Curtis quits as Dems' chairman
Democratic Party Chairman Kenneth Curtis resigns after a year in the post saying he wants to do something else with his life. He notes ongoing debt and years of work needed to revive the party and expects a replacement by the spring meeting in April. White House spokesman Powell says Curtis will stay on as chief executive until a successor is named.
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Washington
Democratic Party
Kenneth Curtis
Curtis
Democratic National Committee
White House
Jody Powell
Zeigler Walkout Halts Illinois UMW Talks in St Louis
Negotiations between the Illinois United Mine Workers and Zeigler Coal Co collapsed when Zeigler negotiators did not attend a St Louis meeting. UMW leaders plan direct talks in Illinois as strikes and mine closures continue. Vandals damaged a manger scene at Herrin First Baptist Church.
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Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois United Mine Workers of America
Zeigler Coal Co
St. Louis
UMW
John Samuels
Zeigler
Springfield
Zeigler Coal Mines
Scandinavians Seek U.N. Probe of Uganda Rights Abuses
A Nordic bloc proposes a U.N. General Assembly inquiry into Ugandan leader Idi Amin over human rights abuses. The plan sparks debate but is set aside after Africa bloc consensus notes ongoing efforts to curb violations. The move marks the first anti Amin resolution at the General Assembly.
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Idi Amin
Denmark
Finland
Iceland
Norway
Sweden
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Social Committee
Uganda
Amin
Third World Communist Alliance
U.N. Human Rights Commission
Alton Lock and Dam 26 suit persists in court
Federal Judge Charles Richey denied the Army Corps of Engineers motion to dismiss the 1974 lawsuit over Lock and Dam 26 at Alton Illinois. The case, brought by midwestern railroads and environmental groups seeks to halt the $432 million project pending congressional action and NEPA compliance. railroad lawyers hailed the ruling, signaling continuing court involvement despite Congress debates.
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Alton
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U. S
Charles Richey
Congress
Richey
Corps of Engineers
Alten
Corps
Joe Karanganis
Area miners strike cuts health benefits in Illinois
Striking miners in Southern Illinois halt health coverage for 18 000 UMW members and retirees as coal production stops. Hospitals report no admissions under the UMW plan while insurers offer limited temporary policies and officials warn against risky contracts.
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United Mine Workers of America
Illinois
UMW
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Sparta
Bill Nehrt
Marshall Browning
du Quoin
Dave Hosler
Hosler
E. W. Barkdull
West Frankfort
Country Companies
Benton
Donald Shaw
Illinois Umw
Kenneth Dawes
State schools budget would alter funding formula in Illinois
The Illinois State Board of Education proposed a 2.4 billion budget with a new funding formula and state aid for desegregation. It envisions 1.3 thousand dollars per pupil cap, 89.7 million more general state aid, and 15 million to desegregation programs, with at least 60 percent to Chicago. Federal funds would total 390.7 million as state spending rises 10.7 percent from 1978.
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State Board of Education
Nelson Ashline
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