Gandhi Resigns as Indian Prime Minister After Cabinet Quit
Indira Gandhi resigns after election returns suggest Janata coalition will gain a parliamentary majority. Morarji Desai and Jagjivan Ram vie to lead a new government as George Fernandes and 22 others are freed on bail. Acting President B. D. Jatti accepts resignations but keeps a caretaker cabinet in place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Chutkow
Associated Press
New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
George Fernandes
Gandhi
Desai
Janata
People’s — Party
Ram
Congress For Democracy
Fernandes
B. D. Jatti
Decision by April 1 on illinois airport plan
Washington secretary Brock Adams promised a decision by April 1 on locating a new St. Louis airport in Illinois. He cited complex issues including whether Lambert Airport can serve through 1990 and noted even the Waterloo site could not open before 1992. Mayor Poelker urged delaying the decision to 1985 for aviation tech progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington (Ap
Brock Adams
St. Louis
Ilinois
Adams
Lambert Airport
Transportation
William T. Coleman Jr
Waterloo
John H. Poelker
Senate Debates Tax Rebates Plan Ahead of March 30 Start
Senate moves toward a Finance Committee backed bill cutting taxes by 31.4 billion over 18 months with a one time $50 rebate for most Americans. Rebates would begin mid May and depend on income, while a permanent tax cut would replace itemized deductions for 46 million couples or individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Luther
Associated Press
Washington AP
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Carter Administration
Carter
Finance Committee
Harry F. Byrd
India
William Roth
R-Del
Close Rend Lake Dam Road For Repairs
ST LOUIS The main dam road across Rend Lake dam will close to all traffic for about four to six weeks for embankment work by the U S Army Corps of Engineers. Rock placement and resurfacing are planned to be finished by late April with signs at intersections 37 and 14. The road should reopen in time for lake visitors this season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Rend Lake
Phil Jenkins
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Jenkins
Degrees Not Always Key, SI Senator Says
Southern Illinois congressman Rep. Paul Simon argues that strict education requirements waste potential workers. He cites Supreme Court rulings limiting employer education demands and notes Illinois residents average 12 years schooling, Southern Illinois about 10. He urges government to reduce barriers and increase productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Centralia, Ill
Southern Illinois
Paul Sbe Suet Fe
Carbondale
U.S. Supreme Court
Ae Bi Ne. Nhey
Simon
Body of Unidentified Woman Found Near Cahokia Mounds State Park
Madison County authorities seek identity of a partially decomposed young woman found along a remote road near Cahokia Mounds State Park. Three target shooters reported the discovery Monday. She is believed to be 16 to 19 years old and may have died four or five days earlier. cause of death undetermined.
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State Park Place
Madison County
Cahokia Mounds State Park
Stetson Resigns as A B Dick President to Lead Air Force
John C. Stetson resigns Monday as president of A B Dick Co to become secretary of the Air Force. The company says his name will be sent to the Senate for confirmation hearings later this week. He joined A B Dick in 1970 after leading the Houston Post Publishing Division and Booz Allen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John C. Stetson
A.B. Dick Co
Air Force
Senate
Stetson
Houston Post Publishing
Houston Post Co
Booz, Allen & Aantem
Chicago approves smoke detector rule for large apartment blocks
Chicago City Council passed unanimously an ordinance requiring smoke detectors in one-fifth of the city’s apartment buildings. New construction must install detectors within 10 days, existing buildings have six months to comply. Mayor Bilandic urged the measure after Christmas fires killed 26. Exemptions apply to high-rise buildings with sprinklers or fire-proof construction.
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Chicago
Michael Bilandic
Vanex Color expands as Mt. Vernon plant grows
Vanex Color Inc is expanding its Mt. Vernon area paint operation after 18 months of merchandising overhaul led by VP John Baggott. The independent firm, operating since 1965, reports 17 percent gallon sales growth versus 3 percent for conglomerates, with seven-state distribution within 400 miles. The company now employs 35 and cites a new warehouse in St. Louis and larger quarters as demand rises May through September.
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Vanex Color, Inc
Jefferson County
John Baggott
Baggott
Greater
America
Baggett
Tas
Vanex
Jim Martin
Mt. Vernon
St. Louis
Charles Watson
Ramada
Security Bank & Trust
First Bank & Trust
Bank of Illinois
General Tire & Rubber Co
GoodYear Tire& Rubber Co
Gallery Restaurant
Uncle Charlie's Meat Procession
Good Samaritan Hospital
Denzer Electric
A.B. Nelson Cowen Insurance
Systems Resources, Employment Service
Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce
Today's Markets Mt Vernon and National Stock Markets
Mt Vernon grain prices listed at 10 am show soybeans at 8.30, wheat 2.45, corn 2.36. AP reports mixed egg and poultry quotes, butter steady, hogs and cattle at National Stockyards with price ranges, and New York stock market sliding on inflation fears with Dow off about 2 points early and London gold near 18 month highs.
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MT. Vernon
New York
New York Stock Exchange
London
Duke Power
Exxon
Texas Utilities
Dow Jones
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Deaths and funeral notices in Mt. Vernon area
Multiple obituaries and funeral details from Mt. Vernon and surrounding towns. Notables include Mrs. Florence Reynolds 89 of Route 1 Bonie with services in Waltonville, Lillie Greer of Mt. Vernon, Dolly Archambro Belle Rive, Clyde Foster of Ashley, Maggie Knauss of Bluford, Lucille Roberts Mooseheart, with dates, birthplaces, spouses, survivors, and burial plans.
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Florence Clara Reynolds
Bonnie
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Waltonville
Ron Reynolds
Abner Cemetery
Nason
Reynolds
Lillie M. Greer
Jeffersonian Nursing Home
Dolly Archambro
Route 1
Belle Rive
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Dahlgren
Ray Wilkey
Smith Cemetery
Archambro
Vichy
Nick
Ella (Fonville) Daniels
Charles Archambro
St. Louis
Sugar Camp
Maggie Mae Knauss
Bluford
Wells Chapel General Baptist Church
Knauss
Elk Mills
John F
Belle (Williams) Whitson
Fred Knauss
Jefferson County
Osborn Funeral Chapel
Dix
Olen Weatherford
Union Chapel
Mabel Knauss
Texico
John Knauss
Phyllis Sogger
Ivan
Lucille Roberts
Mooseheart
Geneva Community Hospital
Brayfield Funeral Home
Lesser
Mae van Wey
Maple Hill Cemetery
Henry and
Viva (Barber) Williamson
Betty Bozarth
Madisonville
Charles
San Antonio
Tex
Nora Andes
Chicago
Leo
Manteno
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Morarji Desai
Janata Party
Kantibhai Desai
Congress
Ranai Lal
State Farm
State Farm Insurance Companion
Wome
Bloomagion, Menos
Rend Lake Dam
Mt. Olive General Baptist Church
Sun
Terry Buchanan
Alva Merritt
Illinois
Mt.v. Paint Mfg
Men's & Boy's
Ruhl Te
Rowan Drive
McLeansboro
Minvis
USDA
National Stockyards
Mrs. Florence
Main Dam
Clyde Foster
Rural Ashley
Ashley
Washington County Hospital
Nashville
Mr. Foster
Martha V. (Richardson
Andrew Foster
Hogan Funeral Home
Estil Murphy
Libberty Cemetery
Foster
Henry
Vancouver
Wash
Ralph
Tom
Fort Scott
Kan
Dorothy Wilson
Agnes Hemminghaus
Bessie Thompson
Richview
Maggie Knauss
Albany
Albu
Amarillo
Clr
Asheville
Anchorage
Atlanta
Birmingham
Bismarck
Boise
Boston
Brownsville
Buffalo
Charleston SC
Charleston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Dalit. Worth
Denver
Des Moines
Edy
Detroit
Sn Duluth
Fairbanks
Honolulu
Cdy
Les Oe
Wally
Wally Ashbaugh
Broadway Call
Pyrights
W-G Motors
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