Southern Illinoisan Ronald Reagan told Southern Illinois supporters today that he could best carry the Republican Party to victory in November because Ijfe would n. have to defend the record of President Geradd For3. i Speaking to more than 500 backers over breakfast at the Fa mil Inn in Marion, the former California governor leveled a sharp attack at Ford administration foreign policy, describing it as "wandering without aim." "We are No.

2 in a world where it' is dangerous if not fatal to be second Reagan said in a 35-minute speech. "I think the time has come for Mr. Ford and Dr. (Henry) Kissinger to tell us, the American people, what are we getting out of detente." Reagan, wearing a brown suit with a "white handkerchief in his left pocket and a maroon tie, strode in the south entrance to the motel's ballroom at 9:15 a. m.

as supporters recipients of a lengthy pep talk by delegate candidate Dee Rodd of Marion offered a standing ovation. Alpine cable 600 feet; 37 Trento, Italy (AP) A cablecar broke loose and fell 600 feet in the Alps near this northern Italian city today, killing about 37 persons, police said. of the "undercover operative" said the agent had been abl to obtain a copy of the tax protesters' legal brief several months before it was filed in court. The memo said the advance data gave the IRS time to "do additional research in order for the U.S. attorney to properly answer this motion," which sought dismissal of one of the charges against the unidentified tax protester.

An undercover IRS agent was assigned to attend public meetings in Chicago of the Illinois Tax Rebellion Committee, a 1973 memo show-' ed Another memo released by the panel outlined FBI wiretap activites against the Black Panthers, the Jewish Defense League and the Communist Party U.S.A. The memo is believed to provide the first authoritative list of domestic groups and individuals subjected to electronic surveillance by the FBI. "I wasn't any good to him any more. I had no money or gas and I was sick," she said. Mrs.

Stoneman drove to the next exit where a service station attendant summoned Champaign County Sheriff's deputies. The sheriff's department made a report of the incident and telephoned details to the Williamson County Sheriff's office. Mrs. Stoneman was up by a daughter and returned to Marion at 6 a.m. Sunday.

Mrs. Stoneman contacted the County Sheriff's Department. She made a formal report at 9 a.m. Monday to the detective unit. 7:30 p.m.

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Edgar Hoover said informers found the women's lib movement "is not an organization as such but rather a cause and philosophy" interested in such issues as birth control and abortion. One informer told the FBI that members of the women's movement "are not revolutionaries and would not help anyone in a revolution until the oppression of women was solved first and completely," the memo said. Committee documents also showed the IRS used undercover agents to monitor" activities of tax protesters in Los Angeles and Chicago. One memo said an IRS undercover agent in Los Angeles gave the Justice Department advance information on the legal strategy planned by a protester facing trial for refusing to pay his taxes. A memo describing activities later in Pesotum, near Champaign.

"He was very nice to me as long as I did what he told me," she satid. "A couple of times I speeded. He lost his temper and screamed." Mrs. Stoneman told the abductor she had no money and the car dad not have enough gasoline to reach Chicago. She became ill, "more from nerves and not eating, than the surgery," she said.

"I was ill enough to pull over without his consent" at the Pesotum exit, she said. Mrs. Stoneman vomited, and the abductor jumped from the car and fled, she said. Goocf Evening $4.2 million. Page 10.

The. Nation A MAGAZINE says its story on "Rip-off at the supermarket" resulted in its ban from Safeway Supermarkets. Page 10. Opinions 'CONSPICUOUS consumption must be eliminated from our lives' Morris Udall. His message deserves a hearing.

An editorial. Page 4. CBS MAY USE the furor over publication of the Pike Committee Report as an excuse to publicly chastise Daniel Schorr, Page 4. Sports ELDORADO, CAIRO meet in in the history of the U.S." Reagan saved most of his comments, however, for direct and indirect aftacks on the economic and defense policies of the Ford administration. He criticized federal and deficit spending and said the U.S.

government is $95 billion more in debt now than it was a year ago. He said budget figures released by the administration show lesser figures because many agencies, including the postal service, now are eluded from the budget. Reagan also attacked the administration for holding negotiations to turn over ownership of Panama Canal Zone to the country of Panama. The candidate drew his greatest applause when he pledged to replace Kissinger as Secretary of State if elected. Reagan talked about his accomplishments as governor of California for eight years and said he would bring to the national level the ssme meth-.

ods he used to balance the state's budegt and leave a $500 million surplus when, he left office. In comparing his experience in government to that of Ford, he. said, "One of us -throughout our careers has been part of the Washington establishment. One of us has not." Reagan called the 1976 election "the most important election perhaps in the lifetime of all of us." He added, "the voters know that I owe nothing to the Washington establishment. I have never been a part of the buddy system.

I can and will win in November." Reagan departs --'History in the making9 Fewer than 150 persons. saw Ronald Reagan's plane take off from the Williamson County Airport to Belleville at 10:53 a.m. today. Reagan and Mrs. Reagan shook hands with most of the persons waiting at the airport.

Both spoke to them in such low tones they not be heard from only a few feet away. Persons behind the first rank of well-wishers yelled at those in front to "shake hands and move out." One elderly woman murmured, "History in the making." Area wecome is lukewarm PAGE 3 Smiling broadly as he shook hands along the route to the pcdium, Reagan sat next ta State Rep. Robert Winchester, R-Rosiclare, at the head tnble and ate a scrambled eggs and sausage breakfast before beginning his remarks. He was accompanied by his wife, Nancy, who sat on the ether side of the lectern next to Rodd. Reagan began his speech with a blast at gun control regulations.

He recommended instead that states adopt laws adding 5 to 15 years onto the sentences of those convicted of using guns during a crime. He also asked voters to support the candidacy of Republican Peter Prineas of Carbon-dale in the 24th Congressional District, although he added that Prineas if elected "would be joining a Congress that I think is the most irresponsible car falls killed Six others were injured, they added. It was not immediately known whether foreigners were among the victims. p.m. He will leave the civic center 25 minutes later for a 7:10 p.m.

flight to Springfield. Admission to the civic center will on a first come, first-served basis. Civic center officials said the doors will open at 5 p.m. No tickets are necessary. Carter will be introduced by the Rev.

Frank Trouter, pastor of the Third Baptist Church of Mario n. The Calvary-men Quartet will provide entertainment prior to Carter's appearance. i By Wanda Harris Of The Southern Illinoisan Fran Stoneman, of rural Marion, released from Marion Memorial Hospital a week ago after surgery, returned to her car about 5:15 p.m. Saturday after having a prescription filled at a Marion pharmacy. She planned to drive to the Williamson County Airport, hoping to catch a glimpse of the President, then return home.

Instead, a man "was in the back floor of my car," Mrs. Stoneman siaid. She refused his order to drive to Interstate 57. "He put a knife on my neck and off we went," she recalled. The trip ended several hours The Weather Tonight partly cloudy and cooler.

Low in the middle or upper 30's. Wednesday partly sunny and warmer. High 55 to 60. Thursday through Saturday, occasional rain. The Area A NINE-MEMBER committee has been named to work toward improvement of downtown Murphysboro.

Page 3. The World MOSLEM ARMY deserters have seized another Lebanese garrison. Page 12. The State OVERPAYMENTS to medical laboratories under Illinois welfare program may total Public can see Carter at Marion Civic Center area canmpao Southern Illinois Airport (Photo by Cheryl Craighead) was not an endorsement for Hawkins by COMPAC but said Harris had been helpful to miners in the past. Only a handful of campaign workers met Harris at the Southern Illinois Airport this afternoon.

Harris said in Chicago today that he will not mount a major effort in the Illinois pri-' mary but will "idle our motors" in preparation for a challenge in Pennsylvania. A news conference was called to announce the formation of a 104-member Illinois labor committee in support of the former Oklahoma senator, egins an Democratic presidential contender. Fred waging a populist campaign emphasizing "breaking up the monopolies and the large corporations," arrived in Southern Illinois today. He was scheduled to speak to Southern Illinois University students on campus this afternoon. Gerald Hawkins, coordinator for the Illinois and Indiana Coal Miners Political Action Com-mittee, (C A C), greeted Harris as he stepped from the plane.

Hawkins says his appearance Your best chance to see Democratic presidential contender Jimmy Carter Wednesday will be at 6:10 p.m. at the Marion Civic Center. Carter is scheduled to arrive from Champaign about 5:40 p. m. at the Williamson County Airport.

He will hold a 15-minute news conference at the airport be fore proceeding to the civic center. Although the rally is scheduled to begin at 6:10 p.m., the former Georgia governor is not expected to speak until 6:25.