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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1981
Page
4
The task force backs a $2 billion federal push to build new prisons and expand preventive detention, while loosening Fourth Amendment protections. Critics warn the approach ignores root causes, risks constitutional rights, and may fail to reduce crime or rehabilitate offenders.
A reader letter to UMW members criticizes recent behavior at a non union mine in Galatia. The writer urges improved discipline and work ethics, arguing job security comes from self-respect and better conduct, not mob actions, and warns against violence harming Southern Illinois. The piece urges conscience and constructive attitude to maintain jobs amid union and non union competition.
A reader argues Southern Illinois Cablevision should drop KMOX and not KSDK to make room for WDDD TV. The letter notes WDDD TV's arrival may force loss of KSDK channel 5, citing fan loyalty to Cardinal baseball and urging support for local businesses over St. Louis stations.
Congressman Lester L. Wolff of New York 6th District faced defeat in 1980 after ads linked him to junkets to 41 countries since 1973. John LeBoutillier claims the issue helped his upset and predicts GOP gains in 1982 while noting reduced travel in 1981. Congressional travel declined in 1980 but cost rose to 2.8 million dollars.
Lawmakers defend overseas trips as vital for policy understanding while critics decry them as taxpayer funded junkets. Senators Biden Goldwater and Paul appear, with figures showing hundreds of officials and staffers using jets at a notable transport cost, amid calls for accountability and skepticism about the trips' value.
Washington expert analysis argues that official GNP figures misrepresent the true size of government spending. Including transfer payments and off budget costs raises government outlays to about 37.2 percent of GNP, with potential near doubling when fully counted. The piece notes measurement quirks and stresses BEA transparency.
William Safire argues that Britain under Mrs Thatcher embodies a natural growth approach and warns that American Reaganomics may follow a similar path. He notes unemployment, inflation, and pound weakness in Britain, while predicting possible U.S. reforms and a tough road to stable growth. He suggests both sides may face short term pain for long term gains.
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