Chernenko May Resign Amid Health Crisis Rumors
British newspapers report Soviet President Konstantin Chernenko in intensive care and may resign due to deteriorating health. The Sunday Times cites an unofficial report of a plan to replace him with Mikhail Gorbachev, while The Express notes his serious condition and potential forced resignation.
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London
Konstantin A. Chernenko
Kremlin
Associated Press
Moscow
Chernenko
Sunday Times
the Express
Politburo
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Communist Party
Communist Party Central Committee
The
Yuri V. Andropov
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Major New Madrid quake could kill thousands and cost billions
A Memphis based study for FEMA by Allen and Hoshall warns a major New Madrid quake could cause 4500 deaths and 51 billion in property damage across Carbondale Memphis Little Rock Evansville Paducah and Poplar Bluff. The report urges updated building codes and an emergency plan.
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Memphis
Ind
Paducah
Poplar Bluff
New Madrid
Illinois
Indiana
Missouri Bootheel
U.S. Geological Survey
Allen & Hoshall
Auschwitz Twins Return to Relive Death March Horror
Vera Kriegel and Olga, Auschwitz survivor twins, revisit the death march and the camp on its 40th liberation anniversary. They recount fleeing bullets, Mengele’s experiments, and the loss of many twin companions, as they seek closure and justice. The gathering, tied to CANDLES, honors those who perished and recalls a past marked by medical atrocities.
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Associated Press
New York Times
ARSAW
Poland
Vera Kriegel
Olga
Auschwitz Concentration Camp
Kriegel
Dimona
Israel
Auschwitz
Josef Mengele
Mengele
Paraguay
Sians
Haifa
Candles —Children of
Marc Berkowitz
Brooklyn
N.Y
Grants award child abuse prevention funds to Illinois groups
Twenty five statewide agencies share 414 174 in grants for prevention programs. United Front Inc Cairo receives 11 640 Massac County Mental Health and Family Center Metropolis 19 400 and Anna Bixby Women's Center Rossclare 15 938 funded by the Child Abuse Prevention Fund via tax check offs.
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Springfield
Southern Illinois
United Front Inc
Cairo
Massac County
Metropolis
Anna Bixby Women’s Center
Rossclare
Gordon Johnson
OPEC meeting threatens as UAE minister walks out
In Geneva UAE oil minister Mana Saeed Oteiba led a walkout protesting Nigeria's price stance at a closed OPEC session. Nigeria's Tom David-West reportedly favored at least a $2 cut from the $29 level, while Saudi Arabia's Ahmed Zaki Yamani eyed a small reduction amid talks on two or three proposals.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Mana Saeed Oteiba
United Arab Emirates
Nigeria
Oteiba
Tom David-West
OPEC
David West
Ahmed Zaki Yamani
Saudi Arabia
Yamani
Unemployment rate in Southern Illinois shows 1984 gains
Economists from Mount Vernon and Harrisburg report lower average unemployment across most counties in 1984 than 1983, with declines in Jackson Perry Randolph Williamson Franklin Johnson and Union counties despite December upticks due to weather and plant layoffs. Optimism centers on gradual growth in 1985 driven by mining manufacturing and retail.
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Illinois
Mount Vernon
Harrisburg
Jackson County
Hoffman
Perry County
Turco Industries
du Quoin
Randolph County
Wessell
Williamson County
Franklin County
Johnson County
Shawnee Correctional Center
Union County
York County
Jackson
Perry
Randolph
Williamson
Franklin
Johnson
Union
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McLeansboro
Hope For Teens Youth Council Works
Fxlnara
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Reelfoot Lake
Tennessee
Dick Hackett
Hackett
Tom Durham
West
Durham
Death March
State of
Tim Landis
Southern Illinoisan
Dennis Hoffman
Illinois Job Service Office
Mike Vessell
Vessell
General Motors
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