Sadat halts talks with Israel and orders envoy home
Cairo reports President Sadat ordered Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel to return from Jerusalem after Israel pressed partial solutions. The information minister said Sadat called an emergency parliament session to disclose all facts and avoid a cycle of inconclusive negotiations. US envoy Vance sought to bridge gaps as Begin defended Israel’s stance on borders and Palestinian self rule.
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Cairo
Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Israel
Jerusalem
Mohammed Kamel
Rael
Cairo Radio
Kamel
Abdel Moneim el Sawy
Sadat
Sawy
People’s Assembly
Hosni Mubarak
U.S
Cyrus R. Vance
Menahem Begin
Begin
Area eyes more snowfall amid heavy storm aftermath
Henry de Fiebre reports in the Southern Illinoisan that Southern Illinois factories, businesses, and schools stay closed after about 16 inches of snow. A 60 percent chance of additional snow looms tonight as colder temps and a low pressure system threaten more accumulation across the region. Meteorologist John MacDonald notes uncertain totals, cites reports from western stations, and warns of dangerous roads with lows in the single digits to low teens.
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Henry de Fiebre
Illinois
John MacDonald
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Murphysboro
United States
Marion
Rend Lake
Sparta
Pension cut hits 2700 area miners in Illinois and Kentucky
Abingdon Virginia retiree laments lost $250 monthly pension as 2700 Southern Illinois miners affected by 1950 pension trust running out of funds due to a coal strike. Trustees say no reserve to pay February benefits. most retirees still qualify for $225 disability or Social Security. Weather disruptions halt mail and close many Illinois factories, schools, and SIU Carbondale.
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Washington
Abingdon
United Mine Workers Union
Southern Illinois
Pension Trust
Virginia
Lick Creek
Lower Burrell
Appalachia
Midwest
Pension Fund
UMW
Tional Post Office
Searcy
Norge Co
Herrin
Norge
Allen Industries
Turco Manufacturing Co
du Quoin
Bad Weather Strands Patients Across Southern Illinois
Good Evening staff across Southern Illinois faced extra shifts as severe weather trapped patients in hospitals and prevented many from going home. The issue highlights ongoing coverage of weather disruptions and hospital impact.
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Illinois
Snowplow crews fight back blizzard in Southern Illinois
DOT driver Larry Fox and 100 colleagues in District 9 toil 12 hour shifts on U.S. 51 south of Carbondale to Makanda Hill clearing snow with cinders. Weather shifts from calm to blowing snow, hazards include manhole covers and pedestrians, as they strive to keep lanes open amid forecasts of more snow tonight.
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Robert Grupp
Southern Illinoisan
Larry Fox
Makanda
Fox
Illinois Department of Transportation
DOT
U.S. 51
Carbondale
Makanda Hill
District 9
Illinois
Dot Carbondale
Route 13
Ilinois Avenue
Ilinois University-Carbondale
Snow delays hit Southern Illinois area food deliveries
Snow threatening tonight raises rush in groceries as stores brace for crowd. Milk bread shortages reported across stores like Boren’s IGA Herrin and Kroger Murphysboro while shipments arrive late but trucks continue. Prairie Farms and Bunny Bread note ongoing plant and route delays, with hoarding seen at several outlets and customers stocking up on staples.
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Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Bread
Boren
IGA
Herrin
Wwn Boren
Kroger Co
Murphysboro
Bob Kranz
Mack’s
Big Star Foods
Marion
Sheedy
Rob McCurdy
du Quoin
McCurdy
Bunny Bread
Anna
Prairie Farms
Carbondales
James Dalbey
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Dayan
MacDonald
Tem
Linois
Union County
John Gardner
Gardner
Perry County
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Chicago
Springfield
Marion Searcy
Carbondale Sec
ED Greer
Ken Smothers
HEW
Amtrak
Itmoms
Illinois Board of Education
Julius Erving
Ann Landers
Kranz
William Hinchcliff
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