House blocks tactic on Reagan cuts in budget battle
The House defeated a Democratic Rules Committee plan to split Reagan’s proposed $5.2 billion in next year’s spending cuts into six amendments. The vote clears the way for a package approach to tax and spending changes, while Senate committees push a 25 percent across the board personal tax cut over three years.
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Washington
House
Reagan
Senate
Thomas P. O'Neill
Massachusetts
Senate Finance Committee
Morning fire destroys Jackson workshop and upends clients lives
Alonzo Crim and 80 to 90 clients at the Jackson Community Workshop face job loss after an early morning fire gutted the main building. Residents and staff describe shock and concern as workers anticipate weeks of unemployment and seek alternative programs to stay engaged. Some live at the workshop group home while others return home to families.
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Crim
Jackson Community Workshop
Cindy Teal
Miss Teal
Janetta Tucker
Ricky Barringer
Terry O’boyle
Jackson Community Workshop finds temporary home after fire
Murphysboro Mayor Sydney Appleton says the Jackson Community Workshop may use Kroger Co. s former store at 1818 Walnut for one month while seeking a long term lease. Kroger officials in St. Louis offered the space free of rent beyond utilities and insurance as the workshop moves in equipment.
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Jackson
Murphysboro
Sydney Appleton
Appleton
Kroger Co
St. Louis
Kroger
Walnut
Union moves to quell anger over FAA pact
The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization plans a discussion this week as anger grows over a tentative contract reached with the federal government. Spokeswoman Marcia Feldman cited hundreds of inquiries while several local union leaders criticized the deal as insufficient, signaling possible strikes. The pact includes a 6.6 percent wage raise plus a 4.8 percent share for all federal workers, far below the union’s $10,000 across the board demand, prompting mixed responses across regions.
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Washington
Air Controllers’ Union
Marcia Feldman
Philadelphia
Denver
Gary Shields
Southern Illinois
Thompson to FAA: Keep suburban Des Plaines office
Governor James R. Thompson urges the FAA to retain its Des Plaines Great Lakes Region Office, resisting a planned move to Kansas City that would affect 395 workers and cost the Chicago area economy an estimated 20 million dollars. The relocation aims to reduce regional offices.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
Federal Aviation Administration
Des Plaines
Kansas City
Des Plaines Great Lakes
Chicago
FAA
Illinois Power seeks rate hike approval from ICC
Illinois Power Co faces likely 19 percent residential electric rate increase after ICC discussion. Hearing examiner Lippa recommends 94.2 million in new revenue, about 74 percent of the requested 126.7 million, with CWIP in rate base debated. Commissioners weigh CWIP 300 to 400 million, signaling a final order near 95 to 105 million.
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Don Levener
Springfield
Illinois Power Co
Illinois Commerce Commission
Charles Lippa
Illinois Power
Commission
Clinton
Lippa
Michael Hasten
Charles Stalon
Stalon
Hasten
Stalin
Illinois
Daniel Rosenblum
Rosenblum
CWIP
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Finance Committee
Savings and Loan Association
Credit Union
Treasury
Ways and Means
H.B. Koplowitz
Alonzo Crim
Crews
Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Asnilahia
Fier
Avauantic
Eee
Marion
ICC
Andrew Barrett
Barrett
Kilby
Kim Murphysboro
Lees
Berwen
Bigelow
Cabin Craft
Alexander, Smith, Milliken
Carbondale — —— Ee
Zwick’s
Zwick’s Discount Corner
N. Park Ave
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