Chrysler loan near approval in Illinois Legislature
Illinois Senate approved a bill authorizing up to a $20 million state loan to Chrysler Corp from lottery revenues, conditional on officials deeming eligibility. The proposal, backed by supporters like Kenneth Buzbee and Gene Johns, drew opposition over principle as critics warned of bankruptcy risks and tax losses if Chrysler fails.
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Springfield
Chrysler Corp
Illinois General Assembly
James R. Thompson
Senate
Chrysler
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Gene Johns
D-Marion
House
Dawn Clark Netsch
Chicago
Illinois
Sity
Illinois coal bills spark split Senate vote and approval
Sen. Gene Johns proposed a mandatory use of Illinois mined coal if cost comparable to shipments from other states. Opponents called it unconstitutional and cited pollution-control costs. the measure failed 21 to 27. A separate Johns environmental standards bill gained Senate approval and heads back to the House for amendment action.
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Springfield
Illinois
Senate
Gene Johns
Marion
Philip J. Rock
D-Oak Park
Johns
House
Farmland tax increases frozen after agreement
Farm groups and legislators resolved a dispute Wednesday and backed an 8 percent cap on farmland tax increases for next year. The Senate approved the House measure 41-17, sending it to Gov. James R. Thompson who has signaled support. The move addresses farmer fears over new assessed value formulas causing tax spikes.
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Springfield
Southern Illinoisan
Senate
James R. Thompson
Fetus Murder Measure Rejected in Illinois Senate
Illinois Senate rejected a measure to add homicide penalties for killing a human fetus after conception. The bill followed a Massac County case where a woman’s death and a fetus aged 82 months prompted questions about fetal murder under state law. it fell eight votes short of passage.
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Springfield Bureau
Senate
State Supreme Court
Southern Illinois
Massac County
Illinois
Warehousemen vote to join UMWA at Steeleville mines
Warehouse employees at Streamline and Captain coal mines near Steeleville voted 12 to 1 to join the United Mine Workers of America as their bargaining representative. Kenneth Dawes, UMWA District 12 president, called the election unprecedented as warehouse workers had been exempt from union representation. The mines are owned by Southwest Illinois Coal Company Arch Minerals.
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Streamline
Captain
Steeleville
United Mine Workers of America
Kenneth Dawes
UMWA
District 12
The
Southwest Illinois Coal Company
Arch Minerals
Three charged in Pomona burglary case
Three men, Eddy V. Cross Paul W. Stuthers and Arthur G. Cross all 17 to 20, were jailed in Jackson County and accused of burglarizing a Pomona home on Route 1. The owner Robert Rothrock chased them in his dump truck ramming their car twice, with stolen groceries valued under 150 dollars recovered.
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Jackson County
Pomona
Eddy V. Cross
Paul W. Stuthers
Arthur G. Cross
Robert L. Rothrock
Rothrock
Stuthers
Missouri
Carter visits Lisbon to back Portugal's democracy
President Carter arrived in Lisbon to praise Portugal's six year old democracy and thank its government for recognizing and opposing aggression in Afghanistan and Iran. He urged action against terrorism while avoiding mention of the Iran hostage crisis, as he prepared a luncheon toast with President Eanes and Prime Minister La Carneiro.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Carter
Afghanistan
Iran
Vietnam warns Thailand of a trap in refugee repatriation
Vietnam accuses Thailand of armed repatriation of refugees to Cambodia and threatens to halt or trap the evacuees. Vietnamese forces press the border advance for a fourth day near Aranyaprathet against Pol Pot forces and Free Khmer insurgents in Oddar Mean Chey. Foreign Minister Nguyen Co Thach, in Bangkok, calls the refugee return an armed repatriation.
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Thailand
Vietnam
Cambodia
Hanoi
Pol Pot
Malai Hills
Aranyaprathet
Oddar
Chey
Nguyen Co Thach
Associated Press
United Nations
Catholics relax stance on prolonging life guidelines
Vatican document from the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, approved by Pope John Paul II, allows doctors to renounce artificial life support for the desperately ill while reaffirming the ban on mercy killings and counsel against intensive pain relief.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Sacred Congregation For the Doctrine of the Faith
John Paul II
Supreme Court limits criminal searches and broadens civil rights reach
The court, in a 7-2 decision, narrows a defendant's automatic challenge to a search by requiring an actual expectation of privacy. In a separate 6-3 ruling, it interprets the Civil Rights Act of 1871 to let private citizens sue state officials when federal law is violated, including attorney fees. A separate unanimous ruling allows fee reimbursement if a settlement is favorable even without trial.
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New York Times
Washington
Supreme Court
Maine
Southern Illinoisan Publication Office and contact details
Publication offices listed for Carbondale Murphysboro and Marion with addresses And classifieds numbers and post office box for address changes. Various subscription rates pages show carrier motor route and mail options for 18 county area.
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USPS
Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Murphysboro
Her- Tin
Marion
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