Herrinfest gives new coach a regional boost
Rich Herrin, chosen as SIUC Carbondale men’s basketball coach, enjoys strong regional backing from high school peers and Southern Illinois supporters who want a winner. He faces recruitment challenges but gains goodwill, with expectations he will broaden talent beyond local players and rally regional fans.
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Rich Herrin
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Benton High School
Southern Illinois
Herrin
Dean Stuck
SIUC
Siu-C
Roy White
Allen van Winkle
Herrinbackers
Chicago
St. Louis
Repeal Sunday Car Sales Bill Urged by SI Local
Letter urges Southern Illinois lawmakers to back a repeal of the Illinois ban on Sunday automobile sales. The writer argues the rule inflates dealer costs, limits consumer time to compare models, and diminishes shopper protections in pricey car purchases.
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Illinois
Southern Illinois
Dole rises as key Senate player after budget bargain
James Reston outlines Bob Doles ascent in the Senate, his leadership amid a budget compromise Reagan accepted, and the political calculations shaping his future. The piece notes Doles charm, military service, veteran work, and possible 1988 presidential bid, while weighing re election plans and party dynamics.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Bob Dole
Kansas
Senate
Reagan
Bush
Pentagon
Congress
Weinberger
Dole
Carterville Band Places Second in Super State Competition
Carterville High School Band earned second place in Class B concert band at the 1985 Super State Band Competition held at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Band director Bruce Groll praised the performers while noting no Carterville Unity School District administrators attended departures or returns, prompting concern about district support.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carterville
University of Illinois At
Chamaign-Urbana
Illinois
Bruce Groll
Carterville Unity School District
Champaign
Mees
Thomas J. Hatton
Abortion debate letter cites religion and rights
Addieville Reverend Edwin Arentsen argues against abortion in response to Barbara B. Thomas. He insists constitutional rights do not authorize killing and asserts the fetus has inalienable rights from conception.
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Edwin Arentsen Addieville
Letters policy from The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan invites reader letters under 400 words with signed names and contact details. Letters should be concise and publishable, with up to five signatures, and may be shortened or withheld for volume, libel, or irrelevance. Poetry submissions are discouraged.
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Southern Illinoisan
Space shuttle braces for increased competition
Space program faces delayed flight 37 and fewer missions than hoped as Europe gains ground in commercial launches. NASA plans two new launch pads and a 24 a year goal by 1989, while Air Force and NOAA push Titan rockets and weather satellites amid growing European and private competition.
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John Noble Wiltord
New York Times
NEW York
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
L. Michael Weeks
Washington
Europe
Space Oper
Space Agency
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Vandenberg Air Force Base
California
Weeks
Air Force
Titan
White House
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
European Space Agency
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Ted Kennedy
Howard Baker
Tennessee
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Kan
Elizabeth Hanford
Secretary of Transportation
Barbara B. Thomas
Space Shuttle
James M. Beggs
Ariane
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Shuttle Operations Strategic Planning Group
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