Nursing home chief balks at signing public aid pact
Richard Ligon, director of Jackson County Nursing Home, refuses to sign this year’s state public aid contract, calling $11.75 daily per patient too low and accusing the state of treating residents as second class citizens. State officials warn delays may shift recipients to other facilities.
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Ann Schottman Enoi
The
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County Nursing Home
Jackson County
Richard Ligon
Ligon
Public Aid
McDonough County
James McGovern
Illinois Public Health Department
McGovern
Illinois
Reagan
Dan Pittman
State Public Aid Department
Pittman
Friends at Carbondale Library Open House Highlight Bond Vote
Mike Watkins promotes the newly formed Friends of the Carbondale Public Library and shows two year old Jennifer the library during an open house Sunday afternoon. Voters will face a bond referendum for a new library during Tuesday's election.
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Mike Watkins
Friends
Cer
Jennifer
Jee
Pinckneyville moves patients to boost Medicare funds
Pinckneyville Community Hospital shuffled twenty two medical patients from the third floor to the skilled care unit and moved thirty SKU patients to the third floor in a bid to secure larger Medicare reimbursements. Hospital administrator George Ranta said changes aim to stave off further rate increases and provide interim relief though costs may still rise this summer.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
SKU
George Ranta
Medicare
Ranta
Pinckneyville
Williamson board urges state freeze on farmland assessments
Williamson County board asks Illinois General Assembly to freeze farmland assessments at 1979 levels amid farm bill changes. Chairman Curtis Palmer cites rising assessment values and costly procedures if reforms continue to shift. State projections show Williamson average at 75 per acre versus 155 implied by new rules.
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Williamson Board
Williamson County Board
Illinois General Assembly
Curtis Palmer
Williamson County
Illinois Department of Revenue
J. Thomas Johnson
Palmer
Harris quits Murphysboro ward race
On the eve of Murphysboro’s city primary election Ward 1 candidate John Harris withdrew saying the move serves Ward 1’s best interests. He backs Leonard Williams while his name stays on the ballot. Harris plans city affairs involvement and monitoring.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
John Harris
Harris
Leonard Williams
Williams
Harry Brawdy
Simon Skeptical On Reagan Budget Cuts And Tax Plan
U S Rep. Paul Simon expects Congress to approve about two thirds of Reagan budget cuts but doubts the tax cut will stimulate investment. He criticizes foreign aid reductions and warns arts funding may be spared while higher education faces cuts. Simon plans district outreach as redistricting looms and political pressure grows.
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Eugene Roper
Marion
Lake of Egypt
Johnston City
Corinth
County Office of General Assistance
Peter Selkowe
U.S
Paul Simon
Congress
Reagan
Simon
United
House
House Education and Labor Committee
West Virginia
Illinois
Nashville
Pinckneyville
Johns Alters Bill for Coal Severance Tax
State Senator Gene Johns proposes a 20 cent per ton coal severance tax, far below past 5 percent value tax plans, while exempting coal from the sales tax. The change would shift revenue to the Motor Fuel Tax Fund and coal counties, with potential future increases if markets improve.
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Johns
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Gene Johns
Marion
Illinois
James Thompson
Perry County
Randolph County
Franklin
Williamson
Jackson
Labor fights for coal to gas plant in Perry County
Southern Illinois labor leaders organize a petition drive by COPE AFL CIO in Illinois 24th District to support the Perry County coal gasification plant. Despite a $400 million federal commitment, Reagan proposes it be cut. Petitions urge job creation and reduced oil dependence, circulating among 65,000 union members before sending to Rep. Simon and Senators Perry and Dixon.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
Perry County
Congress
Cutler
Reagan Administration
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Aflcio
24Th
Illinois
Ence
Afl-Cio
United Mine Workers
U.S
Paul Simon
Dcarbondale
Sens
Charles Percy
Alan Dixon
William Tullar
Carbondale
Reagan
Tullar
Simon
Tring
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