Reagan Leaves Intensive Care For Suite At Hospital
President Reagan, ambulatory and in good spirits, moved from intensive care to a George Washington University Hospital suite. He stayed up Tuesday to watch the Academy Awards, walked, and his vital signs remained normal as Brady and McCarthy stayed hospitalized.
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Washington
Reagan
George Washington University Hospital
Daniel Ruge
White House
Ruge
James S. Brady
Secret Service
Timothy McCarthy
George Washington
Oval Office
John W. Hinckley Jr
Jodie Foster
Edwin Meese III
Larry Speakes
Michael K. Deaver
George Bush
Bush
United States
Meese
Public Broadcasting System
David C. Fischer
James A. Baker III
Deaver
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Middle East
Brady
O’leary
Area UMW members agree with turndown
Area UMW members followed a national rejection of the proposed pact with soft-coal operators, keeping a long strike possible. Illinois miners overall ratified a three year contract, but Southern Illinois and Appalachia groups rejected it two to one. Voters tallied about 102,600 of nearly 160,000 miners. 68,937 against and 32,299 for.
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Associated Press
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
United Mine Workers
Washington
Callen
UMW
Sam Church
Church
Cullen
B.R. Brown
Illinois
America
Appalachia
John Banovic
Banovic
Illinois District 12
Inland Steel Coal Co
Peabody Coal Co
Gaylon Parks
Marion
Parks
Michael Bunton
du Quoin
Miners vote amid union pension dispute in Illinois
Illinois miners mostly approved the contract despite the loss of the royalty to a union pension fund. Some East Coast locals showed stronger opposition, while local leaders cited economy and a 36 percent across the board wage boost as key factors. Officials warned a prolonged strike could drive utilities to seek low sulfur coal from Western states.
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Bunton
Richard Stroud
Old Ben 27
Dean Moulton
9878
Freeman Orient
Pittsburg
Moulton
Parks
Banovic
Taylor Perssoneau
Illinois Coal Association
Pensoneau
UMW
Census final counts boost Chester and Carbondale in region
Final 1980 census figures show Chester up from 5,310 to 8,027 due to annexation, and Carbondale rising to 27,194. Cobden and Dongola fall sharply from preliminary counts, while Union County totals shrink. figures released to aid reapportionment and funding decisions.
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Evan M. Davis
Chester
Carbondale
Cobden
Dongola
U.S. Census Bureau
Michael Nutter
Chicago
Neward Correctional Center
Nutter
Union County
Fred Blaylock
Census Bureau
Randolph County
Union
Franklin
Jackson
Johnson
Perry
Randolph
Williamson
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Benton
West Frankfort
du Quoin
Anna
Carterville
Johnston City
Christopher
Sparta
Pinckneyville
Good Evening Weather Forecast Brief
The National Weather Service predicts fair and cooler tonight with lows in the lower or middle 40s. Thursday will be mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the upper 70s or low 80s. A chance of showers is forecast Friday through Sunday, with highs in the 70s Friday and cooler 60s Saturday and Sunday, lows in the upper 40s.
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National Weather Service
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Bernard Martin
Sam Leach
Woody David
de Soto
Freeman United
Consol
Inland Steel
Amax Leah
Amax Delta
S’western Captain
S’west Streamline
Zeigler Spartan
Zeigler
P’body
Baldwin
Will Scarlet
Peabody Marissa
Classic Coal
Equality
Western Fuels
Chester, Carbondale
Ures
Cobden and
Karen Vitt
Ann Landers
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