World News Briefs Roundup of global items and UPI summaries
Rome hijacker pilot seeks flight plans to London Paris Frankfurt and Geneva with 176 hostages aboard after 129 freed. Cairo warns Red Sea mine threat. 14 ships damaged. Moscow accuses Reagan admin of slander over Len ingrad travel warning. Warsaw reports another Solidarity leader jailed as amnesty proceeds. Beirut cabinet agrees to deploy army within 10 days amid hillside clashes. Los Angeles DeLorean trial nears verdict after 300 hours. judge urged. Washington states petition EPA to cut Midwest sulfur dioxide emissions. Birmingham pastor defends guards who killed would be burglar. San Francisco notes McDonald s Big Mac buns shortage due to Olympic promotion. Springfield criticizes compensation board defects before salary decisions. Chicago supports single member Cook County board districts ballot measure. Springfield Illinois air quality remains good with improvements expected.
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Flames win regional title to reach national finals
The Country Club Hills Flames girls softball team captured the Amateur Softball Association regional championship and advance to the national finals in California. This advancement marks a high point for the Flames as they head to the national stage.
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Richton Park Trustees weigh racial data plan for residents
Richton Park trustees consider a plan to collect racial data on new residents using landlord and real estate inquiry forms. The move sparked questions about legality without a human relations commission and concerns over civil rights and potential stigma.
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Matteson homeowners push ban on for sale signs
A spokesman for the Applewood Oakwood Homeowners Association led about 60 supporters to urge the Matteson village board to adopt an ordinance banning for sale signs. The group, citing concerns over racial steering by Realtors, asked the board to consider the ban in principle while solicitor Perozzi studies legality and other aspects. Some residents warned against restricting free speech and questioned selling without MLS, while others supported voluntary restraint. the board will report findings in September.
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Indicted for Four Joilet Ceramics Shop Murders
Milton Johnson, already convicted in the July 1983 I-55 attack, was indicted by a Will County grand jury for eight counts tied to the killings of four women at the Greenware by Merry ceramic shop on Cass Street Joliet. Authorities linked a blood thumbprint to him and tied other murders in Homer Township to the same case. Arraignment set for August 16 in Joliet.
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Water tank project underway near Matteson and Cicero
Oak Construction moves on two reservoir storage tanks at Vollmer road east of Cicero Avenue in Matteson. Residents expect taps to supply water by January 1 as main feeder line runs along Cicero past Club Hills to Matteson. Club Hills weighs bids for a water tower at Laird Street and Cicero Avenue while five bids are sought for other water system improvements.
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