Hostage talks may continue until inauguration day
The Carter administration signals willingness to negotiate with Iran up to Inauguration Day. Secretary Muskie says the real deadline is January 20, not the 16th, and Carter vows to keep pressing for the 52 hostages. White House aides note hopeful but unproven signs amid ongoing U.S. proposals on frozen Iranian assets.
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Washington
Carter
Iran
Ronald Reagan
Edmund S. Muskie
Muskie
Maine
United States
U.S
Reagan
Senate panel backs Haig as secretary of state 15-2
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsed Alexander Haig for secretary of state by a 15 to 2 vote after five days of hearings. Only Paul Sarbanes and Paul Tsongas opposed the nomination, while Alan Cranston urged swift confirmation ahead of Reagan's inauguration. Pell called the nomination the most controversial in 16 years but praised Haig's pledge to avoid war and nuclear conflict.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Alexander M. Haig
Haig
Ronald Reagan
Senate
Alan Cranston
California
Reagan
Alexander Haig
Gen. Haig
Sen
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Simon fears pressure to halt coal gas plant in Perry County
U S Rep Paul Simon says Energy designate James Edwards may pressure utilities to back off the Perry County coal gasification project. He notes transition team reports calling for killing the Perry and an Ohio plant, while urging Edwards to contact DOE staff involved and push for construction as in the national interest. He expects a decision in about eight weeks.
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U. S
Paul Simon
Carbondale
James Edwards
Illinois Coal Gasification Group
Perry County
Simon
Ronald Reagan
Washington
Reagan Department of Energy Transition
Ohio
Perry
ICGG
Carter
Edwards
DOE
Du Quoin School Faces $260000 Fire Safety Fix
An architect report to the Du Quoin Community School District 800 board calls for about $260,000 in code compliance improvements across six schools. An additional $250,000 in optional upgrades was discussed but not acted on. No state funding is available. all costs would be locally funded. The board also invited bids for a new kindergarten heating system and approved buying a $600 indoor baseball machine for the high school.
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Thas
du Quoin
du Quoin Community School District
Jacob Whitecotton
Whitecotton
Senior citizens qualify for $100,000 exclusion
Ray De Crane reports on a one time tax exemption for seniors selling their family home. To qualify buyers must be age 55 plus, have owned and lived in the home as their main residence for at least three of the five years before sale, and spouses must both consent. The exclusion allows up to 100000 of gain to be tax free, with caveats about future use and life events.
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Ray de Crane
Congress
Southern Illinoisan publication and rates notice
Public notice from the Southern Illinoisan listing offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion with subscription rates for carrier motor route and mail in 18 county area. Includes contact numbers and post office box for address changes.
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Southern Iinoisan
USPS
Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Avallawiig
Marion
Icy Freeze Lifts Prices Across Orange Juice And Seafood
The East Coast cold snap boosts prices for Florida orange juice concentrates and seafood as ice chokes fishing grounds from Chesapeake Bay to Maine. Major orange juice makers raise prices up to 75 cents per dozen six ounce cans, a new high, while fish such as flounder, lobster, and scallops rise due to idle fleets. Massachusetts calls for natural gas conservation. Senator Hawkins seeks federal disaster aid for farmers. Ice blocks Connecticut River threaten bridge. New Hampshire officials blast ice to free flow.
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Associated Press
Florida
Sentinel Star
Orlando
Fla
Boston
Miami
Massachusetts
Paula Hawkins
R-Fla
Carter
Chesapeake Bay
Maine
Connecticut River
New Hampshire
King Birthday Observances Spark Nationwide Security Alerts
Security teams were placed on alert as communities nationwide marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In Buffalo, police mobilized 300 officers for a white civil rights rally and counter-demonstration amid unsolved racially charged slayings. Atlanta held activities capping a five day observance while Washington planned a Stevie Wonder led march for about 20,000. King’s father remained in hospital after a viral infection and prior heart issues.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Washington, D.C
Martin Luther King Jr
Buffalo
N.Y
King
Washington
Stevie Wonder
James B. Cunningham
Niagara Square
Karl H. Hand Jr
New York
Hugh Carey
Ivan Allen Jr
Marion seniors center kitchen delayed to July opening
Marion Senior Citizens Center near completion faces a kitchen delay likely pushing meals for Williamson County Programs on Aging beyond June 30. The group plans to inspect contractor work, open painting bids, and seek funds for tables drains and a refrigerator while meals remain prepared in Herrin and shipped to Marion through June.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Senior Citizens Center
Senior Citizens Council
Everett Lynch
Senior Citizens
Lynch
Williamson County
Marion
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Layettes
Lassie
Town & Country Village
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96Th Congress
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Tenn
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