Marion seeks court order to demolish crumbling Dunston Building
The City of Marion filed in circuit court a emergency petition seeking authority to demolish the three story Dunston Building at Tower Square Plaza after engineers warned a five inch bulge and bulging walls threaten collapse. The seven named defendants include Charles and Susan Decker, John M. Stafford, Candice Stafford, the Steffl couple, and First National Bank of Gorham. Tenants have relocated as the city blocks traffic around the site and seeks lien recovery for demolition costs.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinois
Marion
Williamson County
Dunston
Charles W. Decker
Murphysboro
Land Trust
Susan
John M. Stafford
Candice
Robert
Gerry Steffl
Stafford
First National Bank of
Tower Square Plaza
RTA fare hikes eyed as Chicago transit crisis widens
Suburban RTA board members push temporary fare increases and service cuts to keep rail and bus lines running amid a cash crunch. CTA funding risk looms, while cab drivers threaten a strike next week. Gov. Thompson faces legislative pressure as officials seek long term funding.
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Chicago
Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
James R. Thompson
Illinois
al Polk Jr
Production Workers Union Local 777
Chicago Transit Authority
Jane Byrne
CTA
Thompson
General Assembly
Lewis W. Hill
WLSTV
Hill
Jerry Boose
Byrne
Chicago Association of Commerce and Industry
Chicago Central Area Committee
Chicago Area Transportation Study
Heavy fighting erupts in Zahle amid Lebanese conflict
Syrian Christian and Lebanese factions renew heavy hostilities surrounding Zahle 30 miles east of Beirut as a ceasefire collapses. Israeli warplanes pledge aid to Christians, while gunboats strike a Palestinian base and South Yemen pledges a token force to Syria.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Zahle
Menachem Begin
South Yemen
Syria
Israel
Christian Voice of Lebanon Radio
Jerusalem
Begin
Aden
Mexico cuts oil price in response to weak demand
Mexico reduced its oil price by four dollars a barrel amid tepid global demand and oversupply. The move, not tied to OPEC, follows a week after the cartel froze prices and mirrors OPEC pricing trends. Analysts describe it as an early signal of price pressure among high cost producers.
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New York
Mexico
New York Times
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Times
Marshall Thomas
Petroleum Intelligence Weekly
OPEC
Deng eulogizes Soong Ching-ling at Chinese state funeral
In Beijing the Great Hall of the People hosted a lavish state funeral for Soong Ching-ling widow of Sun Yat-sen attended by about 10,000 officials and citizens. Deng Xiaoping lauded her as a patriot who kept pace with history while Hu Yaobang presided over ceremonies as Taiwan Nationalists refused attendance.
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Peking
Soong Ching-ling
China
Sun Yat-sen
Deng Xiaoping
Madame Sun
Communist Party
The
Taiwan
Ching Chingkuo
Hu Yaobang
Southern Illinoisan publication and contact details
Information on offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and mailing addresses. Subscription rates by carrier motor route and mail with regional rates. Office phone numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin and Marion plus classified ad lines and postmaster address.
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Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
Southern Ilinoisan
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
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Tel Aviv
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
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Tripoli
Palestine Liberation Organization
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Deng
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SUE Pree
Regent Volleyball
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Carbondale Savings & Loan
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