State finances worse than Thompson admits says senator
Senator Kenneth Buzbee says Illinois state finances are in a lot worse shape than Gov. James R. Thompson described in his budget address. He criticizes revenue projections as too optimistic, questions $60 million tied to federal grants, and favors targeted agency cuts while opposing some tax breaks. Other lawmakers call for shared sacrifice, with cuts at Southern Illinois facilities and tightened welfare and Medicaid measures to avert bankruptcy.
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Mike Briggs
Mary Ann McNulty
Springfield
Senate
Kenneth Buzbee
Carbondale
Buzbee
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Reagan
Washington
Gene Johns
D-Marion
Johns
Southern Illinois
A.L. Bowen Developmental Center
Anna Mental Health and Developmental Center
Bowen
Robert C. Winchester
Rhosiclare
C.L. McCormick
Vienna
McCormick
Wayne Alstat
Vergennes
Gunman seizes plane at Los Angeles Airport
A man armed with a .45 pistol boarded Continental Airlines Flight 72 at Los Angeles International, took nine hostages aboard the grounded Boeing 727, while the cockpit crew and most passengers escaped using emergency ropes. No injuries reported. The gunman demanded remain unknown as a SWAT team hurried to the scene.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles International
Continental Airlines
Continental
John Clayton
Sharon Hahn
Pat Connelly
Special Weapons and Tactics
Clayton
Flight 72
Phoenix
San Antonio
Haig defers line on El Salvador aid amid Cuba and Soviet hints
Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr. declined to set a limit on U S aid to El Salvador. He said new assistance would hinge on actions by Cuba and the Soviet Union and their allies to stop intervening in hemisphere affairs.
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Haig
U.S
el Salvador
Washington (Ap
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Soviet Union
Cuba
Forecast Calls for Clearing and Colder Tonight
The National Weather Service predicts clearing and colder conditions tonight with lows in the lower or mid 20s. Friday will be mostly sunny with highs in the lower to mid 40s. The extended forecast shows fair weather from Saturday through Monday, with highs in the upper 40s and lows in the 30s.
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National Weather Service
Exhumation sought in Herrin apartment fire deaths
Investigators seek court permission to exhume the bodies of Alice Rose Brown 23 and her two children Kevin Michael 4 Christina Louise 3 for autopsy after a Jan 17 Herrin fire. The petition alleges prior threats by Calvin Brown 24 and prompts arson questions. A ruling is expected next week.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Circuit Court
Williamson County
Alice Rose Brown
Kevin Michael
Brown
N. 5Th Street
Randy Patchett
Williamson County Detective Unit
Williamson County Sheriff’s Department
Carbondale weighs layoffs to close 656000 deficit
Carbondale officials consider layoffs in police and other cuts to cover a 656000 deficit in the 1981 82 budget. Police Chief Hogan cites a 67000 cut target from his department while seven Capital Improvements Program projects would be dropped saving about 95000. Budget pressures reflect revenue shortfalls, mild winter tax impacts, and delayed sales tax figures.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Paul Sorgen
Edward Hogan
Hogan
Sorgen
Scott Ratter
Council
Carroll Fry
Charles McCaughan
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