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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1981
Page
1
David Lee profiles the Salukis as they prepare for a Valley Conference meet, highlighting season goals, key athletes, and venue plans. Includes notes on strawberries and local picks featured in SI Magazine’s Sports Special page.
Readers are asked to write 500 words or less explaining why their father should be named Father of the Year. Include both names, full addresses, and telephone numbers. Entries must be postmarked by May 29. Send to Father of the Year Southern Illinoisan Box 2108 Carbondale IL 62901. The paper will print as many eligible letters as possible in a June 14 Special section.
The National Weather Service predicts fair conditions tonight with a low in the upper 40s. Saturday will be sunny and warmer with a high in the upper 70s. The extended forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Sunday and a chance of showers Monday and Tuesday with highs in the low 80s and lows in the 60s.
The Illinois House passed a Tate bill curbing jobless aid for people who quit. Wayne Alstat shifted from oppose to support after floor leaders pressed for the measure. The plan would greatly limit eligibility, saving about 59 million annually, with a 91 to 71 vote behind Republican and certain Democratic backing.
Preparations to speed appliance shipments by the Herrin Norge plant coincided with intense verbal harassment of striking workers. A court hearing on a company injunction to block traffic to and from the plant was moved up to this afternoon. Union officials said they were told to appear, with prior rulings denying a temporary restraining order. Trucks entered and left the plant under picket lines as state police escorted some routes. Police presence varied between days, while union leaders urged peaceful picketing and cited employee distrust of the company.
The Flatts School District, the last one room public school in Illinois, was annexed into Benton Consolidated School District 47 by the Benton board after a petition by Flatts officials. Only three pupils remained this year, and the brick, electrically heated building opened after a 1958 fire replaced the 1880 frame school.
Elizabeth Wilkinson 20, daughter of John and Sara Wilkinson, won Miss Rend Lake in Benton for the 10th Rend Lake Festival. Lauri Hadfield and Eileen Palmer were first and second runners-up, with Brenda Schumaier and Donna Hooker as third and fourth. Gena Butler won Miss Congeniality. Little Miss and Mr Rend Lake went to Amanda Jane Davis and Joshua Cook. The pageant drew large crowds at Benton High School gym. parade Saturday features Former Gov. Daniel Walker as marshal and Buck Trent to perform. antique auto show at 6 p.m.
Washington AP President Reagan gains much from a 695.4 billion spending target that skirts Social Security cuts but allows deep spending and tax cuts. The plan envisions a 1984 surplus and relies on future unidentified cuts, while omitting Social Security changes and prompting criticism over optimistic growth and high interest rate assumptions.
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