Williams Abscam conviction upheld by judge
Federal Judge George Pratt in Brooklyn rejected Sen. Harrison A. Williams bids to overturn his Abscam bribery and conspiracy conviction. The 61 page ruling let the May verdicts stand and delayed Senate expulsion debate until early next year.
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New York
Harrison A. Williams
Abscam
George Pratt
U.S. District Court
Brooklyn
New Jersey
Washington
Williams
Senate
Cardinal Cody Hospitalized In Fair Condition
Cardinal John P. Cody archbishop of the Chicago Roman Catholic Diocese was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in fair condition. A spokeswoman said no further information would be released. The 73 year old prelate is expected to be released in time to celebrate Christmas Eve Mass. he has a history of heart ailments and diabetes.
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Chicago
John P. Cody
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Cody
Odin man killed in auto accident on bridge ice
Rolland Brown 45 of Odin died when his car hit ice on a Clinton County bridge, left the road, and struck a tree. He was dead on arrival at St.ae Hospital in Breese after returning home from Lambert Field in St. Louis, according to state police.
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Rolland Brown
Odin
Brown
St.ae Hospital
Breese
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Clinton County
Army retirees given mobilization plans
More than 80,000 regular Army retirees are receiving hip pocket orders telling them where to report in case of a general mobilization. A Pentagon spokesman said the plan has long been in process and is not due to current world events. Retirees recalled would be released for deployment only in jobs suited to active soldiers.
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Cox News Service
Pentagon
U.S
Reds named best film by New York critics in 1981
New York Film Critics Circle selects Reds as the year’s top film for 1981. Burt Lancaster wins best actor for Atlantic City while Glenda Jackson takes best actress for Stevie. Mona Washbourne and John Gielgud earn supporting acting honors and Sidney Lumet is named best director for Prince of the City.
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New York Times
Warren Beatty
John Reed
Louise Bryant
New York Film Critics Circle
Burt Lancaster
Atlantic City
Glenda Jackson
Stevie Smith
Stevie
Mona Washbourne
Miss Smith
John Gielgud
Arthur
de Lumet
Southern Illinoisan Publisher Notice and Rates
Public notice text lists publication offices in Carbondale and Herrin, postal details, and subscriptions. It notes the paper's lineage from Carbondale Free Press Herrin Daily Journal and Murphysboro Independent. Rates include carrier and mail options for multiple regions and periods.
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Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Reagan lauds Polish envoy as nation proud of patriotism
President Reagan praised Romuald Spasowski and his wife for their principled defection from Poland amid the crackdown. He described them as courageous and noted Polish pride in their stance while confirming U.S. help to pressure for change and asylum for the Spasowskis.
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Reagan
Washington
Poland
United States
Oval Office
Romuald Spasowski
Spasowski
Spasowskis
White House
Larry Speakes
Gan
Soviet Union
Speakes
Red Brigades claim US general executed in Italy
ANSA Beirut reports a caller claims Red Brigades sentenced Brig. Gen. James Dozier to death and that his body would be found later tonight. Police said they are investigating authenticity. NATO offered no comment. Dozier, 50, overseas Allied Land Forces in Southern Europe.
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Beirut
ANSA
Red Brigades
U.S
James L. Dozier
NATO
Italy
Dozier
Europe
Verona
James Dozier
People’s Tribunal
Red
Illinois moves to win federal OK for surface mining plan
After a court delay, the Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals submits its final plan to federal officials seeking primacy over surface coal mining. Land Reclamation Supervisor Douglas Downing says Watt has 60 days to rule, with a Springfield hearing eyed for January.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
Douglas Downing
Federal Office of Surface Mining
Illinois
Interior
James Watt
Washington
Springfield
Watt
OSM
Downing
Cecil Andrus
Andrus
Ilinois Coal Asso
Ciation
Indiana
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