Murphysboro workers push for higher city salary raises
City employees in Murphysboro, led by negotiator Frank Eovaldi, continue three months without a contract. Mayor Sydney Appleton and a rookie council face limited funds after 1981 82 budget, with a $50 across the board raise on offer while employees seek a 10 percent rise. The district questions prioritizing spending on projects like housing with Farmers Home Administration funds over salaries.
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Sydney Appleton
Murphysboro
Appleton
Peter
Paul
Farmers Home Administration
Frank Eovaldi
Collectivist claim on gun rights sparks legal debate
In a July 1 letter Lester Engel argues handgun control violates the right to keep and bear arms. The writer suggests the NRA would hire a lawyer and pursue court challenges, noting campaign spending and lobbying. The piece cites the Second Amendment text and references the American Bar Association.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Lester Engel
National Rifle Association
U.S. Congress
Andarae
Iehagat
Aipietten Bar Association
Handgun Ban Call to Congress From NCBH Leader
Michael K. Beard of the National Coalition to Ban Handguns urges action on gun control. He argues Supreme Court rulings favor a militia reading of the Second Amendment and notes daily handgun fatalities. He asks readers to write to their congressman and senators at once.
Peacekeeper role grows in Sinai under MFO plan
Congress backs a plan to base about 800 U.S. soldiers in the Sinai as part of a three-nation multinational force to deter conflict between Egypt and Israel. The force, up to 2,000 troops, begins patrols April 25, 1982, with U.S. start-up funded by a mix of foreign aid shifts and contributions from Egypt and Israel.
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Richard Whittle
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Middle East
Congress
Reagan
Sinai Desert
Egypt
Israel
Charles McC. Mathias
R-Md
U.S
MFO
United States
Mfo’s
Sinai
Cairo
Australia
Veliotes
Michael E. Sterner
U.N
Sente
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Foreign Affairs
Paul Findley
R-Ill
Sterner
Richard G. Lugar
R-Ind
Eye
Lugar
Umbrella PLO Surfaces as Fragmented Force in Middle East
The PLO under Yasser Arafat remains an umbrella of diverse factions rather than a monolith. Despite moves toward diplomatic legitimacy aided by Israel, factions like Habash's Popular Front reject talks with Israel, while others like Saiqa and the PFLP-GC push aggressive actions. The US maintains a back channel, and the bloc’s diversity both strengthens unity and complicates coherent policy. The Atlanta meeting granted provisional PLO membership with Israel abstaining.
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John Kifner
New York Times
Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Middle East
Menachem Begin
Saus
Cem
Israel
PLO
United States
United Nations
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine General Command
Saad Haddad
Fatah
Kuwait
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
George Habash
Democratic Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Naef Hawatma
Habash
Saiqa
Ficer
Ahmed Jebril
Libya
Palestine Liberation Front
Palestine Popular Struggle Command
West
Anerican
New Right seeks Nofziger stay in Reagan White House
The New Right pushes for Lyn Nofziger to remain beyond his planned one year, fearing loss of his patronage and influence. He has played a pragmatic, secondary role, fielding gripes and shaping decisions like the Sandra Day O'Connor nomination, while top advisors Meese Baker and Deaver solidify power.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
White House
Lyn Nofziger
Reagan
Nofziger
Ed Meese
Jim Baker
Mike Deaver
Troika
Colonius
Lyn
Colon
San Er
Peoria
Notaiger
Washington
Deaver
Meese
Baker
Reagan White House
Tungs
Paul Weyrich
Committee For the Survival of A Free Congress
Nofzia
Phatian
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Southern
Puck
Gottim
Nicholas A. Veliotes
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Joseph R. Biden Jr
D-Del
U.S. Rapid Deployment Force
Anwar Sadat
Soviet Union
U.N. Security Council
Senate Committee
Internationalest Federation
Atlanta
New Right
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