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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1985
Page
4
The dispute between Mayor Sydney Appleton and contender James Scuras over a downtown retail and office building continues as plans face delays. With a looming primary, observers urge pausing development to let politics settle, hoping growth efforts by Appleton and railroad service improvements endure.
The Polish leadership faces a crisis over the Jerzy Popieluszko murder as four security officers await conviction. Analysts say the trial signals Solidarity pressure and could force reform, but without economic progress Jaruzelski remains in a precarious hold on power. The Soviet Union watches, ready to act if control slips.
Lon P. Dawson laments progress described by columnist Bob Reid in the 1950s Southern Illinoisan. He recalls the loss of simple joys and familiar items from cars to music, tax forms, and home comforts, contrasting earlier decades with modern technology and complexity.
A New York Times analysis argues the world must press OPEC to end price rigging. It urges Reagan to push supply growth, deregulate gas, favor coal, and tax oil imports to cut inflation, warning that defeating the cartel would lower US deficits and lift living standards.
William H. Sullivan likens Marcos crisis to Southeast Asian folk drama with shadow plays and masks. He argues Marcos may die or abdicate without naming a vice president, notes Gen. Fidel Ramos' push to reform the armed forces, and highlights Imelda and Ver as potential but unlikely coup threats. He praises Ramos and Juan Ponce Enrile for steering the defense and suggests U.S. interests hinge on avoiding disaster while the nation watches a Shakespearean theater of power.
A reader questions Governor Thompson's push for mandatory seat belts arguing personal choice should prevail. He warns fines may flood the courts, joking about hogs with belts and even saddles, urging safer methods through science rather than coercion.
Richard L. Voorhees of West Frankfort rails against The Southern Illinoisan coverage of crime statistics. He cites 1983 and 1984 jury conviction rates for Franklin County and accuses reporter Elizabeth Renshaw of sensationalism and misleading figures.
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