Illinois towns race to lure GM Saturn plant
Illinois communities vie to host a Saturn auto plant, hoping for thousands of jobs and regional economic boosts. Officials in De Kalb, Herrin, Charleston, Rock Island and beyond tout advantages while state leaders push site criteria, aware of its high cost and regional competition.
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Illinois
Saturn
Jim Ludwick
Cheri Callahan
Springfield Bureau
Tom Seymour
de Kalb
Herrin
Ed Quaglia
Martin Owens
Charleston Area
Rock Island
James R. Davis
General Motors Corp
Michael Woelffer
State Department of Commerce
Woelf
Woelffer
Quad-Cities
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Peoria
Plane with 21 aboard lost off Honduras coast
Fog and stormy weather forced a halt to the search for a U.S. Air Force C 130A transport carrying 21 Americans that went down about 500 yards off Honduras coast near Trujillo. The crew and passengers, all U S personnel, were en route from Howard Air Force Base to Trujillo when it splashed into the sea. Weather prevented immediate sea rescue and the search was suspended with plans to resume as soon as conditions allow.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Caribbean
Robert Callahan
Trujillo
Howard Air Force Base
Panama
Callahan
Navy plane missing over Pacific near Guam
An A-3 reconnaissance plane with nine aboard, flying from Atsugi in Japan to Agana Guam, failed to arrive and is believed down in the Pacific. A search by Air Force Navy and Coast Guard began 125 miles north of Guam, with good weather and hopeful crews. Lt. Roberta Hackney reported radar loss at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday CST 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. The aircraft belonged to VQ-1 Fleet Air Reconnaissance.
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Agana
Guam
Air Force
Navy
Coast Guard
Japan
Pacific Ocean
Roberta Hackney
Beard dies at 81 after health struggles in New York
James Beard, renowned food expert and cookbook author, died of cardiac arrest in a New York hospital at age 81 after hospitalization since January 8. The AP report also notes inflation trends, with 1984 prices up 4 percent, below prior expectations, and forecasts for further moderation in 1985 as analysts cite a stronger dollar.
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New York
James Beard
America
Beard
Caroline Stuart
Washington
Donald Ratajczak
Georgia State University
Commerce Department
Lesser man linked to wife’s homicide and jailhouse knife incident
A 36 year old Lesser man, Gary E. Gulley, was held for questioning in the apparent homicide of his wife Judy Gulley, found shot to death at their home. Gulley slashed his wrists in Lesser City Hall during questioning and threatened deputies, with no charges yet filed.
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Elizabeth Renshaw
Southern Illinoisan
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Belleville
Lesser
Gary E. Gulley
Franklin County
Terry Green
Gulley
Paul Carlson
Carlson
Green
Judy Gulley
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Baker nomination clears Senate Finance Committee
The Senate Finance Committee unanimously recommended James A. Baker III for treasury secretary after a 22 hour hearing. Baker, Reagan's chief of staff, pledged equal priority to tax simplification and deficit reduction, citing a State of the Union plan and a 1986 budget freeze while defending Social Security benefits. He expected full Senate confirmation late this week or early next week.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
James A. Baker III
Treasury
Baker
Reagan
White House
Donald Regan
Senate
Congress
O Neill vows not to block votes on Reagan GOP proposals
House Speaker Thomas P. O Neill Jr says he will not use hearings or scheduling delays to block the administration tax or spending plans. He promises Congress will have an opportunity to vote on the proposals after a sessional meeting with President Reagan. Democrats previously used parliamentary tactics to stall parts of the Reagan program.
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O'Neill
Reagan
Washington
House
Thomas P. O’neill Jr
O’neill
Congress
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Gene Sands
Defense Department
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U.S. Southern Command
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Caribbean Sea
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Pacific
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Rockford Register Star
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