Appalachian coalfields quiet yet feared trouble grows
The AP reports a warm Appalachian spring amid a nationwide coal strike as 160,000 United Mine Workers reject a contract 2-1, prompting expected prolonged action. Layoffs hit UMW International HQ April 15, with dues loss up to 1.5 million monthly. West Virginia governor enacts a 10 percent cutback. Pickets target nonunion mines in Ohio and southern West Virginia as leaders warn of rising unrest.
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Associated Press
George Meanich
Belmont County
Ohio
Virginia
United Mine Workers Union
United Mine Workers International
Washington
UMW
Sam Church
Deto
International
the International
Rockefeller
West Virginia
Union Pension Fund
Wholesale inflation hits 16.2 percent in March
Washington AP reports wholesale prices rose 16.2 percent annually in March the steepest in eight months driven by energy costs up 6.1 percent and food up 0.8 percent led by a 19.4 percent jump in vegetables. unemployment held at 7.3 percent despite weak construction and industrial output.
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Washington
Labor Department
Reagan
Poland Crisis Deepens as U S Aids Rise
The Reagan administration voices growing concern over a harsher Polish crisis with potential Soviet intervention. Pentagon analysts cite intensified border preparations while Bush announces new food aid and possible economic support. Caspar Weinberger says Soviet actions escalate tensions. no U S forces placed on alert. The bid to aid Poland includes concessionary dairy sales after talks with deputy prime minister Jagielski.
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Washington
Reagan
Poland
Pentagon
U.S
George Bush
United States
Solidarity Union
Warsaw Pact
Communist Party
Pravda
Warsaw
Caspar Weinberger
Soviet Union
New Independent Union Movement
Mieczyslaw Jagielski
Bush
Bruce Springsteen Still Roaring At Thirty One
Bruce Springsteen, celebrated as the poet of the mean streets, remains undimmed at thirty one. The profile explores what drives his energy, passion, and creative staying power across years.
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Bruce Springsteen
Mean Streets
Dura-Plex Faces Probes Amid Investment Concerns
Dura-Plex Industries, Inc. once touted a bright future with new home building designs. Now it faces state and federal investigations while stockholders fret over the firm's investment and prospects.
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Dura-Plex Industries, Inc
Rabies Threat Looms In Southern Illinois
The Southern Illinoisan examines rising rabies cases in the region and the roles of animal control wardens in responding to sick and potentially rabid animals, urging community action from residents with pets.
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Southern
Illinois
Southern Illinoisan publication and contact details
Publication offices listed in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion with circulation areas and rates. Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Marion offices phone numbers and classified ad lines. Postmaster address provided for change of address to Box 2108 Carbondale IL 62901.
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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
Marionee
Budget battle erupts as House braces for Reagan cuts
President Reagan leads the budget cutting push after the Senate backed $87 billion in three years. House Democrats plan an alternative package to root out waste and save about $100 billion, while Rep. James R. Jones unveils proposals to strip inefficiency. The Senate vote drew GOP unity with one Republican dissent.
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Washington
Reagan
House
Senate
James R. Jones
D-Okla
House Budget Committee
Sen
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Alan Cranston
California
Edward M. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Paul Tsongas
Paul Sarbanes
Maryland
Chris Dodd
Carl Levin
Michigan
Howard Metzenbaum
Ohio
Thomas Eagleton
Missouri
Claiborne Pell
Rhode Island
Fire in Herrin home blamed on short circuit
An electrical short started a morning fire at the William May residence located at Hilldale and Park Lane in Herrin. Reported at 8 17 a m the blaze was confined to the lower level with smoke and heat damage upstairs. No occupants were present at the time.
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Herrin
William May
Hilldale
Park Lane
Carolina woman held in Kroger burglary case
Mary Margaret Guy twenty two of Charleston South Carolina faces felony theft charges in Pinckneyville after officers tied items stolen from the Kroger Store to an Oakdale burglary. Police reported eighty three cartons of cigarettes and batteries and razor blades were stolen after the store closed. Hair was shot during the Oakdale incident and remained in critical condition at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Kroger
Pinckneyville
Mary Margaret Guy
Charleston
S.C
Washington County
Illinois Department of Criminal Investigation
Guy
Clinton County
Wesley P. Jones
William Joseph Hair
South Carolina
Hair
Good Samaritan Hospital
Mount Vernon
Williamson man guilty of armed violence at bank
Charles Ray Samples, 36, of Marion, found guilty by a Williamson County jury of armed violence and intimidation for the November 8 incident at People's Bank in Marion. He was acquitted on four other counts, including armed robbery and aggravated assault. Sentencing to follow pre sentencing review. armed violence carries a six year minimum.
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Williamson County
Charles Ray Samples
Marion
People’s Bank
Samples
Paul Austin
Johnson ambulance to continue in Johnson County
Johnson County will keep ambulance service going as long as funds allow. Board Chairman Max Ray outlined at a meeting with about 50 citizens and officials that the county can support only about 60 days more, following the Bi County Ambulance Service dissolution due to federal funding cuts. Options include a scaled down service, subsidizing a private provider, or a volunteer model possibly needing state law changes. Pope County currently lacks ambulance service.
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Johnson County
Max Ray
Ray
Pope County
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