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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1981
Page
2
The second round of candidates for area school boards has filed petitions for the November 3 election. The filing period continues through Monday, with candidates seeking spots on local boards across the region.
Terry Bailey seeks to retain Crab Orchard Unit 3 seat while Donald Richey and Ralph Na aya face openings. Johnston City Unit 1, Carterville Unit 5, Tamaroa District 102, Pinckneyville District 50, Du Quoin Unit 300, Carbondale 95, Murphysboro Unit, Vergennes Elverado 196, Union County districts, Anna Jonesboro districts, Lick Creek 16, Vienna 133 and Goreville districts all report incumbents or new candidates filing for one of multiple board seats in the coming election season.
The notice provides subscription rates for Southern Ilinoisan including carrier delivery Sunday through Friday at six dollars per four weeks and mail rates for an eighteen county area with annual and semiannual options. It notes office locations in Carbondale Herrin and other towns and identifies the newspaper as successor to previous papers.
California faces a multifront dispute as Japan bans citrus and fleshy fruit from the state over medfly outbreaks while Florida and Georgia officials urge broader regulation and quarantine. Gov. Edmund Brown Jr. faces Republican opposition seeking his removal over posteradication leadership amid interstate and international fruit import tensions.
Tropical Storm Dennis drenched south Florida with gale winds and heavy rain, flooding suburbs near Miami. West Kendall reported over 15 inches in 24 hours, Homestead more than 13 inches, with Redlands amid 3 to 5 feet of standing water as residents evacuated by airboat and canoe.
Christopher High School Board of Education approves a new salary schedule costing about 105000 dollars more over two years for all personnel. Teachers will see 20 percent total increase including fringe benefits. non teachers 13 percent first year and 4 percent second year. Bonds of 195000 dollars to fund life safety and handicapped access will be sold to Dan Bosworth Inc at 11.25 percent, with taxes to 1987.
President Reagan faces pressure to slash planned defense spending by 20 to 40 billion to balance the budget by 1984 while a shipment of 16 U.S. jet fighters heads to Israel. Stockman and other aides back substantial cuts, prompting resistance from the Pentagon amid debates over U S weapons use and security margins.
Illinois Arts Council awards totaling 32 330 to support seven Jackson County projects and three Williamson County programs. Grants aid the Marion Cultural and Civic Center Young Peoples Art Series and related ensembles, Orion Patrons Series featuring The Nutcracker and Chopin Lives, Big Muddy Film Festival, Carbondale Education and Arts brass and theater tours, Brent Kington film project, SIU C Opera on Wheels, and the Celebrity Series with Marcel Marceau and Lewis J Stadlen.
Herrin United Way announces a September 15 kickoff for the 1982 fund drive at the senior citizens center on East Walnut. Drive chairman Fay Lee says coffee and donuts will be served. The goal is $49,940 with associate chairs David Anderson and Ray Boren and a long list of vice chairs led by Jo Williams and Ed Goodwin.
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