Aspin cites unplanned Pentagon windfall from inflation errors
Les Aspin, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, says Congress overestimated inflation leading to $18 billion to $50 billion extra for Defense programs over four years. He calls the surplus an unplanned and secret dividend, noting lack of sufficient data to calculate exact extra funds.
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Egypt Bans Obscene 1001 Nights Edition in Cairo
An Egyptian judge approved confiscation of 3000 copies of an unexpurgated A Thousand and One Nights edition for obscene passages. The publisher and two booksellers were fined 500 pounds each for violating pornography laws by printing importing or distributing the edition.
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Southern Illinoisan Father’s Day Top Pop Contest
The Southern Illinoisan invites letters nominating the top pop for Father’s Day. Include writer and father names and addresses. Letters accepted through May 31 with space permitting prints in the June 9 section. Send to Father’s Day Contest, The Southern Illinoisan, P O Box 2108, Carbondale 62901.
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Supreme Court rules Ford memoirs printed illegally by Nation
The Supreme Court, by a 6-3 vote, reinstates a $12,500 copyright infringement verdict against The Nation and in favor of Harper and Row and The Reader's Digest Association for publishing material from former President Ford's memoirs before its 1979 release.
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Weather Tonight and Tuesday Rain Outlook
A brief weather note indicates rain tonight and more rain on Tuesday. Details and regional specifics are on page 18.
Anti-apartheid push spreads to Illinois cities
Carbondale joins Chicago Champaign Urbana and Joliet in weighing bans on doing business with South Africa tied companies. Two Illinois House bills would divest public employee pension funds within five years and bar investments in 77 South Africa linked firms. Northwestern and Illinois studies slated. protest actions and safety concerns noted for Miss South Africa Stelzer amid planned Miami protests.
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Miami
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No further testing at Rend Lake
Tests of Casey Fork fish near Rend Lake showed chlordane .35 ppm in a carp and 1.06 ppm PCBs in edible portions. Illlinois IEPA notes no public advisory yet, plans late summer testing, while Dowzer Electric is linked to PCB sources. Officials cite limited manpower and funding for extensive testing.
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Ted Postol
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Rend Lake Conservancy
PCB concerns at Rend Lake flow threaten drinking water
Rend Lake Conservancy District board member Kenneth Martin Jr of Mount Vernon flagged PCBs in Casey Fork feeding Rend Lake as a pollution issue. IEPA has begun scoring the stream section for Superfund cleanup eligibility after a preliminary finding of extremely high PCB concentrations in sediments near Dewzer Electric Co in Mount Vernon.
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Elizabeth Renshaw
Southern Illinoisan
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Dewzer Electric Co
Mount Vernon
Jim Janssen
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Denzer
Tainted fish findings across Missouri raise health concerns
Contamination by chlordane, banned for most uses seven years ago, was confirmed in Missouri fish samples. The EPA and state officials reported contamination in the Mississippi River areas near St Louis, Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri and Blue rivers in Kansas City, and the lower Meramec River. Officials warn of cancer risks and note chlordane persists in the environment while PCB concerns also surface in nearby sites.
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Southern Illinois lawmakers challenge Build Illinois plan
State Reps Jim Rea Chris Phelps and David Phelps appeal after Governor Thompson promotes Build Illinois. They call the plan shortsighted for Southern Illinois and push a Build Southern Illinois program with ideas for regional road projects and SIUC funding specifics. They argue for more southern focus and detail on investments beyond a $10 million university computer project.
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Build Illinois
Southern Illinois
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Alderman Oberman Runs for Illinois Attorney General
Chicago Alderman Martin Oberman announced a 1986 Democratic primary bid for Illinois attorney general to oppose high utility rates toxic waste dumping and corrupt officials. He blames a heavy tax burden on individuals and notes Hartigan aides plan a gubernatorial bid while Oberman expects no party endorsement.
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