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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1979
Page
1
The National Weather Service forecasts tonight partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, low 60s to 70s range. Friday remains mostly sunny, very warm and humid with highs around the low 90s. Saturday through Monday stay hot and mostly sunny with occasional thundery showers, highs in the 80s to low 90s and nightly 60s to 70s.
Area legislators from the 58th and 59th districts voiced support for a revised statewide transportation package that shifts more costs to Cook and collar counties while increasing road funding for Southern Illinois. The plan eliminates a gas tax hike, retains a 1 percent Cook County sales tax increase, and adds 0.25 percent for collar counties plus rider fee hikes.
Sunflowers for Russia team led by Botchkarev Nikolai and Lukynenko toured Southern Illinois with USDA oversight. They collected wild sunflower heads for experimental breeding in Kraskodar, Russia, under the Department of Agriculture. SIU Carbondale botanist Bert H. Muhlenbrock guided the group to ten local sunflower species.
Franklin County village of Orient with about 500 residents will be left without police protection tonight as Police Chief Gordon Richards and Officer William McKinney serve three day suspensions for using the patrol car to take teens to a skating rink in Benton. Trustee James McCann pushed for stricter rules, while some residents defend the chief’s handling amid a long running dispute over department operations.
Southern Illinoisans plan Labor Day getaways amid more gasoline availability and hotter humidity. Auto Club reports 39 percent of Illinois Missouri and Kansas stations open Sunday, 33 percent closed Monday. Gas prices rise from 1978 and Memorial Day levels. State police will saturate interstates under Operation Care, focusing on safety 6 p.m. Friday to noon Saturday with heavy Monday traffic anticipated. Bridges on I 24 and two-lane routes under construction. Amtrak Panama Limited seats still available from Carbondale to Chicago. Weekend forecast predicts hot 90s days, 70s nights with possible rain tonight and Friday.
Hassan Nazih of the National Iranian Oil Co said Tehran does not need the U S refined diesel and kerosene shipment approved by the Carter administration and may resell it on the international market at a higher price. He spoke in a Tehran radio broadcast last week amid U S assurances the sale was humanitarian and for domestic needs.
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