Phone company seeks 60 percent rate hike in Illinois
General Telephone Co of Illinois plans to file a general rate increase with the Illinois Commerce Commission, aiming to raise residential rates by about 60 percent and add roughly 37.5 million dollars in gross revenue to secure an 18.1 million dollar net gain after taxes. The request, the first since 1976, cites inflation and high interest rates, with higher charges across basic service, extended area rates, and installation fees in cities including Carbondale Marion and Murphysboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan General Telephone Co
Illinois
Illinois Commerce Commission
Larry K. Henry
General Telephone
Henry
R. C. Boozer
Carbondale
Marion
Murphysboro
ICC
USS
Boozer
Israel attacks Beirut as U S urges cease fire
Israel blasts Beirut from sea and air and drops leaflets telling Syrian troops to withdraw within hours. President Reagan urgently calls for a cease fire in Lebanon while the United States moves a carrier group to evacuate Americans. Clashes widen with Syria as Israel targets Beirut and its airport.
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Associated Press
Israel
PLO
Beirut
Reagan
Lebanon
New York Times
U.S. Navy
Kennedy
Defense Department
Israel Radio
Menachem
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Middle East
Jerusalem
Damascus
Bekaa Valley
Syria
State Radio
SIU budget seeks 12.5 percent pay hikes for 1984
Southern Illinois University proposes a fiscal 1984 budget of 178.7 million featuring 12.5 percent salary increases for faculty staff and civil service employees to offset 1983 losses and align with regional trends. The plan includes catch-up funds 2 and 3 percent plus 9 percent for general price increases and utilities and building-related requests across campuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern
Kenneth Shaw
SIU Board of Trustees
Medical
Springfield
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
General Assembly
James Thompson
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Shaw
SIUC
Siu-E
University of Illinois
SIU
Siu-C
Weather forecast In Fair Cool Tonight Then Sunny Friday
The National Weather Service forecasts fair and cool tonight with a low in the mid 50s. Friday will be sunny with a high in the low to mid 80s. Saturday through Monday expect fair, pleasant conditions with highs in the 80s and lows around 60s.
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National Weather Service
Murphysboro Officials Split Over Dog Control Rules
Murphysboro officials debated whether the animal control warden should patrol or respond to complaints and whether verbal owner control should satisfy the ordinance. The council deferred a vote, sending the issue to the public improvements committee after noting a rise in owner-claimed stray and abandoned dogs under new warden Nancy Grana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Police Department
Nancy Grana
Charles Davitz
Davitz
Ms. Grana
Larry Tincher
David McDowell
McDowell
Humane Society
Public Improvements Committee
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Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Voice of Palestine Radio
Arafat
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
Girl Scout Color Guard
West Williamson County
Crab Orchard Lake
Herrin City Park
John McCutchen
Lana Richmond
Herrin
Teresa Forbes
Crainville
Michelle Cramer
Melissa Kreitner
Hurst Bush
Erin Randal
Brandyn Payne
Aldermen
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