Superfund begins long cleanup push in US
Congress passes the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 giving $1.6 billion over five years to clean hazardous wastes. Most funding comes from chemical industry taxes. While the fund can be replenished and enables federal action, it omits full victim compensation and federal-court suits against companies, and initial cleanups will be slow across an estimated 50,000 sites with costs potentially reaching $44 billion.
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Congress
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
John McGuire
Midwest
EPA
Reagan
Wall Street Journal
Love Canal
Letters on Lennon ludicrous editor tirade sparks debate
A Southern Illinoisan reader rebuts Willy Guffenhausen's critique of John Lennon and the Beatles. The letter defends free expression, questions gun rhetoric, and argues young people should be free to follow music without fear. It asserts handgun dangers and defends long hair and guitar playing as personal choice.
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Southern Illinoisan
Willy Guffenhausen
Archie Bunker
Mr. Guffenhausen
John Lennon
Beatles
Guefferhausen
Lennon
Editor blasts reader for cruel joke on Lennon gun plot
Southern Illinoisan letters page hears outraged reply to Mr Gueffenhausen. The writer criticizes his century old views on John Lennon and JFK, defends Beatles legacy, mocks ethnic slurs, and recalls Britain as WWII ally and NATO member.
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Southern Illinoisan
Gueffenhausen
Mr. Gueffenhausen
John Lennon
Domestic violence against the elderly seen as national scandal
The piece surveys elder abuse in the United States, with Rep. Mario Biaggi urging federal action and speakers noting state and local remedies. It cites a study estimating up to a half million seniors abused by kin annually, discusses mandatory reporting, shelters, and tax incentives, and notes SSI rules affecting cohabiting elderly.
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George Esper
Boston
Mario Biaggi
D-N.y
House
Subcommittee On Human Services
Biaggi
James A. Bergman
Bergman
Richard Gelles
University of Rhode Island
Thomas H. D. Mahoney
Massachusetts State Department of Elder Affairs
Gelles
Senate
Money and Media politics in Illinois under Byrne and Thompson
In Chicago and Springfield, Mayor Byrne and Governor Thompson master the Money and Media game, leveraging campaign finance and television time to shape public opinion. The article argues this dynamic fuels access, sustains incumbents, and widens the state’s political divide while diminishing focus on public policy and broader state interests.
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Robert D. Reid
M's
Chicago
Illinois
Byrne
Cook County
Daley
Thompson
Byrne and
Dan Walker
Downstate
Rockford
Peoria
Decatur
Springfield
Champaign-Urbana
Rock Island
Metro-East
St. Louis
Jackson
Williamson
Labor Unions
Chamber of Commerce
Teachers’ Associations
Paul Simon
Abner Mikva
Tony Scariano
Bozo the Clown
ERA
Chicago Tribune
Republican Party
Ty Fahner
Jim Edgar
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Glenn Miller
Glen Miller
NATO
Massachusetts
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