Neighbors step up as Reagan era aid wanes in crisis
The piece recalls President Reagan warnings on social service cuts and notes neighbors and local groups in Southern Illinois rally to aid handicapped workers. Jackson Community Workshop recovers after a fire, with local donations and volunteers aiding seven Carbondale residents, while SIU Carbondale students contribute community service including a wheelchair ramp.
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Reagan
Murphysboro
Jackson
Southern Illinois
Jackson Community Workshop
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carne
Paula Bell
Carbondale
Letters Punishment for trash dumpers
A reader condemns roadside dumping in response to a Southern Illinoisan landfill series. He blames lazy or financially stressed offenders and mocks no burn ordinances, proposing work crews for litter removal and suggesting punishment aimed at deterrence rather than jail. He questions motives of municipal officials and trash haulers.
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Southern Illinoisan
Government works when needed FDA recall saved lives
A Rockford Illinois firehouse call by firefighter Ron Hill triggered a nationwide FDA response to a mushroom botulism threat. Lab tests confirmed botulism, prompting a class one recall and mass tracking of thousands of cans across all 50 states and beyond. The effort involved hundreds of FDA staff and showed the agency’s quick, coordinated action in a life threatening situation.
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Robert J. Wagman
Washington
NEA
U.S
Food and Drug Administration
Rockford, Ill
Ron Hill
Hill
FDA
Jim Green
Alaska
Hawaii
Center For Disease Control
Atlanta
Reagan Wins Ottawa Summit Battle but Not Policy Change
Leonard Silk argues Reagan strengthened his international stature at the Ottawa summit while not altering basic policy. He notes European fears of monetarist rigidity, American dominance in negotiations, and Regan’s claim of unity amid no major shifts. The piece concludes that Ottawa yielded little concrete change despite American assertiveness.
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Leonard Silk
New York Times
Ottawa
Reagan
Regan
Alexander Pope
Treasury
Beryl W. Sprinkel
Ing
United States
World Bank Group
Two Ottawa Conferences Contrast In Timetable And Tone
Notes from the cellar conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa describe two distinct gatherings the Big Seven summit on the Ottawa River plain at Chateau Montebello and a basement meeting of 1500 media types. The Canadian government timetable ran smoothly except the Peace Tower clock, stuck at 12, prompting questions of noon or midnight for allied nations.
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Pe James Reston
New York Times
Ottawa
Ottawa River
Chateau Montebello
Parliament Hill
Parliament Peace Tower
Alliance of the Free Nations
Quebec
United States
Washington
Summit memoirs reveal Seven’s secretive, costly press ballet
A reflective account shows the Seven’s privacy strategy at the Virginia retreat, costing Canada about ten million dollars to placate media and guard reporters while leaders, including Haig and Schmidt, kept key divisions concealed. Trudeau and Suzuki appear as observers to the maze of alliance politics.
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Menachem Begin
Germany
Suzuki
Japan
Ashington
Trudeau
Reagan
Marshall McLuhan
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