Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC June 1989 Daily Egyptian 1989 6-30-1989 The aiD ly Egyptian, June 30, 1989 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_June1989 Volume 75, Issue 165 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, June 30, 1989." (Jun 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 June 1989 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Daily Egyptian Southern Illiuois University'- Car:;undale Friday, June 30,1989, Vol. 75, No. 165, 16 Pages Income tax increase to help property plan SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (UP1) ments, Republicans withheld their - A 'new Democratic tem­ The new tax plan however, sup!X>rt for the measure. Rock porary income tax increase illc1udes ahoot $90 million per and Madigan said they proJ.lOSllI that. provides about year hl praperi.y tax relief by modified that plan in response $90 million annually in doubling the residential to concerns exp. essed by property tax relief will ~ property tax deduction on lEgislators. presented to lawmakers this state income. tax returns. The week, House Speaker Michael Democratic !c..ders said the "After wee!3 of waiting for a Madigan and Senate President tax relief provISion would Republican alterru;.tive, it's Philip R(J{'k said Thursday. L'lcrease tax savings for a apparent there will be none. So The new tax plan would ram. family paying $2,000 in the speaker and I are state income 'Q.X rates by 20 property taxes f,:'01J' s: ') to $120 Pfl?POSing yet another alter­ percent for l'..o years. Like a year. native in an attempt to come to Madigan's carlier pl:in, new Madigan's 18.4 ~ent tu the aid of schools in Illinois and revPJ)'.les would be parmarked hike proposal ...as defeated in gt:n~~ties,,, said Rock, D- for schools and local govelD- the Senate last wt:~1t as Early warning system helps students adjust to college life By I It.aMIII.. with these stud..nts and try to the students said they would Stat. Wrt!er get "to the h....rt cl the like to meet with their Cable dipper In the past year, the early problem," Paratore said. facilitator again. Jim Blevins, 8 worker for RHT enterprises from Marlon, "I was surpris~ the warning system has helped response was so over­ replaceS 8 cable TV syst&m on W. MaIn Street lbursday 1,623 University stJldents l~~cttf:::d~~fa~ momng. overco.'1le the difficulties of the f&cilitators also give in­ whelming," Paratore said. college life, forL1lltion to students about "The entire project was ex- The early warning systcml career development and tutoring services at the SeeW~Page5 was ~igned to provide one­ on-one COl"tact with students lJniversity. Office of financial aid who 'vere naviDg a hard time The program is not there GuS Bode adjusting to the University, waiting for the students, Jean Paratore, 2Sgoci;..~ vice Paratore said, The facilitators go theM at\lt\entsand.·~ p~ldeut at stlldent alfairs, to ·~'gets:·~~istant di~tor said. help. By Irene Oploh . be much larger; it should still "We seek out the students Last spring, the facilitators Staff Writtlr he run 011 a personal babis." he who are skipping class on a conducted a telephone survey, '. said. regular basis and who have asking students who had been Although his orders come The . position cl· assistant low grade point averages," counseled what they thought of -f~ f.!1e federal. state, and director bas been available Paratore said. "It's hard to the program. ~tiu:.~ass~=i ~n:~ s~e Septunber 1988, when believe, but many students The survey showed that 70 ·ppm . I 'd 'd "'J ts will Britto.n was Jromoted. have 0.00 GPA after their first percent of the students said the flna~ . 8;1 sal s..: en Howe- er, a Jack _ applicants year of college." program had bt:.iped them, 89 be his dri~ for~.. _ forced the clfice to extend the Facilitators - volunteers percent of the students said "~y roam Ber\1lce will be to deadlinefora licatiODS. from the University faculty their probler..l had been G.Js says the earfy warning fulfill the needs cl students, "His arriv':S will 'relieve and staff - of the early resolved by interacting with system is keeping students a~ . make s~ that ~ some pressure," Britton said. warning system make contact the facilitator and 32 percent of from an alannlng situation. legItimate ~ IS addressed. "Team coordinators and S t eud e I sa 1 d . others have bee!l piclr.ing u~ M!n.ority students and ¥r the slack during the vacancy.' families also are a high The office was able to ae- House approves China sanctions, priority, Steu~ 6aid. complish all of its work ci&Jrina S~del will. ~e hw this time, but Britton saia position as 8SSIS!ant director 5teudel will help the office run rejects Bush's cautious approach July 17, according to Pam smoother B!itton, director of ~ncial Appli~ts had to have at W ASlJINGTON (UPl) - Lawmakers spoke House members shed their a!d and former assIStant least a bachelor's degree, five The House, I ejecting emot;onally about the usuaUy bitt~r divisions on director. years of financial aid ex- President Bush's cautious shootrngs and executinns of foreign policy to press for the Steudel is currently perience, experience with approach Thursday, young protesters in China trade sanctions, despire an tress';1r«;r of Illinois federal and state !aV,8 per­ unanimously approved since the crackdown ~tarted appeal from S£..."Tetary of State Assoc~aho.n of ..Student. taining to flDlll'lCial aid and economic sanctions to punisb June 3-4, but sought to avoid a James Baker that Bush 18 Financial AId Administrators, problem-solvi,ng skills Cnina for "slaugbtaing" pro- clash with Bush over the "right on track" with limited dea~ of ~tud~ts and ~tor Of the 3ti applica~ts, only propci6ed penalties by giving cl ft.D8~181 ~KI: at Spnngfleld three Wd'e interviewed. ?'fo%~r:.:1cka:~~~~t. a him an escape clause. peB~~haS said he is concered College.m IllinoIS.. The assistant director MembErS praised the If the bill is enacted, Bush that further sanctions could Workmg at SIU-C 'Yill ~ a hafldles special problems president's initial actions can lift the sanctions merely disrupt bis measured efforts w challenge, Steudel sald, tolDCe students may encounter in the against China then voted 41li-Q by finding it is in the national maintain reasonable relations Uf!. is coming from a small financial aid process. and also in favor of tougher traae secur;ty interests of the United J:,nvate college. penalties. States to do so. See SANC'T1ONS, Page 5 "Though the operation will SeeDlREC1\'Vt,PageS Southem Illinois Airport receives $779,000 grant By John Walbla) He also said the airport is least a half million. This year belp us make thO£e im­ Staft Writer plannmg to acquire additional it was substantially more," provements. " land, but did not know how Shaler said. The Federal Aviation Ad­ many acres are being con­ U.S. Rep. Glenn Posha1\l, D­ Poshard also said Southern ministration announced sidered. Carterville, looks at the ina­ Thursday the approval of a =bi~ Ai~~ilit'~fUF~'~ "We applied for the grant provements as a boost for \:he recent grant to the Williamson $779,000 y!'ant for repairs and Southern Illinois area. improvements at the Southern and the FAA saw fit to give it County Airport, would com­ Students sweat it Illinois Airport. to us and we're thrilled," "Everyone knows tran­ pound the improvements for out at beer gardens The airport plans to use the Sh::tffOrsaid. sportation and, more and more thea,ea, 16 money for a ne... taxiway. the Shafer said the airport impor!antly, air tran­ The Williamson County I - sports 1 repair of an existing taxiway applies for the grant annually, sportation; is very cru"idl in and pavement, runway lights but ususHy receives 8 sma:ler attracting new industry and ~~~r~:ce~~ f~~~t [;:! I M")$li;'Sl#1ii)',OO-:z-- __ - and electrical cables, Gary amount. business," Poshard said. FAA several weeks before, Shafer. airport manager, said. ··!\'or:-na!iy. we receive at "Hopefully, these dollars will according toPoshard. ::".":..::.:::>.'.::: .. ;." : ..::. :>/.:-.:- .:. Have ;N~i$wrap YOU -~orldlnation Friday losed For Weddin Rece tion m been Racial reform plan backed Saturday 5,10 pm by congress of ruling party DINNER BUFFET $3.95* FBR'd? Sunday 11,8 pm PRETORIA, South Africa (UP!) - A federal congress of the ruling Nal:onal Piirty endorsed a five-year plan of racial reform ALL DAY BUFFET $3.95* Thursday that zealously guards white minority interests but also Ii-:"'-I~ IS intended to serve as the framework for power-sharing *Bring In This Ad For Free Drink I~: . ) I . il negotiations with the black majority. Z == 1206S. Wall 457-4510i 1!iVK)VIE LIBRARY. 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