World News Briefs Roundup From Around the World
OPEC abandoned its 29 dollar benchmark and cut crude rates by about one dollar possibly easing gasoline costs in the United States. Pope John Paul II urged Ecuador’s teens to face problems and warned against false love during his 12 day tour. A real estate broker in India filed the first lawsuit seeking compensation for injuries from the Bhopal toxic gas leak. Edwin Meese told a Senate panel he has things under control to run the attorney general office. Defense spending and tax increases were debated as deficit cuts loom. Reagan pitched MX and Star Wars funding to Congress. U S import and merchandize deficit hit a record 123.3 billion dollars in 1984. Israel’s Rabin secured 400 million in U S aid and optimism for more. Tax reform talks aimed at simplifying the code showed bipartisan unity. Blue chips fell as the Dow edged down while the broader market rose.
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Geneva
Switzerland
OPEC
Quito
Ecuador
John Paul II
Venezuela
New Delhi
India
Union Carbide
Bhopal
Press Trust of India
Washington
Edwin Meese
Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Mark Hatfield
Defense
Sec
Caspar Weinberger
Reagan
Congress
Commerce Department
U.S
Yitzhak Rabin
Israel
New York
Illinois leaders join Thompson on Far East trade mission
Illinois officials said Governor James R. Thompson may be joined by at least one or all four legislative leaders on the Republican governor's March trade mission to the Far East to showcase state commitment to foreign trade. Thompson aides indicated invitations were extended to Senate and House leaders from both parties.
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Springfield
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Far East
Thompson
David Fields
Senate
House
Chicago
Ilinois General Assembly
James Thompson
Illinois Housing Development Authority
Suburbs push for Saturn plant with regional bid
Seven southern suburbs led by Chicago Heights Lynwood Matteson Orland Park Richton Park Sauk Village and Tinley Park joined forces to woo General Motors for the Saturn plant Officials sought Gov Thompson support and drew aid from the South Suburban Mayors Managers Association during a two hour session to draft an extended proposal The communities aimed to position the project as a competitive subcompact car venture against Japanese imports
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Anne Gallagher
Saturn Automobile
General Motors Corporation
Chicago Heights
Lynwood
Matteson
Orland Park
Richton Park
Sauk Village
Tinley Park
Springfield
Realtors withdraw lawsuit challenging housing ordinances
The Greater South Suburban Board of Realtors pulled its suit against Glenwood Matteson and Richton Park to challenge housing ordinances requiring racial data collection. Thirteen realty firms and four brokers moved to dismiss without prejudice after a review of equal opportunity housing cases and prior actions.
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James Andrews
Greater South Suburban Board of Realtors
Glenwood
Matteson
Richton Park
U.S. District Court
South Suburban Board
Myron Thaden
Santefort-Cowing
Matteson considers full time development coordinator plan
Trustees heard a report from the village economic development advisory committee proposing a full-time development coordinator and a permanent commission to guide Matteson marketing. The panel, formed last May, urged creating a “certified city” profile and coordinating with state and regional groups to attract growth while detailing a projected cost under 75 thousand dollars.
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Matteson
Matteson Village Board of Trustees
Mark Stricker
Lincoln Mall
Bryce Boothby
Matteson- Richton Bank
Frank Poppie
Matteson Plan Commission
ACE Hardware Corporation
Poppie
Illinois
Richton Park approves sewer rehab program plan
Richton Park trustees vote to begin a sewer rehabilitation and maintenance program to remove illegal interior and exterior connections and cut daily wet weather flows, with surveys, smoke tests, and tests. The board also approves improvements in Lincoln Crossings and swears in a part time officer as full time. commendations go to officers for assisting auto theft arrests.
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Richton Park Village Board of Trustees
Metropolitan Sanitary District
Environmental Protection Agency
Robert Matthey
Richton Park
Lincoln Crossings
Columbia Homes
Heartland Drive
Latonia Drive
Sauk Trail
Cicero Avenue
Imperial Drive
Terry Baker
Leonard Czaplewski
Lance Kreutzer
William Sander
Vito Mannino
Alan Hale
Matteson
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South Suburban Mayors & Managers’ Association
SSMMA
Elizabeth Royle
Finnual
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Baby
Homewood-Flossmoor Park District
Keith
Gail Countryman
Ariana
Lansing
Dolphin Lake Park
Homewood
Bill Ridder
Thaden
Illinois Association of Realtors
National Real Estate Association
South Suburban
Joel Campe
Campe Insurance
Campe
Park Forest
Teson
Park Forest Plaza
James Lauck
Santa Fe Railroad
Gerald Stillman
Mid-Continent Builders
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Richton Park Board
Kreutzer
Sander
Mannino
Czaplewski
Hale
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