Reagan Brady progress after assassination attempt
President Reagan and James Brady show signs of recovery after the Monday shooting. Doctors say Reagan’s blood loss was significant but managed with transfusions and that Brady spoke and moved, while Hinckley appeared for a mental examination before a grand jury.
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Washington
Reagan
White House
James Brady
Brady
George Washington University Hospital
Sarah
Edwin Meese III
John W. Hinckley Jr
U.S
Hinckley
Vincent Fuller
Lawrence Margolis
Charles F.C. Ruff
U.S. District Court
Quantico
Criminal de
Dennis O'Leary
Solomon Edelstein
In Brief Support for Thai coup wanes
Bangkok report says Prime Minister Prem Tinsulanonda failed to rally public support as military leaders opposed the rebels. Prem urged people to stay home while about 1000 attended a rally canceled after, and rebels announced Parliament would reconvene to choose a prime minister within 15 days amid a coup that dissolved Parliament and suspended the constitution.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Prem Tinsulanonda
Prem
Sant Chitpatima
Radio Thailand
U.S. aid to Poland could ease food and debt crisis
The Reagan administration may supply surplus farm commodities to Poland at favorable prices to aid its food and financial crisis. Poland’s deputy foreign minister Mieczyslaw Jagielski met Haig Bush and Baldrige, amid talks on debt deferral and increased credits.
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Washington
Poland
U.S
Mieczyslaw Jagielski
Alexander M. Haig Jr
George Bush
Malcolm Baldrige
United States
Jagielski
Paris
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Johnson County to grapple over ambulance service tonight
Johnson County officials plan a 7 p.m. meeting at the Vienna courthouse to address continuing state mandated ambulance service after the Bi County Ambulance Service dissolved March 23. Pope County remains without service, relying on Hardin County Hospital ambulances 18 miles away.
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Johnson County
Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Pope
Johnson Counties
Vienna Correctional Center
The
Correctional Center
Pope County
Hardin County General Hospital
Rossclare
Golconda
Rodney Brenner
Johnson County Board
Animal Control
Ray Breeden
Bill would limit port posts to residents
State Rep Bruce Richmond introduces a bill to require port district board members to live within the area they represent. The measure would ban cross appointments like those that placed William Kelley and J Warren Widdows on the Jackson Union Port District board. If approved, future appointments would have to reside in the appointing municipality or county.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson- Union
Union County
Alto Pass
Jackson County
State Attorney General’s Office
Kelley
Widdows
Authority
Richmond
Kelley’s
Southern Illinoisan Publication Office Contacts and Rates
Notice lists offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with phone numbers. Advertising numbers provided. Subscription rates for Sunday Friday and mail options across Illinois and outside area. Postmaster address and box number included.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Conrail Abandonment May 15 if No Protests Filed
If no protests are filed the Inter state Commerce Commission will grant Conrail abandonment of 143 miles of Southern Illinois track on May 15. U S Rep Paul Simon has said he will protest the Cairo to Lawrenceville line. Simon's staff confirms Conrail filed March 30 and he will be a party of record when ICC considers the abandonment.
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Associated Press
Interstate Commerce Commission
Conrail
Southern Illinois
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Cairo
Lawrenceville
Simon
ICC
Trial date set in fund theft
Phillip Koclanes a 59 year old Herrin man faces federal embezzlement charges. He is business agent for Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 551 in West Frankfort. Trial docketed for April 13 in Benton with a pre trial decision due by April 8 on possible speedy trial waiver or continuance. He was indicted in February for stealing 172.76 on Sept 23 1978 202.50 on Apr 28 1979 and 202.50 on Jul 23 1979.
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Phillip Koclanes
Herrin
Benton
Koclanes
Kocianes
Plumbers and Steamfitters Union Local 551
West Frankfort
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Kentucky Ave
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Berwen
Philadelphia
Bigelow
Cabin Craft
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Campbell
Campbell's
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