Reagan Urges Poor Nations to Follow U S Economic Example
President Reagan told the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia that the United States leads in foreign aid and open markets, urging developing countries to pursue growth through private investment and trade. He defended U S trade openness and forecast a Cancun conference focus on rich and poor nation ties, noting the Soviet Union will be absent.
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Reagan
U.S
Cancun
Mexico
United States
World Affairs Council of Philadelphia
Philadelphia Eagles
Robert S. McNamara
World Bank
United
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Jackson board picks site for proposed new jail
Jackson County board selects a Murphysboro parking lot near Locust 11th 12th streets as the jail site with a $25 option to purchase. Officials say total cost will stay under 100000, funded only if voters approve a bond in March. The site is 19600 square feet, four rows of parking planned for purchase, with court and school district distance considerations noted.
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Southern Illinois and City
Jackson County
Jackson County Board
U.S. Post Office
Murphysboro
Locust, Hanson
11Th
12Th
Locust Street
Kitchen
Allan Azevedo
11Th Street
Larry Lipe
Sydney Appleton
Lipe
Natalie Trimble
Eugene Dybvig
Robert Crim
Harry Brawdy
Beasley’s Tavern
Fischer-Stein and Associates of
Carbondale
County Board
Senate backs veto on coal incentive bill
The Illinois Senate voted 31 to 26 to uphold Gov. James R. Thompson's veto of a bill granting income tax credits for coal utilization research and equipment purchases. Sen. Kenneth V. Buzbee argued the credits would spur production and offset revenue losses, while Sen. Kenneth McMillan warned of unaffordable losses.
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Won Levener
Springfield
Senate
James R. Thompson
Illinois
Kenneth V. Buzbee
Carbondale
Buzbee
Kenneth McMillan
Bushnell
Thompson
Treasury
Blacklung benefits unchanged by eligibility tweak plan
Washington AP sources say a Reagan administration draft would tighten future eligibility for black lung disability benefits while protecting current recipients. The plan also seeks congressional approval to double the severance tax on coal, funding the Black Lung Trust which faces a 1.2 billion dollar deficit.
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Reagan Administration
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Labor Department
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Black Lung Trust
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SIU students vote to keep football program funded
SIU Carbondale students voted 2 to 1 to keep the $30 per semester athletic fee, a move seen as preserving football and minor sports. About 7,400 students cast ballots, a record turnout, with officials noting the advisory result will likely guide the trustees. Coach Rey Dempsey and community members welcomed the decision as preserving athletics at SIU-C.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Siu-C
Bruce Swinburne
Swinburne
Albert Somit
Somit
SIU Board of Trustees
Intercollegiate Athletic Committee
Philip Green Jr
Green
IGA Foodliner West
Murphysboro
SIUC
Rey Dem
Weather outlook with showers and mild temperatures
The National Weather Service forecasts a chance of showers tonight followed by partial clearing and a low in the upper 40s. Friday will be partly sunny with a high near 70, with Illinois extended forecasts showing showers Saturday and Sunday and highs in the 60s to 70s. Fair Monday brings lows in the 40s to 50s and highs in the 60s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
No cause found yet for area's kidney ailments
Investigators have not pinpointed a cause for kidney disorders east of Johnston City. A survey is possible as interviews medical records water samples and tests yield no links among four to five known cases. Primary victims are school age children with symptoms from blood in urine to kidney failure.
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Johnston City
Larry Castrale
Franklin-Williamson Bi- County
Jennifer Fleming
Darla Patterson
Stacy Culbreth
Castrale
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