Reagan budget clash seen by Paul Simon in Carbondale
U S Rep Paul Simon criticizes Ronald Reagan’s proposed cuts to social services at a Carbondale meeting. He cites a Metropolis resident facing electric bill hardship and warns the 1982 budget could end CETA, leaving 300000 out of work. Simon discusses military spending, the draft, and college aid amid questions on Reagan’s mandate and priorities.
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Evan M. Davis
Ronald Reagan
Paul Simon
California
Carbondale
Simon
Metropolis
U.S
Reagan
Vietnam
Iran
el Salvador
Viet
SIU finalist John Guyon proposes revamping summer terms
John Guyon, acting vice president for academic affairs and research at SIU Carbondale, outlines a plan to evaluate programs and expand the summer term. He would count off-campus enrollment, push merit in salary decisions, and favor low level decision making while avoiding a separate vice president for research. He warned against quick fixes for space and salary issues and noted morale hinges on higher pay.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
John Guyon
Guyon
SIUC
Morris Library
Lawson Crowe
Morris
Albert Yates
Paul Chung
University Museum
Faner Hall
Ing
SIU
New farmland tax plan backed by farm groups in Springfield
Mary Ann McNulty reports that the Farm Bureau and Farm Alliance presented a net return based farmland assessment proposal to the Farmland Assessment Study Committee. They propose capitalizing net rent at 33.3 percent of agricultural value, with county certification and a $30 annual limit on rate changes, and a Wednesday report to the General Assembly.
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Mary Ann McNulty
Springfield
The
Farm Bureau
Farm Alliance
Federal Land Bank
Department of Revenue
General Assembly
Norge union talks resume with no settlement
A morning bargaining session at the Herrin Norge plant failed to yield a settlement after 1,050 workers began a strike on April 9. IAMAW Lodge 554's David Garner said the union proposed changes on wages pensions overtime and absenteeism but company negotiators rejected all proposals. No further meetings are scheduled and the union will await a company proposal.
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Herrin Norge
David Garner
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Lodge 554
Garner
Commoner argues public interest must guide economy
Linda S. Hamilton reports Barry Commoner, a prominent environmentalist and 1980 Citizens Party candidate, told over 500 at Southern Illinois University that democracy must reach into economic policy. He urged shifting from profit to people, criticized Reagan’s EPA cuts, and linked energy, environment, and production to national welfare.
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Linda S. Hamilton
Barry Commoner
Citizens Party
Commoner
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Reagan
EPA
George Gilder
Gilder
Standard Oil
Southern Illinoisan Contact and Subscription Rates Notice
Public notice signs for subscriptions and delivery options of the Southern Illinoisan. Lists carrier rates, motor route, mail areas, and office contact numbers in Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Marion and relevant box address. Also includes classified ad numbers and postmaster mailing instruction.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Goreville pet vaccination clinic set for April 30
Goreville pet owners are invited to bring unvaccinated animals to a veterinary clinic behind City Hall from 6 to 7 30 p m on April 30. Mayor Gary Vaughn says after tagging, Johnson County Animal Warden Ray Breeden will begin removing untagged pets. A $20 fine plus $5 daily boarding applies.
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Goreville
City Hall
Gary Vaughn
Johnson County
Ray Breeden
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