Missing Virginia boy found after 17 months
Springfield AP reports 9 year old Mark Daniel Force was returned home by his mother after hidden custody led to a 17 month disappearance. I SEARCH program aided by enabling a nationwide network of missing-child reports. officials say it may have helped locate him. A proposed bill package from Chicago area legislators seeks child protection measures including school abduction education and stricter background checks.
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Snowstorm fluffs Midwest with light southern Illinois fall
A winter storm lost strength by the time it reached Central Missouri but dumped 1 to 2 inches over much of Southern Illinois. Illinois reported only one serious snow related collision or injuries. roads were largely clear. Ohio Valley warnings extended east with up to 8 inches elsewhere.
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Reagan signals Social Security COLA beyond untouchable
President Reagan suggested he might exempt next year's Social Security cost-of-living adjustment from his pledge not to cut benefits. He said he would resist any reduction and could support freezing COLA if Congress pushes, while rejecting tax hikes or deep Pentagon cuts. Senate Republicans pursue a broader deficit package.
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Star Wars label sticks to Reagan defense shield talk
Washington AP reports Sen Edward Kennedy dubbed the missile defense program Star Wars during Reagan briefings as Lt Gen James Abrahamson and the president react to the name. St Louis AP reports Monica Jones, 28, stopped a rape by firing a shotgun at a man in the hall after hearing a screaming 12 year old girl near her neighbor's apartment.
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Pay raise Supreme? Suit challenges state official pay hike
A Cook County suit filed by the Coalition for Political Honesty argues the state salary increases approved for top officials are unconstitutional, contending the pay board improperly delegated authority. The action targets Treasurer James Donnewald and Comptroller Roland Burris to stop releasing funds for higher salaries. Southern Illinois legislators opposed the plan while Senate leaders defended it as overdue reform.
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