Diplomatic strain grows as Costa Rica-Nicaragua border clash sparks US aid
World briefs report Costa Rica warning that ties with Nicaragua are near breaking after a border firefight. Washington says it will speed up military aid to Costa Rica. Pope John Paul II visits Korea addressing division and ordaining priests, meeting workers in Pusan before returning to Seoul. In Moscow Chernenko rejects U.S. calls for renewed talks and blames Washington for Poland's crisis at a Jaruzelski dinner.
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Wojciech Jaruzelski
EPA officials to carry guns for protection in the field
EPA enforcement agents authorized to carry firearms amid threats while performing duties. Denver official Tom Gallagher says this marks a new enforcement area for the agency as it expands protective measures nationwide.
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Larry Speakes
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Deja Vu For Fred in Guys and Dolls Return
Fred Jacobeit of Hazel Crest revisits the Big Jule role after 25 years in the Drama Group’s revival of Guys and Dolls, set for May 18 19 and 20 with Dick Casey as Lt Brannigan. The cover story in The Star Sunday Magazine profiles the production.
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Star Sunday
Matteson sees crime fall as arrests rise in 1983
Matteson police report 1983 crime dropped versus 1982 while arrests climbed 12 percent to 1,113. Nine robberies 133 assaults 80 burglaries and 79 DUI arrests marked the year, with 532 commercial and 139 residential thefts. Chief Donald Story notes most crime ties to busy Lincol n Mall commerce and 316 local businesses.
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Illinois tax amnesty bill offers 90 day grace period
The Illinois Senate Revenue committee approved SB 1420 proposing a 90 day amnesty from September 1 to November 30 to settle delinquent accounts and avoid penalties. Noncompliance would raise interest and criminal charges. sponsor Sen. Philip Rock cites Massachusetts as a model while Sen. Aldo De Angelis notes it offers a statewide incentive to clear liabilities.
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Illinois Senate Revenue Committee
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Revenue Committee
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Excellence in Education report for Matteson 162 district
The District 162 board received an “excellence in education” report from a special committee detailing curriculum, student, classroom time and teacher salary recommendations. Highlights urge kindergarten through eighth grade computer time, an after school program, expanded foreign languages, enrichment centers, parent communication on grading standards, universal discipline procedures, homework newsletters, and parent workshops. The panel calls for reducing state mandates to gain district flexibility and greater use of community and volunteer resources.
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