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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1981

Page

8

House OKs hike in own pensions in Illinois

Springfield The House approved a pension increase for most members, possibly raising some retirees’ annual stipends by up to one third. The measure, sent to the Senate, would not raise the maximum pension but would lift benefits for those with less than 20 years of service while boosting required contributions by half a percent.

Mike Lawrence Mike Briggs Springfield Senate House Jacob Wolf Chicago Wolf General Assembly Illinois Wayne Alstat Vergennes C.L. McCormick Vienna James F. Rea D-Christopher Bruce Richmond D-Murphysboro Robert C. Winchester Rrosidlare Ralph Dunn Rduquoin

Fahner urges dropping remaining Pontiac riot murder charges

Chicago AP Tyrone Fahner calls for dropping the murder charges against the six inmates still facing trial for the 1978 Pontiac prison riot in which three guards died. Ten inmates were acquitted on murder and related counts after a swift verdict. Prosecutors plan further talks with Livingston County officials as a June trial date looms.

Chicago Tyrone Fahner Pontiac Cook County Livingston County Pontiac Correctional Center Chicago Tribune Illinois Comptroller’s Office Department of Corrections Illinois Algis F. Baliunas Thomas M. Breen C. David Vogel

Planting delayed across Illinois as rains persist

Illinois farmers wait for warm dry weather to finish corn and soybean planting. The Crop Reporting Service reports 48 percent of corn and 7 percent of soybeans planted, well below 1981 averages. County advisers report 1–3 inches of rain and ongoing delays affecting yields. Wheat output forecast at 84.5 million bushels, up 12 percent from last year.

Associated Press Illinois Illinois Crop Reporting Service Dale Bateman Douglas County Bateman Greenville David Fischer Bond County Lee County James Morrison Crop Reporting Service

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