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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1981
Page
2
Eloise Andrews reported her trailer home east of Herrin burned at 4 am Tuesday. Her son Tim escaped uninjured as the blaze damaged the dwelling while she was working at the Inland Steel mine.
IRS standard deductions known as zero bracket amounts simplify filing. By shifting deductions across years a couple can claim 4500 in one year and 3400 in the next, totaling 7900 over two years instead of 6000, effectively saving taxes with careful timing and planning.
Publication facts list offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with address lines and phone numbers. Subscription rates show Sunday through Friday carrier and motor route options, mail rates for 18 county area, and contact details for classifieds and post office changes.
The new president framed economic crisis as a problem to solve with limited government and tax relief, pledging to trim DC power, promote enterprise, and keep America as a beacon of freedom. Carter returns to Plains after a term shadowed by hostage drama as Bush takes oath as vice president.
Carbondale City Manager Carl Fry remains in stable condition at a Rochester Minnesota hospital after three more hours of surgery. Councilman Charles Watkins said Fry’s infection is under control but he is not out of danger. Fry had undergone multiple procedures at Mayo Clinic and Methodist Hospital to fight a rare gas toxic infection following a previous operation.
The Union County Board on Monday removed the merit board’s authority to make salary recommendations for deputies and limited its own power to approve merit board rules. State’s Attorney Rodney Clutts said the edits align the county merit system with a new state law, while the three member board still can advise on hiring promotion discipline and discharge.
Former Bush Mayor Earl Holland filed to challenge incumbent Theron tt for the village mayor post in Bush. Multiple candidates filed across several towns for April 7 elections including White Ash Ash Thee, Colp Carterville Schrowder, Spillertown De Springs Carbondale Marion and other districts, with incumbents seeking re election and new candidates entering for trustees clerks and ward positions.
Theodore Drake, 28, of Marion, died at 7:50 am in a head-on collision between two pickup trucks in rural Jackson County. The crash occurred on the Truax-Traclacktop road near the Illinois 13 and 4 junction. Drake rode with Thomas Harrison Jr. of Carbondale. Ada Davis of Skville drove the other truck. Coroner Don Ragsdale said the exact cause is under investigation. Harrison was treated and released from Memorial Hospital in Carbon.
Firefighters reported a trailer home fire at 4 a.m. east of Herrin damaging the Eloise Andrews residence. The blaze likely started in the furnace area. No loss figure was set as damage was extensive. A passenger, Bobby Harrison, 23, of rural Carterville, was admitted for observation. Mrs Davis and her family Thomas 36 Valentine 15 and Donald 9 were treated and released by Marshall Browning Hospital in Du Quoin.
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