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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1981
Page
14
Don Alsop, 45, of Marshall, was trapped beneath a crushed auto for hours after a tractor trailer blew a tire and slid into his car on a Cleveland downtown beltline. Firemen freed him. he remained unharmed and cheerful.
In Murfreesboro North Carolina six hundred students rioted in Chowan College cafeteria using mashed potatoes turkey and chairs. Nine students were charged with inciting to riot and held on two thousand dollar bonds as the mayor declared a 12 hour alcohol ban. Damages were estimated at two to three thousand dollars with extensive mess and broken doors.
In closed votes, the House subcommittee refused MX missile funding and backed a B-1 bomber program. The panel warned funds hinge on administration deployment plans. Senate leader Stevens argued against delaying stealth and B-52 programs, urging continued development.
Social Security officials reveal 1 200 overpayments totaling 15 to 18 million dollars in black lung benefits to deceased miners' wives and widows. The overpayments date back to 1969, average about 12 200 dollars each, with 900 living and 300 posthumous cases cited as potentially fraudulent.
The House rejected a proposal to raise outside earnings for members beyond 24000 dollars a year in a 271 to 147 roll call. Among Illinois lawmakers 16 supported and 6 opposed the change with party splits shown for Democrats and Republicans as voting records indicate.
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