Israeli jets over Beirut in protest of Lebanese siege
Seven Israeli warplanes flew low over Beirut in a show of support for Lebanon's Christian enclaves amid a heavy Syrian barrage. Israeli officials vowed not to let Christians be annihilated, while Syria pressed its assault, killing nearly 184 and wounding 615 since the weekend.
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Lebanon
Syria
Israel
Mediterranean
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Menachem Begin
Jerusalem
Christian Radio
Elias Sarkis
U.S
Richard Parker
Parker
Sarkis
Shlomo Gazit
Tel Aviv
Voice of Lebanon
Christian Phalange Party
East Beirut
Inflation set to worsen with 7.2 percent rise forecast
Washington AP reports the government warns Americans to expect the largest price rise in four years with inflation at 7.2 percent driven by higher food costs and a weaker dollar. The mid year review projects 6.5 percent growth next year, with food prices up 8 to 10 percent this year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Federal Reserve Board
G. William Miller
Rochester flood claims nine lives nine drown in Minnesota surge
Seven inches of rain in under six hours flooded southeast Rochester. At least nine people feared dead, including four from a nursing home elevator in National Health Enterprises basement. Three cars and two boaters missing as the Zumbro River rose. National Guard deployed, 4,000 evacuees, Mayo Clinic unaffected, river expected to rise further.
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Rochester
Minn
National Health Enterprises Nursing Home
Zumbro
Mayo Clinic
Olmsted
Charles Vonwald
Minnesota
Rudy Parpich
National Guard
Paul Belau
National Weather Service
Orrin Knutson
Bell fires assistant FBI director LaPrade
J Wallace LaPrade former head of the FBI New York office and 27 year veteran says he has been fired by Attorney General Griffin Bell. He claims scapegoat and plans to appeal. LaPrade was accused of not cooperating in the Weatherman probe and was removed from New York in April.
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J. Wallace LaPrade
FBI
LaPrade
Griffin Bell
The
Weatherman
Washington
Bell
L. Patrick Gray III
New York Post
Weather outlook for Lake Kinkaid area construction
The National Weather Service forecasts fair warm tonight with lows in the low 70s. Friday remains mostly sunny with highs in the low to mid 90s and hot hazy conditions. Saturday and Sunday turn hot and humid with possible thunderstorms and highs in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Monday stays hot and humid with a chance of storms. CAMPGROUNDS and recreation areas at Lake Kinkaid are under construction.
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National Weather Service
Power ton Coal gasification proposal centers on new tech
Department of Energy officials propose the Powerton facility as a testbed for coal to gas technologies. The item appears among a page 8 feature noting broader energy policy developments and regional projects.
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Powerton
Department of Energy
Old White City Park in Herrin Faces Demolition Plan
The vacant White City Park, a former music venue, is deemed a major fire hazard near a federal housing project. Herrin seeks a HUD community development grant to buy, raze, and straighten the adjacent ditch to improve drainage and curb intruders. If funded, the city may redevelop the site, possibly as a senior housing project.
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Barbara Schechter
Southern Illinois
White City
Herrin
Guy Lombardo
Lawrence Welk
America
Christopher Industries
Seventeenth Street
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
White City Park
Laverne Kerley
Kerley
Roberta Oglesby
North 17Th Street
Margaret Whitecotton
Ottolini
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William McAndrew
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Wit’s End
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Lipe
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Murphysboro
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