Protestant march sparks confrontation in Northern Ireland
Catholic riots erupt after hunger striker Martin Hurson dies in Maze prison. British authorities brace for more violence as thousands of Protestants plan to march for William of Orange's 1690 victory. IRA threats linger, security remains tight across Belfast and Catholic areas.
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William of Orange
James II
Martin Hurson
Irish Republican Army
Maze
Belfast
IRA
Hurson
West Belfast
Fasters
Catholic Irish Commission For Justice and Peace
Sinn Fein
Kieran Doherty
Joe McDonnell
Northern Ireland
Battle of the Boyne
Ireland
Martin Smyth
Orange Order
Smyth
Women Attack Reagan Policies At National Convention
The National Women's Political Caucus condemned Reagan budget cuts harming women and backed an attack on the tax cut plan. Kathy Wilson of Virginia won the chair, pledging to pursue the Equal Rights Amendment. Delegates urged stronger aid for older women, retirement rights for divorced former wives, and a 10 year extension of the Voting Rights Act.
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National Women's Political Caucus
Reagan
Kathy Wilson
Alexandria
Wilson
Vention
National Organization For Women
Legal Services Corp
Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
Reagan Administration
Congress
Sandra Day O’connor
Arizona
Supreme Court
Army to scrap .45 caliber for lighter 9mm pistol
The Defense Department will drop the .45 caliber pistol in favor of a smaller lighter 9mm semiautomatic. Officers say the new weapon reduces recoil and retains stopping power, with higher muzzle velocity yielding equal or greater impact in close-in protection.
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U.S
Defense Department
Pentagon
Johnny Cash Visits Jerry Lee Lewis in Critical ICU
Johnny Cash visited longtime friend Jerry Lee Lewis in the intensive care unit of Methodist Hospital South in Memphis where Lewis remains in extremely critical condition after emergency stomach surgery and a severe abdominal infection. Doctors reported no change in his condition as his fans and family waited.
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Memphis, Tenn
Johnny Cash
Jerry Lee Lewis
Lewis
Jerry Lee
Cash
Sun Records
Mark Sherman
Methodist Hospital South
Indiana
June Carter Cash
Elvis Presley
Memphis
Turner urged to resign from Prisoner Review Board amid state probe
Former Alexander County sheriff Donald J. Turner, appointed to the Prisoner Review Board, was asked to resign after aides to Gov. James R. Thompson learned he had not disclosed an investigation into his office. Turner, 49, faced background questions about prior probes and did not reveal the sheriff's office inquiry, leading officials to recall him for further interviews.
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Mike Briggs
Springfield
Donald J. Turner
Alexander County
Prisoner Review Board
James R. Thompson
Turner
Joseph T. Dakin
Carbondale
Department of Law Enforcement
James K. Williams
Sheriff's Office
Williams
Senate
General Assembly
Thompson
Louisiana holds theft suspects Marion county extradition case
Two out of state men, Larry Garrett of Albuquerque and William Jensen of Mayfield, are in custody in Bas trop Louisiana awaiting extradition to Marion on car theft charges. The pair allegedly were involved in a prior theft and were arrested after a rental car was reported stolen from Williamson County Airport.
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Marion
Louisiana
Williamson County
Larry Garrett
Albuquerque
N.M
William Jensen
Mayfield
Bastrop
Johnson County
New Mexico
Polish anarchy decried as Solidarity seeks food relief
Warsaw activists face pressure from Soviet aligned leadership as Solidarity in Kutno threatens a two hour strike over food shortages. The Communist Party Central Committee warns of signs of anarchy and reports mass desertions and loosening press controls amid last summer's labor upheaval. Delegates at the party congress will pick a new Central Committee likely more liberal than the current one.
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Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party Central Committee
Solidarity Union
Kutno
Solidarity Federation
Baltic
Communist Party
Stanislaw Kania
Kania
Solidarity
Southern Illinoisan Subscription Rates and Office Contacts
The notice lists delivery and mail rates for the Southern Illinoisan including Sunday through Friday carrier service at 5.75 dollars per month and mail options with 18 county outside areas at 65 dollars yearly. It also provides office phone numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin Marion and classified ad lines and directs address changes to Box 2108 Carbondale.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Display of bygone motive power draws crowd in Bluford
J L Schmidt reports from Bluford Illinois where the annual Kinois Engine Show draws residents and visitors to see gasoline engines from Lenoir and Rochas era to 20th century cars. Enthusiasts like Hugo Haertling showcase steam powered tractors while children explore and learn.
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J. L. Schmidt
Bluford
Ruritan Club
Kinois
Lenoir and Rochas
France
N.A. Otto
Germany
Studebaker
Hugo Haertling
Millstadt
Southern Illinois
Haertling
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Washington Star
Washington
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Arthur Lauman
Downstate Iron & Metal
Monthry
Cambria
University Baptist Church
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Benton
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