Army proposes ROTC at SIUC to train more lieutenants
The U S Army plans a reserve officer training corps program at Southern Illinois University Carbondale within the year to meet enlistment needs. Col Thomas N Britton says Illinois programs expand, two new ROTC sites including SIUC, are not in response to Iran Afghanistan tensions. SIU Carbondale would fund clerical staff and curriculum with about 6,000 dollars, plus 40 to 50 thousand in scholarship funds.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
U. S. Army
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Army
Thomas N. Britton
Fort Knox
Illinois
SIUC
Illinois State University
Normal
Britton
Iran
Afghanistan
Siu-C
Frank Christian
Frank Horton
Air Force
Horton
Col. Christian
Vergennes Boil Order Persists Amid Water Break
Vergennes residents face a fifth boil water order since last summer after a 4 inch line break under Beaucoup Creek. Mayor Blumenstock said repairs began after divers failed in frigid water, with tests to follow in two days. Neighbors report low pressure and water taste changes while awaiting restored supply.
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Theresa Churchill
Ervin Blumenstock
Beaucoup Creek
Vergennes
Murphysboro
Blumenstock
Elkville
Geilhausen
Evelyn Pierson
Thompson to seek income rebate and tax relief plan
Gov. James R. Thompson plans a tax relief package including a $10 per exemption income tax rebate and a possible sale tax cut on food and drugs. The plan, to be announced in a six-center media swing, aims at property tax relief for the elderly and spending reforms while facing a Democratic Legislature.
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Mike Lawrence
Mike Briggs
Springfield
James R. Thompson
Illinois
House
George Ryan
Kankakee
Senate
David C. Shapiro
Amboy
Executive Mansion
Executive Branch
General Assembly
Thompson
Treasury
Illinois Treasury
Index Mob Leaders Cancel Planned Summit
In Carbondale the planned summit between local energy department leaders was canceled. Officials cited scheduling conflicts and urgent matters requiring attention elsewhere, with no replacement date announced.
Lakeland seen as easiest school to close
Carbondale Elementary School District 95 faces enrollment declines and rising costs. Superintendent George Edwards says a study committee has yet to finalize which school to close, with Lakeland viewed as the most feasible option due to smaller enrollment and minimal impact on receiving schools.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
George Edwards
Carbondale
Lakeland
District 95 Board
Spingmore
Thomas
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Springmore
Parent- Teacher Association
Edwards
District 95
Thomas and
Spring
Winkler
Brush School
Lincoln Junior High
Cage
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SIU Board of Trustees
Boil
National Weather Service
ED Greer
Robin Funk
Allen Winthrop
Carbondale Plans
Energy Department
Ann Landers
Carbondale Committee
Thomas and Springmore
Sagf Inc
Winkler School
Pat McDonald
Springmore Pta
Lakeland School
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