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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1985
Page
1
President Reagan mocked public claims of Pentagon overcharges by noting the Navy did pay more than $400 for a hammer. He said the truth is being uncovered and called it a success story, while acknowledging the Navy’s admission of a higher price.
Fires raged across 100000 acres of Florida brushland killing at least two people and driving hundreds from their homes. Gov. Graham declared a state of emergency and National Guard troops aided exhausted firefighters as fires spread through 29 counties along a 100 mile northeast coast corridor from St. Augustine to Cape Canaveral. Up to 200 homes and two schools were destroyed near Palm Coast. Power and phone service were out. residents slept in hotels and Red Cross centers while troops blocked access.
Economists predict Fed action lowers borrowing costs, sparks wage growth, and lifts markets. Citibank and Chase Manhattan respond by lowering prime rates to 10 percent, the lowest in 614 years, signaling broader rate cuts across banks and mortgages in coming weeks.
On time Stage coach rides helped return Old Fashion Days to Murphysboro Saturday. C. M. Kelley of Murphysboro drove a coach owned by Lewis House Farm in Salem. Other riders included Frankie Cram 8 of Murphysboro David Lloyd McRoberts 6 and his mother Jo Anne Ticer of Gorham. Another picture from the celebration is on Page Three.
An Illinois study outlines adult day care as a middle option between home supervision and nursing homes for the elderly, highlighting benefits for seniors and families. Programs, staffed by trained workers, offer social activities, therapy, and supervised care to prevent caregiver burnout and elder abuse.
IEPA officials begin scoring the Casey Fork site for possible Superfund cleanup after finding extremely high PCB levels in Casey Fork sediments feeding Rend Lake. Tests show low fish PCB levels but a single Casey Fork fish with 0.35 ppm chlordane triggers caution. public advisories await further testing and late-summer resumption.
Chicago attorney general Neil Hartigan, still recovering from an appendectomy, quietly plans a 1986 challenge to Gov. James Thompson. Aides cite discussions on campaign structure and staffing with fundraisers set in Chicago and Springfield before Labor Day.
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