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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1982
Page
4
Reagan faces pressure to adjust his supply side agenda amid a slowing recovery. Inflation has cooled, but critics demand deficit action and tax changes. A measured shift, delaying large military programs and reconsidering tax cuts, could sustain growth without abandoning core principles.
SIU C President Albert Somit lays out a tough budget course that accepts cuts and rises, pushing scholarships, a Dean for Undergraduate Studies, refined freshman appeals, and expanded research funding. He urges a bold fundraising drive to attract top scholars and sustain excellence at SIU C amid limited state support.
James Reston reports from New York that West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher argues for cautious optimism amid U S fear about economy and arms race. He urges allied unity, balanced nuclear power, and talks with the Soviet Union while resisting a nuclear free Europe. Genscher stresses disarmament, warns against overreacting to Soviet pressure, and favors continued Western consultation with a view toward joint ministerial discussions.
A Franklin Hospital employee explains Medicare Part A and Part B billing, illustrates with two fictional patients, and argues for a hospital reorganization. The letter argues that under the proposed changes Medicare payments would not offset donations and would separate federal and private funds, urging support to preserve hospital programs and staff.
The Southern Illinoisan editor rebukes the critique of mass communication in journalism schools. It argues studies at universities, including Iowa, matter socially and that renaming programs can broaden aims beyond newspaper work. The piece urges journalists to rethink tasks and adapt to a changing world.
In a Feb article, Ken Cook argues that relaxing pollution controls threatens health and survival, echoing Paul Ehrlich’s warning in St. Louis Globe Democrat about social death by action. The piece urges compassion for extinct species and for humanity, urging stronger pollution controls and restraint on population growth. Martin Anderson, Carbondale.
Martha Martin Cambria expresses concern over Gov. Thompson 1982 budget cuts closing three mental institutions with 1300 jobs lost and 112 truck weight inspectors 75 state police funding reductions for schools and area drug enforcement while regional offices in Mount Vernon and Maryville close She questions tax dollars spent on recreation at the Du Quoin Fair and asks how Thompson will be remembered in the election referencing 3.1 percent rise in public aid and unspecified job losses.
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