U S shoots down Libyan planes over international waters
Two U S F 14 fighters shot down two Libyan SU 22s in the south central Mediterranean about 60 nautical miles from land after an unprovoked attack. No U S injuries. Libyan pilot seen parachuting. Weinberger said planned exercise would continue. U S protests through diplomatic channels and may seek UN Security Council action.
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Washington
U.S
Mediterranean
Defense Department
Libya
Weinberger
United States
Air Force
Philip C. Gast
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Libya claims downing of U S F 14 over Libyan airspace
Libyan state radio said a U S Navy F 14 was shot down as it entered Libyan airspace, a claim disputed by Washington. Earlier Libyan reports spoke of eight U S Navy planes firing on two Libyan aircraft with no confirmation of Libyan losses.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Libya
Washington
U.S
Weinberger Says Reagan Notified After Clash
Defense Secretary Weinberger testified that President Reagan was informed following the clash. He emphasized the sequence of actions and the executive response to the incident as part of the briefing.
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Weinberger
Reagan
Kerr-McGee plans to rebuild after Galatia clash
Kerr-McGee Coal Corp pledged to resume mine construction near Galatia in Saline County after a Tuesday protest by hundreds opposing non-union workers. State police guarded the site as workers returned. a fence will be rebuilt and no armed guards will be used.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Kerr-McGee Coal Corp
Saline County
Galatia
Donna McFarland
Kerr-McGee
Illinois
International Executive Board
Tony Kujawa
Kujawa
Kerr-McGee Corp
Ms. McFarland
Jackson County Faces $379,000 CETA Repayment Risk
Jackson County may owe nearly 379,000 to Illinois if it cannot produce 1976 77 CETA records. An auditing firm hired by the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs flagged missing vendor invoices staff files cost allocations time records and cash disbursement documents. The county official said reconstruction of five year old records will be difficult but the probe shows no fraud or abuse.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Jackson County
State of
Illinois
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
DCCA
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Warren McCollum
Commerce Department
CETA
Jackson County Board
Mary Nell Chew
McCollum
CETA records questioned as Illinois counties audit trials unfold
Jackson County and about a dozen Illinois CETA programs face probe into 1976-77 records. Officials cite missing files, agency turnover, and audits delayed by worksite documentation while promising to reconstruct expenditures with agencies’ aid.
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Franklin, Williamson
Union
Johnson and Perry
DCCA
Randolph County
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Pentagon
Forrestal
Gast
JANA
Gulf of Sidra
Tripoli
Kerr-MccGee
Michael Henshaw
UMW
Jackson
Ceta Records
Springfield
Maurice McCann
Chew
State’s
William Schwartz
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