Deaths and accidents fall in Southern Illinois 1984
District 13 reporting 1984 highway fatalities drop to 74 from 90 in 1983 with 733 personal injuries, total accident calls down to 2,756. Deer collisions rose to 393 from 318, while December saw 304 accidents including 71 deer incidents. rural deaths declined slightly to 21. District covers 14 counties including Alexander and Williamson.
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Illinois
Raymond C. Niepert
District 13
du Quoin
Alexander
Franklin
Hardin
Jackson, Jefferson
Johnson, Massac
Perry
Pope
Pulaski
Randolph
Union
Washington
Williamson Counties
Scottish explorer to lure Yeti with beer in Himalayas
Bill Grant, 44, plans a three month expedition from London to Nepal to search for the Abominable Snowman. He will use buckets of British beer as bait and says he will not attempt the trek again if this mission fails.
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London
Bill Grant
Himalayas
Grant
Nepal
Friday Weather Update Snow Flurries Possible
A Friday weather note indicates colder temperatures with possible snow flurries. Details and regional specifics are on page 20.
Winchester offered conservation post
Former Representative Robert C Winchester is set to join the Department of Conservation in a lead role related to the state parks rehabilitation program, not as deputy director. Details, including salary and payroll status, remain unsettled with potential for contractual or temporary employment and a future possibility of becoming deputy director.
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Mike Lawrence
Springfield
Robert C. Winchester
Department of Conservation
Mark Frech
James R. Thompson
Winchester
General Assembly
Frech
Department
Rossclare
Fred
Michael Witte
Regional effort to attract GM Saturn plant underway
A Southern Illinois regional steering committee will assemble a package of at least seven GM Saturn plant sites from Mount Vernon to Massac County. The plan, framed at a Marion meeting called by Sen. Glenn Poshard, aims to present a united regional proposal by Monday to beat competing bids.
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Tim Landis
Southern Illinois
Mount Vernon
Massac County
General Motors Automobile
Marion
Glenn Poshard
D-Carterville
Poshard
Carbondale
GM Saturn
Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Williamson County plant site package advances to Springfield
Mount Vernon, Bend Lake, West Frankfort, Du Quoin, Anna, Massac County and two or three more Williamson County sites are grouped for a GM plant proposal. Mount Vernon offers a 2,700 acre site near World Color Press with rail access and water from Bend Lake Conservancy District. Anna presents a 700 acre option near Illinois 51 and 146. Union County pledges tax abatement for 20 years. Franklin County Rend Lake group cites recreation sites for consideration. Du Quoin, West Frankfort, and Massac options appear in regional lists. final package to Springfield is due Tuesday at 5 p.m.
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Mount Vernon
Bend Lake
West Frankfort
du Quoin
Anna
Massac
Williamson County
World Color Press
Kenneth Martin
Rend Lake Conservancy District Board
Rend Lake
Franklin County
Herman Wright
Illinois 51
Illinois 146
Wright
Union County
Ohio River
L.F
Tommy” Tomlinson
Interstate 57
du Quoin State Fair
Jabr
Chamber
Carbondale
Marion
Murphysboro
Benton
Herrin
Williamson
Franklin
Jim Rea
D-Christopher
Poshard
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Area Community Colleges
Shawnee Development
Labor and Southern Illinois Inc
Dominic Gentile
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois Inc
Springfield
Reagan Warns Iran May Aid Nicaragua Rebels
President Reagan, arguing for renewed CIA support to Nicaraguan rebels, warned lawmakers that Iran could funnel arms or terrorists into Sandinista Nicaragua. He cited Libyan, PLO, and Iranian backing as dangerous regional developments.
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Washington
Reagan
CIA
Iran
Nicaragua
Central America
Col. Khadafy
Libya
PLO
Ayatollah Khomeini
Magazine revives CIA manual for guerrilla leaders
CIA Nicaragua rebel manual recalled after its neutralize guidance resurfaced. Soldier of Fortune magazine distributed 30 Spanish copies to Nicaraguan rebels in Costa Rica. Reagan declined to elaborate. White House and U.S. officials cite concerns over terrorism and possible Iran links amid Moussavi visit.
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Washington
CIA
Central America
Soldier of Fortune
Dale Dye
Dye
Costa Rica
Moussavi
Spy shuttle to secret military mission aboard Discovery
New York Times reports the space shuttle Discovery launched at 1 50 p.m. CST for a secret military objective mission. The payload is described as a 5000 pound electronic intelligence satellite to monitor missile tests and intercept Soviet communications.
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Spy Shuttle
New York Times
Cape Canaveral
Florida
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Defense Department
Air Force
Soviet Union
Cosmic revolution claimed after shuttle launch
Pravda says the U S space shuttle Discovery launch proves a cosmic revolution in the arms race is underway in the United States. It asserts U S preparations for a cosmic revolution continue without interruption and that those dreaming of world domination view the cosmos as part of a global battlefield.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
U.S
United States
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Centralia
Salem and
Jefferson County
Boecent
du Quoin Fair
Muammar Khadafy
Palestine Liberation Organization
White House
Larry Speakes
Mir Hossein
Equator
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