U S prepares U N veto of sanctions against Israel
The United States moves to veto an Arab backed U N Security Council draft calling for sanctions on Israel over the Golan Heights issue. Jordan sponsored the measure seeking a suspensive embargo on arms and a request to suspend diplomatic ties, with broad support and expected vetoes from the U S and potentially Britain and France.
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U.S
U.N
Israel
United Nations
United States
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
Syria
Council
Golan Heights
El-Fattal
Vietnam
Cuba
Yehuda Z. Blum
Coun
Cil
Asia
Africa
Security Council
Oleg A. Troyanovsky
Britain
France
Jordan
Panama
China
Soviet Union
Poland
Guyana
Spain
Togo
Uganda
General Assembly
Ice may have caused Air Florida crash into Potomac
Washington AP report notes ice on the Air Florida Boeing 737 may have delayed takeoff after deicing. Divers retrieved cockpit voice and flight recorder gear as rescuers continued recovery in icy Potomac waters. Seventy-eight dead. many still entombed. President Reagan praised a passenger who sacrificed to help others.
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Washington
Air Florida
Potomac River
Francis McAdams
National Transportation Safety Board
District of Columbia
James Shugart
14Th Street Bridge
Francis McAdam
Nbc-Tv
Shugart
National Airport
Potomac
McAdams
Tampa
Fort Lauderdale
Fia
Reagan
New York City
Flight 90
1981 Wholesale inflation at 7 percent the slowest since 1977
The Labor Department reports a 7 percent rise in the 1981 Producer Price Index for finished goods, the slowest yearly increase since 1977. Energy prices rose early in 1981 but slowed later, while consumer goods excluding food and energy also cooled. December PPI rose 0.3 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Teamsters Reach Tentative 33 Month Freight Contract
The Teamsters union and the trucking industry announced a tentative 33 month national freight contract on a Friday in Kansas City Missouri. Roy Lee Williams of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Arthur H. Bunte Jr. of Trucking Management Inc. spoke for both sides, with terms not disclosed. The deal would replace the current three year pact due to expire March 31 if approved.
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Washington
Teamsters
Kansas City
Roy Lee Williams
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Arthur H. Bunte Jr
Trucking Management Inc
Water District urges drastic conservation in Marion
Marion and Wye Water District customers were told to conserve drastically as pumping capacity at the municipal plant falls to half. Ursula Ritchey, manager, warned that everyone in town will have low water pressure while one pump is shut down for repairs.
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Marion
Wye Water District
Ursula Ritchey
Haig seeks Egypt Israel pact on Palestinian autonomy
Secretary of State Haig presses Egypt and Israel to reach a Palestinian home rule accord in the West Bank and Gaza before Sinai returns to Egypt on April 25. He says a few weeks may reveal if key differences can be resolved, meeting Begin Shamir Sharon Freij in Cairo and Jerusalem to gather positions and act as a catalyst.
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Jerusalem
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Israel
Egypt
West Bank
Gaza Strip
Haig
Cairo
Sinai Desert
Ter
Ritories
Sinai
Camp David
Secretary of State
Yitzhak Shamir
Ariel Sharon
Elias Freij
Bethlehem
U.S
Poland weighs public reaction to big price hikes
Poland's martial law government seeks sentiment on planned commodity price increases up to 400 percent with possible reductions. Deputy plenipotentiary Zdzislaw Sadowski said compensation plans may be revised and that a total food price rise could warrant full compensation. Government radio reports note subsidies persist amid strains on finances and past protests.
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Warsaw
Poland
Zdzislaw Sadowski
Radio Warsaw
Sadowski
Solidarity
Pravda
Communist Party
Poznan
Carbondale Jaycee Week Begins With Prayer Breakfast
Carbondale Jaycees sponsor a week of activities from Sunday to Saturday starting with an 8 a.m. prayer breakfast at Danvers open to the public. A 7:30 p.m. Tuesday meeting at Eagles Hall will feature outstanding police and firefighter awards. Bosses Appreciation Night is 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Eagles Hall. A midnight bowling party Saturday at Carbondale Bowl starts 10 p.m. with door prizes for attendees.
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Carbondale
Danvers
Presenta
Eagles Hall
Carbondale Bowl
Southern Illinoisan postoffice details and service info
Publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Marion list delivery options Carrier Sunday through Friday rates by area and mail rates for 18 county outside area. Classified advertising numbers provided. Postmaster address and subscription terms included.
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Southern Ilinoisan
N. Illinois
Carbondale
N. 16Th
Herrin
Ill
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Record Wet 1981 In Illinois With Varied Rainfall
The Illinois State Water Survey reports 1981 was among the wettest years of the century with 13 percent more rain and snow than normal. Heaviest precipitation occurred in late spring and summer, while December was mostly snow in the north. Urbana logged 18.5 inches of snow, the most since 1888.
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Urbana
Illinois
Stannley Changnon Jr
Changnon
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