Reagan plan praised by Thompson as good deal for Illinois
Gov James Thompson says President Reagan tax overhaul would be a good deal for Illinois while U S Sen Paul Simon warns it could delay deficit reduction. Simon questions benefits for high earners and fears burden on middle and low income workers as details remain unclear. Dixon offers cautious support and calls for budget caution. See React Page Two.
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Associated Press
James Thompson
Reagan
Illinois
U.S
Paul Simon
Thompson
Simon
Morton
Makanda
Alan Dixon
D-Ill
Dixon
Dave Carle
AT&T-MCI damages ruling may be appealed in antitrust case
MCI seeks billions in damages but jury awards 37.8 million, tripled under law, with AT&T contending 7.5 to 36.4 million and both sides signaling possible appeal. Also report of a man leaping to his death in St Louis and a Belville official censured for racist remarks.
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Chicago
MCI Communications Corp
At&t
U.S. District Court
MCI
American Telephone & Telegraph
H. Blair White
ST. Louis
John Roussin
Thomas Renaud
St. Peters
Roussin
Renaud
Belleville
St. Clair
County
Believille
Weather Tonight and Thursday Outlook
Tonight clouds prevail with no precipitation noted. Thursday brings warmth and continued cloudiness, with temperatures easing toward the afternoon. Readers are directed to Page 22 for full details and regional specifics.
Area considered for nuclear waste storage in Southern Illinois
State officials contemplate storing nuclear waste in Southern Illinois while a long term disposal site is planned for the early 1990s. Monitoring challenges worry officials as states threaten to halt shipments by January 1. Generators include Southern Illinois University Allied Corp Metropolis and Olin Corp Marion with waste shipped to DOE sites in Paducah Ohio and Tennessee.
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Anthony Man
Nancy Weil
Southern Illinois
Springfield
Illinois
John Cooper
Department of Nuclear Safety
Office of Environmental Safety
Terry Lash
Washington, D.C
Cooper
Carbondale
Southern
Central
Southern Illinois University, Allied Corp
Metropolis
Olin Corp
Marion
Anthony J. Cipolla
Allied Corp
Allied
U.S. Department of Energy
Paducah
Ohio
Tenness
Cipolla
Reagan tax plan edges toward 22 martini lunch limit
Washington AP reports President Reagan's tax overhaul would allow full deduction for business meals up to 25 dollars per meal, with half the excess cost deductible. The plan, aimed at curbing high living expenses, faced criticism from lawmakers who defend meal deductions as vital to business.
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Washington
Reagan
Restaurateurs
Carter
Russell B. Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Nurses demand action over midwife in fatal delivery
Thirty Memorial Hospital staffers petition Jackson County State's Attorney urging possible criminal charges against midwife Margaret Jihan after an infant died in a May 19 delivery at a Carbondale apartment. Meconium aspiration caused by delivery issues is cited, with autopsy confirming the death.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Labor and Delivery Department
Jackson County
John Clemons
Don Ragsdale
Clemons
Margaret Jihan
Hamzah Hashim
Couple loses bid to halt longwall mining under home
Circuit Judge Loren Lewis denied an injunction blocking Old Ben Coal Co from longwall mining beneath the Phillipses’ $350,000 home. The decision notes the release of mineral rights is clear and that Illinois law permits the mining method with controlled subsidence, despite concerns of potential damage and appeals unlikely before mining proceeds in June.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Old Ben Coal Co
Jack
Stacie Phillips
Longwall
Old Ben
Ivan Elliott
Carmi
Phillips
Elliott
Mike Musulin
Illinois
Phillipses
Loren P. Lewis
Benton
Lewis
William D
Nancy A. Moore
Franklin County Collieries Co
Rinieh
Old Ben’s
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Republi
A Ishree
Landers
Southern Illinois University
Olin —Wy Corporation
Allied Chemical
State
Cording
Elenie Smith
Mrs. Smith
Ben
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