Herrin council signs exclusive 12 month development contract
Herrin City Council approved an exclusive 12 month feasibility contract with Clark Trail Development Inc limiting talks with other developers and restricting assistance for a year. Merchants and opponents warn the deal blocks alternatives, potentially shaping Herrin’s downtown redevelopment with little concrete return. Aldermen Boltman and McEvers dissented.
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Herrin
Clark Trail Development Inc
Clark Trail
Diversity
Marysboro
Carbondale
Herrin Council
Theodore Boltmann
Charles McEvers
California under Prop 13 ushers in an era of limits
A Pacific News Service analysis outlines California’s shift to tightened resources after Prop 13. Gov. Jerry Brown faces a grim budget outlook with rising costs, leading to cuts in welfare, medical care, and local services while state control expands. The piece notes centralization of funding, eroding local autonomy, and a national impact as states inspect California’s model.
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Mary Ellen Leary
Pacific News Service
Sacramento
Calif
California
Jerry Brown
Brown
U.S
Washington
Milton Friedman
Gov. Brown
Jerry Brown faces 1984 bid dilemma after eight years
Gov. Jerry Brown of California weighs a possible third run for the presidency as he attends the Reagan inauguration. He says he will not seek a third term as governor, believing he has accomplished much and that voters may crave change after eight years of one governor.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Washington
Jerry Brown
California
Brown
Reagan
Brown Ponders Senate Run and 1984 Presidential Bid
The piece examines Jerry Brown's possible 1982 California Senate run, its impact on a future White House bid, and how Reagan's first-term performance could shape Brown's political plans. It parallels Nixon's and Kennedy's 1960s moves, suggesting Brown may seek the Senate to wait for 1988 or edge into another presidential race despite potential delays.
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U.S. Senate
Reagan
Brown
White House
Senate
California
Maureen
Nixon
Kennedy
Jerry Brown
Pat
Medical turnabout warned in sardonic column
Jim Fain vents at medical fads and shifting theories from Framingham studies and cholesterol links to cancer risks. He skewers fears about fat and cancer, tonisillar cycles, hysterectomy trends, and the urge for constant testing while urging moderation and skepticism toward medical dogma.
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Framingham
Mass
William Kannel
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