Manxamese: tailless kitten breed from housecat and bush cat
In Carbondale, Virginia Zarnoch and Joanne Thorpe recount Bobby Kitty the tailless cat that sparked a cross with a wild Florida bush cat. They bred five to six generations with Siamese to create Manxamese, a tail free Siamese line. Some consider registering it as a new American breed, others keep it secret and ponder selling. Prices for plain Manx kittens start around 50 dollars, with top show quality at about 500 dollars.
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Jean Ness
Femple
Carbondale
Virginia Zarnoch
Joanne Thorpe
Bobby Kitty
Busch Gardens Zoo
Tampa
Fla
Ms. Zarnoch
Ms. Thorpe
Swedish police end embassy occupation free ambassador and wife
Riot police stormed the Iranian Embassy in Stockholm to end a 30 student occupation that held Ambassador Abdol Rahim Gavahi and his wife hostage to protest executions in Iran. No one was hurt. the group handed back control after the raid and issued four demands for political prisoner releases, halt to executions, a Swedish protest, and an international judicial delegation to Iran.
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Iran
Lennart Lindgren
Lier
Associated
Ony Tage
Abolhassan Bani Sadr
Lidinga
Stockholm
Abdol Rahim Gavahi
Peykar
Aayeen
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Omeini
Norway
Sweden
Tehran
Oslo
Carbondale teachers rally to defend public schools from private push
Carbondale educators at a district breakfast heard union leader Robert Barrow warn against private religious schools aided by public funds. He cited Congress proposals for tax credits and urged vigilance against anti public education sentiment while noting district gains including a two year contract with 15 percent annual raises.
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Jean Ness
Carbondale
Carbondale Education Association
Robert Barrow
Barrow
George Edwards
Congress
Reagan to notify Congress on AWACS sale to Saudi Arabia
President Reagan prepared to inform Congress of his plan to sell Fire Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft to Saudi Arabia, ending months of delay. Secretary Haig said the administration intends to win as Congress returns. The timelines include a 20 day informal notification, then a 30 day review, with action not starting until Sept. 9.
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Reagan
Congress
Saudi Arabia
Washington
Alexander M. Haig
Capitol Hill
AWACS
Weather outlook and regional cases noted on Page 2
The forecast calls for partly cloudy and warm conditions with high near 90 on Tuesday and 80s to 60s midweek. Showers are possible Wednesday. Also mentioned are more area cases of child abuse and a Carbondale Mardale court battle likely proceeding on Page 2.
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National Weather Service
Zeigler-Royalton standoff as teachers strike on opening day
Zeigler-Royalton teachers picketed on Illinois 148 and in the elementary and high schools as the 1981-82 term began while Tamaroa District 5 failed to ratify a new contract and planned further talks. Superintendent George Connor said negotiations continue with a 5 p.m. meeting and a board session at 7:30 p.m. at the junior high cafeteria. Enrollment declines and reduced state aid are cited as pressures prompting wage concerns amid inflation.
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O.R. Walley
Board of Education
Illinois 148
Zeigler
Connor
Chers
Illinois Office of Education
Zeigler-Royalton
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Esman
Carbondale
Tamaroa
Jack Kiselewski
Tamaroa Education Association
Kiselewski
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Southern Illinoisan
Joe Jines
New Moral Majority
Greg Dreidzon
Mardale
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