Census bureau trims Carbondale vacancy rate to 3 4 percent
After months of talks with the Census Bureau, Carbondale officials say the vacancy rate has been lowered to 3 to 4 percent from earlier figures. A recount moved about 200 units to occupied and 100 to unclassified, reducing the rate from 7.8 and then 6.9 percent.
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Census Bureau
Carbondale
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
U.s.census Bureau
James Johnson
Chicago
Johnson
Donald Monty
Monty
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Eral
Washington, D.C
Vienna
U.S. Census Bureau
Tom Turner
Turner
Clergy and Secular Factions Clash in Iran Power Struggle
In Iran a power struggle pits secular, Western-leaning leaders around President Bani Sadr against clergy-backed Prime Minister Rajai. Pro and anti clerical protests flare as Ayatollah Khomeini seeks unity amid war strains. Clergy influence grows through parliament and government oversight, while both leaders claim authority gaps hinder policy. The hostage negotiations with the United States also reflect the state’s political paralysis.
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Nicolas B. Tatra
Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Iraq
Khomeini
Bani Sadr
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Ghotbzadeh
Mashhad
Isfahan
Ayatollah
Hossein Ali Montazeri
Tabriz
Shiraz
Qom
Study links chlorinated water to cancer
The AP reports that the President's Council on Environmental Quality released a study linking chlorinated drinking water to higher death rates from rectal and colon cancers and bladder cancer in Illinois Louisiana New York North Carolina and Wisconsin. EPA officials say benefits outweigh risks while noting the study did not control for smoking or diet.
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Washington
America
President’s Council On Environmental Quality
Environmental Protection Agency
Joseph Cotravo
EPA
National Academy of Sciences
Illinois
Louisiana
New York
North Carolina
Wisconsin
Sheriff testifies in own defense in Jackson County trial
Sheriff Don White acknowledged taking jail food but said he did nothing wrong. The court granted directed verdicts on a felony theft and part of an official misconduct charge over 1060 gallons of gas used in his car. The defense argued meals were shared by deputies and courthouse staff, and White described special-ordered food for holiday events.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Ann Schottman Knol
Jackson County
Don White
White
Loren Lewis
Sheriff's Department
Grand
Schwartz
Jackson County Board
Waite
Willie Mason
James Kerley
Mason
Jennie Crawshaw
Murphysboro
Ronald Manwaring
Lewis
Weather Outlook Shows Cold, Partly Cloudy Conditions
The National Weather Service predicts partly cloudy and cold conditions tonight with a low in the upper 20s to low 30s. Friday brings partly sunny and colder weather with a high in the mid 30s. The Illinois forecast calls for fair and cold Saturday through Monday with highs in the 20s to low 30s and overnight lows from the single digits to the 20s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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Los Angeles
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Encour
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