Amusements tax dropped in Carbondale plan compromise
Carbondale City Council rejected a 2 percent amusements tax in favor of a 4 percent hotel motel tax and a 1 percent restaurant tavern tax proposed to fund a 4.25 million parking garage bond. The panel also approved a quick take land acquisition process and a $140,000 promise to hotel center developer Stan Hoye if land isn't turned over within a year after a federal grant. Evidence from student leaders and merchants showed concern over the impact on diners and entertainment venues. The measure differs from an earlier plan which would tax meals amusements hotels and motels.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois.n
Carbondale
Hoye
Carroll Fry
Fry
Hans Fischer
Roy Boone
University Mall
Fischer
Helen Westberg
Frank Moreno
Jeff Olsson
Kerasotes Theters
Varsity
Saluki
Sit-in strikes reported in plants across Poland
Protests against Poland’s martial law crackdown on Solidarity grew but did not reach a general strike. Reports say major Warsaw factories ran normally while 7,000 workers at a Warsaw steel mill struck for a second day. Solidarity leaders and Lech Walesa faced coercive measures as authorities tightened control.
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Associated Press
Poland
Solidarity
Independent Trade Union
Warsaw
British Broadcasting Corp
London
Tass
Katowice
Provocateurs
Paris
Madrid
Lech Walesa
Washington
Alexander M. Haig Jr
U.S
Netherlands
European Common Market
Soviet Union
Krakow
Lenin
Gdansk
Poznan
Wroclaw
Ursus
Military Council
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Warsaw Radio
West Germany
Huta
Vnde
PAP
Index Black lung tax nears House vote
Lawmakers move toward a House vote on a bill extending the coal miners black lung tax. The measure details funding and oversight amid ongoing debate over final provisions and potential amendments.
Southern Illinois counties set for March 16 party primaries
Final filings completed for Jackson and Williamson counties with multiple Democratic and Republican contests. In Jackson County, eight Republicans seek seven of 14 board seats. Democrats file for all seats with contests in three districts. Sheriff races feature two Republicans and three Democrats. treasurer has no Republican candidate. Democratic incumbents and newcomers vie across Districts 1 through 7 with various Carbondale and Murphysboro residents named. Williamson County shows four of six offices open with sheriff and treasurer fields large. treasurer contenders include Democrats Grindle and Welborn and Republicans Gulley and Troutman.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Jackson
A.R. Womick
Robert Harrell
Tross Pierson
Vergennes
Randle G. Pierson
Murphysboro
Laymond
Lonnie
Haug
Gorham
Robert Koehn
Ken Jarrett
Jacob
Eugene Chamber
Harry Brawdy
Ima Mae Valentine
Clyde Elbert Henkins
Carbondale
D. Blaney Miller
Damecca Moultrie
Donald Meltzer
Kay Allen
Mae Nelson
Natalie Trimble
Eugene Dybvig
Georgeann Hartzog
Doris A. Weaver
Irvin Phoenix
Ava
Freddie Bastien Jr
Larry Lipe
Makanda
William Golliher
W. R
Spike
Erick
Son
Robert E. Edwards
Nelson R. Gilman
Harold Engelking
Don White
William Kilquist
Raymond Mileur
George Taylor
William Maurizio
Williamson County
William Brown
William L. Grindle
Marion
Robert
Bob’’ Welborn Sr
Joe Gulley
Bruce Troutman
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Herrin
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Mark Philbrick
USO
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Philbrick
Illinois University
Amy
Jerry Lower
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Silesian
National Weather Service
Nears House
Ann Landers
Shirley Booker
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