Spring sunshine flickers as wave of clouds returns in Southern Illinois
Heather Lawlor of Evergreen Terrace in Carbondale plays on a tire swing at a Carbon New playground on Pleas ant Hill Road during a rare spring moment. Forecasters say the sun is temporary and clouds may return with rain, though no severe storms are expected in Southern Illinois today.
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Pleasant Hill Road
Illinois
Thunderstorm knocks out power across Southern Illinois
Storms disrupted power across Southern Illinois with about 3,000 customers losing service Wednesday night. By morning, utilities reported restoration. Flooding near the Mississippi River threatens levees and several towns report high water and wind damage.
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Dowell Road
Marion
James Brown
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Wolf Lake
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Harold Mullins
Southern Illinois
Mother of the Year contest invites Mother’s Day entries
A notice invites readers to submit 200 words or less explaining why their mom should be Mother of the Year. Include name, address, and phone. send to Mother of the Year, Southern Illinois, P.O. Box 2108, Carbondale, IL 62901. Deadline April 23. An extension granted to a grain elevator operator to plan creditor repayment. Page references note additional stories on Page 12 and 26.
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Nuclear power’s future hinges on realistic proponent attitudes
An editorial on Page 4 argues that the nation’s nuclear power future relies on advocates facing practical challenges with concrete solutions. It urges practical planning, public trust, and steady policy to advance safe, sustainable energy.
Nation Teamster Officials Attack Carter Inflation Adviser
Nation Teamster officials accuse Alfred Kahn, the administration's inflation adviser, of attempting to derail the tentative compromise. The dispute centers on wage and cost of living adjustments amid ongoing labor talks.
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Alfred Kahn
Masters Golf Preview Names Gary Player Favorite
Defending champion Gary Player is highlighted as the favorite as the Masters tournament opens today with Tom Watson also drawing strong attention. Page 9.
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Ates
Tom Watson
Illinois Floods Forcing Hundreds From Homes Across State
Flooding from heavy rains forced hundreds to flee as the Mississippi and Illinois rivers rose. Kaskaskia levee expected to crest near 39.5 feet with risk of higher levels. evacuations underway in Kasaskia Island and nearby areas. Rescue crews aided motorists and residents, with Red Cross distributing supplies to Pearl, Kampsville and Grafton. Storms continued eastward with tornadoes across several states and Wichita Falls tornado toll rising to 43 with 8,000 homeless in the city.
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Cosmonauts Fail to Dock With Salyut 6 Space Station
On Cosmonautics Day the Soviet Union reported the first Intercosmos mission failure as Soyuz 33 with commander Nikolai Rukavishnikov and Georgi Ivanov could not dock with Salyut 6 due to power unit malfunctions. The crew began preparations to return to Earth.
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Bulgaria
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Looting erupts as Kampala is looted after Amin's ouster
In Kampala crowds of about 10 000 celebrate Amin's ouster before Parliament while reports say men women and children looted homes and attacked civilians. Tanzanian troops allegedly joined in the looting as residents described widespread theft and gunpoint harassment along the eastern escape routes.
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Uganda
Idi Amin
Amin
Dar Es Salaam
Vatican Mass Sees 2500 Clergy Renew Celibacy Vows
More than 2,500 priests bishops and cardinals renewed their vows of celibacy as Pope John Paul II opened four days of Easter celebrations at Saint Peter's Basilica. About 10,000 watched the concelebrated Mass with 22 cardinals and 40 bishops. The pope later planned a second Mass at the Lateran Basilica and would wash the feet of 12 mentally retarded Italians from a Rome institute as part of the rite.
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Thompson Tists Escalator Out of Gas Tax Plan
Gov. James Thompson trims a proposed statewide gasoline tax hike and the planned automatic increases. The new plan, backed by Senate Republicans, raises the tax 1 percent this year and ends annual increases after four years. Official estimates put the max tax around 11 cents by 1984 as funding for roads and bridges would total about $1.2 billion over four years.
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James Thompson
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Senate
Illinois
State Senate
John D. Kramer
Illinois lawmakers weigh road fund diversions and tax hikes
Illinois Governor James Thompson presses a broad plan to end diversions from the Road Fund by 1984 to fund road and bridge projects while potentially raising auto truck and motorcycle registration fees and imposing a new sales tax between private car buyers. The plan faces questions about impact on the General Revenue Fund and non road programs.
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