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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1984
Page
1
United Press International rounds up concise world and national items from multiple regions. This brief digest highlights key developments from politics to society, presenting quick reads with emphasis on notable names places and dates.
Sixty people freed from an Air France hijacking arrived in Paris amid speculation Iran may dodge the pursuers. In Moscow, security forces attacked an off duty Marine in Leningrad, injuring him. In Paris a bomb exploded at the European Space Agency headquarters, injuring six. police blamed a leftist group Direct Action Fin.
Coastal warnings were issued after a teenage surfer spotted a 10 to 15 foot great white shark about 100 yards from rocks at Stinson Beach near San Francisco. In July, the national jobless rate rose to 7.5 percent, with women and Black workers most affected, while political blame and future unemployment trends drew comment. Mondale’s campaign sought to shift focus from Bert Lance’s resignation to recruiting Jesse Jackson, and a ASU expert warned that watching the Olympics could tempt viewers to imitate athletes.
Springfield Illinois: The Illinois Supreme Court ruled the Cook County board acted unconstitutionally by trying to add a third member to the county's tax appeals panel and changing member elections in June 1983. The decision upholds lower court rulings that the ordinance exceeded the board's power. Springfield: Democratic congressional candidate Gerald Bradley criticizes House Republican Leader Robert Michel for backing a $10 billion Cut to Sythetic Fuels Corp. and warns the plan could jeopardize an 800 million fertilizer plant using high sulfur coal to make anhydrous ammonia.
Peggy Shaw reports a Chicago Heights dog named Butch acts as a surrogate mother to five mallard ducklings. The dog tolerates the brood, guarding them as the Wegurzyns care for the hatchlings after finding nine eggs nearby. Jim Wegrzyn, a facilities worker for Citizens Federal, recalls discovering the eggs and pondering their fate.
Two men Richard Guzzino and Robert Ciarrocchi face trial in Chicago Heights for the 1981 shooting of former mob figure Alfred Pilotto in Crete. Trial before Judge William Hart begins at 9 am with key witness Daniel Addison Bounds expected to testify. Pilotto later served a prison term after labor racketeering convictions in Miami.
Absent director Edward Schenk remains missing with his whereabouts unclear though his family and the South Suburban Council on Aging report he is somewhere in Ohio. A resignation letter postmarked Ohio arrived, while the agency rehired 25 staffers and an audit proceeds. officials seek Schenk to answer questions and aid recovery of records.
Seven Park Forest area families and eight Rich Township High School District 227 teachers join to launch Dari-Licious at 381 Blackhawk Drive. Rich Plus Inc borders a local bank and village planning, with owners from Park Forest contributing as president Jack French and others. The venture, backed by Bank of Park Forest, employs students and expands for future stores as community pride grows.
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