Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC March 1981 Daily Egyptian 1981 3-5-1981 The aiD ly Egyptian, March 05, 1981 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_March1981 Volume 65, Issue 111 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, March 05, 1981." (Mar 1981). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1981 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in March 1981 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Morefl1nds Universities sOllght for 'Daily 'Egyptian seek more U .S.defense state funds Southern Illinois University WASHI:'IiGTO:'li I AP I 8y :\Iikt' Anton Staff Writer Defense Secretary Caspar Thursday. :\Ian'h ;" \911\ \'01. 6,... :-';0 111 Weinberger asked Wednesday SIt: and the state's other for a 5.126-billion surge In the Pentagon's budget as the down univerSities are expected Thursday to introduce ras~~e~~~: !~1e~th~~v~~! legislation in the Senate asking weaponry. including a new for passage of the $128 billion form of nerve gas. because "the budget recommended by the rnited States (annot allow the Illinois Board of Higher military balance to swing Education in January, rather further" in favor of Russia than thE' 5123 billion recom· "I think we've fallen mended by Gov. James R. dangerously far behind in a Thompson last month. number of vital areas. and I However, Chancellor Ken­ think it essential that we ... do neth Shaw said Wednesday that something about this as quickly the move is "traditional" as we can." Weinberger told the among the state's universities. Senate Armed ServIces Com· adding that the pos~'ibility of mittee. passing such a measure will be difficult at this time. "We are asking for things The IBHE reluctantly ap­ that we believe are absolutelv proved a plan Tuesday to cut essential." he declared. - higher education budgets At the same time. the defense statewide to meet Thompsoo's secretary warned that "this is recommended level of funding not a one·year program for for fiscal 1982. Thompson's summer soldiers." signaling proposal would increase that the Reagan administration general revenue funding to plans a long·term and costly higher education by $60 millioo buildup of the nation's con· next year, nearly half (If the ventional and strategic military SI08 million requested by the power. IBHE in Januarv. Taking note of Reagan ad· Shaw said the IBHJo.:'s $128 ministration plans for deep cuts billion budget "symboliz.es the in domestic programs. \·... ein· best representation of our berger told a news conference needs" But he added that that "some sacrifices are going because of the state's poor to be required" to compensate economy. cuts would have to be for essential increases m r .S. made 'elsewhere in. state military strength. Stan Photo by Susan Poag government before higher The administration called for GI)1:\tE SHELTER·Uke th.se students. crossing Wt'dnesday. :\tore showers, with possible snow education would get more a 56.8 billion addition to the the overpass to east campus. many otheMl saw nurries. are forecast for Thursda,·, with highs funds. Carter administration's Hnal things from ...D .... lh the covt'r 01 aD umbrella npff~ in the low to mid 405. • groposals for this fiscal YE.'ar. Se~ IBflE pag. 3 ,;;'I1!.,"!i';;.\"ta',o$17,.;UiOO Th k I ~ • h b d ~§:i~f.r~'i- _OmpSOIl as sJor tlg t U ,get That would raise the level next YE.'ar to 5222.2 billion, a total SPRINGFIELD lAP) - Gov. spending even further. if months. slowE.'r than expected. never before matched in James R. Thompson proposed a necessary, to keep next year's The budget reflects the He and his budget director. peacetime. "hold-tight, hold·fast" $14.9 budget balanced. maintain recession that has left Illinois Robert Mandeville. said tbe Only $5.8 billion of the ad· billiun budget Wednesday. about a 5225 million cushion in with the nation's second-highest proposal faces millions of ditional budget authority will which trims medical welfare, the state's all-purpose general unemployment rate. dollars in future budget cuts. actually be spent this year and temporarily hikes a business fund and avoid general tax Most of the increased spen- Mandeville said in a "worst next. Most of the additional machinery sales tax. delays increases. ding is for public aid. to cover case" situation. the state could authority, which would permit other tax relief - and may well The proposal for the fiscal the rapidly swelling welfare lose another $202 million in the Pentagon to make contract face more chopping. year that begins July 1 rolls - a direct result of the federal money. Thompson said commitments, would be "spent The already recession- authorizes spending of $14.93 sour economy. the Legislature's economi(; out" in future years as new scarred proposal might have to billion - an increase of only 1.8 Of the 5456 million Thompson forecasting agency predicts ships, planes and other be hacked by up to tlOO million percent ovE.'r the current 514.67 said is available for budget state revenues will dip $200 equipment are manufactured. more if the Reagan Ad- billion. It calls for spending of increases next year, he said million more than expected. The vast bulk of the ad- ministration gets the federal about $12.5 billion. public aid must get well over forcing more cuts. ditional funds asked for in fiscal budget cuts it wants, said Thompson said spending half of it - $292 million. Thompson proposed a total 1981 and fiscal 1982 will be Thompson's budget director. from the state GenE.'ral Revenue Thompson proposed a public education budget of almost $4 earmarked for improving the And Thompson told Fund can increase only 5.5 aid allocation of almost $3 billion, about 53.3 billion of wE.'aponry and readiness of the legislators Wednesday that percent. compared to an in- billion - one-fifth the entire which is state money. The conventional sea. air and land another $200 million con- crease of over 10 percent this state budget. remaindE.'r is federal. 'orces.. The o~l.y. .ma.jor ~ivablr mig.ht have to.be axed year. Inflation is running about Meanwhile, th~ r~ion also Thompson's proposal would stratE-glc weapons initiative IS a If the hngenng recession eats 11 percent. has been eatlOg IOto tax give 8 percent pay hikes to state nearly $2.5 billion request to further into state revenu~. The.auster-: proposal was no revenues. Revenues from sales university and coUege faculty push development next year of Thompson, a Repubhcan surprise. SlOce Thompson taxes and corporate income on July 1 and an additional 2 an advanced bomber caUed a running for re-election in 1982, repeatedly has sounded dire taxes have dipped. while in· percent "catch-up" raise next "long-range combat aircraft,'· vowed he would slash state economic warnings in recent come tax revenues have grown Jan. 1. The Pentagon has not settled on any of several different 3 . .,. , .U d . t design possibilities, but the aim IInll"el"1U IPS CII OJ} 0 mil once is to produce a faster and less vulnerable craft than the aging 8·52. The Reagan administration's SIU-C accepting freshman applications recommendations would reverse the Carter ad- ministration·s procurement 8y Randy Roguski SIU-C. howevE.'r, wiD continue SIU -C may be one reason for the man applications Feb. 18 after cutbacks and stretchouts. Staff Writer to accept applications until it is lower number of applicants. receiving 1.775 applications, About 520 billion of the 532.6- unable to accomodate the Faced with skyrocketing travel about 200 fewer than last year's billion increase would be ap­ While some state schools are number of applicants it costs. parents in Sorthern cut-off time. Samuel Taber, the plied to ordering a wide variety closing their doors to receives. according to Pfaff, As Illinois may be reluctant to send school's dean of student of weapons and equipment. prospective first-year students, of Wednesday, applications at their children to Carbondale, he academic programs, said the the number of freshman ap­ SIU-C were down by about 200 said. university has not closed fresh­ plications at SIU-C is down from the same time last year. Pfaff said the other univer­ man applications since 1m. from last year, according to Pfaff said. SIU-C has received sities may have cut off fresh­ !'flU plans to close ap­ Jerre Pfaff, associate director about 6,100 freshman ap­ man appiications. in part. to ;-lications beginning Thursday for admissions. plications for next year. follow last year's suggestion and ISU stopped accepting :'Iiorthern Illinois l'niversity, Although the University from the Illinois Board of applications on Feb. Zi. Eastern Illinois l:niversity and doesn't normally cut off ap­ Higher Education to cut Pfaff said he expects SIU-C to Illinois State l'niversity are no plications until about August. enrollments. Bernie Waren, attract some prospective longer accepting freshman Pfaff said he isn·t sure why SlU­ (BHE director of governmenta: students who are denied ad­ applications for next year e is receiving fewer ap­ relations. said all three schools mission to other schools. He because potential students. plications than last year. were advised that chopping said the l'niversitv will accept (.us san Ronnie mav need a spurred by the lingering "It·s something that has enrollments is one way to applicatiOns as long as it can new nf-nie gas--to' use on recession.