Brezhnev pledges Poland can cope without force in Prague
Soviet President Brezhnev told the Czech Soviet Party Congress that Poland's Communist Party can handle its problems without Soviet military action. Warsaw Pact maneuvers ended three weeks after starting, with forces returning to stations, while U.S. officials in Washington noted a diminishing alarm as troops withdrew. Husak linked Poland's crisis to past revolutions and warned the foundations of socialism are threatened.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Poland
Polish Communist Party
Independent Labor Movement
Brezhnev
Czechoslovak Communist Party Congress
Soviet Union
Washington
U.S
Gustav Husak
Huszak
Husak
Abbie Hoffman sentenced for cocaine sale to three years
Abbie Hoffman former Yippie leader surrendered after seven years underground and was sentenced in New York to three years in state prison for selling cocaine in 1973. He must serve at least one year before eligibility for parole and begins serving April 21. The plea deal reduced potential five year exposure.
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New York
Abbie Hoffman
Hoffman
David F. Cunningham
Cunningham
Lane poised to lead Illinois corrections agency
Michael P. Lane, a former warden and longtime assistant director, is expected to be nominated by Gov. James R. Thompson to head the Illinois Department of Corrections. Lane has run the agency since Jan. 20 after Gayle M. Franzen left to helm the Toll Highway Authority, and his tenure has coincided with a period of relative calm amid crowded facilities.
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Mike Briggs
Southern
Lane
Illinois’ Adult Penitentiary System
James R. Thompson
Senate
Gayle M. Franzen
State Toll Highway Authority
Franzen
Menard Correctional Center
Chester
Corrections Department
Thompson
Charles J. Rowe
Pontiac Correctional Center
House Senate panels weigh conflicting budget cuts
Congress debates competing 1982 budget plans from President Reagan and House Democrats. Jones leads a Democratic alternative of 713.5 billion, arguing lower deficits and more social funding, while Stockman notes cost comparisons are murky. House panel work begins with aim to keep plan intact. Senate focuses on Reagan 1982 cuts and future years.
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Washington
Congress
Reagan
House Democrats
James R. Jones
D-Okla
House Budget Committee
Jones
White House
David A. Stockman
Stockman
House
Senate Budget Committee
Phil Gramm
Texas
Southern Illinoisan Publication Offices and contact details
The Southern Illinoisan publishes from Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and offers mail and carrier subscriptions across an 18 county area. Office phone numbers list Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin and Marion. Classified ads numbers are provided.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
III
Second suspect charged in Hindmans Auto burglary Herrin
Williamson County authorities charged 17 year old Michael T Potmas of Herrin with two counts of burglary and three counts of theft for allegedly entering Hindmans Auto Sales on February 8, taking items including a spare tire, jack, gloves, a jacket and car keys valued under 150 dollars. Potmas remained in Williamson County Jail on a 5000 dollar bond awaiting an initial court appearance.
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Williamson County
Hindman’s
Herrin
Michael T. Potmas
Potmas
U S appeals for end of Lebanese fighting
The United States pressed for a halt to the Syrian Christian fighting in Lebanon during a Mideast tour ending in Saudi Arabia. Haig and U S envoys urged peace while noting Lebanon's territorial integrity and possible Israeli pressure to intervene amid Syrian attacks on Zahle.
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Riyadh
Saudi Arabia
United States
Lebanon
U.S
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Haig
Amman
Jordan
Syria
John Gunther Dean
Beirut
Talcott Seelye
Damascus
Israel
Washington
Hussein
Mideast
Zahle
Soviet Union
Moscow
Poland
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve
Larry Sprague
Palm Beach
Fla
Hindman Auto Sales
Elles
Herrin Supply CompAny
North Park AvenUe
Secs Trey
Brides
Chamber of Commerce
Post Office
Walnut Murphysboro
RCA VideoDisc
Anna Livesay TV
Anna, IL
Carbondale Haake
Home Furnishings
Carbondale, IL
Cutler Neely TV
Cutler, IL
DuQuoin
Duquoin Tire DuQuoin
Goss Appliance
Marion, IL
Murphysboro Potter TV
Murphysboro, IL
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