County officials urged to testify on tax multiplier freeze
Officials from Massac Union and other counties travel to Springfield for a House Revenue Committee hearing on a bill to freeze multipliers at last year’s level. Rep. Robert Winchester leads the measure with co sponsors from both parties. Public officials say the current multipliers distort taxes and hurt Downstate funding.
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Wanda Harris
Ion
Winchester
Illinois Dept. of Local Governmental Affairs
Jean Hostetler
Office of Financial Affairs
Massac
Union
House
Senate Revenue Committees
Springfield
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Randolph
Union Coun
Murphysboro man stacks 42 stories in card contest
Curt Parrish of Murphysboro nearly tops 39 story world record by building a 42 story stack of ordinary playing cards in the Union Jack card stacking finals at University Mall Carbondale. Lee Span aims to file the feat with Guinness World Records for 1977. Parrish previously won last year with 18 stories. his sister Lisa finished second with 16 stories.
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Curt Parrish
Murphysboro
University Mall
Carbondale
Lee Span
Parrish
England
Lisa
Ed Greer
Mass killings reported at Kampala military police HQ
Ugandan refugee Geoffrey Mugabi says hundreds of Langi tribesmen suspected of opposing Idi Amin were strangled and clubbed to death on Feb 18 at Kampala’s military police headquarters. He described six hours of body loading and grisly injuries as victims’ heads were crushed.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Uganda
Idi Amin
Kampala
Geoffrey Mugabi
Mugabi
Kisenyi
Amin
Makindye
Milton
Cubans Send Troops to Uganda Amid Ugandan Turmoil
A high level Cuban military team and up to 1000 Cuban troops arrived in Uganda as Idi Amin consolidates power after overthrowing Milton Obote. Reports from Kenyan papers cite mass killings of Langis and Acholis with claims of 240 Americans ordered to stay. Amin urged Americans to meet him while accusing Western meddling and sending a cable to President Carter.
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Uganda
Idi Amin
Amin
White House
United States
Carter
Weather outlook with light snow and cold temps
The forecast calls for rain turning to light snow today with highs in the upper 30s to lower 40s. Tonight will be colder with lows in the low to mid 20s. Monday brings mostly cloudy skies with a chance of snow flurries and a high in the mid 30s.
Bond issue planned for Carbondale wastewater plant
The Area CARBONDALE aims to sell nearly 2 million dollars in bonds to fund improvements at the northwest wastewater treatment plant. Legislators back pay hikes for transportation department engineers and technicians. Two SIUC boosters, Frank Co Adams and Raymond Dejarnet, near retirement after aiding thousands of students.
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Carbondale
Northwest
Transportation Department
SIUC
Frank Co. Adams
Raymond Dejarnet
Governors weigh Medicaid changes amid funding concerns
Government actions and political debate appear across pages with mentions of Illinois Governor James Thompson, Sen. Kenneth Buzbee, and President Carter, while broader coverage includes Medicaid reform, federal aid proposals, and regional political races.
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President Carter
Family Living on Collective Bargaining in Illinois
The article discusses how Illinois patchwork collective bargaining causes labor relations issues. It notes a contrast with a more unified approach and hints at broad social effects within the state.
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Illinois
Carter pushes ERA ratification in key states
President Carter leads a quiet White House campaign to secure ERA ratification in three pivotal states as the deadline nears. With 35 states already on board, the effort hinges on Nebraska Tennessee Idaho repeals being unresolved and the hopes pinned on North Carolina Florida and Oklahoma to reach 38. Carter seeks to be remembered for fighting sex discrimination.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
White House
Tial
Mark Siegel
Nebraska
Tennessee
Idaho
North Carolina
Florida
Oklahoma
Carter
Lyndon Johnson
Miners in Southern Illinois Hold Out After Court Ruling
About 300 miners gathered at De Soto Grade School to urge an end to the strike that has kept roughly 9,000 workers idle. United Mine Workers official Gerald Woodside said the absentee policy remains a sticking point as Consol reshapes talks following a federal restraining order.
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de Soto
Illinois
Gerald Woodside
United Mine Workers of America
Burning Star 5
De_ Soto
Woodside
Eugene Mitchell
Kenneth Dawes
District 12
Tom Shoemake
District 8
Mike Bunton
District 6
William Juergens
Consolidation Coal Company
Consolidation
Juergens
Mitchell
Dawes
SIUC Beats Drake 80 61 To Clinch Valley Bye
SIUC defeated Drake 80 61 securing a bye into the Valley tournament finals in Wichita. Carbondale topped the century mark and won its first South Seven Conference basketball crown outright with a 102 68 victory over Harrisburg Saturday night.
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SIUC
Drake
Wichita
Carbondale
Harrisburg
Officials Identify 11 Dead in Moscow Hotel Rossiya Fire
Soviet officials identified at least 11 dead in the Moscow Hotel Rossiya fire with about 100 injured. The list noted Soviet and East European citizens among the dead, while Western diplomats reported no Americans or West Europeans among the victims. An unofficial count cited around 20 unidentified bodies.
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Moscow
Rossiya
Dollars and sense: new weekly consumer advice feature
The newspaper announces a new weekly Family Living series titled Dollars and sense starting Tuesday. It will cover saving, expert tips, bargain shopping, how to handle returns, and a four part home buying series including loans, house and contractor guidance. Bill Cox, Editor.
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Family Living
Bill Cox
Valley Conference Tie Highlighted After SIU Wins
Gary Grifith of Tulsa interviews Gale Say ers on TVS Sports Network after SIU Crake defeats Carbondale 80 to 61. The win ties SIU for first in the Valley Conference. Photo by Butch Nevious appears with the story on page 9.
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Gary Grifith
Tulsa
Okla
Valey
Gale Sayers
Right
TVS
Butch Nevious
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