Reagan backs budget plan amid Democratic opposition
President Reagan endorsed by the White House a Senate Republican compromise budget that targets $95 billion in three-year tax increases and $40 billion in Social Security cuts. Democrats blasted the plan as harmful to the elderly, defense spending, and Social Security, while Republicans argued it would curb federal spending and reduce deficits. The Senate Budget Committee approved the plan 11-9 after swift talks, setting the stage for further debate as lawmakers weigh how Social Security reforms might proceed through a bipartisan study.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate Republicans
White House
White House Rose Garden
Senate Budget Committee
Congress
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
Senate
Robert
C. Byrd
West Virginia
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Senate Ae
Senate Gop
Southern Illinois road budget shows bleak outlook for 1983
Carbondale rail relocation calls for an $8.7 million bridge and Illinois 149 resurfacing between West Frankfort and Thompsonville highlight the limited Southern Illinois program. District 9 totals 20.1 million for 44 highway jobs across 1,170 miles. No tax or fee hikes are planned this year. The budget relies on potential Washington funds or revenue increases. Jackson County sees an $8.7 million IC Gulf rail bridge and a $1.3 million Pine Hills overlook as part of Great River Road efforts.
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Kathy Best
Southern Illinoisan
Springfield
Carbondale
Illinois 149
West Frankfort
Thompsonville
Southern Lineis
John Kramer
Cairo
Perry
Franklin
Saline
Gallatine
Washington
Kramer
Southern Illinois
Jackson County
Illinois 3
Pine Hills
Wolf Lake
Oakwood Bottoms
Union County
Beaucoup Creek
Illinois 4
Illinois 13
Kinkaid Creek
Illinois
Kinkaid Lake Road
Walnut Street
Lewis Lane
Giant City Road
Murphysboro
Williamson County
Carterville
Little Creek
Dongola
Old Cape Road
Cobden
Jonesboro
Alexander County
Franklin County
Stevens Creek
Pershing Road
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Akin Road
West
Frankfort
Illinois 14
Pinckneyville
Randolph County
Illinois Senate panel approves gas tax hike and road plans
The Revenue Committee endorsed a bill to raise the gas tax to 12 cents over two years and lift vehicle registration fees to 44 dollars, with funds to repair roads. A separate measure would allow heavier trucks and levy taxes to cover extra road damage. The package lists numerous project costs across Southern Illinois counties including bridge replacements, resurfacing, and land acquisitions along Illinois 4 149 13 3 F.
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Springfield
Illinois
Senate
Revenue Committee
Max Coffey
Charleston
Mountain lion loose in Missouri found missing from cage
A 200 pound pet North American mountain lion escaped its cage in west St. Louis County. Police searched through the night for the male cat belonging to Sandra Hemann. Declawed but with fangs, the animal was raised in captivity and reportedly does not like children.
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Clayton, Mo
West St. Louis County
Sandra
Hemann
Alton Telegraph Libel Settlement Terms Stall in Court
In East St. Louis Rex Carr, attorney for James Green, opposes a settlement plan for a $9.2 million libel judgment against the Alton Telegraph. The proposal would grant Green $1.4 million and ties the deal to bankruptcy court jurisdiction over two unresolved lawsuits, a condition Carr rejects. Proceedings revealed at a federal bankruptcy hearing.
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East ST. Louis
Alton Telegraph
James Green
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Rex Carr
Green
Telegraph
James Trabue
$25,000 Award in Search Case Against Police
A federal jury awarded $25,000 to 42 year old Mary Beth Guinan of Evanston for a strip search after being stopped for running a red light. Guinan, who teaches English as a second language, testified she was arrested March 22, 1997, for the traffic violation and held in a cell when unable to pay a $125 bond for prior parking tickets.
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Chicago
Mary Beth Guinan
Evanston
Guinan
Hinckley trial details hijack note and poems found
In Hinckley's hotel room after Reagan shooting, a hijack note claiming a bomb and companion with a firearm, a toylike pistol, and a picture to actress Jodie Foster were found. Poems critiquing the act and a Band-Aid box with writings surfaced as FBI testimony described the events of March 30, 1981.
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Washington
John W. Hinckley Jr
Reagan
Toard
Jodie Oster
Hinckley
White House
FBI
Ronald S. Hurt
Hurt
U.S. District Court
James S. Brady
Jodie
Nancy
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