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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 31, 1981

Page

2

Tax package clears Senate but faces delay over oil relief

The Senate approved Reagan's three year tax cut plan by voice vote and sent it to a House Senate conference committee for a compromise. Oil industry tax relief of 47 billion over 10 years sparks delay threats from liberal senators and a potential talkathon, though no immediate delay to individual tax cuts is evident.

Washington Senate Reagan House Congress Howard H. Baker Jr House-Senate

Borrowing on insurance and juggling mortgage costs

Prices are high and loan rates rise leading people to borrow against life or other insurance policies at low rates to buy items or invest at higher returns. The piece also notes potential savings of fifty thousand dollars by coordinating insurance and mortgage payments and features Harrison Ford as a modern swashbuckling hero in the vein of classic movie adventurers.

Clark Gable Humphrey Bogart Errol Flynn Harrison Ford Family Weekly

Microsurgeon Removes Cataract With Tiny Plastic Lens

Ophthalmologist Dennis L. Ryle performs a precise microsurgical cataract removal using a micro-scrape technique and implants a plastic lens smaller than a fish scale to restore vision.

Dennis L. Ryle

Southern Illinoisan newspaper mailing and pricing notice

Public notice detailing office locations Carbondale Murphysboro and Herrin, delivery options and subscription rates for 18 county circulation, with mailing address and classified numbers. Rates include 1 year 65.00, 6 months 35.00, and 3 months 18.00 with monthly option 6.50.

Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Arion Southern Illinoisan Ill

Tax rate cuts and marriage penalty impacts in 1982 84

The summary outlines tax reductions affecting a typical one earner couple and a typical two earner family of four with deductible expenses at 23 percent of gross income. It notes figures on tax rate cuts and reductions in tax laws, including the marriage penalty, with emphasis on phased implementation through 1984 as the final year.

Reagan Tax Reductions Chart for One and Two Earners

A chart compares tax reductions for a one earner family on the left and a two earner family on the right under legislation backed by President Reagan. The graphic highlights differences in tax relief based on income and family structure.

Reagan

All-Star rosters expand to 30 with two-inning pitchers

Baseball Commissioner Bowie Kuhn announced rosters for the rescheduled All-Star Game will grow from 28 to 30. Pitchers will be limited to two innings. The game, moved from July 14 after the strike, is set for Aug 9 at Cleveland Stadium with fans voting for eight starters and league presidents plus managers selecting pitchers and reserves.

Bowie Kuhn Cleveland Stadium Kuhn Philadelphia Dallas Green Kansas City Jim Frey Associated Press New York

Gas station attendant may have second thoughts about new job

Kevin Martin a 20 year old Peoria man was kidnapped beaten and robbed on his first day on the job at a Clark Service Station Four men in a car forced him into the vehicle after he started pumping gas they beat him robbed him of 140 and left him in an alley a passing motorist found him and he was hospitalized in fair condition at St Francis Hospital with head and facial injuries and internal trauma

Peoria Kevin Martin Martin Clark Sevice Staion St. Francis Hospital

Mississippi river boat chain reaction sinks barges across St Louis

A tug towing 15 barges snapped its towline causing a chain reaction that loosened about 150 barges along the Mississippi. Three barges sank including a chemical and a grain barge near midchannel. Coast Guard crews and tugboats hunted for remaining hazards while probing the chemical contents of the sunk barge.

St. Louis Mississippi River U.S. Coast Guard Coast Guard Poplar Street Alan Burd Martin Luther King Bridge Burd Virginia Tower Phillips Pipeline Co

Reagan to continue AT&T antitrust suit

The Reagan administration will press ahead with the six year antitrust case to break up AT&T. Justice will pursue court action next week while seeking Congress to pass telecom reform that could moot the suit. A White House meeting and Baxter indicated possible settlement talks remain open.

Washington Star Washington White House Reagan Administration American Telephone & Telegraph Co Justice Department Congress Justice Mark Sheehan Department Antitrust William F. Baxter Commerce Malcolm Baldrige Reagan James Baker Atlanta U.S Harold H. Greene Baxter At&t Departments of Defense and Commerce Baldridge Sheehan Carter Bell System Western Electric Senate Commerce Committee Comec Senate Judiciary Committee

Christopher Grade School Board Approves Pay Hikes

The Christopher Grade School Board of Education approved a 10 percent salary increase for noncertified workers including 11 secretaries cooks bus drivers and custodians totaling about 10000 yearly. A contract for teachers was approved but awaits teachers’ vote.

Christopher Grade School Christopher Grade School Board of Education James Jenkins Jenkins

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