Democrats press own tax cut plan by Sept. 3
Senate Democrats led by Majority Leader Byrd push a rival tax cut proposal to be crafted by September 3 through hearings and drafting sessions. The move aims to pressure the Carter White House and block the Republican plan, with Long pledging support and a resolution seeking Senate approval after Labor Day for an 1981 effective cut.
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Senate
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
White House
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Consid
House
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R-Conn
Robert Dole
Bkan
Byrd
Finance Committee
Russell Long
Louisiana
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Parvo Vaccine Proven Yet Scarce In Southern Illinois
Veterinarian Dr Gordon Rhine reports parvovirus outbreak sweeping Southern Illinois with 5 to 10 new cases daily and about 75 cases in two weeks. Affected dogs, mainly older, can be saved with early treatment though the vaccine remains in tight supply due to high demand.
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Ly Theresa Churchill
Illinois
Gordon Rhine
Williamson County
Rhine
Johnston City
Shaw selects Lazerson as SIU E president
SIU Edwardsville recommends Earl Lazerson 49 as president after serving as acting head since September. If approved by the SIU Board July 10, Lazerson will earn 59000 annually and reside at 219 Charles St Edwardsville. He vows administrative reorganization, budget control and boosting the university image while launching searches for vice president and provost and business affairs chief.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
Earl Lazerson
SIU
Kenneth Shaw
Lazerson
Edwardsville
Shaw
Siu-E
Charles St
SIU Board of Trustees
John Dillion
Systems Science Institute
University of Louisville
Gordon Goeney
Trenton State College
Trenton
N.J
SIUE
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Bill to fix Davies Gym heads to Gov. Thompson desk
A bill to appropriate 3.35 million dollars for remodeling Davies Gymnasium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale moves to Gov. James R. Thompson for approval. The Senate backed the Davies project 33 to 10, and the House passed a broader capital funding bill including Davies and other SIU projects. Sen. Kenneth V. Buzbee notes the gym was not high on the governor’s priority list despite its top SIU ranking.
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Springfield Bureau
The
Southern Illinoisan
Davies
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
James R. Thompson
SIU
House of Representatives
Senate
Kenneth V. Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Thompson
Northern Illinois University
FCC approves permit for area UHF TV station in Marion
Dennis Dutch Doelitzsch, owner of WDDD-FM and WDDW-AM in Marion, says the FCC has approved a permit to build a UHF television station broadcasting on Channel 27 from Marion with 157,000 watts visual. The station would serve river to river coverage from Mount Vernon to Cairo and could begin in six to 18 months, depending on upcoming decisions. Programming plans include local sports from Chicago and St. Louis teams, University of Illinois and Southern Illinois University games, local high school events, movies, reruns, independent programming, Christian shows, and IO content, with facilities to be built beside existing radio studios on Illinois 37 north of Marion.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Ilinois
Illinois
Marion
Dennis
Doelitzsch
Federal Communications Commission
Mount Vernon
Cairo
FCC
Chicago
St. Louis
University of Iinois
Southern Illinois University
Channel 11
Illinois 37
SIU C Faces House Over Etha Coal Funding Row
SIU C questioned on administrator count and pay inequities as Rep James Rea pressed for details on vice presidents and staff. Rea warned the ethacoal project amendment risks misused funds, while SIU lobbyist and officials declined to back extra money, saying technology is not ready.
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Jean Ness
Southern
SIU
Keith Sanders
Sanders
Richmond
Rea
Senate
Weather outlook with warm humid nights and chances of storms
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy warm and humid conditions tonight with a chance of thunderstorms late. Lows expected in the low 70s. Friday will be partly sunny warm and humid with a chance of storms and highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Good evening.
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