Nuclear power views aired at SIUC
SIUC hosted a debate on nuclear energy with Gerhardt Vaspers a radiation safety officer defending the industry against a private anti nuclear group representative Day. Vaspers argued deaths from coal mining exceed uranium exposure and urged caution against shutting nuclear plants. Day promoted solar and warned of melt downs radiation and waste while urging opposition to a Paducah uranium plant.
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Jéan Ness
Thethern Illinois
Three Mile Island
Gerhardt Vaspers
Southern Illinois University-Carbon- Gate
Jaspersad
Jaspers
SIUC
Day
Jasper
Madison, Wisc
Coalition For Progressive Social Scientists
The
Appletree Alliance
Carbondale
Paducah
Nuclear Poor
Illinois
Cairo
Carbondale paper plane contest winners announced
Three Carbondale elementary students won the All-City Paper Airplane Flying Contest held Saturday. First place: Michael Randers-Pehrson Lewis School, John Talbot Thomas School, John Summers Thomas School. Second place: Darius Epps Lewis, Joe Yopp Parish, Michael Warshawsky Lewis. Third: Chris Wilson Thomas, Laura Sutton Parrish, Michael Jenkins Thomas. Semi-finalists named from Thomas, Lewis, and Parrish schools across grades four to six.
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Carbondale
Michael Randers-Pehrson
Lewis
John Talbot
Thomas
John Summers
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Flying Salukis Flying Club
Darius Epps
Lewis School
Joe Yopp
Parish
Michael Warshawsky
Chris Wilson
Thomas School
Laura Sutton
Parrish School
Michael Jenkins
Stephan Tarr
Terry Lyles
Tracy Wimberly
Alex Redden
Vernon Rodman
David Barron
Scott Rankin
Lisa Caruso
Blake Hall
Peter Beaty
Maurice Campbell
Thomas Scott
David Abdullah
Heather Bond
Wesley Valdes
Andrew Harpole
Stacy Reed
Haig almost becomes first cabinet fatality in Reagan era
Hedrick Smith reports a late night White House standoff between Secretary Haig and the White House over command and prerogatives. The high stakes power struggle threatened Haig's hold on his post despite shared foreign policy aims with President Reagan.
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Reagan
Haig
Haig clash with Reagan over Bush crisis role shocks White House
Confrontation between Secretary of State Haig and President Reagan exposed a cabinet rift over plans to place Vice President Bush in charge of crisis management. Haig learned of the decision via press reports, protested publicly, and faced moments near resignation. The episode highlighted governance tensions and blurred lines between diplomacy and domestic policy.
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Haig
George Bush
NATO
White House
el Salvador
Bush
For“Se
Reagan
House Foreign Affairs
State Department
My Guy
Hungarian-born Teresa Zitter makes Hungarian inspired cuisine in Carbondale
Teresa Zitter, born in Hungary, now calls Carbondale home where she crafts Hungarian inspired dishes and many blends with traditional roots. She notes some recipes are self created adding, I just make up.
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Carbondale
Teresa Zitter
Long term care of the elderly dominates 1980s
An expert argues that long term care for the elderly will be the dominant issue of the 1980s. He notes scarce research and limited funding, urging creative solutions. The piece appears in Tuesday Dollars and Sense.
Presbyterian feud affects Anna and Marissa churches
The split between two United Presbyterian factions in the USA reaches the local level with Anna and Marissa churches in focus. This report examines current problems and potential future issues facing these congregations.
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United Presbyterian Churches
U.S.A
Anna
Marissa
Southern Illinoisan publication and contact details
The Southern Illinoisan operates from Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion offices with Sunday Daily except Saturday holidays publication. Subscription rates are listed for carrier, motor route, and mail in and out of state. Office and classifieds contact numbers are provided along with post office box for address changes.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Linois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S.12th Murphysboro
Illinois
Southern Isan
Newspa
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Murphysboro
Marion
Mark Dees wins Chester Regional Spelling Bee
Mark Dees, a 13 year old seventh grader from Central Junior High West Frankfort, won the Chester Regional Spelling Bee after spelling about 14 correct words including cauliflower to earn a trip to the Super Regional in St Louis. Runner up Karen Wirth a Prairie du Rocher seventh grader placed second. Dees prepared two hours daily for three weeks using a word list provided to contestants. He faces a St Louis regional and potential Washington finals.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Mark Dees
Chester
Dees
Central Junior High School
West Frankfort
St. Louis
Washington D.C
Karen Wirth
Prairie du Rocher
Roy Wirth
Olen Ray Dees
Route 2
Jobbers sue Gulf Oil Co over price rules and anti trust claim
Fifteen oil jobbers in Iowa Missouri and Illinois filed a U S District Court suit in Des Moines seeking 22 million alleging Gulf Oil Corp violated federal allocation rules and anti trust laws. They claim losing a 1 percent cash discount on Gulf purchases paying higher freight charges barred Gulf card charges and missing timely price change information.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa
Missouri
Illinois
Gulf Oil Corp
U.S. District Court
Des Moines
Multinational Oil Corporation
Dalee Oil Co. Inc
Okanville
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Southern Ilinois University-Carbondale
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Carbondale Paper Plane
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Hedrick Smith
New York Times
Washington
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Dave Gergen
William Dyess
GAR
House of Tomorrow
Fischer-Stein Associates
Country Club Road
New Rt
Country Club
Gulf Oil Co
Lees
Berwen
Philadelphia
Bigelow
Cabin Craft
Alexander, Smith, Milliken
Jackson County
Kinkaid Lake
Department of Transportation
Division of Water Resources
Department of Conservation
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