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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 2003
Page
1
Column summary notes the Robertsons’ 70th wedding anniversary on page 1B and lists other items inside including local histories, contracts, layoffs, and world events. Weather forecast shows mostly cloudy with possible showers, highs mid 70s, 30 percent rain chance.
Scott Peterson was arrested in San Diego and extradited to Modesto to face capital murder charges for the deaths of his wife Laci and their infant son whose bodies washed ashore in San Francisco Bay this week. Authorities said there are no other suspects.
Gov. Blagojevich proposes cuts to the Illinois Department of Agriculture that would end odor reduction work on hog farms and reduce rural development and soybean heart health studies. Southern Illinois University Carbondale faces about $2 million in lost grants for 2003-04, affecting eight ongoing projects. The Illinois Council for Food and Agricultural Research, once $15 million, has seen its budget halved.
A Benton mother and father persist in their search for clues and justice three years after their daughter’s death. Investigators ruled it a death by own action, but the parents insist it was murder. The full story appears in Sundays The Southern Illinoisan.
Glenn Poshard's post is the first high profile 2004 cut as officials fear over 100 university jobs may go in coming months. State Sen. David Luechtefeld plans to announce a tentative date to meet with SIUC officials workers and students to discuss a budget shaving 19 million dollars from the university system for 2004.
SIU Carbondale officials warn hard times as 2004 budget cuts loom. Chancellor Wendler confirms the vice chancellor for administration post will not be filled after Glenn Poshard retires, with potential cuts surpassing 100 jobs across the university. He stresses a careful, variable process as administrative costs are reduced by 20 percent.
Elkville police and investigators from three agencies probe two break ins early Friday. Officials say the Elkville Post Office and Elkville Grade School were entered between midnight and 6 a.m. with no mail missing and only broken front window noted.
Herrin Mayor Vic Ritter says unfunded state and federal mandates burden city operations. He cites infrastructure needs and economic development as already stretched, complaining legislators don’t listen and that 33 bills passed by the Illinois Senate add costs without funding. He blames the Illinois Municipal League for the push.
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