SIU administrators brace for drop in enrollments
A long term decline at Southern Illinois University Carbondale looms as postwar baby boom cohorts fade. Administrators warn budgets, programs, and services may shrink unless state funding remains stable. projections show about a 3,000 student loss by 1985, stabilizing near 20,000. Chancellor Shaw says SIU-C may avoid the worst but risks exist.
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Jean Ness
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Southern Illinois
SIUC
Siu-C
SIU
Ilinois Board of Higher Education
Illinois
IBHE
Richard Wagner
James Thompson
Albert Somit
Johnston City blaze traced to heater start
Officials blamed cardboard boxes placed near an electric baseboard heater for a Thursday fire that destroyed Sullivan Electric in downtown Johnston City, injuring five. The eight foot heater ignited boxes of lightbulbs, spreading quickly through the 20,000 square foot building with oil chemicals and paint. Two firefighters were hospitalized Friday for smoke inhalation. Randall Brymer remained in intensive care Saturday in satisfactory condition.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Sullivan Electric, Inc
Johnston City
Robert Fleming
Fleming
Randall Brymer
Herrin Hospital
Borchelt
Randy
Gary Stallings
Pepper to appear on Simon show in aging discussion
Sen Pepper of Florida will be guest on Rep Paul Simon's In Touch program at 5 30 p m Monday on WSIL TV Channel 3. At 80 he is the oldest House member and will join Simon to discuss reports that the Reagan administration may cut funding for elderly assistance programs.
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Claude Pepper
D-Fla
House
Select Committee On
Paul Simon
Wsil-Tv
Channel 3
Pepper
Simon
UMW to reconsider stand on tax in Illinois
Illinois United Mine Workers to revisit opposition to a state coal severance tax at its annual Springfield conference. Gerald Hawkins says a neutral or studied impact approach may replace outright opposition as about 200 miners discuss effects on sales and marketability of Illinois coal amid debates on nuclear power and the Clean Air Act. Leaders include Gov. Thompson and state legislators.
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Evan M. Davis
Illinois -United Mine Workers
Springfield
Gerald Hawkins
UMW
Hawkins
Illinois
Illinois Coal Association
Holiday Inn East
Congress
International Umw
James Thompson
Kenneth Buzbee
Carbondale
Gene Johns
Marion
James Rea
Christopher
West Frankfort approves center bonds for Plaza project
West Frankfort voters hear of a 2.5 million industrial revenue bond issue for the West Frankfort Plaza shopping center to be repaid from rental revenues with a 3 million follow up issue in 25 years. Developers expect K Mart to open April 30 and Kroger and Super X Drug Store to follow. storm damage previously delayed opening. Water department crews report life threatening conditions due to manpower shortages after a main break repair.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinois
West Frankfort
Water Department
West Frankfort Plaza
Michigan National Bank of Detroit
Donald Lucas
Richard Agree
K-Mart
Illinois 149
Interstate 57
Krogers
Super X Drug
Ed Blake
Eagle-eye columnist spots errors in oil data pamphlet
Ben Gelman of The Southern Illinoisan reports on his discovery of decimal and unit errors in the National Supply Co pamphlet Oil and Gas Pocket Reference. He contacts Henderson Inc. in Houston, prompting a corrected edition and potential credit for spotting the mistakes.
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Ben Gelman
Houston
Texas City
North Loop
Dale Henderson, Inc
National Supply Company
Armco
National
Henderson
Oil and Gas
Southern Illinoisan
National Supply Co
The
Britannica
Randy Baker
Dale Henderson Inc
Baker
Illinois
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Brymer
Sen. Pepper
W. Frankfort Council
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Blake
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