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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1985
Page
14
December construction of new homes increased 2.1 percent to 1.59 million units. For all of 1984 housing starts rose 2.4 percent to 1.74 million units, signaling steady demand across the sector.
Census Bureau figures show 1982 police protection spending at 10.7 billion dollars, up 8.5 percent from 1981. Cities also fund nearly all their costs from own revenue, the highest self-funding level since 1970, marking a major shift in municipal budgeting.
UAW vice president Donald Ephlin said Saturn staffing will largely be UAW, with 6,000 new jobs in GM's area and local output depending on workers available. He noted the company and union aim to place members at Saturn, regardless of site, as several states compete for the plant. Michigan lawmakers have formed a task force to lure Saturn to the state. Illinois officials push fast incentives by Jan. 29. If built now, few GM workers are laid off, boosting local labor pools.
The FTC weighs changes letting merchants provide a warranty reading address rather than keeping copies in store. Current rule requires in store copies via signs, packaging, or a loose leaf binder, all available to consumers in the store.
Representatives from major think tanks urged President Reagan to reduce government reach in a second term by pursuing a private alternative to Social Security and abolishing corporate taxes. The group, led by Hudson Institute chair Thomas Bell Jr, urged reforms across taxes, spending, legal, educational, health care, and welfare systems while backing the space based Strategic Defense Initiative and renewed world leadership.
Washington kicks off Reagan second inauguration with pageant and fireworks as out-of-town visitors flood the capital. The evening Prelude Pageant features Fess Parker narrating inaugural music and addresses. The Reagans and Bushes attend events including galas produced by Frank Sinatra.
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