Land use clash as Williamson County backs subdivision
A Williamson County board decision to allow subdivision of prime farm land for housing over the Soil and Water Conservation District’s objections is labeled destructive to land and public interests. Critics warn of future floods, liability, and the erosion of local self-government while noting the neutral stance of new Republican member Bill Mattingly on the issue.
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Williamson County Board
Soil and Water Conservation District
Eoo
Paul Hicks
Williamson County
Ing
Williamson Board
Bill Mattingly
Bell
Ma Bell
New York Telephone Co
Illinois
Wisconsin
Michigan
Minnesota
Connecticut
New Jersey
California
Bell Company
At&t
Optimism Abroad As Reagan Inauguration Looms
The piece notes American optimism defying doom and gloom as Gallup finds 49 percent expect 1981 to improve over 1980 while 26 percent expect worse. It contrasts global outlooks, cites Venezuela and various European nations, and mentions Roosevelt's fear quote and Reagan's upcoming inaugural address and ceremony on the Capitol west front.
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Reagan
Carter
Gallup
Britain
France
West Germany
Austria
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Japan
Venezuela
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Capitol
Washington
Ands
Potomac
Letters condemn voting tone and foreign aid views
A Southern Illinois letter writer defends his stance amid criticism for opposing the Panama Canal giveaway and foreign aid funding. He cites HR 3173 and HR 6942, claims inflation stems from deficit spending, and asserts America should be first. He says he will speak up despite being labeled narrow minded.
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Southern Illinoisan
Adams
Simon
Barrett
Anderson
Israel
Egypt
Turkey
Zaire
Greece
Nicaragua
Zambia
Zimbabwe
America
AT&T antitrust trial opens after six years of suit
The Justice Department’s antitrust case against AT&T moves to trial in Washington before Judge Harold Greene. The government seeks divestiture of local operating firms and Western Electric, plus parts of Bell Laboratories, arguing monopolistic control and price squeezing. AT&T counters that the suit distorts antitrust law and warns dismantling would harm service quality and the economy. A related push to rewrite the Communications Act stalled in 1980, with FCC actions already enabling AT&T to enter computer and data markets through a separate subsidiary. The outcome will reshape the Bell System and the future of telecom and information sectors.
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Richard L. Worsnop
Washington
Justice Department
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
At&t
U.S. District Court
Harold H. Greene
Western Electric Co
Bell Laboratories
Western Electric
Federalommunications Commission
Bell System
Illinois Bell
Western Electric Equipment
Bell
Federal Communications Commission
House
House Commerce Committee
Judiciary Committee
Peter W.W. Rodine Jr
Senate
FCC
Gary D. Rosch
Antiope Videotex Systems
General Telephone
Automatic Telephone
ITT
M. St
D.C
National Citizens Committee
P.O
Cut-rate long distance cuts your phone bill
The piece explains how push-button service, multiple lines, and home offices push bills toward $1,000 yearly. It surveys fourth providers ITT MCI U S Transmission Systems Southern Pacific and Western Union, noting limited service areas yet potential savings especially for heavy daytime long distance users.
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Deborah Rankin
New York Times
MCI Telecommunications Corp
U.S. Transmission Systems Inc
International Telephone and Telegraph Co
Southern Pacific Communications Corp
Southern
AT&T ad test sparks Texas publisher bid to block
Texas newspaper publishers seek state action to stop AT&T from testing a home electronic information service in Austin that would offer classified and display ads alongside directories. The 14 month test would provide free terminals to 680 homes and 60 businesses, enabling access to listings plus ads from realtors, supermarkets and stores. Publishers fear unfair advantage and urge federal and state resistance as lawmakers weigh telecom deregulation.
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Jonathan Friendly
New York Times
New York
Texas
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
Austin
At&t
Ma Bell
Comany
Southwestern Bell Telephone
Albany
Coral Gables
Fla
Miami
The
Telephone Company
Knight-Rid
Marbut
Harte- Hanks Co
Associated Press
Columbus
Ohio
Donald F. McLaughlin
Trade Journal For
Congress
House Communications Subcommittee
Timothy E. Wirth
D-Cole
Wirth
Bob Packwood
R-Ore
Senate Commerce Committee
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Southern Illinois
Joseph Waz
National Citizens Committee For Broadcasting
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