Freed hostages headed home from Wiesbaden hospital
Fifty two former hostages spent their last full day of testing at the Air Force hospital in Wiesbaden West Germany. They are scheduled to depart at 10 a.m. for the final leg to the United States. Some relatives and Iranian businessmen living in West Germany visited, bringing red roses and a Persian classic. Several former captives showed mixed recoveries with medical staff cautious about declaring conditions.
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Weather Outlook: Unseasonable Warmth Then Cooling
A warm air front from the Gulf of Mexico brings Southern Illinois unseasonably warm highs in the 60s today. Tonight will drop to the 30s. Monday expects a high in the upper 40s to low 50s, per the National Weather Service.
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Mao widow Jiang Qing gets death with reform chance
China's Supreme Court sentenced Jiang Qing and nine others from the Cultural Revolution case. She was given a two year reform window after a trial that drew hundreds to the Supreme Court. The Gang of Four members faced charges of framing rivals and plotting to seize power in 1971.
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Carbondale widow decorates window for hostages display
Carbondale resident Jeanette O'Brien created a patriotic window scene at 1704 West Walnut Street as news spread of a possible hostages release. Her display, featuring 26 large stars and flags with red white and blue streamers, was later joined by an American flag and a yellow bow.
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Reagan aides sharpen budget axe in sweeping cuts plan
President Reagan parceled out cut efforts to Cabinet secretaries and set up a potent budget working group led by Stockman Anderson and Weidenbaum to meet daily with each secretary on major policy reductions across departments with targets ready for a mid February package to Congress and a diagnostic national address.
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