Polish Congress Aids Reform Drive Amid Soviet Scrutiny
Western observers say Polish Communist Party chief Stanislaw Kanin won cautious Soviet acceptance for next week’s party congress. Gromyko’s talks in Moscow signaled Moscow’s misgivings about reforms including self management and decentralization led by Solidarity. COMECON noted Poland’s coal deliveries and exports facing disruption from strikes and the five day week.
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Warsaw
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Kanin
Gromyko
Independent
Solidarity Labor Federation
Soviet Bloc
Communist Party
Europe
Moscow
Comecon
Sofia
Bulgaria
Talks move to end Irish hunger strikes
Catholic mediators met with eight IRA prisoners in Maze Prison Belfast over the weekend seeking a settlement amid a deadly hunger strike. Brendan MacFarland, strike leader, will decide if talks yield a break as activists press for political prisoner status and broader privileges.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
IRA
Maze
Irish Commission For Justice and Peace
Ireland
Brendan MacFarland
Aan
MacFarland
Esman
Press Association
Britain
Michael
Joe McDonnell
Margaret Thatcher
High court orders new review of lawyers' $250-an-hour fees
Chicago AP report notes about $100000 in state funded legal fees awarded to two Chicago lawyers for a 1978 class action will be re examined by a county circuit judge. The fee dispute centers on a $250 hourly rate including travel time and briefings. The judge set $100 per hour as base with a 2.5 multiplier for risk and other factors.
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Chicago
Cook County
Nathan Cohen
Springfield
Illinois
Tyrone Fahner
Harry A. Young Jr
Lee J. Schwartz
Young
Schwartz
Cohen
Young and Schwartz
Fahner
Robert G. Epsteen
Epsteen
Fireworks blast destroys damaged Mississippi bridge at Keithsburg
Salvage crews plan to begin removing wreckage after a 8 39 p m blast rocked the crippled bridge. The explosion caused one span to fall into the river while another section tumbled in. Witnesses estimated 5 000 onshore and boats heard the bang as the counterweight dropped into the water. The U S Army Corps of Engineers altered plans to detonate late Sunday night after an earlier noon date. The lift section had previously caught fire, cutting river traffic for a week.
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Keithsburg
John J. Charpentier
Xplo Corp
Gretna
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Silly Season in Illinois General Assembly Highlights
Springfield AP recaps a zany spring 1981 session with two senate governments, a baffling death records bill, and a loveable memo fiasco. It notes Dems and GOP gaffes, odd coalitions, and a contentious remap showdown amid Capitol chaos.
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Neil McLaughlin
Springfield
Ill
Illinois
State Capitol
General Assembly
Senate
GOP
James R. Thompson
Philip Rock
Oak Park
Transit Fares Lag Inflation Hurts CTA Funding
A study by University of Illinois at Chicago Circle economist Pierre de Vise finds 1970s CTA fares rose 33 percent while the CPI doubled, wages up 126 percent, and fuel costs 150 percent, worsening CTA finances amid underused suburban lines. Mayor Byrne prepares a 1 percent city sales tax proposal after legislative bailout talks collapse.
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Chicago
Regional Transportation Authority
Chicago Transit Authority
Pierre de Vise
University of Illinois At Chicago Circle
de Vise
Jane Byrne
CTA
Chicago Area
Byrne
Widespread elderly abuse linked to Illinois study
A six month study for the Illinois Department of Aging finds elder abuse may rival child abuse in scope with about 500 deaths or serious injuries and up to 20 000 cases in recent years. It notes neglect and physical abuse affect rich and poor areas alike and cites a Madison County case of severe neglect.
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Chicago
Illinois
Illinois Department of Aging
John Portner
Center For Legal Studies
Sangamon State University
Springfield
Portner
Madison County
Murder trial begins in child beating case
James Crain faces trial for the alleged murder of 5 year old Alan Madden who died after severe abuse in Quincy. Prosecutors had charged the mother Pamela Berg with murder but she was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to 10 years.
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Springfield
James Crain
Alan Madden
Ed Dittmeyer
Adams County
Dittmeyer
Crain
Alan
Madden
Pamela Berg
Ms. Berg
Quincy
Mississippi River
ERA foe's son hurt in auto accident
John Schlafly, son of Equal Rights Amendment foe Phyllis Schlafly, was reported in stable condition at Edwards Hospital after a car collision on Interstate 55 about 30 miles southwest of Chicago. He, 30, was critically injured Friday afternoon when his sub compact car collided with another vehicle.
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Naperville
John Schlafly
Phyllis Schlafly
Edwards Hospital
Schlafly
Interstate 55
Chicago
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Tony Leone
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Huff
George Ryan
Hankakee
Royal Order of
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Myron J. Kulas
Ryan
Chicago Sun-Times
Mike Royko
Downstate
Suburbia
Arthur Telcser
Telcséz
Telcser
RTA
Jones Bros. Garage
Herrin
Era Foe
Sears
University Mall
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