State utility review may restore trust
The Illinois Commerce Commission faces a debate over who should pay for excess generating capacity built by Central Illinois Public Service Illinois Power and Commonwealth Edison. An outside consultant may help, as ratepayers fear paying for useless construction.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
Southern Illinoisan
Don Levener
ICC
Charles Staten
Carbondale
Centrallinois Public Service Company
Illinois Power and Commonwealth Edison
Commission
Illinois
Southern Counties Action Movement
CIPS
Aoa
Fragmentary War Prowess Memoir Echoes Nuclear Fear
Fragmented, dramatic lines describe violence and gunfire turning deadly, with mentions of neighbors, barking dog, and a man killed. The text shifts to a global pose about Britain, Argentina, and superpowers arguing over nuclear missiles, war, and world destruction.
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Great Britain
Argentina
United States
Soviet Union
Woebegone
Special Olympics shines in Carbondale with 1000 participants
Mike Lauderdale and Bobby Ratke are among the purest athletes at the 14th Southern Illinois Special Olympics in Carbondale. Some 1,000 youngsters from 80 workshops and schools competed for joy and recognition, not scholarships, with state finals in Bloomington next month.
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Mike Lauderdale
Bobby Ratke
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University
Salukis
Carbondale
Lauderdale
Batke
Bloomington
Crippling congressmen sparks Illinois turnover
Robert E. Hartley argues that Illinois voters ousted Derwinski and Railsback in the recent primaries to refresh Congress. He criticizes long incumbencies, praises Melvin Price, and calls for earlier reapportionment and renewed accountability, noting seniority often does not equal distinction.
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Robert E. Hartley
Edward Derwinski
Thomas Railsback
Illinois
Congress
Derwinski
Charles Aee Harrold Carswell
U.S. Supreme Court
Percy
Melvin Price
East St. Louis
Price
House
Armed Services Committee
Kenneth Gray
George Shipley
Es Orney
Reagan's reality and the deficit crisis critique
Anthony Lewis argues Reagan's fiscal promises collapse under reality as deficits balloon. The piece critiques policy, defense spending, and tax cuts, labeling Reagan failing and his budget plan unchanged amid rising interest rates and mounting debt.
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Anthony Lewis
New York Times
Ronald Reagan
Gertrude Stein
Oakland
Calif
Reagan
Congress
Bob Dole
Pentagon
Kevin Phillips
New York Review of Books
Gypsy scholars drift from campus to campus seeking jobs
A New York Times report profiles Ph.D. graduates in humanities and social sciences labeled gypsy scholars. They move among part time posts, teaching substitute roles, and retraining into nonacademic careers as tenure hopes fade.
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Fred M. Hechinger
New York Times
Jason Berger
City University of New York
Brooklyn
Queens
Hunter Colleges
John Jay College For Criminal Justice
Pace University
Washingtonn Avement Ton
Berger
Irving J. Spitzberg Jr
American Association of University Professors
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California State University System
Washington
Spitzberg
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Eee
Annette Baxter
Barnard
History Department
Ricoder
Yoder
Tufts University
University of Massachusetts
Hardy
Jean-Pierre Dens
Columbia
University of California
Los Angel
Florida Atlantic College
Palm Beach Junior College
Nova University
Dens
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CBS Television
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