Southern Illinois Senators Split With Simon for Carter
Four state senators from Southern Illinois break with Rep Paul Simon to back President Carter. Senators Burbee Olney Bruce Johns Donnewald defect from Simon over Kennedy, citing loyalties to Carter and concerns about Kennedy's liberal record and moral questions. Johns warns of bitter intraparty fights and factional strain in the district.
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Mike Briggs
Mike Lawrence
Springfield
Southern Illinois
Carter
Kenneth V. Burbee
D-Carbondale
T. L. Bruce
D-Olney
Gene Johns
D-Marion
James H. Donnewald
D-Breese
Paul Simon
Dcarbondale
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Johns
Simon
Kennedy
Marion
Illinois
Chappaquiddick
Buzbee
24Th
Carbondale
Massachusetts
Bruce
Walter F. Mondale
Donnewald
Senate OKs hiking windfall tax in oil depletion fight
Senate votes boost the windfall profits tax to about 157 billion for the 1980s and push to deny the oil depletion allowance on price increases. Leahy chiamges the move as costly to taxpayers. Dole calls it punishment while Moynihan and Bradley back the new oil tax provisions. Carter backs the plan to fund non oil energy and aid the poor.
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Washington
Senate
House
Carter
Sen
Patrick Leahy
D-Vt
Leahy
Robert Dole
R-Kan
Dole
Finance Committee
Sens
Bill Bradley
Dn.j
Weather outlook: cooler temps and partial clouds week ahead
The National Weather Service predicts partly cloudy and cooler conditions tonight with lows in the upper 30s. Partly sunny and cooler weather is expected Thursday with highs in the mid 50s. The Illinois extended forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Friday through Sunday with highs in the upper 50s and lows in the 30s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Carter stays home as others campaign
Page 12 reports Carter refrains from campaign events while other figures press ahead with travel and appearances ahead of upcoming races. The piece contrasts his absence with active campaigning by rivals and allies in the weeks leading to election season.
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Carter
Show cause for not calling vote in Du Quoin council
Twentieth Circuit Judge David W. Costello ordered two Du Quoin city commissioners to show cause why they are not in contempt for not obeying his Nov. 8 order to call a special city council election. The show cause targets Jerome Roznowski and Robert Murray after they twice refused to second motions for an election to fill the August vacancy from Burt Williams’ death. The case, brought by Ruth Malan, proceeds amid a motion to vacate and a pending appeal, with hearings set for Dec. 14. elevating questions of discretionary election filling and enforceability of the writ.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Twentieth Circuit
David W. Costello
du Quoin
Costello
Jerry Smith
Smith
Ruth Malan
Jerome Roznowski
Robert Murray
Ralph Roach
Burt Williams
Illinois
Conflicting Iranian responses to U N plea on hostages
Iranians show split tones as embassy hostage crisis widens the gap between hard line militants and Tehran officials. Tehran Radio hints at negotiations while embassy supporters condemn U N pressure. U S moves to pressure Iran intensify. threats of execution loom over captives. international efforts seek restraint.
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Associated Press
U.S. Ambassy
Security Council
Tehran
U.N
Saudi Arabia
America
Saudi
Edward Kennedy
U.S
Kennedy
Iran
Washington
CBS News
Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini
U.S. Navy
Persian Gulf
United States
Tehran Radio
Khomeini
Diplomats stay put as U S closes embassy in Libya
The United States suspends embassy operations in Libya awaiting compensation for damage from last Sunday's assault on the Tripoli facility by about 2,000 protesters. Ten American diplomats remain at their posts, with relations under active review despite Libyan apologies and Libya’s role as a major oil supplier.
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United States
Libya
Muammar Khadafy
U.S
Khadafy
Tripoli
Tehran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Iran
Carter
America
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