World News Briefs Roundup From International Events
A roundup of briefs notes Taiwan rescue yields seven bodies and 17 survivors from a smoke filled mine, OPEC agrees to keep prices at thirty nine dollars and production at seventeen point five million barrels, Beirut embassy bomb detonated, 4 000 abductions in Lebanon, expulsion of ten priests in Nicaragua denounced, Amtrak train collision kills two, US to require airbags if belt laws fail, steel import quotas urged, Reagan environment focus and campaign trips, Jesse Jackson criticizes media, Illinois tax funds intercollegiate sports, education reform proposals, Edison tops Illinois electricity rates.
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Jui Fang
Taiwan
Vienna
Austria
OPEC
Beirut
Lebanon
New
National Unity
Managua
Nicaragua
Miguel Obando Y Bravo
Mcbee
S.C
Amtrak
Silver Star
Washington
Reagan Administration
U.S. International Trade Commission
Reagan
South Carolina
Chicago
Jesse Jackson
Los Angeles Times
U.S
Dekalb
Illinois
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Northern Illinois University
Springfield
Chicago — Commonwealth Edison Company
Illinois Public Action Council
Matteson Sells Oakwood School for 425000 to Village
Matteson Elementary District 162 votes to sell Oakwood school to the village of Matteson for 425000 after appraisal review and months of negotiations. Village renovations fund library and park and recreation uses. Oakwood housed Matteson Historical Society since 1979. Board members note price below 580000 ask but the village is the likely buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matteson
Board of Education
Oakwood
Village Trust
Coggeshall
Karen Piggott
DeAngelis agrees to meeting after police picket outing
Police officers from Olympia Fields Matteson Richton Park and Park Forest picketed a Lincolnshire country club fundraiser for state Sen. Aldo DeAngelis. They demanded answers on collective bargaining rights for police and fire personnel and he agreed to a face to face meeting to clarify his position. DeAngelis noted support for extending rights but urged a single unified framework under SB 536 to avoid multiple bargaining boards. The protest followed DeAngelis vote against a new police and fire bargaining bill that failed by one vote earlier.
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Fraternal Order of Police
FOP
Aldo DeAngelis
Lincolnshire Country Club
Crete
DeAngelis
Olympia Fields
Ron Jonas
Franklin Shuftan
R-Olympia Fields
Jim Keith
Keith
State Senate
General Assembly
Illinois
Matteson
Richton Park
Park Forest
Resident asks police protection in Richton Park
A Richton Park resident urged the village board to add police protection for the Lioncrest area amid two vandalism incidents. He warned he might seek insurance risk pooling if protection costs rise, while the village president cautioned about taxes and urged a revived crime watch. The board also reviewed first readings on ordinance changes and a garage use permit, with no actions taken.
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Richton Park
Lioncrest
Richton Park Village
Morell Reeves
Reeves
Police Department
Lincoln Crossing
Richton Hills
Sauk Trail
Richton Park Library
State of
Illinois
Northern Trust Company
Chicago
LINSCO Proposed To Lobby For South Cook Public Schools
The Illinois Association of School Boards proposes a new South Cook lobbying arm named LINSCO to influence the Illinois General Assembly on public education funding mandates and busing. Bloom High School District 206 agreed to join with a budget of 1332.50, while Matteson and Richton Park districts voted against. The steering committee includes 14 area officials as LINSCO plans a full time legislative coordinator with a 30000 budget to build grassroots support for pro education bills.
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Illinois Association of School Boards
South Cook County
Illinois General Assembly
Legislative Interest Network of
Linsco
Heidi Biederman
Ms. Biederman
Bloom
Biederman
Matteson
Richton Park
Palos
Homewood-Flossmoor
South Holland
Thornton
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United Press International
The
Shirley Blum
Oakwood School
Ber
Pamela Dangola
Dangoia
Peter Coggeshall
Senate
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