Illinois allows sale of private machine guns after law
Chicago AP reports Illinois residents held nearly 4,000 machine guns and sawed off shotguns before a new law authorized their sale with federal permits. Gov. James Thompson signed the measure on Sept 16, and a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms audit found 3,339 such weapons registered to non officers or collectors, plus 7,324 guns and explosive devices registered to Illinoisans.
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Chicago
Illinois
James Thompson
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Exxon says Libya to compensate for abandoned assets
Exxon says Libya will pay for the Libyan assets abandoned in November. The New York Times reports the Exxon Corp. said Libya agreed to compensate the oil company, a sign of potential moderation in the period.
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Exxon
Libya
New York Times
Exxon Corp
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Anti Semitic acts double in 1981 report shows rise
New York and several states report sharp increases in anti-Semitic incidents in 1981. The Anti Defamation League tally counts 974 vandalism episodes and 350 assaults or harassments across 31 states and DC, with 1980 figures lower nationwide. Officials cite improved reporting and ongoing hostility indicators.
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New York Times
New York
United States
Anti- Defamation League of
B’nai B’rith
League
District of Columbia
California
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Natural gas cost to rise 22 percent in 1982
Washington AP reports government projections for 1982 show residential natural gas prices jumping 22 percent from 4.58 to 5.57 per thousand cubic feet, adding about 110 dollars annually for typical 111000 cubic feet users. Gasoline up six cents a gallon, fuel oil near 1.23 per gallon, while foreign oil imports rebound.
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Washington
Energy Department
DOE
Reagan
James Edwards
Congress
U.S
Ed Rothschild
Energy Action
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Creationism battle lines drawn in two more states
The Arkansas creationism ruling sparks new battles as Mississippi passes a companion statute and Louisiana faces a court challenge. Judge Overton said the Arkansas law violated the First Amendment by mixing church and state in public school curricula, signaling a possible death blow to creation science.
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Associated Press
Arkansas
Mississippi Senate
Louisiana
U.S
William Overton
Little Rock
Overton
Robert Dearley Jr
American Civil Liberties Union
Steve Clark
Gish
ACLU
Bill Keith
Poland Crisis Shapes U S Draft Decision
The martial law impact in Poland complicates President Reagan's choice on ending peacetime draft registration. Pentagon officials say the decision hinges on current events, with the Joint Chiefs favoring retention and debate over revocation continuing amid questions of signaling to the Soviet Union.
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Poland
U.S
Washington
Reagan
America
Pentagon
Henry Catto
Army
Catto
Defense Sec
Retary
Caspar Weinberger
Weinberger
Soviet Union
Carter
Afghanistan
Joint Chiefs of Staff
JCS
Justice Department
White House
Selective Service
Thomas K. Turnage
Dixon backs Reagan on Polish sanctions
U S Senator Alan Dixon of Illinois backs President Reagan’s economic sanctions on the Soviet Union and warns it would be unacceptable for allied competitors to profit from an American boycott. He would like to preserve foreign commerce but declined to say if he would seek changes to aid Caterpillar and other U S firms facing losses. Dixon said he is distressed Caterpillar could lose about 80 million dollars on a Soviet contract.
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Springfield
U.S
Alan J. Dixon
D-Nl
Reagan
Soviet Union
Dixon
Statehouse
Peoria
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Caterpillar
Five Die In Rockefeller Park Towers Fire
Cleveland authorities say nearly 200 people were displaced by a Tuesday night blaze in the Rockefeller Park Towers on the east side. Five perished and about 20 were injured as the fire swept through a third floor apartment and spread down the hallway. The cause remained undetermined.
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Cleveland
Rockefeller Park Towers
Edward Rawlins
What income is taxed by the federal government
A tax article explains taxable income beyond wages and salaries. It lists annuities back pay and interest from banks and government bonds. It notes exclusions for 1981, business income, dividends, long term capital gains taxed at 40 percent, gambling winnings, itemized losses, prizes, rewards, and employer paid tuition.
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Sheilah East
Savings and Loans
U.S
Treasury
Pulitzer
Nobel
CUT YOUR OWN TAXES AND SAVE
Tax guidance outlines taxable and non taxable income categories including military pay pensions rental income and alimony. It notes IRS forms and a worksheet to compute tax and lists examples such as embezzled funds non taxable gifts life insurance proceeds and Social Security benefits with allowances for military benefits and scholarships.
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IRS
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Arnold Bertram
Sault Saint Marie, Mich
Muammar Khadafy
Duane Gish
Institute For Creation Research
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Sears
Sat
Sears. Roebuck and CO
University Mall
Carbondale
James A. Jacobs, D.D
Paul C. Jacobs, D.D
EYE Care Services, Ltd
Memorial Hospital
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