Vance faces uphill task in Jordan over Camp David accords
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance arrived in Amman on a mission to win Arab moderates support for the Camp David accords. Jordan and Saudi Arabia rejected the plan, fearing it falls short on Israel withdrawal and Palestinian self determination, as regional tensions rise and a PLO strike disrupts Beirut.
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Jordan
UPI
Cyrus Vance
Camp David
Oilrich
Saudi Arabia
Vance
Middle East
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U.S
Kuwait
Qatar
Palestine Liberation Organization
South Yemen
Algeria
Libya
PLO
Radical
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
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Syria
Lebanon
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Baghdad
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al Thawra
Anwar Sadat
Jordan West Bank
Sadat
Israel
West Bank
Menachem Begin
New York
Jordan Times
Talkathon continues for MD Fund-raiser breaks records in Kalamazoo style
The world’s longest non-stop telephone fund-raiser for muscular dystrophy began August 25 and aims to reach 1 032 hours. About 75 local talkers sign in for one hour or more while prizes go to the top fundraiser and the talker with most hours. Participants include women and students from 26 states and British Columbia.
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Alma Schwinn
Old Pine Bluff Rd
Morris Holiday Inn
Herald
Tom Redmond
Free Spirit Electronics
Liberty St
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo
Nighthawk
Dolores Beier
Diane
Ingmar Bergman
Henrik Ibsen
Holiday Inn
British Columbia
Canada
Snowstorm closes Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain NP
A first season snowstorm moved from Yellowstone to Rocky Mountain National Park with light snow and gusts. Trail Ridge Road remained closed due to drifting snow. seven to twelve inches fell in Yellowstone with icy spots reported elsewhere.
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United Press International
Yellowstone National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Colorado Highway Department
National Weather Service
Trail Ridge Road
Continental Divide
Wyoming
Yellowstone
Dunraven and
Craig Passes
Tamara Sorensen
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Case Reported in Grundy County
Illinois public health officials report 36 total cases this year including one in Grundy County and five in Will County. Grundy authorities say the Grundy case was not positively confirmed. Dr. Paul Peterson and IDPH note that diagnosis is complex and all doctor-reported cases are counted, with 1977 seeing 31 cases. Advice covers tick avoidance, proper removal, and wound care.
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Rocky Mountain
Grundy County
Illinois
Department of Public Health
Will County
Health Department
Bookwalter Woods
Gardner
Kankakee
Mary Kay Nichols
Illinois Department of Public Health
IDPH
Chicago
Paul Peterson
Peterson
Retired Illinois professor sues over mandatory retirement law
Nicholas G. Grand, 68, a Northbrook oral pathologist and former University of Illinois professor, filed a federal suit claiming the 68th birthday retirement rule violates due process. He says he was forced to retire despite health and qualifications, notes his 1957 U of I tenure and teaching at three other universities. The case is before U.S. District Judge Alfred Y. Kirkland.
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U.S
Grand
University of Illinois
Alfred Y. Kirkland
Weather outlook with rain and storms and warm highs
Occasional rain and thunderstorms expected tonight with a chance of heavy rain. Clouds persist Thursday with rain and thunderstorms and highs in the low 60s to low 70s. Tuesday peaked at 94 degrees at Dresden Island Locks and Dam with a 67-degree low, and this morning 69 at 7 a.m. and 86 at 11 a.m. in Morris.
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Dresden Island Locks and Dam
Morris
Indictments Possible in Pontiac Prison Riot Slayings
Illinois investigators expect 6 to 12 indictments tied to the July 22 riot that left three guards dead. Spokesman Les Pauly said the probe is winding down and a final report will be given to Gov. Thompson Corrections Director Rowe and Livingston County Atty Vogel within one to two weeks.
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Springfield
Ill
UPD
Pontiac
Les Pauly
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Pauly
James R. Thompson
Charles Rowe
Livingston County
C. David Vogel
Funds Denied for Coal City Senior Center Renovation
The Campbell House Senior Center remodeling request was denied by the Illinois Department on Aging after Region 2’s review. Only basic use remains. plans for heating, wiring, plumbing, and an access ramp were prioritized elsewhere with $137,000 available under Older Americans Act Title 5. A heating project is funded by benefactors, while a service interruption by Commonwealth Edison affects Holderman and Winterbottom roads for 8 to 10 a.m. Thursday weather permitting.
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Campbell House Senior Center
Illinois Department On Aging
Commonwealth Edison Co
Joliet
Dan Demps
Holderman Rd
Winterbottom Rd
Rainbow Scout
Demos
Coal City
Senior Citizens Committee
Campbell House
Agency On Aging
State of Illinois Department On Aging
Economy Surges in Second Quarter Amid Rising Inflation
Washington reports revised gross national product at an 8.7 percent annual rate for April through June, up from 8 percent, while the GNP price index climbs 11 percent annualized, the largest quarterly inflation jump since late 1974. Officials still project 3.5 to 4 percent growth in the second half and about 4.1 percent for 1978.
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Commerce Department
Red Brigades Leader Sentenced for Weapons Case
In Milan a court sentenced Corrado Alunni, once a Red Brigades figure, to 12 years and 4 months for illegal weapons possession and subversive conspiracy. He was fined 2400 dollars, ordered to pay costs, and banned from public office for life. The trial followed his arrest in a Milan apartment where police found a small arsenal.
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Milan
Italy
UPI
Red Brigades
Corrado Alunni
Alunni
Aldo Moro
Gardner to Form Police Department in Village
Gardner officials led by Mayor Ray Serena plan a new police department after years of discussion. Applications will be accepted for full and part time officers. A squad car bid process opens October 9 at 7 30 p.m. The village will end the daytime contract with Grundy County Sheriff's Department to fund the local force.
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Gardner
Ray Serena
Serena
Grundy County
Grundy County Tax Distribution Records Installment Details
Grundy County distributed seven million eight hundred sixty three thousand seven hundred fifty five dollars in the first property tax installment to local governing bodies as Treasurer Betty Olson notes. She held one million two hundred eighty eight thousand seven hundred eighty six dollars due to protests led by Commonwealth Edison, with other protests totaling seventy three thousand dollars. The second installment is due by Monday with a one percent monthly late penalty. County bills mailed July 24 totaled nineteen point seven million, about two million more than last year. the first installment was due August 25. Olson said most funds were distributed last Thursday, though some went out in August.
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Grundy County
Betty Olson
River reopening to trigger traffic jam predicted
Engineers for the Army Corps of Engineers foresee a bumper first week of October as 40 tow boats passing through Dresden Island Morris Marseilles and Starved Rock locks daily after nearly two months of closure. Repairs ran over by 500000 and added to a 9 million baseline, driven by Marseilles Dam work.
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Chicago
UPI
Illinois River
Dresden Island
Morris
Marseilles
Starved Rock
Utica
Ralph Hauch
Army Corps of Engineers
Hauch
Talks Resume Oct 2 With Boilermakers at LaSalle
Wage talks involving the boilermakers union at the LaSalle County Nuclear Power Station near Seneca resume October 2 in a meeting arranged by federal mediator James Schepker. No progress was reported after a four hour session Sunday with arbitrators from the Illinois Valley Contractors Association. Edison officials are not involved. The strike began September 1 when the union contract expired.
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LaSalle County
Rock Island Lines Faces Possible Asset Sale Over Report
UPI reports District Judge Frank McGarr ordered Rock Island Lines in bankruptcy to file a financial status report by January 27, 1979. If unfavorable, he may order a sale of assets though he does not expect full dismemberment. Carloadings have risen 9 to 10 percent, and final-year figures are projected to stay strong. McGarr oversees operations in receivership and warned six-month extensions depend on progress toward independent operations.
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Chicago
UPI
Frank McGarr
Rock Island Lines
Rock Island
McGarr
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