Narrow victory tint in Israeli election gains and talks
Partial returns show Labor led by Shimon Peres 49 to 48 over Begin's Likud with 25 percent counted. Begin claimed victory and planned talks with religious parties to form a coalition. Results slow. Interior Ministry cautions late official counts and possible Friday completion. Sweltering turnout 77.4 percent amid near 61-seat coalition hurdle.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Labor
Menachem
Likud
Begin
Israel Radio
Shimon Peres
Labor Party
National Elections Commission
Interior Ministry
Peres
Defense
National Religious Party
Yosef Burg
NRP
Tax cut plans set to split gains in 1982 83 and 84
The Democratic House leadership seeks larger 1982 tax relief focused on households earning under 50 000 while Reagan offers smaller early cuts with bigger later relief. For a family of four with one parent working the 1982 gap ranges from 52 to 405 dollars, widening with income. In 1983 and 1984 the president’s plan grows larger overall, with Congress evaluating by income levels and the political fight shifting to floor strategy.
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Jonathan Fuerbringer
Washington Star
Capitol Hill
House
Ways and Means
Reagan
House Democrats
House Democratic
Congress
Joint Committee On Taxation
Joint Committee
Union County opens new dog pound in Anna
The Union County dog pound began operations at the Anna landfill north of town to enforce a new animal control ordinance. Warden Howard King outlined his patrol area across the county with 8 am to 5 pm hours, stating the goal to curb stray dogs and enforce local rules in Anna, Cobden, and Dongola. The concrete pound has seven kennels and cost 15000 dollars, built to state standards. The ordinance now requires leashed dogs on owners property at all times and removes the registration fee, though Anna Cobden and Dongola still maintain their own fees.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Union County
Anna
Union County Board
Howard King
King
Cobden
Dongola
Carl Boyd
Rodney Clutts
Murphysboro to vote on amended animal control code
Murphysboro City Council plans a July 28 vote on an animal control ordinance mirroring a prior proposal. Changes include lowered cat registration fees to 4 dollars for unneutered and 2 dollars for neutered cats, while dog fees stay at 6.50 and 2. The measure requires rabies vaccination and confines pets to prevent running at large. Public inspection begins Friday at City Hall Annex amid mixed public reaction.
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Murphysboro
David McDowell
Council
Public Improvements Committee
City Hall Annex
Carbondale Lawyer Named State Elections Board Chair
Springfield J Phil Gilbert a Carbondale lawyer was elected today as chair man of the State Board of Elections. He will study county budget help for consolidated elections and evaluate electronic voting systems reliability amid previous breakdowns. He becomes the first chair not from northern Illinois, succeeding Democrat Michael Hambler in a Republican rotating scheme. Gilbert was appointed to the panel in 1978 by Gov. James R. Thompson.
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Springfield
J. Phil Gilbert
Carbondale
State Board of Elections
Gilbert
Election Board
Northern
Illinois
Michael J. Hambler
James R. Thompson
Break possible on student loan repayments in Illinois
Illinois lawmakers approved an amendment to cover a $2.6 million deficit in the state scholarship program. Only about 1,500 students may be billed $100 for spring awards, down from an earlier estimate of 2,600, as ISSC rechecks its tally before the governor's decision.
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Illinois State Scholarship Commission
Thompson
James Skilbeck
Skilbeck
ISSC
Matejka
SIU C
Siu-C
Power outage hits Carbondale mall and stores
A midmorning outage affected University Mall K Mart Plaza and nearby outlets in Carbondale. Officials said the outage lasted from 10 15 a m to 11 45 a m as substations failed during load transfers causing partial to full power loss at The Outlet Kroger s University Mall and K Mart with limited cash registers and emergency lighting in operation.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale’s
University Mall
K-Mart
Phil Favreau
Favreau
James O’daniel
Central Illinois Public Service Company
Carbondale
O’daniel
Kroger’s
CIPS
J.C. Penney’s
Warner
Subscription Rates and USPS Office Contact Details
Local subscription rates listed for delivery by carrier and by mail with regional pricing. Office contact numbers provided for Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin and Marion plus classified ad lines and post office box address.
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N. Ilinois
N. 16Th Herrin
Ill
Illinois
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Southern Illinoisan
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Jean Ness
James Thompson
Larry Matejka
Governor
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