Soviets to match U.S. arms buildup with more nuclear weapons
Moscow reports Marshal Nikolai Ogarkov says the Kremlin orders a buildup of the Soviet strategic nuclear arsenal to deter a perceived unfettered U.S. arms race under Reagan. Tass notes the plan may test limits of the unratified SALT II treaty as Moscow vows to match U.S. weapons development.
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Washington
Brown says fly spraying to be finished by Sunday
Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr said aerial medfly spraying over 10 communities would finish in two to three days after five helicopters covered about half the 175 square miles. He urged federal help, asked to use Moffett Field, and noted two firms resolved earlier mechanical issues.
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Reagan
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Sunnyvale
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Campbell
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Saratoga
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Atlanta victim's mother tours Illinois amid murder case
Venus Taylor, mother of Angel Taylor, the Atlanta child murder victim, spoke at Southern Illinois venues stressing lingering fears and nationwide missing children. She noted arrestee Wayne Williams is not sole culprit, urged broader vigilance and urged people to care about over 50,000 missing children nationwide.
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Venus Taylor
Southern Ilnois
Atlanta
Government witness protection creates a broken family tale
A woman recounts her ex-husband entering the federal witness protection program and taking their child away. She has not seen or heard from her son since, highlighting the program's unintended personal costs and the lasting impact on families.
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Uncle Sam
Racquet clubs face crisis as fad fades in Southern Illinois
Racquet clubs for tennis and racquetball boomed nationwide a few years ago with several openings in Southern Illinois. Now the novelty wears off, some local clubs have closed, and remaining facilities battle seasonality with other activities beyond tennis and racquetball.
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Illinois
Caboose Home Sits by Tracks in Grand Tower
Rental housing is scarce in Grand Tower yet Tom Granger found a spot for a bright red caboose off the abandoned Illinois Central Gulf tracks. Locals mistake it for a tourist site or ice cream parlor, leading to many unusual requests.
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Grand Tower
Tom Granger
Starsights launches weekly astronomy column
Arnold Pearlstein of Carbondale will host Starsights, a new Sunday astronomy column in the News Section. The feature promises guidance on what to look for each night, plus daily listings and a star map for skywatchers.
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Arnold Pearlstein
Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan publication and contact details
Publication offices listed in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with addresses and phone numbers. Rates shown for carrier mail and subscription options across 18 county area and Illinois, plus post office box for address changes.
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Ill
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Murphysboro
Illinois
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Marion
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Death inmate at Menard center under investigation
Preliminary autopsy on Bobby Joe Melton a 21 year old Menard Psychiatric Center resident found dead in his cell Wednesday night shows no definite cause. Official tests will take weeks. heat exhaustion ruled out as outside conditions were mild. Funeral services set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Searby Funeral Home Tamaroa with burial in Tamaroa Cemetery and viewing after 6 p.m. today. Survivors include his parents Robert D Melton Monticello Ind and Geraldine Whipple Walnut Hill, plus siblings and relatives.
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Randolph County
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McClure
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Walnut Hill
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Tamaroa
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Ind
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Menon, Ind
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Joe Whipple
Centralia
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Ronald Lee
Staunton
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Beer in car triggers arrests in Chester and Percy
Chester police arrested Thomas M. Shipley 22 and Rickie Daniel Wofford 20 on unlawful possession of cannabis. Shipley also faced an open container charge and is held in the county jail. Wofford posted a $100 cash bond. In Percy, Paul W. Kupferer 20 and Edward Roberts 17 were released on $100 bonds after three thefts from a home including a 15 year-old Cutler youth to be charged as a juvenile. Randolph authorities say aluminum theft charges involve three suspects. James E. Gentry 24 of Sparta was released on bond after arrest for illegal transportation of intoxicants and disobeying a stop sign.
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Thomas M. Shipley
Rickie Daniel Wofford
Shipley
Wofford
Percy
Paul W. Kupferer
Edward Roberts
Cutler
Randolph
James E. Gentry
Sparta
Removal of grain from bankrupt elevator in New Madrid
Federal marshals expect smooth removal of about 5 million dollars worth of soybeans and other grain from the Ristine Elevator after a bankruptcy case. Farmers previously resisted trucks, receiving contempt citations, while the court holds grain in escrow for ownership determination and eventual distributions.
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New Madrid
Larry Strayhorn
N.J. Nowell
James Brothers Inc
Corning, Ark
Charles Baker
Little Rock
Nowell
Ristine
Bearhouse, Inc
Hamburg
Ark
Heart patient offers kidney for medical and legal bills
Rock Island Illinois AP a 48 year old woman with heart disease offers to sell a kidney for 20000 to pay medical and legal costs. She says her life may be short and would donate the organ to a donor able to pay the price. Her husband needs artery surgery and her son seeks an appeal with a lawyer.
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Rock Island, Ill
Ruling due on trial for parents of starved Siamese twin boys
In Danville Illinois a judge was to decide today whether Dr Robert Mueller and his wife Pamela Schopp and the family doctor will be tried on attempted murder charges alleging they starved severely deformed Siamese twin infant boys. The defense urged dismissal citing lack of evidence from the preliminary hearing as hospital documents and grand jury testimony disputes were argued before Circuit Judge Richard Scott.
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Danville, Ill
Richard Scott
Vermilion County
Ed Litak
Litak
Robert Mueller
Pamela Schopp
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