Riot courts proposed in Britain amid urban violence
London scene of daylight riots as hundreds of youths clash in Walthamstow and Birmingham. Prime Minister Thatcher planned riot courts to rapidly convict those arrested while police bolster presence amid racial tension and unemployment concerns.
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Britain
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William Whitelaw
House of Commons
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Birmingham
Here
England
Walthamstow
Southall
Labor Party
Denis Healey
Economy seen perking up by year’s end
Washington AP reports the Reagan administration foresees no growth for most of 1981 with inflation easing, unemployment around the mid 7s then easing in 1982. White House says no recession, previews details to be released Wednesday while Reagan camps at Camp David.
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Reagan
White House
David Gergen
Gergen
Camp David
House
Ava man found dead. homicide suspected
Michael Allen Throop, 25, of Ava, was found dead in his mobile home Friday night. Deputies responded to a missing persons call at 10 p.m. and found the scene in disarray. An autopsy was planned to determine the cause of death, with a probable homicide noted by coroner Don Ragsdale. The Jackson County sheriff s office and Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation are investigating. Throop was employed by Spartan Printing Co. and survived by his two daughters and several relatives. Graveside services were set for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Evergreen Cemetery in Ava.
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Michael Allen Throop
Ava
Jackson County Sheriff's Office
Throop
Don Ragsdale
Jackson County
Spartan Printing Co
Sparta
Murphysboro
Marybelie Steele
George William Throop
Connie Eggers
Terra Renne Throop
Tonia Rachelle Throop
Steeleville
Robert W. Hiser
Bolingbrook
George W. Throop
Riverside
Calif
Linda Johnson
Welge
David and
Thomas
Bolingbook
Gary
Paul Hiser
Evergreen Cemetery
Wilson Funeral Home
Marginal cost pricing eyed by Illinois Commerce Commission
The Illinois Commerce Commission plans electric rate reform based on marginal cost pricing. Consumers would pay more during peak periods and less if using appliances at off peak times. Officials say the policy aims to curb consumption and encourage conservation while letting individuals decide when to run dishwashers or air conditioners.
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Springfield
Illinois Commerce Commission
Commerce Commission
Charles Stalon
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
The
Commission
Stalin
Michael Hasten
Hasten
Central Illinois Light Co
Weather outlook shows hot humid days with high 90s
The National Weather Service forecasts mostly sunny skies and hot humid weather today with temperatures reaching the mid 90s. Tonight will be fair warm and humid with temperatures dropping to the mid 70s. Sunny hot humid again Monday with mid to upper 90s.
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