Thompson Byrne reach tax relief highway plan Springfield
Gov James R Thompson and Chicago Mayor Jayne Byrne announce a broad tax and highway package to deliver 50 million in income tax relief and fund a 872 million road program next year. Plan raises gas tax 1 cent, shifts funds, abandons Crosstown Expressway and Franklin Street subway, expands regional taxes and bonds for transit and roads.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Chicago
Jayne Byrne
Thompson
Byrne
General Assembly
Franklin Street
Chicago Six-County
RTA
Cook
General Revenue Fund
Carter aides contemplate US role in Nicaragua crisis
The White House refused to rule out US troops for Nicaragua. Powell said decisions hinge on OAS consultations. Vance urged Somoza ouster and proposed an interim government, ceasefire, arms halt, and an inter American peacekeeping presence with relief effort. Quintana welcomed dialogue but avoided commenting on US replacement of Somoza.
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Associated Press
Washington Star
Washington
Carter
U.S
Nicaragua
White House
Jody Powell
Organization of American States
Powell
OAS
Somoza
Cyrus Vance
Anastasio Somoza
National Reconciliation
United States
Vance
Julio Quintana
Trucker Strike Sparks Shootings and Spree on I 57 I 64
A Kentucky driver was shot at and his truck overturned on I 57 near Benton amid a nationwide independent truckers strike. A second Oklahoma driver on I 64 near Mount Vernon had a bullet shatter his windshield with no injuries. Other incidents of gunfire and blocked fuel pumps disrupted highways from Illinois to Tennessee. Police link the violence to the strike.
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Southern Illinoisan
Associated Press
Kentucky
Interstate 57
Benton
Oklahoma
Mount Vernon
Interstate 64
Orvin H. Hutson
Murray
Hutson
Charles Spruell
State Department of Law Enforcement Division of Criminal Investigation
du Quoin
Franklin County Hospital
St. Louis
Paducah
Harper Truck Service
Robert P. Crupper
Nowata
Okla
Crupper
Missouri
Good Samaritan Hospital
I-64
John Kelly
Florrisant
Barry Awalt
Illinois
East Dubuque
J & L Oil Co
I-80
Etna Shell Oasis
Peru
Marion Truck Plaza
I-57
Illiois 13
Marion
Rod Reubens
Grover Lucas
Skelly
Lucas
Reubens
Cape Girardeau
Herbert Mead
Mead Enterprises
Union County
Jonesboro
Illinois 3
Cairo
Cape Girardeau, Mo
Union County Sheriff’s Office
Legislature OKs pay and tuition hikes at SIU and U of I
The Illinois General Assembly approved bills to raise pay for faculty and staff at Southern Illinois University and University of Illinois and to boost tuition at both systems. House actions include 117-21 for a 138.2 million SIU budget and 133-6 for a 330.4 million U of I budget, with average pay hikes of 7.5 percent and tuition increases around 7 percent. The measures proceed to the governor and return to the Senate for the Community College Board items.
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Springfield
University of Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Illinois General Assembly
House
Senate
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Springfield Medical School
Thompson
University
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Chicago Medical School
Virgil C. Wikoff
R-Champaign
Wikoff
U of I
Illinois Community College Board
East St. Louis Community College Board of Trustees
Eugene M. Barnes
Chicago
Court OKs guidelines enforcement by president
A federal appeals court ruled that President Carter may deny government contracts to firms that do not follow wage price guidelines. The DC Circuit reversed a lower court ruling and held the president has constitutional authority to enforce the voluntary anti inflation program. The 6-3 decision overturns Judge Parker's May 31 ruling.
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Washington
Carter
U.S. Court of Appeals For
District of Columbia
U.S
Barrington D. Parker
Four finalists named for SIU system chancellor post
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville President Kenneth A. Shaw is among four finalists for the SIU system chancellor role. Weather outlook calls for cooler tonight and Saturday with variable cloudiness and chances of showers and thunderstorms. Highs reach the low 80s Saturday, lows in the 60s, with a Sunday shower/thunderstorm chance.
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National Weather Service
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
Kenneth A. Shaw
Southern Illinois University System
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