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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1978
Page
4
State Department report notes Iran demands 31 F-4 jets with electronics, Carterites likely back sale. Critics warn the move escalates policy, risks NATO intelligence exposure, and could strain Israel ties as Iran threatens to use the aircraft in a future conflict.
Rep. Philip Crane, a longtime conservative from the Chicago suburbs, announces a 1980 presidential run. The move could split conservatives if Reagan runs. Crane risks alienating moderates or conservatives while starting early offers exposure and a potential path to the nomination.
STATE DEMOCRATS disdain advisory referendums on property tax relief and other questions pushed by the Coalition for Political Honesty and Illinois Public Action Council. The platform committee, meeting after the August 21 deadline, weighs whether to back a property tax freeze as Rep. David Robinson warns of ballot imbalance while Gov. Thompson promotes a separate spending and tax question. Voters will face non binding questions. critics call the gimmicks a con and urge focus on real issues.
A reader criticizes Lindsay-Schaub for bias in editorials on H R 3279 the Illinois expanded circuit breaker. He traces IPAC as the bill’s origin defends its design as relief for lower and middle income homeowners and renters while attacking the media and Gov. Thompson for elitist attitudes. The letter argues taxpayers demand fair tax policy and warns against political games harming ordinary families.
U S Senate candidates Charles Percy and Alex Leith press frugality while backing some federal programs. Percy supports Social Security reforms with limited general revenue use and Medicare funding from general funds if needed. Leith seeks regional cost of living adjustments and a basic federal income level funded by his revenue-keeping plan.
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