Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

We have 16,533,978 pages in Illinois

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1980

Page

8

Kosygin, Former Soviet Premier, Dies at 76

Former Soviet premier Alexei N. Kosygin died at 76 due to a heart attack after a long illness. He resigned in October after 16 years as head of government and may receive a state funeral on Red Square. Kosygin, a key figure in the Brezhnev era, had not appeared in public since August and had battled heart and circulatory issues.

Moscow Alexei N. Kosygin Kosygin Red Square Nikita S. Khrushchev Kremlin Fyodor Kulakov Communist Party Khrushchev Nikolai A. Tikhonov Foreign Ministry Peking Xinhua Leonid I. Brezhnev Brezhnev Josef Stalin Stalin Nikolai Podgorny Troika Podgorny

Iran quake damages shrines near Tehran and Qom

An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale struck central Iran early today. Tehran Radio cited eight deaths in Qom and damage to the Massoumeh shrine dome, while Pars News Agency reported four more dead in Chesmeali and damage to Dizijan Kalanqueshin Qale Cham and Dastjerd. The epicenter was about 125 miles west of Tehran, near Semnan, with tremors felt in Qasvin Arak Deligan and Ray.

Beirut Lebanon Iran Tehran Radio Qom Massoumeh Tehran Pars Chesmeali Dizijan Kalanqueshin Qale Cham Dastjerd Semnan Elburz Qasvin Arak Deligan Ray

Irish end jail hunger protest ends after 53 days

Seven Irish guerrillas ended a 53 day hunger strike after Margaret Thatcher refused to grant political prisoner status. A solidarity fast by 30 others in Maze Prison and three women in Armagh Prison was to be called off. Humphrey Atkins announced the end and pledged a review of prison conditions.

Belfast Northern Ireland Margaret Thatcher Maze Armagh London Humphrey Atkins The Seven

Also Mentioned on This Page

Sale Murphysboro Herrin-Carmi Johnston City Scandia Wexford Cleo Sci Candolier Tree Top Simmer Cooker
Search Courier

Search the Southern Illinoisan Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Southern Illinoisan?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication