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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1984
Page
1
A concise digest of international and domestic happenings compiled from United Press International service. Highlights cover political developments, economic updates, and notable incidents worldwide and across the United States, presented in brief news items.
In Tehran a bomb wounded a passerby and damaged buildings hours after a blast blamed on the United States. The city also reported six dead and 50 wounded in related violence, as regional shockwaves ripple through Beirut and Tehran. Meir Kahane failed to lift travel limits in Israel, while Turkey and the Soviet Union signed two economic accords heralding closer ties Easterly.
Detroit Chrysler announces a new high tech plant expansion adding a second shift and 1,700 workers by February 25. The plan follows six years without new hires as production scales up in suburban Sterling Heights.
Springfield Illinois Labor Department says about 40 000 firms are affected by a new law on workplace hazardous substances with only 3 500 compliant as of June 30. Freeport police arrest 35 year old escaped Michigan convict after he walked into station to report theft.
Prairie State College administrators plan a meeting with Chicago Heights officials to discuss alternatives to campus parking enforcement. Treasurer James Troutman pledged to meet with city officials soon after a 1975 shift to the permanent campus, noting insufficient convenient spaces led to parking in fire lanes and lawns.
City staff say work will proceed over the coming months in Country Club Hills with 13 800 linear feet of 10 12 and 18 inch mains planned to be buried underground to improve the water system for Lake Michigan intake. Contractor HMD Joint Venture with bid 598 442 25 was selected. Two other bids were also approved for a two million gallon reservoir.
South suburbs enjoy a broad transportation network with interstate highways tollways commuter and intercity trains freight lines and bus services. The system includes airports for private planes and a helicopter link to regional hubs. Traffic generally flows smoothly on major expressways including Interstate 80.
A review of major interstate routes and older highways serving Chicago area suburbs notes I 94 I 57 and I 294 linking to Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and western suburbs while I 80 remains the busiest east of Torrence with about 88 500 vehicles daily per a 1982 count by Mike Scolfield transport specialist for the South Suburban Mayors and Managers association.
Thornton police target New Year's Eve drunken driving after a mid-December incident where a 21-year-old man, Richard Doe, was arrested for DUI after weaving across the double yellow line and failing sobriety tests. A Breathalyzer later showed a BAC of .17.
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