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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1985
Page
1
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Two Syrians expelled from West Germany hijacked a Damascus bound jet and forced the pilot to Vienna, freeing 35 passengers while holding the eight crew hostage and seeking asylum amid a tense international event.
Springfield aims to link education with economic growth by proposing 330 million dollars for schools in exchange for tougher teacher and student standards. The plan, named Illinois Better Schools, includes higher cigarette taxes and a five percent levy on interstate calls to fund the initiative.
Apple-Oak Homeowners association will sponsor a referendum forum at the Matteson Community Center Sunday at 2 p.m. Matteson taxpayers face five tax proposals on the April 2 ballot with explanations to follow. Rich Township High School District 227 officials will outline three ballot issues including a 30 cent educational fund increase and two bond referendums for district schools. Matteson village officials and library officials will also discuss an $800,000 police facility bond and a $1,500,000 library bond respectively.
Rich Township High School District 227 reviewed its substance abuse prevention program led by coordinator Noreen Riley-Wessendorf. The report covers September 1984 to January 1985, noting 82 cases assessed, 58 male and 24 female students, plus 152 parent student conferences and outcomes from stop smoking clinics.
Richton Park trustees unanimously appropriated 35511.50 in motor fuel tax funds for street and highway maintenance to close 1984 records with the Illinois Department of Transportation. The meeting also eyed future refuse collection plans, a pending rescue truck delivery, compensatory time rules, and other agenda items.
About 200 parents attended Matteson School District 162 board discussions on boundary changes and district reorganization to ease overcrowding at Matteson Elementary and enrollment declines at Arcadia. Support grew for a paired school system after visits to Glenview District 34, with potential program expansions and new buses costing 53 000 to 80 000, aiming for minimal disruption.
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