Rockets fly as guerrillas break Lebanon cease-fire
Palestinian guerrillas fired rockets and artillery at Christian militia enclaves in southern Lebanon, breaching the cease-fire that began Friday. No casualties were reported as Israeli and Christian gunners did not return fire. the attack stemmed from Nabiyeh amid a fragile truce backed by the United States and Prime Minister Begin.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Lebanon
Nabatiyeh
Misgav Am
Beirut
Free Lebanon
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine General Command
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Con
WAFA
Maj
Saad Haddad
Free Lebanon Preserve
Haddad
Radio Israel
ABC News
Arafat
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
U.S
Philip Habib
Menachem Begin
1,200 Mile Odyssey Nets Smuggling Charges
Two Mexicans Carlos Rivas and Jose Madini, 17 and 19, were charged with unlawful transportation of illegal aliens after a 1,200 mile odyssey from El Paso to central Illinois. Seven others faced illegal alien charges. four traveled in the car trunk. Police stopped a 1969 Texas-plated sedan on I-55 near Springfield after a brief chase.
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Springfield
United States
Central Illinois
U.S
Sangamon
Texas-Mexico
Larry Mackey
Mexico
Mackey
Border Patrol
Midwest
New Orleans
Chicago
Madini
Rivas
Novice gunman muffed shooting of reputed mob chief
Crete Illinois AP police seek a novice shooter who wounded Alfred Pilotto a 70 year old mob figure on the Lincolnshire Corn Club golf course. Pilotto listed in fair condition after surgery at St James Hospital Chicago Heights with wounds to arm shoulder and leg. Police say the gunman wearing a white jumpsuit fired four or five shots but hit no other targets.
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Crete, Ill
Alfred Pilotto
Lincolnshire Corn Club
Pilotto
Chicago
St. James Hospital
Chicago Heights
Anthony Accardo
Miami
Laborers International Union of North America
Michael Siebert
Siebert
Southern Illinoisan Publication Offices and Contact Details
Publication offices listed for Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and circulation info. Includes addresses phone numbers classified ad lines and postal services details for the Southern Illinoisan affiliate.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Presley a life steeped in Ozark fame and cross legacy
Biographer Willadene Brown chronicles Presley’s rise from poverty in the Ozark Hills of southern Illinois to national renown through a multi-faceted career. The piece details his help in making Nashville a country music hub, his Bald Knob Cross project funded by pig profits, and a long-running Presley Tours that expanded from one room to a top four national operator with plans for 1982 World’s Fair trips and a Dallas venture. It notes his early work as a youth produce seller, teacher, postmaster, and Air Force veteran, plus ongoing local oil interests and a pledge to endow the cross from tour profits if successful.
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Willadene Brown
Presley
Ozark Mountains
Illinois
Nashville
Grand Ole Opry
Roy Acuff
Makanda
Tme
Southern Illinois Normal University
U.S. Air Force
Newark City
Southern Uiness Normal University
Southern Illinois University
Bald Knob
United States Forest Service
Summit
California
Ralph Edwards
Edwards
Civilian Conservation Corps
Giant City Park
Miami
Clyde
Jerusalem
China
Knoxville
Dallas
Benton
Randolp County
Williamson board OKs roadwork bids and pollution variance
Williamson County board awarded three road resurfacing bids with Illini Asphalt Company of Benton receiving the largest portion for oil and asphalt. Southern Illinois Stone and Buncombe firm bid on patch and rock materials. The board also noted a one time variance request from Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp for open burning at Orcill Area B on the Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge and supported continued Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission programs with EDA funding for economic development and energy management through 12 months.
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Williamson County
Illini Asphalt Company
Benton
Southern Illinois Stone Company
Buncombe
W & W Sales and Leasing Company of
Edwardsville
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corporation
Orcill Area B
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Olin Test Range
Ilinois 13
I-57
Greater Egypt
Heart Transplant Replaces Mechanical One At Texas Heart Institute
A 36 year old Dutchman, Willebrordus A Meuffels, clung to life after surgeons transplanted a human heart to replace a plastic mechanical pump. Dr Denton A Cooley connected the device after a 54 hour period and Meuffels remained critical more than a day after the operation. In Belfast, Kieran Doherty began his 67th day of hunger strike at Maze Prison, setting a record for the Irish nationalist protest.
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Houston
Willebrordus A. Meuffels
Denton A. Cooley
Texas Heart Institute
Hazel Haley
Cooley
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Kieran Doherty
Maze Prison
Irish Republican Army
Maze
Bobby Sands
Whoa
IRA
Terence McSwiney
London
Brixton Prison
Nuclear firms say report shows regulations work
Industry officials say the 1980 incident tally of 3804 at 69 licensed reactors reflects a functioning regulatory system. Critical Mass, tied to Ralph Nader, prepared a scorecard based on Nuclear Regulatory Commission filings to gauge plant performance and safety.
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Washington
U.S
Critical Mass
Ralph Nader
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Illinois laborers and carpenters approve 3 year contracts
Laborers and carpenters in southwest Illinois ratify three year deals with the Southern Illinois Builders Association. The laborers receive 14.95 dollars per hour plus fringe benefits for 6,000 workers across 12 counties and all construction types. Carpenters in Madison County and nearby gain 16.18 dollars per hour with fringe.
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Belleville
Illinois
Southern Illinois Builders Association
Madison County
Kentucky Centered 5.2 Quake Ranked Worst On Record
A 5.2 magnitude earthquake centered near Sharpsburg Kentucky, felt from Mississippi to Ontario, was the worst on record for the area. USGS follow up notes most damage and two injuries occurred about 30 miles north of Maysville, with Illinois reporting strong effects.
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Mississippi
Ontario
Kentucky
U.S. Geological Survey
Sharpsburg
Maysville
San Francisco
Illinois
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Oak City
Utah
Olin
Economic Development Administration
Jerry
Pean
West
Nthly Payments
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