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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1985
Page
1
Washington AP reports that executions have shifted from rare events to regular occurrences, averaging about one every ten days and rising. Florida inmate James David Raulerson died in the electric chair, the fifth execution this year, as officials acknowledge many death row inmates face mounting risk.
An AP poll finds 84 percent of Americans favor the death penalty amid 1,400 inmates on death row and 38 states empowered to execute. Most back the penalty but oppose its use in all murder cases, with experts noting historically high support levels.
Frigid Arctic air brings subzero temps and ice coated streets across Southern Illinois. A 62 year old Willisville man, Calvin Bellman, is listed in satisfactory condition after a crash on Illinois 4 near Campbell Hill. Forecasters warn lows near minus 5 to 5 above, with highs in the teens to 20s and flurries possible Friday. Road crews warn of refreezing and limited chemical effectiveness as travel slows and winter conditions persist through the weekend.
Practical winter driving guidance covers parking with wind, starting in cold weather, testing brakes and traction on clear routes, watching for ice on overpasses and shaded areas, and using squeeze braking with neutral to control momentum. It advises chaining four wheels on front-wheel-drive cars and only rear wheels on rear-wheel-drive cars, rocking to free a stuck vehicle, digging a path for all four wheels, and winterizing the trunk with de-icer a shovel salt sand or litter and wheel straps for traction.
Vernon Walters, a former CIA deputy director and veteran presidential troubleshooter, is expected to be nominated to replace Jeane Kirkpatrick as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. An anonymous high-level official said Walters would likely be chosen to fill the post as Kirkpatrick ends her controversial tenure. Walters has traveled widely on sensitive presidential missions as a roving ambassador.
Gov James R Thompson proposed a 1.6 billion higher education budget with an 8 percent faculty pay rise and 13.1 percent state support increase. He would spend 147 million from all revenue and Build Illinois funds starting July 1, but would delay a 4.3 percent tuition increase. Highlights include 22 million for university programs linked to economic development, a Japanese language initiative, upgraded labs, a new engineering college at Northern Illinois University, biotech and agriculture research, and a 1 million boost for medical scholarships to 2,850. Southern Illinois University Carbondale would receive 135.5 million under the IBHE plan.
Washington sources report President Reagan urged Congress to terminate the $4.6 billion revenue sharing program a year early and abolish aid to cities and counties at the end of the current fiscal year. The move would save about $3 billion in 1986 and $4.6 billion annually thereafter, while defense spending remains around $277.5 billion.
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