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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1984
Page
1
A compact overview of concise United Press International briefs covers diverse events worldwide. It highlights quick reports from multiple regions, noting key developments, dates, and implicated organizations or figures in a terse, newspaper-card style.
The Moscow Friendship '84 opening featured winners surpassing Los Angeles golds as 5,000 meters included at least four Americans, per Tass. In Belfast a riot roared on, with hundreds of Protestant youths throwing stones and gasoline bombs at police for the third night. United Nations condemned South Africa’s elections with a 13‑0 vote, U.S. and Britain abstaining. De Lorean case probe continues despite jurors’ acquittal. Republicans rally in Dallas with 27 major events in 48 hours. The Justice Department drops medical records bid on a disabled infant, shifts to a similar issue. In St Paul taxes: state coffers gain $500,000 as 500 filers repay. Chicago: two CTA trains collided injuring 44, Mayor Washington visits hospitals instead of Venetian Night. Springfield: Gov Thompson signs a bill exempting lighter trucks from safety inspections. Elmhurst: Chicago mayors press to delay O’Hare expansion and seek school soundproofing before work.
The South Suburban Mayors and Managers association shifts to broader lobbying, hiring a Springfield lobbyist, starting a council newsletter, adding staff, and raising dues though all 37 members stay onboard. New dues are 500 dollars per community plus 14 cents per resident, totaling 89 165 dollars.
Prairie State College support staff of 83 employees voted to have the Illinois Federation of Teachers act as their bargaining representative. The vote follows the new Collective Bargaining Act for Public Employees and places the IFT in charge after officers are elected post the new academic year. The Illinois Education Labor Relations board oversaw the election, excluding supervisory clerical and maintenance workers and those with confidential roles. College officials noted Moraine Valley College staff also recently chose the IFT.
Residents along West 14th Street and Route 30 in Chicago Heights protest a state plan to widen the highway from Cicero Avenue in Matteson through Park Forest and Olympia Fields to Chicago Heights. They warn 13 feet trimmed from parkways could bring a closer street to homes and turn a residential area into a commercial corridor, citing loss of historic houses and lack of public input.
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