Search continues for lost RCA satellite McAfee New Jersey
Hundreds of technicians chase the one ton Satcom III as RCA tracks the missing satellite via radar and telemetry from Vernon Valley Earth Station. Officials say there is no timetable to end the search and offer no firm theory on the cause of the loss of contact shortly after liftoff.
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McAfee
N.J
RCA Corp
Satcom III
RCA
Vernon Valley
Sible
Robert Shortal
Former IHSA president B Floyd Smith dies at 87
Former Illinois High School Association president B Floyd Smith, 87, died Monday at Richland Memorial Hospital in Olney. Born April 13, 1892 in Macedonia, he lived at Fairfield and was active in the Masonic Lodge. Surviving wife Alma Burg, two sons Bill and Bob, two daughters Sue Drake and Jean Thalman, 13 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Funeral at Poulson Funeral Home Benton Thursday at 10 am. Burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery Benton. Friends may call today noon to 9 pm.
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Illinois High School Associaton
Richland Memorial Hospital
Olney
Smith
Neil St
Fairfield
Masonic Lodge
Jean Thalman
Carbondale
Macedonia
Albert E
Margaret Page Smith
Alma Burg
Bill Smith
Chi
Cago
Bob Smith
San Bernadino
Calif
Sue Drake
Jackson
Tenn
Alert Smith
Randall Smith
Mount Vernon
John Smith
Houston
Texas
Poulson
Benton
Masonic and Odd Fellows
White House orders interagency study on Agent Orange health effects
President Carter directs an interagency working group to examine long term health impacts of Agent Orange and other phenoxy herbicides used in Vietnam. HHS will ensure scientific validity, coordinate with the VA on compensation, and report findings to the public. The Air Force also studies Ranch Hand personnel exposure. Grants fund epidemiological and lab studies in Nitro West Virginia Jacksonville Arkansas and Saugert Illinois.
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Washington Star
Washington
Carter
Interagency
White House
U.S
Vietnam
HHS
Veterans Administration
Air Force
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Nitro
W.va
Jacksonville
Ark
Sauget
Missouri man dies in plane crash near Farmington
A Piedmont Missouri man identified as Michael Lorch, about 35 to 40, died when a single engine plane crashed into a wooded area about five miles north of Farmington. He departed Cahokia around 8 p.m. Tuesday and did not arrive, prompting FAA and local search efforts. Weather was reportedly suitable for departure, with no clear indication of foul weather on the route.
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Piedmont
Farmington
Michael Lorch
Missouri
Judy Duncan
Illinois
Randolph County
Lorch
Duncan
Cahokia
Federal Aviation Administration
Dan Eavies
FAA
Cape Girardeau, Mo
UI picks Cribbet as UI Urbana-Champaign chancellor
The News-Gazette reports UI President Ikenberry will seek confirmation of John Cribbet as chancellor of the Urbana-Champaign campus at today's Chicago trustees meeting. Cribbet, 61, has 12 years as dean of the College of Law and has served as acting chancellor since June 23 after William Gerberding resigned to head the University of Washington.
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Chicago
University of Illinois Board of Trustees
John Cribbet
Urbana- Champaign
Champaign
The
News-Gazette
Stanley Ikenberry
Cribbet
College of Law
William Gerberding
University of Washington
Southern Illinoisan publication and subscription details
Public notices of the Southern Illinoisan outline editions dates carrier and mail rates, service areas, and office contact information. It lists delivery options by carrier and motor route, annual and half year prices, and post office box for address changes with multiple Illinois towns and service areas.
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Avanach
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Southern Illinoisan
Ill
Senate keeps windfall tax alive amid oil industry clash
The Senate, urged by Democratic leaders and the White House, votes 53 to 44 to preserve a last chance to stiffen the windfall profits tax on the oil industry. Vice President Mondale could cast a tie break, with Miller and Duncan watching from the gallery as Byrd defends the measure against opponents like Schmitt who warn of harm to industry.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Walter F. Mondale
Treasury
William Miller
Charles Duncan
Robert C. Byrd
Harrison Schmitt
R-N.m
Byrd amendment alive in tax fight to curb oil output
The Senate debate centers on Byrd’s plan to add about 30.8 billion to the windfall tax over ten years, lifting the measure toward 185 billion, while Carter backs a House-passed 277 billion tax. Spokesman Jody Powell notes Carter pressing for today’s vote amid a tight race and possible delay if the amendment survives.
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Byrd
Senate
Carter
House
Jody Powell
Adlai Stevenson
D-Ill
Colombia Quake Kills At Least Seventy One In Border Region
A powerful earthquake rocked the Colombia Ecuador border area before dawn, killing at least 71 people and injuring more than 350 as hundreds of structures collapsed. The 7.7 to 8.1 magnitude event produced ten aftershocks, with Charco and Tumaco among hardest hit and Bo gota reporting fires and outages.
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Colombia
Bogota
Colombia-Ecuador
Charco
Pacific Coast
Tumacon
San Francisco
Carter proposes 3.5 percent defense budget hike
President Carter backs a defense budget with 3.5 percent real growth for next year and about 14 billion more in fiscal 1981 to raise overall U.S. military power. The plan aims for continued increases through four years, totaling roughly 158 billion in budget authority. Joint Chiefs push for a 5 percent annual rise to bolster conventional and strategic forces ahead of SALT II.
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Carter
Senate
Péfénse
Harold Brown
U.S
Soviet Union
Federal
Budg
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
United States
Russia
Nunn
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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D-Conn
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D-Texas
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Pacific Ocean
Ecuador
Jose Pablo
Carena
KRAFT
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Casino
Kraft, Inc
RFG
P.O
Clinton
Iowa
F Kraft
Nays Til Theptnias
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Truckstop
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