Federal lunch cuts hit Illinois schools 15.5 percent drop in meals
A State Board of Education report says federal funding cuts reduced school lunch participation by 145,000 meals from September 1980 to 1981 and led to 76 schools dropping lunches. It cites 4,000 kitchen jobs lost, higher meal prices, and increased reliance on federal reimbursements as meal volume falls raises costs.
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Don Levener
Diana Penner
Springfield
State Board of Education
Congressional
Illinois
Robert Ohlzen
State Board
Ohlzen
Ohzien
Cording
Snow seen as winter crops shield by Illinois farmers
Heavy snow is welcomed by Illinois farmers as it protects winter wheat from extreme cold and provides soil moisture for spring crops. University of Illinois expert Charlie Brown says snow cover insulates wheat, while some southern areas without snow face uncertain recovery. agronomist Fred Welch notes snow will melt into soil moisture reducing reliance on spring rainfall.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Charlie Brown
University of Ilinois
Brown
Fred Welch
SIU Aids Zambia Farm Improvement Effort
A $10 million five year project will involve agricultural experts from University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University and University of Maryland Eastern Shore to assist Zambia’s small farm operators. The team will provide information on farming methods and help farmers adopt new technology.
Judge delays order to end double-celling at Pontiac Prison
U S District Judge Harold Baker temporarily stayed his ruling that Pontiac Prison must convert all two man cells to single man cells by year end. The stay follows Illinois state officials appeal to the Seventh Circuit. State officials argued the plan would overburden other prisons and risk triple celling. Governor Thompson criticized the ruling as impractical.
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Springfield
Pontiac
U.S
Harold Baker
Danville
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
W. Paul Zemitzsch
Illinois
Tyrone Fahner
Michael Lane
Lane
Baker
James R. Thompson
Corrections Department
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