Undecided vote holds MX fate
The divided Senate nears a decision on continued MX missile funding with a 42 42 AP tally. Sixteen undecided senators sway the outcome as Reagan presses for the program and House action looms, with key votes by Specter Evans Humphrey Long McMathias Rockefeller and Goldwater highlighted.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
U.S
Soviet Union
Associated Press
Alan Cranston
California
Congress
Fred Werthheimer
Common Cause
Goldwater
Minuteman
Nebraska
Montana
House
Les Aspin
D-Wis
House Armed Services Committee
Geneva
Switzerland
Four join Christopher City Council by April election
Christopher voters will decide on four council seats with two incumbents facing challengers and two newcomers running unopposed. Main issue is upgrading the sewer system to meet Illinois EPA standards while balancing growth and downtown revitalization. Incumbents Carl Overturf and Max Heinzman defend pace and finance roles, while challengers Frank Burnam and Lon Dawson push for faster action, grants, and aggressive downtown branding. Burnam also emphasizes senior citizen engagement and youth programs.
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Elizabeth Renshaw
Southern Illinoisan
Christopher
Jesse Rea
Glenn Burnett
Lon Dawson
Frank Burnam
Carl Dean Overturf
Max Heinzman
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Overturf
Heinzman
Burnam
Dawson
Glimmering Revenue HQ Leaks Amid Rainwater Woes
Springfield AP reports the Willard Ice Building, a gleaming 10 year project costing 70 million, leaks through an angled skylight in the atrium. officials, led by Gary Skoien, withhold roughly 380000 until repairs, while legal options loom. Veterans at the old building recall drums catching rain during downpours.
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Springfield
Department of Revenue
Willard Ice
Revenue Department
Gary Skolen
Devel
Christopher Downen
Harold Croft
Thompson aims Illinois as lead US Japan trade partner in Tokyo
Gov James R Thompson led a 160 member Illinois trade delegation in Tokyo urging Japanese investors to back Illinois and promising reciprocal Illinois investment in Japan. He spoke at Tokai University Club to about 100 businessmen including Suntory Toshiba Machines Nippon Steel reps, noting Illinois’ mix of high tech and traditional manufacturing. A Japanese executive cautioned he would study America before committing amid many state delegations.
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Tokyo
James R. Thompson
Illinois
Thompson
Orient
Japan
Tokai University Club
Hong Kong
China
Shenyang
Liaoning
California
New York
Suntory
Toshiba Machines
Sesser Ward 1 candidates clash on growth direction east or coal belt
George Reed 78 seeks a second term urging eastward sewer and water extensions toward Rend Lake to spur residential and light industry funded by city funds with no tax hikes. Gary Wangler 32 champions coal industry growth, aims more mining support, pavement expansion, and a tougher stance on teen drug and alcohol issues, while both back a perpetual paving program.
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Elizabeth Renshaw
Southern Illinoisan
Rend Lake
Sesser
George Reed
Lesser
Reed
Gary Alan Wangler
Old Ben Coal Company
Wangler
Ben Coal Co
Regional jail study eyed by five southern counties
The Southern Five Planning Commission completed a feasibility study for a regional jail in Southern Illinois and moves to share copies with five counties Johnson, Massac, Pope, Pulaski and Union. A March 26 meeting at Karnak Grade School with county representatives aims to discuss the proposal as a potential solution.
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Larry Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Five Regional Planning Commission
Southern
Illinois
Philip Fletcher
Southern Five
Johnson
Massac
Pope
Pulaski
Union
Fletcher
Johnson County
Max Ray
Karnak
Ray
Glenn Poshard
Carterville
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Nancy Kassebaum
David Boren
D-Okla
Boren
Chamber of Commerce
Freeman United
Council
Barnam
Senior Citizens’ Center
Freeman United Coal Co
Air Force
Dean Overture
Chicago
Carbondale
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Dept. of Revenue
Yoichiro Yagi
The
Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd
America
General Fund
Sam Dittmer
Carroll Kelly
West
Jackson St
North Illinois
Railroad
Marion
New Orleans
Royalty
ST. Thomas
St. Louis
Nassau
San Juan
Air
Myrtle Beach
Intercontinental Hotel
Europe
N. 11Th St
Murphysboro
S. Illinois
Williamson County
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