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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1981
Page
2
Circuit Judge Jim Williamson is actually from Vienna, not Anna, correcting a geographic misidentification in prior reporting.
Jackson authorities discuss a string of unsolved homicides from 1971 to 1979. They note most cases are not heat of passion and stress planning and coverups. Officials cite limited manpower and ongoing leads on multiple cases including Wetherall and Clark McSharry.
First Lady Nancy Reagan looks back on a year of triumph for the President and near tragedy, expressing deep emotion about a past that shaped her gratitude for the present.
Southern Illinois appears to have a favorable balance of payments when considering tax flows and transfers. The piece contrasts Illinois net loss of taxes to Washington with states like Illinois receiving back funds, citing Alan Dixon’s senatorial campaign and exploring regional inflow and outflow from Washington and Springfield to assess whether the area remains a patsy or benefits from fiscal transfers.
A towered old convent near Ruma housing 320 Sisters Adorers of the Blood of Christ serves as the retirement home for sisters from Illinois Iowa and western states. Once a center for training young women entering the order the building now houses the retired.
Delegates to the national White House Conference on Aging fret about a preordained result as many depart next week. President Reagan adds 400 hand picked delegates and the Republican National Committee polls over half the original group, fueling concerns from Southern Illinois to Washington D C about stifled discussion and a controlled outcome.
The Southern Illinoisan lists publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Marion with Sunday and daily except Saturday delivery. Subscription options include carrier four week periods motor route and mail rates for 18 county outside area. Office contacts, classified ad numbers, and post office box are provided.
Anatoly Karpov of the Soviet Union clinched the world chess title by a resignation in game 18 as Viktor Korchnoi quit the match in Merano Italy. Karpov led 6-2 in the seven week series, which ended with the annoucement from chief arbiter Paul Klein.
Illinois Supreme Court lets a Southern Illinois probe proceed against the Association for Childbirth at Home and related figures over educational activities. The court rejected vague language challenges to the Consumer Fraud Act and upheld state review of home birth education within constitutional limits.
Secretary of Education T H Bell announced a study finding Pell Grant overpayments up to 452 million dollars across about 2.7 million students for the 1980 81 and current school years. The survey by Advance Technology Inc. projected 340 million in overpayments and 51 million in underpayments nationwide, plus 112 million in overpayments from aid officer miscalculations and 97 million in underpayments.
Marion native George A. Williams told the Williamson County Republican Central Committee he will seek the party nomination for county commissioner. A 39 year old with a doctorate in education, Williams touts experience as a college instructor, Army trooper, welder, coal miner, and current regional manager for the Illinois Department of Administrative Services. He highlights state government contacts and his Marion city commissioner record including expanded police staffing, a detective unit, and new fire trucks. Other nominees include Ernie Reynolds and Paul Booth. Democrats Clarence Stocks and John J. Connolly. Two board seats are up in 1982. The committee praised Clerk Barney Boren and Sheriff Jerald Kobler and chose not to endorse.
P K Steele, owner of a maintenance firm hired by Willisville after the village dismissed a 75 year old part time worker, says he is unfairly blamed for the firing. The action occurred in a closed meeting violating the Open Meetings Act and the board may revisit the matter in an open session.
Florida utility TECO and Zeigler Coal Co. announce a contract delivering 1 million tons of Randolph County coal annually to TECO's Big Bend Power Station near Tampa starting in 1985. Scrubbers will cleanse high sulfur coal and extract gypsum for use in construction as TECO projects 3 percent annual customer growth over the next decade.
Grace Clark, a former English teacher and former guidance director at Anna-Jonesboro High, lost her suit claiming unjust disciplinary action and discrimination in a board transfer. Circuit Judge Jim Williamson ruled the district acted within its rights to reassign her, while noting a separate pending sex discrimination federal case.
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