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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1982
Page
1
On the eve of El Salvador's elections guerrillas blocked two major east west highways and attacked a truck convoy while skirmishing with army units north of Usulutan. A sniper hit a watchman at the U S Embassy gate but caused no injuries.
Finis Lewis lives in a 15 foot trailer near Murphysboro with a $259.40 monthly Social Security income. He saves turnips, grows and cans food, and travels by river for dinner while aging in place. A Southern Illinoisan examination shows many seniors in 13 counties live near or below poverty levels, with incomes between $170 and $340 monthly and medical costs driving hardship.
Space shuttle Columbia set for a Monday touchdown at 1 27 p.m. CST on a White Sands Missile Range sand runway after weather forecasts eased fears of New Mexico winds. NASA officials praised the mission’s science and the ship’s performance while noting one S-band channel remained nonoperational.
Lustour Corp in Murphysboro laid off 79 of its 250 workers in a slow business climate. President Donald Andersen said the layoffs, in groups, are not permanent and no plant shutdown is planned. Workers are in Murphysboro Printing and Pressmen Local 418 and will return as business permits.
De lyte W. Morris, SIU president 1949 to 1970 and key promoter of Edwardsville campus growth, is named among four to receive the Order of Lincoln medal. Other inductees include U S Agriculture Secretary John Block, Marva Collins founder of Westside Preparatory School, and Donald Bitzer, UI electrical engineering professor. Awards will be presented May 22 at the 18th annual Lincoln Academy convocation at the Krann Performing Arts Center in Champaign Urbana.
The National Weather Service predicts sunny today and warmer with a high near 50. Tonight will be fair with a low in the 30s. Monday sees partly sunny skies and warmer conditions with a high in the lower 60s.
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