Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC September 1984 Daily Egyptian 1984 9-25-1984 The aiD ly Egyptian, September 25, 1984 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_September1984 Volume 70, Issue 27 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, September 25, 1984." (Sep 1984). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1984 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in September 1984 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Daily 'Egyptian Southern Illinois University Bush pays visit to Southern Illinois B\ .I;IlIt' C;ralidoHo :-;i:,ffWriU'r \'Ice President George Bush !'-~1Id r"t onday that despite its high unemploy ment ra le. outhern Illinois "is on the r ight track " towa rd econom IC recm'crv because of President Reagan~s policies. Bush was in Southern IllinOis fo r about rh'c hours l\'londa\' in a campaign swing that included a tour of the lU-C Coal Research Center ncar Ca rten 'iII e and Brush" Creck coa l mine casl of Ma rion. About 75 people. m ai nly s upport e r s_ gatl,ered at Wil liamson County Airport ncar ;\1 ariol1 to greet the \'ic(' presiden!"s jel. There he took the opportuinity to praise Pre:-ident Reagan 's domestic and fo reign policies and to explain the p:-esldent 'o; position nn :Icid rain. Addressing a g r oup of reporters on the ai rpor:'s runway, Bush said the RCdga n ad ministration has " a re~ponslbill t y tl) the en· \'ironment and 10 preser\'e Jobs" W'len consid(' r lt1~ aCid rain legislation " We ·..