ICC denies SCAM bid for independent CIPS study
In Springfield the Illinois Commerce Commission rejected Southern Counties Action Movement's bid for an outside analysis of Central Illinois Public Service Co.'s energy capacity. The panel declined to appoint a consultant for the Newton II plant impact while approving a $324 million interim rate increase for Commonwealth Edison and signaling a split vote on the broader rate request.
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Southern Illinois
Southern Counties Action Movement
Central Illinois
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Daniel Rosenblum
ICC
CIPS
Commission
Newton
Michael Hasten
Charles Statin
Commonwealth Edison Co
Britain stays in Falklands fight while backing UN framework
Britain vows to continue military actions to regain the Falklands while accepting a UN framework for talks. Prime Minister Thatcher says the plan has no specifics but links a cease-fire to Argentine withdrawal, a key British condition. Argentina says there is no diplomatic solution for now.
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Associated Press
Britain Today
Falkland Islands
U.N
Margaret Thatcher
House of Commons
London
Britain
Thatcher
Argentina
Brussels
John Nott
NATO
U.S. Defense
Jary Casper Weinberger
United Nations
Buenos Aires
Nott
Francis Pym
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Perez de Cuellar
Falklands
Pym
Haig
South Atlantic
Tenure drives SIU-C faculty cuts not course demand
Michele Stacy Doyle, assistant in the English department at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, faces a job cut as SIU-C trims 2.3 million from its budget. The university plans to cut where jobs can be left open after this year rather than where desirable, risking larger class sizes and heavier workloads for remaining faculty.
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Jean Ness
Southern
SIUC
Stacy Doyle
John Guyon
James Thompson
Carbondale parents urge changes to boundary plans
At a 12 hour public hearing about District 95 boundary proposals for Springmore, Winkler, Lewis, Parrish and Thomas schools, about 35 residents pressed for walking zones, fewer bus rides, and safer routes. They argued affluent areas avoid bus service and sought redrawn lines to keep walkers at Winkler, while district officials noted safety and enrollment impacts and promised review at the May 20 meeting.
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Jean Ness Ot
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Springmore
District 95
Winkler
Lewis
Parrish
Thomas
Brush
Lyn Muldoon
Bardo
George Edwards
Winkler School
Judy Merritt
Oakland Street
Gary Highland
John Barbie
Good Evening Weather Forecast Notes
The National Weather Service predicts a cloudy cooler night with an 80 percent chance of showers and possibly heavy thunderstorms, low in the 60s. Friday remains cloudy and cooler with a 70 percent chance of showers and highs in the upper 60s to low 70s. Saturday through Monday showery pauses with highs in the 70s and overnight lows around the 50s.
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