U S Egypt adopt hard line toward USSR in Mideast
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance headed to the Middle East on a six country swing to push Cairo peace talks while signaling a tougher U S stance toward the Soviet Union. Egypt condemned Soviet and East European cultural centers and consulates for backing opposition to Sadat initiative as King Hussein met with Syrian leaders to mend Arab divisions ahead of Cairo talks. Begin in London cautioned on not breaking up Arab alliances yet kept option open for a peace treaty with Egypt as part of broader Middle East peace efforts.
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New York Times News Service
Associated Press
Cyrus R. Vance
Middle East
Vance
Moscow
Geneva
Andrews
Egypt
U.S
Cairo
Salem
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Poland
East Germany
Sadat
Itiative
Hussein
Jordan
Damascus
Syria
Hafez Assad
New York Times
Flora Lewis
Israel
Miss Lewis
Libya
Algeria
Iraq
South Yemen
Menahem Begin
London
Miners Line Up for Aid in West Frankfort Strike
Nearly 500 striking Southern Illinois coal miners queued at the Illinois National Guard Armory in West Frankfort seeking food stamps as the United Mine Workers strike enters its second week. Most will not qualify until January due to December income, assets limits, and strike duration, with Medicaid and other benefits possible later.
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Barbara Schechter
Illinois National Guard
West Frankfort
Illinois Department of Public Aid
United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
West Frankfort Armory
Willard House of Benton
Freeman United Coal Co
Orient 6
Waltonville House
Mary
House
Wildcat
Wildcats Incorporated
USW
Mike Humble
Harrisburg
Orient 3
Waltonville
Humble
UMW
Jeanette Veen
Department of Public Aid
Veen
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Former Herrin officials plead innocent on charges
John B. McVey Bass Russell and Johnston City Mayor Bill Stevens pleaded innocent in Williamson County Circuit Court to official misconduct and theft. Moroni also indicted and granted a continuance. Stevens seeks speedy jury trial. Federal indictments accuse McVey Russell Shoemake of extortion conspiracy perjury with trials due.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin City
Johnston City
Herrin
John B. McVey
Bass Russell
Bill Stevens
Williamson County
Marion
Frank ‘Shorty’ Moroni
William Lewis
Moroni
Gordon Lambert
Stevens
Southern Illinois
Lewis
Marion Atty
J. C
Mitchell
McVey
Russell
Thomas Shoemake
William Humphrey
Ronald Ekiss
Fed
Humphrey
Danville
Non-union mines close as UMW strike expands
The United Mine Workers strike spreads to Ohio Maryland Kentucky with non union mines shutting down in sympathy. UMW president Arnold Miller declared the strike at 12 01 a m after wage talks with the Bituminous Coal Operators Association collapsed.
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UMW
Williamson
Franklin
Sahara
Harrisburg
Progressive Mine Workers of America
UMW Subdistrict 8
Tom Shoemake
Shoemake
United Mine Workers
Arnold Miller
Bituminous
Ohio
Maryland
Kentucky
West Virginia
Virginia
BCOA
Tommy Gaston
Orie Hunt
Pike County
Robert Carter
UMW District 30
Tony Abar
Weather turns snowy with cold temps ahead and urban plans revived
Weather forecast calls for cloudy cold conditions with snow likely tonight and Thursday. Highs in the 30s and 20s persist with very cold lows and a chance of snow Sunday. Plans for a new golf course at Southern Illinois University Carbondale have been revived per Page 3.
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Southern Ilinois University-Carbondale
Black Lung Reform Bill Freed From House Senate Stalemate
A Black Lung reform bill emerges from weeks of House Senate conference deadlock. A separate report from a South Korean source indicates Tongsun Park will testify in the United States under an agreement that has not yet been released.
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House Senate
Tongsun Park
United States
Editorial Seeks Another Vote on Illinois Federal Judgeship
An editorial on page 4 argues a downstate Illinois federal judgeship needs one more vote to be realized, urging lawmakers to act. The piece frames the nomination as a timely political priority and calls for bipartisan support to advance the appointment.
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Hlinois
Cobden falls to Vienna as Blunt nets 43 points
Harold Blunt scores 43 for Cobden, the second highest in school history, but Vienna rides a hot streak to a win. Illinois State Redbirds host Southern Illinois Carbondale Salukis tonight in another hot basketball matchup.
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Harold Blunt
Cobden
Vienna
Illinois State Redbirds
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Salukis
Barges Icebound On Mississippi At Guttenberg Iowa
About 57 barges loaded with grain and coal are jammed five miles above Lock and Dam No. 10 in Guttenberg as an early cold snap freezes the Mississippi River. Tow boats, each around 5,000 horsepower, work two days to push a path through bank to bank ice and riverside jams.
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Guttenberg
Iowa
Missisippi
Burnell Renitz
Renitz
Border line for new storm area tempers rise
The Southern Illinois forecast predicts a slight warmup on Thursday with temperatures in the low 20s and a 20 degree overnight. Winds will switch to about 10 mph with a wind chill near 4 degrees. A Montana snow system may reach Southern Illinois by late Thursday but could shift northeast and miss the region. Cape Girardeau sees no snow. St. Louis expects snow.
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Southern Illinois
John Dellinger
Carbondale
Montana
Illinois
Dellinger
Cape Girardeau
St. Louis
Hoover calls Oswald nut hours after JFK slain
FBI files released show J Edgar Hoover concluded Lee Harvey Oswald was the killer and a mean minded “nut” two hours after Kennedy’s death as he notified the attorney general. The trove spans 40 001 pages detailing public reaction while not resolving conspiracy debates.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
Lee Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Dallas
Hoover
Kennedy
Warren Commission
Tha Oswald
Schlafly declines run against Percy in Illinois GOP primary
Phyllis Schlafly announces she will not challenge Sen. Charles H. Percy in the Illinois Republican primary. She says a bid would require about 1.5 million dollars to match Percy's expected spending, which her supporters cannot afford.
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Alton
Phyllis Schlafly
Charles H. Percy
Illinois
Percy
U.S. Senate
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Butch Nevious
West Frankfort Center
Charleston, W. Va
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Ann Landers
Border Line
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Mrs. Schlafly
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