GSA payoffs in millions loom over agency probe
Washington UPI report says GSA chief Jay Solomon asks 35 000 employees to come forward about payoffs to win contracts as indictments target about 50 people including GSA staff and vendors. Officials say the scandal may be the biggest federal money scheme, with millions still costly to taxpayers.
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Washington
UPI
General Services Administration
Jay Solomon
GSA
Vincent Alto
Solomon
Robert J. Tucker
Robert Sullivan
Massachusetts
Striking Illinois teachers close schools in four cities
United Press International reports striking teachers halted classes in Rockford Collinsville Edwardsville and Waterloo as talks with federal mediators began. In Waterloo about 90 teachers continued a third day of picketing while negotiations resumed with an intermediary from St. Louis.
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United Press International
Rockford
Collinsville
Edwardsville
Waterloo
St. Louis
Waterloo Classroom Teachers Assocation
Waterloo Association of Service Personnel
Illinois Education Association
Illinois
Jim Lottes
Lottes
Elgin
Elgin Teachers Association Representative Assembly
ETA
Charleston
Teutopolis
Weekend Forecast With Warm Temperatures and Storm Chance
Friday brings sunny skies and highs in the lower mid 80s. Tonight cooling to the low 60s and middle 50s. Weekend looks partly cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms on Sunday. Dresden Locks high 82 and low 54 on Wednesday with 56 at 7 a.m. Morris downtown 76 at 10 25 a.m.
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Dresden Locks and Dam
Morris
Soviet TU126 Moss plane crashes in Arctic
A Soviet TU126 Moss surveillance plane crashed on Hopen Island in the Spitsbergen Archipelago near Norway. Three bodies recovered. Debris from engines guns and ammunition found. Moscow had not informed Oslo per the Soviet Embassy. Norwegian command notes nine TU126 Moss planes operated in the north.
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Oslo
Norway
UPI
Soviet Union
Norwegian Arctic
Hopen
Spitsbergen
Nik Nikolaisen
Moscow
Bjarne Lundgaard
Citizens say Edison runs too many power plants
Citizens for a Better Environment charges Commonwealth Edison builds more stations than needed. They claim Edison has 30.8 percent excess capacity and will cost customers over 173 million dollars this year. Edison disputes the figures, citing 20.3 percent reserve capacity and a growing construction program.
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Chicago
UPI
Commonwealth Edison
Illinois Commerce Commission
David Stahr
Citizens For A Better
Edison
Illinois
Bill Harrah
Stahr
Cuba offers to release hundreds of political prisoners
Cuba proposes to release hundreds of political prisoners to the United States starting with 48 to be screened by U.S. officials in the coming weeks. Attorney General Griffin Bell said the past and present Cuban prisoners may be admitted under a special immigration process, decided case by case, with 30 family members also eligible.
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Washington
UPI
Cuba
United States
U.S
Griffin Bell
Bell
Justice Department
Terrence Adamson
Adamson
Minooka adopts tax levy to fund village services
Minooka Village Board approved a 161200 general corporate levy for 1978 79 with 48450 for general and admin 62200 for streets 32000 for police 1500 for health and 3600 for parks buildings and recreation. The retirement and Social Security fund totals 13000. The board also approved hiring the village's first full time police officer after an executive session.
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Minooka
Health Department
Parks, Buildings and Recreation Department
Civil war atmosphere grips Nicaragua as rebels clash
In Nicaragua anti-government rebels use homemade explosives and firebombs while sniping guardsmen. A general strike by businessmen grows against Somoza. Pan American workers walkout threatens Managua airport. Bombs shake Managua with 25 blasts. In Masaya a sniper exchange injures a guard. In Matagalpa rebels seize two thirds of the city, with battles killing at least five.
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Managua
Nicaragua
UPI
Somoza
Pan American
Anastasio Somoza Debayle
Masaya
Matagalpa
Illinois men arrested with cocaine ring tied to nationwide sales
In Las Vegas federal and local narcotics officers arrested three Decatur, Illinois men Lester Barger 30 John Shelley 29 and Barry Geoghegan 21 on charges of selling cocaine. About three pounds of almost pure cocaine valued at about 1 million dollars were seized after being transported from Miami in luggage aboard a commercial flight.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPI
Illinois
Drug Enforcement Administration
United States
Nevada
Florida
Decatur
Lester Barger
John Shelley
Barry Geoghegan
Miami
Justice Department weighs action over Agee CIA book
The Justice Department weighs possible espionage charges against Philip Agee former CIA officer and author of Dirty Work The CIA in Western Europe It may also seek civil action to block publication but Agee no longer resides in the United States Civil action would be hard without his US residence The Washington Post cited a knowledgeable source on the potential plan and past decision regarding Inside the Company CIA Diary
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Philip Agee
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Washington Post
Department
Europe
Agee
Post
United States
Australia blocks Nixon visit over awkward timing
Canberra officials refused a September Nixon visit noting Fraser and Peacock would be unavailable and Parliament in session. Nixon, back in U S politics, had his staff ask about meetings in Canberra for late September, but authorities said timing would be awkward and difficult to arrange.
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Canberra
Australia
UPI
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Washington
Malcolm Fraser
Andrew Peacock
Fraser
Peacock
MCHS sells van and pickup at school auction
Morris Community High School opened bids for a 1971 Ford van and a 1969 Chevrolet pickup. The van went to custodian Everett Klinker for 550 dollars and the pickup to Frank Kane Motors for 500 dollars. Bids ranged widely, with multiple bidders on both vehicles and the sale noted as as is.
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Morris Community High School
Joliet
Ramond Miller
MCHS
Everett Klinker
W. Southmor Rd
Frank Kane Motors
John Brozovich
Rte
Minooka
Glen H. Odom
E. Jefferson St
J. Richard Remko
Leslie H. Matheny
Walleye Rd
Rex Siron
George Gordon
Woodland Rd
Paul Livingston
Glenwood Rd
John Hensley
Rte. 2
Dale Brandt
E. Jackson St
Gary Peterson
Calhoun St
William R. Ferguson
Youth Released After Bicycle Crash Near Home
Five year old Daniel M. Quiett of South Wilmington was dismissed from St Joseph Hospital today after being hospitalized August 22 when his bicycle collided with a car near his home.
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Daniel M. Quiett
Wilmington
St. Joseph Hospital
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State Department of Transportation
Starved Rock State Park
U.S. 6
Chicago Area
Starved Rock
Alto
JoAnne Gretencord
Commission
CBE
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Rte. 8
Heatherfield
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Coal City
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Second Ave
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