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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC October 1989 Daily Egyptian 1989 10-9-1989 The aiD ly Egyptian, October 09, 1989 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_October1989 Volume 75, Issue 219 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, October 09, 1989." (Oct 1989). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1989 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in October 1989 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Daily Egyptian Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Monday, October 9, 1989, Vol. 75, No. 219, 16 Pages Poshard: Postal report merits action Lisa Miller truck leasing company in his son's agement supervisor also hired a for approving the contracts was less of whether or not they lived Staff Writer name. construction company owned by promOled at an escalated rate over under the same roof as post office Poshard would fa'.·( release tl-..:: his brother-in-law. the repc:t said. a four-year period, the report said. employees. Poshard said. U.S. Rep. G'~nn Poshard. D name of the post office employees Poshard said no documentation Carbondaie Postmaster Huben According to the United States Carterville. said fu;ther legal action or their relalives involved with the had been lcept to show tha'. other Goforth said he approved some of Postal Service manual, contracts ought to be pursued against thl; investigation because he wanted to companies had the chance ~o bid the contracts (or the three compa cooId not be awarded to postal Set Carbondale post office because of stay in compliance with the for the postal contracts. nies and he said they IooIced legiti vice employees, their iuuY.lediate its improper hiring 'U1d contnacting Privacy Act "There are no documents to mate when he signed them. families, businesses owned by practices, which k 1 to possible Poshard said contracts were show that the three firms were the "! don', know the making of postal SCIVice employees or their misappropriation of funds. awarded to the construction com low bidders in a bidding process," every one of the contracts I sign,~ immediate employees. Poshard said dwing a press con pany, but the money onbs issued Poshard said. Goforth said. Poshard said there was a serious ference Friday there was enough by the post office to pay the com Poshard said tbere was no defi Poshard said the three COMpa ethical vs. aiminal confliOL information i1. the repon of the pmy were sometimes cashed by nite dollar figure, bl~t the report nies.stopped working for the post -"The teml 'immediate families' postal investigation to spur further the management supecvisor instead showed Ih3t one of the roms may office when Bill Pruett took: the is not specifically defined, there legal action. of the son who allegedly owned have received as much as $40,000 position of director· of human (Ole there is DO way to tell whether The repon of the investigati'ln the company. from the nost office. resources in Mareh of I~. or not these companies could facta concluded that a management In addition to the companies list An additional supervisor at die Pruett claimed relath'es could supervisor put a construction and a ed UJ1der the son's name, the man- post office who was responsiblo.~ not be awarded contracts regard See INVES1JGAllON, Page 5 Two arrests made during HalVest Fest Rain, police force location to change twice By Jeanne Bickler in a liquor establishment Staff Writer NORM!.. originally planned to hold its educational Harvest Fest at The Southern Dlinois chapier of the Free Forum' area. The event the National Organization for the was moved to 611 Pizza beca.lse of ' Reform of Marijuana Laws had its min. Harvest Fest at Evergreen Park ''The'kids ccllied me and said Friday, after beil1g removed from they wanted to have the party here, 611 Pizza by police so I said okay," Sam Olang. man Two arrests were made. Sgt. agecof611 Pizza, said. Johnnie Knapp of the Carbondale About an hour later, potice-.:;. Po\.'<:el)epanmelu said. Om was a enU;.~ the building and a9;ed \he weap.oos charge and \he Olbcr was group m leave. (or obstructing a peace o~ Knapp said the police were No arr...sts were made for pas answering a call for assistanrC. ses<:ion of marijuana. "We received a call from the Knapp said the pel'SOIl with the owner of 611," Knapp said. "She knife was wearing it 00 the outside said she didn't want them there. of his pants. The knife was about five ar six inches long. He said it is We heard there was a.Jot of (J~:. NORML ~ assemble outside of 611 C8/t)OndaIe PoIoe Went c:Nied to dear·the ... illegal to have a knife of this size SeeNOFN..PageS .' Pizza on South UUnols Ave. FridayaftertM -fOIIce said they macletwo anests. Collegeseniors failhistory,literaturo' !-O~ a.re~I~~~:~~te" , WASHINGTON (UP!) - A a.airman Lynne 0Ieney said in ..' - >'~~~lb;~. 'Jn time spent working study released Sunday found col- the repon "SO HOurs. •... whicl! '1"~~.. .' '.. :- - .. .. lege seniors don't know much offers a sample core amiculum. /. :;.""":-.. By Lisa Miller '. : days .IOst for the 'JaboT foree tor· . about history or literaturt. - "Having SOI'ile leamingin com- .... ==- Staff Writer Illinoi. (excludiag Southern with nearly a quaner unable to moo draws students togethP.c - ==- ID~wes .045, Indiana .074, identify Fr.mIclin RCo:lSCvelt as and faculty members as well. .. ==.;;.. Work stoppages in Southem &lid Missouri .o4O."1be SIDdy said. •- . president during the Depression The NEH-commissioned sur- 1(('; .-- DIinois toot up a smal1er pen:eIIl- ' run Hanson, ecooomic de\'dop- or distinguish between sections vey asked students in the spring I .. J... (! 0 l. l 'E (; E • age of tota1labor time than in the ment planner for the oommission, of "The Communist Manifesto" of their senior year 87 multiple- q remainder of Dlinois (X 0Ih::r sur-said the study was eonducted:· and the Constitction. choice questions about history Gus says a "degree" rounding states, a planning com-. because of concenIs about the 1\\")- The survey by the Gallup and literature. Fifty-five percent apparently Isn't an missionstudyrevealed. ", .' utation of Southern Dlinois as llIl Organization was released in flunlced, answering (ewer than , accurate unit of measureo Work stoppages, which'incIude area with "latuproblems." conjunction with a National 60 pen:ent of the questions cor- ·ment when It comes to both SIrikes illitia1ed by employees "Some businesses perceive Endowment for the Humanities rectly. general knowledge. and 1ock.-oots initiated by employ- southern Illinois as a place with report calling ior a core curricu- Even more IrOUbling. the study etS, in Southern Dlinois 8CCOIDJtcd labor JTOblems, but the statistics lum in colleges that would teach said, was that more than a third year-olds were considered, 49 .. for .026 ~ of the tocaI work sbowotherwise,.. Hanson said. students "basic landmarks of of the questions were taken from pestillTCefailed.'.'tof the college seniors days fum l~ through 1988, the .AS. Kirkikis, executive director history and thought" 1986 test for 17-year~ds. When study from the Greater Egypt of the commission, said the 00II1- "A core of learning ... encour- 001) the questions designed to be Regional Planning and mission was "pleasandy surprised ages community," NEH answered correctly by most 17- SeeSruoY,Page5 DeveiopmentCommissionsaid. "The percent of totll' worker SeeLABOR, Page5 ·~:Mg~; Students can weatherize homes at low cost . .~ .. :.. ;... ::,.:::<::;..... ~ ... By Jackie Spinner One of the cheapest ways to and windows. Potts said CTPS also offers Staff Writer keep the winter wind out, Loos Besides caulking, students also advanlages to people who use elec ~oeephUS·pori~tt; said. is to caulk cracks around can purchase plastic kits Jor seal trical heating insicad of gas. reviewed;/· .", A Slrip of filler here and a piece doors l'..nd windows. ingwindows. of plastic there could keep the chill Caulking is the process of mak Both Loos and Potts said the The standard cost for natuml gas of Ma.ter from coming through the ing seams and cracks around win easiest method Cor m.OOng a home in winter is 5_89 Calts per kilowatt ..•.. : ............. '....... ' ............... ,.-:-.'.... , ..........-'-: ... -:.. .' door. Cows and doors air and wat.enight energy efficieo.t is to regularly hour. Electricity costs 5.89 cents Dave Loos, Illinois Depanment with an oakum or tar substance. changz C\IIIUICf. filters. for the fITSt 400 kilowatt hours. Gabbert ~tS mark of Energy and Natural Resources "CuLliilg down on airflow is the "A clC<Ul alter makes the furnace 3.99 for the second 400 kilowatt in SaJuki loSs· official, said students can find most ill.pottant step in weatheri1. op~le more efi1cientiy by Iceep hours and 2.3 cents for more than ~Sports16 cheap methods of weatherizing ing and the least costly." Laos said. ing the air moving through the fw 800 kilowatt hours of electricity. their homes before v. wier sets in. Alan Potts. customer service nace." Loos said. "The time to begin weatherizing representative for Central Illinois He added that the filters, which "Gas is still a very good option, M>stIy SI.I1ny. 60s. is now, while we have some nice Public Service. said half of a cost less than $1. shuuld be but electrical heating costs Icss," fall days," Laos said. home's heal is lost through doors changed every 60 days. 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