Reagan plan faces perilous path in deficit fight
President Reagan urges Congress to cut next year’s budget by 16 billion with 12 percent across the board reductions and defense cuts while seeking new tax boosts. Supporters warn cuts may be hard to pass as Democrats criticize the plan. a bipartisan task force on Social Security is proposed and a broad restructuring of agencies and loan guarantees is outlined to reduce deficits and spur economic recovery.
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White House
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Ohio
Departments of Energy and Education
UMW poll backs coal severance tax in Illinois
At a Carbondale meeting, UMW lobbyist Gerald Hawkins cited an informal survey showing 80 percent of United Mine Workers members support a coal severance tax if revenues return to coal counties. Lawmakers Gene Johns and Ralph Dunn touted new drafts while Chicago utility lobbyists warn of higher electricity costs.
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Reclamation Coalition
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Illinois South Project
Eugene Rodely
Leonard Ernsting
Perry
Randolph County
James Rea
D-Christoher
Dunn
Weather forecast notes warm, unsettled weekend ahead
Meteorology forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions and warmer temperatures tonight with a 50 percent rain and thunderstorm risk. Saturday remains hot with a 30 percent rain chance late day, Sunday and early next week show showers and ongoing partly cloudy to sunny skies.
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Presley plans Holy Land project at Bald Knob
Wayman Presley of Presley Tours promotes a Holy Land site near the Bald Knob Cross in Makanda. He invites religious business and tourism groups and the public to a nature walk at 2 pm Sunday at Alto Pass overhead bridge to discuss the Judean Hills project and a tall spotlight for the cross.
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Southern Illinois
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Bald Knob Cross
Presley Tours
Makanda
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Alto Pass
Pets ban moves toward enforcement at Randolph County housing
Trixie the 7 year old Pekingese faces possible removal as Randolph County Housing Authority enforces a pet ban. Officials delay enforcement pending legal opinion, planning letters to tenants with options to dispose of pets or move. Residents protested citing small pets and rights of a tenant majority amid summer rabies reports.
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Trixie
Wayne Bowers
Randolph County Housing Authority
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Authority
Jerry Minton
Ity
Minton
Housing Board
Keeneman Acres
Chester
Bowers
Randolph-Jackson County
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