Reagan defense buildup seeks extra funding if inflation remains high
The Reagan administration backs a 32.6 billion defense rise through 1982 with plans for supplemental requests if inflation worsens. Weinberger told the Senate Armed Services Committee the program must stay intact, anticipating inflation easing to 7.2 percent in 1982 and 4 percent by 1986. He outlined ship, bomber, and missile ambitions, plus a 5.3 percent pay raise for personnel in July and a 9.1 percent rise in 1982, arguing the vast expansion is essential to counter the Soviet threat. The plan foresees 1.289 trillion in defense spending 1982–1986 and a peacetime budget near 222.2 billion in 1982.
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Caspar Weinberger
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John Tower
Texas
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Coal museum site nears finalizing in Southern Illinois
Organizers of a National Coal Mining Museum in Southern Illinois near finalizing a property option. Project Director Paul Morrill said advisory committee met and most parcels have options, with a final site to be identified. Six month option likely. Kenneth Gray funds back the project but a strike could slow fundraising.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Paul Morrill
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U.S
Kenneth Gray
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Illinois drought could ease with near normal spring rainfall
Illinois State Water Survey chief Stanley Changnon Jr. says three months of near normal rain in March April May could replenish soil moisture in Central and Southern Illinois and end much of the drought in the southern two thirds. February rainfall was near normal, improving Central Illinois and reservoir storage in some Southern towns.
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Stanley Changnon Jr
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Eldorado
SBA Denies Drought Disaster for 69 Illinois Counties
The SBA refused to declare 69 Illinois counties disaster areas for heat and drought losses in 1979. Gov. Thompson said farmers could have accessed 5 percent emergency loans if approved. instead Farmers Home Administration aid would apply only when commercial credit is unavailable. The list includes Adams to Woodford with 72 counties named.
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U.S. Small Business Administration
Illinois
James R. Thompson
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A-J High School trims budget cutting staff and programs
Anna Jonesboro High School District board moved to curb expenses amid anticipated state funding cuts. The CPR program and matron aide and building and groundskeeper positions were eliminated. The district also adopted energy saving measures and raised outside facility rental fees. A March 21 special board meeting will set teacher assignments.
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Anna-Jonesboro High School
Donald Taylor
Taylor
Panel to hear effects of college funding cuts
A House subcommittee hearing in Carbondale will examine how a proposed 1 billion reduction in federal student aid programs under President Reagan could hinder access to Basic Educational Opportunity Grants and Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants. SIU Carbondale hosts testimony from college leaders, student officials, and representatives from higher education boards and commissions.
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Reagan
Paul Simon
House
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
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Kenneth Shaw
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