20-Cent Postal Rate Blocked by Rate Commission
The Postal Rate Commission rejected the Postal Service bid to raise first class letters from 18 to 20 cents citing no justification. The service argues losses of about $500 million yearly despite past 3 cent hikes and cost pressures. The board could veto this unilaterally at its Sept. 22 meeting, a move likely to face court challenge.
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Washington
Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service
Independent Commission
Postal Service Board of Governors
Postal Service Board
James H. Duffy
First geese arrive at Crab Orchard refuge
Project Manager Wayne Adams reports the first of the annual Canada geese numbering about 130 to 140 arrived today at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge. The birds arrived earlier than normal due to cool weather and favorable northerly winds, with the wintering flock expected to grow to tens of thousands as arrivals continue.
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Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Wayne Adams
Adams
Weather outlook clears and cools with sunny Friday
The National Weather Service forecasts a clearing and colder night with lows in the lower 40s. Friday will be mostly sunny with highs in the middle to upper 60s, followed by a period through Monday of fair, cool nights and warming days with lows in the 50s and highs in the 70s, then upper 60s to lower 80s by Monday.
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National Weather Service
Reagan proposes 1982 budget cuts delaying Social Security
President Reagan plans a $16 billion package of 1982 cuts including delaying automatic cost of living increases for Social Security and other benefits, phasing out the CETA job training program, and ending revenue sharing to local governments. The plan would shrink federal aid, trim about 75,000 federal jobs, and push back COLA for several programs to save billions. Stockman briefs lawmakers as Cabinet reviews details.
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Washington
Reagan
CETA
Departments of Education and Energy
White House
David Gergen
David A. Stockman
Larry Speakes
Speakes
Congress
Veterans hospital expansion bill faces Senate hurdle
A $17.2 million VA Marion hospital expansion amid a $2.6 billion bill stalls in the Senate as President Reagan’s veto threat complicates passage. House conference revisions add scrutiny from Sen. Percy and Sen. Dixon’s offices as majority leader Baker weighs action. If stalled, funding may stay at 1981 levels, leaving the Marion project in limbo.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Veterans Administration Hospital
Marion
Senate
House
Illinois
Reagan
Nelson
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Congress
Marion Hospital
Herrin man fights trespassers shielding land from fishing gang
Joe Martell of Herrin and his nephew Capogreco twice intercepted intruders on his 100 acre property near Johnston City. Five men were arrested but the case was dropped over lack of posted keep out signs, a claim Martell disputes while outlining theft and littering incidents alongside trespass.
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Theresa Churchill
Joe Martell
Herrin
Martell
Joe Capogreco
Johnston City
Capogreco
Jack Engram
Paul Freeman
Williamson County
Les Higgins
Randy Patchett
Patchett
Higgins
Gerald Kobler
Kobler
Vandal threats lead to showdown over property protection
Martell accuses vandals and officials of failing to shield his rural property near Herrin. He says threats from intruders and ongoing damage to crops, decoys, and heavy equipment persisted for years. Deputies investigated, sheriff cites limited manpower as hindrance. Martell and Kobler demand action or removal of officials.
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Martell
Patchett
Kobler
Herrin
Engram
Freeman
Carbondale eyes January grant for city hotel project
Carbondale officials anticipate a $2 million Urban Development Action Grant in January to fund the downtown hotel convention center as part of an $11.9 million project. City Manager Carrol Fry and Director Donald Monty met in Washington with HUD and finance officials and stressed meeting criteria in the next two months to trigger the grant. The plan includes a 10 story 320 room hotel and convention center on the block bounded by University and Illinois avenues and Walnut and Monroe streets.
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Jean Ness
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Donald Monty
Washington, D.C
Fry
Stan Hoye
U.S. Department of Housin and Urban Development
HUD
University and
Illinois Avenues
Walnut and
Monroe Streets
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Dixon
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