Area Progressives to seek benefits
Lawyer J E Wenzel says nearly all 550 Progressives at Sahara Coal Mines in Saline County will appeal Illinois Department of Labor denial of unemployment benefits during the United Mine Workers contract strike. He notes last day for appeals and plans for possible circuit court action if denied.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Progressive Mine Workers
Illinois
Illinois Department of Labor
United Mine Workers
J.E. Wenzel
Gillespie
Sahara Coal Co
Saline County
Wenzel
Sahara
UMW
Harrisburg
Department of Labor
Michael Henshaw
PMW
Zeigler Opposes Closing Illinois 148 During Bridge Work
Zeigler City Council opposed closing Illinois 148 between Zeigler and Herrin while bridges over Pond Creek and the Big Muddy River are replaced. IDOT says closures last one to two years. Mayor Owens will speak at a June 12 hearing at Chittyville Grade School.
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Zeigler
Illinois 148
Herrin
Pond Creek
Big Muddy River
Illinois Department of Transportation
Raymond Owens
Chittyville
Franklin County Board
County Animal Control Program
Owens
Louis Selma
Lesser
Christopher
Zeigler-Royalton Booster Club
Circle
Southern Illinoisan contact and circulation notice
The Southern Illinoisan publishes daily except Saturdays with offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro. Rates list carrier motor route and mail options for 18 county area and out of state. Office and classifieds numbers are provided for reader services.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Southern Oisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Israeli air raids hit Palestinian camps across southern Lebanon
Israeli jets raided Palestinian bases in southern Lebanon and Beirut amid ongoing sniping. At least seven people died in Zahle as artillery fired into the night. PLO said bases near Abul Aswad were bombed and shelling continued on Beaufort Castle while Syria and the United States pursued diplomacy to curb the flare‑up.
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Beirut
Lebanon
State
Zahle
San Voice of Lebanon
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liber
Ation Organization
Israel
PLO
Abul Aswad
Tyre
al Fatah
Arafat
Mediterranean
Beaufort Castle
Free Lebanon
Syria
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Mideast
Tishrin
Habib
Menachem Begin
Reagan's tax cut move shifts to Democrat leaders
GOP and White House officials say Democrats must take the next step for a tax cut deal after failed talks. Reagan changes include delaying the first-year cut to 5 percent, starting Oct 1, and reducing the capital gains rate from 70 to 50 percent.
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Reagan
Denis
Washington
Rep
Barber Conable
New York
House
Ways and Means Committee
Robert Dole
Senate Finance Committee
Dole
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
Eee Dole
Dan Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Rostenkowski
O'Neill
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Oval Office
White House
Bob Dole
Northwestern Delta Tau Delta Fraternity Closed by National
Northwestern University shutters its Delta Tau Delta chapter after a history of unruly pranks and constant clashes with officials. The national organization expelled many Illinois members earlier this year. Former dean George Swope recalls late night noise and water fights near dorms, while Delt president John Weiss confirms the closure and declines to comment.
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Evanston
Northwestern University
Delta Tau Delta Fraternity
National
Delta Tau Delta
University of Illinois
George Swope
Northwestern
Swope
Northwestern Delt
John Weiss
National Organization
Illinois EPA director Mauzy resigns after decade of service
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Director Michael P. Mauzy will depart at end of July to join a private environmental consulting firm in Pennsylvania. Appointed in August 1977, Mauzy has served nearly a decade under Gov. James R. Thompson and will be replaced after a statewide search begins immediately.
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Springfield
Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
Michael P. Mauzy
James R. Thompson
Mauzy
Data firm asks high court to allow claim against Iran
Electronic Data Systems Corp Iran asks the Supreme Court to intervene before July 19 to preserve its 20 million dollar claim against Iran. The firm argues the hostage agreement requires U S firms to submit lawsuits to a joint arbitration panel which could redirect four billion dollars to the panel. The court action comes amid the Iran hostages release agreement blocking hundreds of lawsuits by U S businesses.
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Data Firm
High Court
Iran
Washington Star
Washington
Texas
Supreme Court
Freedom
U.S
Electronic Data Systems Corp
Eds-Iran
Dallas
Government of
Carter
Rebel general killed in Bangladesh after Ziaur Rahman murder
Bangladesh's Dacca Radio reports Maj. Gen. Muhammad Abdul Manzur was killed by soldiers angry over Ziaur Rahman's assassination. Manzur's coup failed after 50 hours, with fighting in Chittagong and border pursuit toward Burma. Mourning spread as Zia's funeral proceeded in Dacca at the Old Parliament Building.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
Ziaur Rahman
Muhammad Abdul Manzur
Ziaur
Chittagong
Manzur
Zia
Ece
Hatch assails NCI ties to contractors and lax oversight
Senator Orrin Hatch reports serious problems at the National Cancer Institute citing cozy links with contractors and unchecked grant practices. He points to Dr. Marc Straus’s $910,000 award amid disputed results and notes NCI failed to share complaints with peer reviewers or the cancer advisory board, while NCI director DeVita defends withholding unproved allegations.
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Washington
National Cancer Institute
Orrin G. Hatch
New York Times
Hatch
Labor and Human Resources Committee
NCI
Congress
National Institutes of Health
The
Times
National Cancer Advisory Board
Vincent DeVita Jr
Straus
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Wright
EPA
Michael Mauzy
Ment
Governor’s Office
IEPA
Agency
Maury
Hush Puppies
Bangladesh Radio
New Delhi
Cancer Institute
Washington Post
Marc Straus
New York Medical College
Westchester County Medical Center
Boston University
Don’s Jewelry
Wilbert Vault CO. Rt
Wilbert
Magnavox
Pick’s Electronics
Pick’s Liquors
Lewis Park Mall
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