July Fourth myths debunked by history lesson
A history note debunks common July 4 myths. It clarifies that delegates did not sign the Declaration on July 4 1776, Washington Hamilton Henry Paine did not sign, and the Declaration did not start the war. It also notes there are no national holidays in the United States only legal holidays.
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George Washington
Alexander Hamilton
Patrick Henry
Paul Revere
Thomas Paine
Great Britain
American Republic
Congress
District of Columbia
John Hancock
Continental Congress
Charles Thomson
Settlement near in Consol strike in Southern Illinois mines
Settlement talks continued over a month long warehouse workers strike at three Consol mines near Sparta Cutler and De Soto as UMW leaders said a return to work may occur next week. Miners gained unemployment benefits this week while Consol challenges the move in federal court.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois Consolidation Coal Co
United Mine Workers District 12
Illinois
Michael Bunton
District 12
du Quoin
UMW International
Sam Church
Consol
Burning Star
Sparta
Cutler
de Soto
UMW
Pinckneyville
National Labor Relations Board
Court orders CIPS to resume coal from Consol Coffeen mine
Federal judge temporarily revives Consol's coal supply contract with Central Illinois Public Service Co and orders continued purchases of 1.7 million tons annually. Consol must post a 145 million bond to protect ratepayers. The ruling cites ongoing five year dispute over coal quality and supply for Coffeen generating station.
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Don Levener
Southern Illinois
Springfield
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Consolidation Coal Co
Coffeen
Coal Company
J. Waldo Ackerman
Consol
CIPS
Hillsboro
Ackerman
Southern Illinois lawmakers find 1981 session underwhelming
Freshman Republican Wayne Alstat and others from Vienna to Du Quoin describe the 58th Illinois General Assembly as humdrum with few far reaching deals. Key issues like mass transportation and reapportionment stalled, while attempts to aid farm families with inheritance tax relief and curb property assessments failed. Only limited wins occurred in cloud seeding districts and coal research. a new prison near Vienna was announced by Gov Thompson. Richmond sums up the mood: no major bill, routine session.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
Wayne Alstat
Vergennes
Sringfield
C.L. McCormick
Vienna
McCormick
Robert Winchester
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Alstat
Bruce Richmond
Fuuther
Richmond
James Thompson
Dunn
Illinois
Winchester
Dunn and
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Coal Research Board
Thompson
Polish cabinet reshuffled as Jaruzelski purges 18 officials
Premier Wojciech Jaruzelski announced a sweeping cabinet overhaul to tackle Poland’s economic crisis. Parliament endorsed the changes after a televised session, with eight ministers fired, five new ones appointed, four reassigned, and Stanislaw Maor named head of the Polish national bank.
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Warsaw
Poland
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
Tass
Communist Party
Econom
Jaruzelski
Defense
Stanislaw Maor
Ank
Weather outlook with clouds and scattered storms
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly cloudy conditions tonight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Showers and thunderstorms are likely on the Fourth of July with warm, humid weather and night lows in the 70s. Saturday will be warm with highs in the 80s, followed by cloudy, humid conditions Sunday through Tuesday with daily shower and thunderstorm chances and temperatures in the 60s to 70s at night and the 80s by day.
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The
National Weather Service
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Bunton
Court
Gromyko
Ann Landers
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