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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1981
Page
2
The Commerce Department reports the leading economic indicators fell 1.3 percent in June, the second straight monthly decline, signaling continued weakness ahead. Building permits slumped, while money supply declined, but some measures rose such as liquid assets and new orders. May's figure was 1.8 percent and June may be revised later.
16-year-old John Jones began a 60 hour run at 9 35 a m in Herrin aiming to surpass the world record of about 26 million points on the Atari arcade game Asteroids He is watched by peers and Arcade owner Jim Fosse notes the record and fellow challenger Brad Johnson scored 565 000 earlier Jones plans to eat and nap between hours as he builds reserve spaceships to reach 30 million points.
Robert Moses, famed as the master builder who reshaped New York with highways bridges parks and public works over five decades, died early today of acute heart failure at 92. He had been brought to Good Samaritan hospital from his summer home at West Beach and died at 12 40 a m. His projects included the Triborough Bridge Long Island Expressway Jones Beach Grand Central Whitestone and 416 miles of expressways plus the Verrazano Narrows Bridge the United Nations Shea Stadium Lincoln Center and the 1964 World's Fair among others.
The Reagan administration settlement ends an oil price overcharge suit with Chevron U S A distributing 33 million dollars worth of Alaskan crude to the strategic petroleum reserve and 25 million to 43 states and territories. The deal also includes 14 million to the federal government and 10.5 million to Time Oil Co.
Norristown Pennsylvania AP. Three clergymen a former priest a nun and three others from the Plowshares Eight were sentenced for burglary trespass and criminal mischief after entering a General Electric plant near King of Prussia to protest nuclear weapon proliferation. Sentences ranged from one to ten years with probation. bail was revoked and appeals planned.
Authorities seek David Anders of Coeilo over a month long spree of bad checks. He is linked to $400 checks at Du Quoin State Bank and Du Quoin National Bank and a $425 car purchase at Glen Week’s Agency West Frankfort. Additional incidents occurred at Wal-Mart stores in West City and De Soto Missouri. Descriptions vary, suggesting more than one person may be involved. Warrant for felony deceptive practice has been pending since July 15.
A total solar eclipse over the Soviet Union offers scientists a chance to study the sun’s corona and the magnetic confinement of million-degree gases. Researchers seek answers on corona heating and how fusion reactors might retain hot gases, aiming to advance fusion as a limitless energy source.
Public notices and household readers are informed of the Southern Illinoisan offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion. The notice lists publication schedule postal registrations subscription rates and contact numbers for offices and classified ads. It also provides postmaster address for address changes.
In a dog fight over Lebanon both sides claimed success with Israel saying it shot down a Soviet-made MiG 25 Syrian jet and Syria conceding one Israeli jet was downed while noting its planes returned safely. Lebanese reports said the Syrian pilot bailed out and was later moved to Damascus.
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