Murphysboro voters set for party nominating primaries
Murphysboro council races in four wards will select party nominees next Tuesday with ten seats held by Democrats. In Ward 1 voters pick between Harry Brawdy Leonard Williams and John Harris amid issues of low income housing and tax policy. Ward 2 features Ronald Williams Patrick McCann and Lanny Rees as challengers. Ward 3 has no primary contest with Democrat John Wright facing Republican Robert E. Fenwick in April. Ward 4 pits Democrat David McDowell against Press Berry. Williams endorses McDowell. Ward 5 sees Democrat Joseph Bastien not running. Republican contenders Richard Blackwell and Robert J. Smith, with Smith favored. Write-in candidates could alter outcomes in any race.
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Murphysboro
Ferenty Ceennes
Harry Brawdy
Leonard Williams
John Harris
Williams
Harris
Enants
Rowdy
McDonald’s
Browdy
Mount Carbon
Ote
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Ronald Williams
Patrick McCann
Lanny Rees
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
McCann
N Ward
John Wright
Robert E. Fenwick
Joseph Bastien
William J. Ryan
Richard Blackwell
Robert J. Smith
Smith
all-Democratic Council
Blackwell
Reagan
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Best for Carbondale are Jones, Watkins
In Carbondale a six candidate field seeks two city council seats in a non-partisan primary with incumbents Archie Jones and Charles Watkins expected to win renomination. Three SIU students Matalonis Coulter Zabielski and librarian David Colombo also run along with two incumbents. The editorial backs Jones and Watkins for the April 7 election.
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Carbondale
Archie Jones
Charles Watkins
Southern Illinois University
Scene Community High School
SIU
Paul Matalonis
Matthew Coulter
Lamar Zabielski
David Colombo
Ones
Watkins
Jones
Connecticut
First Christian Church
Matalonis
Coulter
Democrats Take Cautious Aim In Congress
In Washington James Reston reports on how Democrats, led by Senate figures like Byrd and Eagleton, plan measured opposition to Reagan's economic program. They may withhold full support on tax cuts while probing regulatory agencies and economic policy, seeking nonpartisan foreign policy and a bipartisan approach. Byrd aims to regain Senate control by 1983 amid 1982 electoral pressures.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Congress
Senate
Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
Bill Bradley
New Jersey
Alan Cranston
California
Byrd
Capitol
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Illinois
Sens
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Henry Jackson
Pat
Democrats Brace for Budget Cuts in Reagan Plan
Democrats warn they will oppose deep cuts to federal programs while acknowledging voter appetite for restraint. House Speaker ONeill says they will defend New Deal era programs, but lawmakers report mixed feelings as constituents favor budget savings. Senator Sasser cites farm subsidies and CETA concerns as lawmakers extend debate amid inflation worries.
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Judith Miller
New York Times
Washington
Reagan
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
D-Mass
Rep
Dan Rostenkowski
Chicago
House
Arts Endowments See About 50 Percent Budget Cuts
Washington Star reports the Reagan plan slashes NEH from 165 million to 85 million and NEA from 173 million to 88 million. NEH chair Duffey warns the cut will change the endowment, harming scholarly research and translation of texts. House aide Yates calls the cuts drastic and warns of potential broader economic impact.
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Ruth Dean
Washington Star
Washington
National Endowment For the Arts and Humanities
Reagan
Congress
National Endowment For the Humanities
Carter
National Endowment For the Arts
Joseph Duffey
NEH
Livingston L. Biddle Jr
NEA
Carter Ap
Duffey
Biddle
Mark Twain
William Faulkner
Uncil On the Humanities
Council
United States
Yates
David Stockman
Arts Endowment
Reagan budget shift overlooks global security threats from growth and waste
John B. Oakes argues President Reagan's multi billion dollar military rise ignores global population pressures and resource depletion that threaten security. He urges international family planning, energy and conservation programs, and denouncing pork barrel water projects as wasteful, proposing specific budget cuts to save billions.
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John B. Oakes
New York Times
Reagan
Washington
Council On Environmental Quality
Council
Congress
Carter
Tennessee-Tombigbee
Mississippi River
Gulf of Mexico
House Appropriations Committee
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Robert Byrd
West Virginia
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New York
William Proxmire
Wisconsin
Paul Sarbanes
Maryland
George McGovern
Frank Church
Birch Bayh
Gaylord Nelson
Alexander Haig
Sians
State Department
Ways and Means Committee
Tration
O’neill
James R. Sasser
D-Tenn
Fayetteville
Memphis
Jim Wright
Texas
Fort Worth
Sidney Yates
D-Ill
Arts
Jamie L. Whitten
Mississippi
Alton
Environmental Policy Center
Red River
Shreveport
Central Arizona
Southwest
Yatesville
Kentucky
Stonewall Jackson
Skintook
Oklahoma
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