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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1981
Page
1
Wet worshippers Makanda attracted a crowd estimated to exceed last year's turnout of about 2,000 people. Dr Tom Haggai of High Point North Carolina was the featured speaker.
Rain over the weekend gave some relief to drought dampened Jackson County farms and Marion’s strained water system but failed to substantially raise ground moisture or lake levels. Officials warn more rain is needed, with forecasts uncertain, while city use and water treatment face sediment and chlorine challenges.
A Kansas spawned tornado demolished a Bixby country church during Easter services in northeast Oklahoma killing five people and injuring about 52 in Tulsa area. Looting reported. police aided by Civil Defense. Other tornadoes hit Kentucky and Indiana with no injuries reported.
Theresa Churchill reports Townsend, 25, will become Herrin police chief with Sharon Ricketts promoted to budget director on May 11 unless the city council blocks it. Townsend, a Williamson County detective and former SIEG agent, aims to upgrade crime prevention and public support while Swinford names more openings and plans to eliminate the water superintendent post held by Roy Cole.
Rep Paul Simon opened the Human Resources 81 conference at Southern Illinois University Carbondale with a warning that plans to rebuild America must demand sacrifice from all, not just the poor. He criticized block grants and 25 percent cuts to education for the handicapped and to CETA, urged balanced fiscal restraint, and defended government as a tool for freedom. He cited Japan as a contrast for investing in human resources over plants and equipment.
The National Weather Service reports fair and colder conditions tonight with a low in the upper 30s. Cloudy skies return Tuesday with a high near 60 as cooler air lingers.
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