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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1985
Page
2
AP report notes 1984 brought overall urban economic health with 81 percent reporting improvements and 76 percent seeing lower unemployment. Yet two-thirds see no relief in homelessness or poverty while two-thirds favor tax cuts or spending controls to trim deficits. Local leaders foresee recession without federal deficit reduction.
In Mount Lebanon, Jerry and Wendy Penning, aged 11 and 10, avoided television for a year as a wager with parents Peggy and Bruce Penning. They earned $200 each and a personal computer if they lasted until December 1, gaining time for reading and homework while adjusting family routines.
In Cheishe Refugee Camp near Bethlehem a gaunt rabbi Moshe Levinger watches Palestinians who stone Israeli cars from a barricaded area. Soldiers stand by as settlers and supporters gather. Both sides anticipate further clashes amid curfew and growing tension.
Publication information lists carrier and motor route rates, office contacts, and staff roles for The Southern Illinoisan based in Carbondale Illinois with prices for Sunday through Friday delivery and advance mail options.
Illinois Democratic senators Paul Simon and Alan Dixon propose turning pipeline companies into common carriers to force lower priced gas onto consumers. The plan would allow direct bargaining between gas users and producers, potentially saving a Peoria or Springfield household about $175 annually on heating.
Iroquois County sheriff says William Braid, 25, of Watseka, was arrested and held without bond in the December 26 killing of Jessica Ann Hosick, 15, of Watseka. A warrant was issued for 18-year-old James L. Treece, also of Watseka, believed to have possibly fled toward Texas.
The Sahara has spread south into the Sahel at six to twelve miles yearly, with 1984 drought leaving Chad's 4.5 million people predominantly affected. Harvests fell to about 300,000 tons, and transport limits worsen relief. A bridge over the Shari River may not be ready until June, forcing a temporary causeway.
Stormy weather blocks Philadelphia New Year kickoff and 19 inches of Midwest snow halt travel. Gun violence claims several in Ohio Illinois and New York while Rose Parade crowds and Mummers Parade endure rain. Snow blankets western Illinois and Midwest regions as New Year arrives under reflection and disruption.
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