Senate panel rejects Lefever nomination
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 11 3 to recommend killing Ernest W Lefever for human rights chief and kept the vote open for absentees. Republican leader Howard Baker projected a likely Senate confirmation despite Democratic opposition and concerns over Lefever's views on non Communist rights cases.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Ernest W. Lefever
Lefever
Senate
Charles H. Percy
Percy
Dr. Lefever
Howard Baker
Alan Cranston
West Frankfort man fights for firefighter job access
Paul Melvin of West Frankfort, who had his leg amputated below the knee seven years ago, defies limits and aims for equal rights after a landmark case securing his eligibility to become a firefighter.
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Paul Melvin
West Frankfort
Melvin
Herrin songwriter Dave Cox finds fame on the radio
Dave Cox writes songs he has long imagined and now hears on radio airwaves. He describes music as his life while working in a cluttered room filled with song ideas and materials.
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Dave Cox
Cox
Intuitions Expands Cadllac Line at Carbondale Plant
Sewing and reaping times are bright for Intuitions as garment plants shrink in Illinois. Intuitions produces a Cadillac line of sportswear and employs nearly 200 workers at its Carbondale facility in a struggling industry.
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Intuitions
Illinois
Cadillac
Carbondale
Doctor Brandle to Retire After Years of Service in Illinois
Dr. Ellis Brandle, a Southern Illinois medical institution, plans to retire within the next year, leaving a gap in the community. He recalls decades of patient care, aiding the poor, and the era of house calls by doctors.
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Ellis Brandle
Southern Illinois
Crandle
Southern Illinoisan subscription rates and offices
Carbondale based paper outlines delivery and mail rates for 18 county area with year and half year pricing. Lists office locations in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and local telephone numbers for subscriptions and changes. Postmaster address provided for subscription requests.
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Carbondale
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Herrin
Murphysboro
Sou’ Ern Illinoisan
Southern Isan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Hysboro
Herrin Onder
Arion
Transit crisis slows as railroads extend service
Chicago area transit system teeters with no solution in sight as two key lines keep running past weekend shutdown. The Rock Island and Milwaukee Road will operate through next week, fuel supplies extend service, while lawmakers shelve fare hike plans and a Springfield summit is called to break the stalemate.
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Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
Rock Island
Peggy Kent
James R. Thompson
Springfield
Jane M. Byrne
Milwaukee Road
Judge bars access to Teamster indictment evidence
A federal judge barred Justice Department prosecutors from giving evidence tied to the Teamsters indictment to a U.S. Senate ethics subcommittee. Judge Prentice H. Marshall ordered briefs on whether the material may reach the panel, with a ruling due June 29. Roy Lee Williams, 66, and four others were indicted May 22 for conspiring to bribe Senator Howard W. Cannon to sway trucking legislation. The suspects face arraignment next Friday in Chicago.
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Justice Department
U.S. Senate Ethics Subcommittee
Teamsters
Roy Lee Williams
U.S
Prentice H. Marshall
Marshall
Doubling Showmaker Work Camp in Hardin County Proposed
Illinois Department of Corrections Director Michael Lane seeks approval from Gov. James Thompson to double the Showmaker Work Camp in Hardin County from 50 to 100 inmates and create 65 to 70 jobs. The camp operates as a Vienna Correctional Center satellite housed in the old Showmaker School, with lease paid by the department. Officials eye Vienna for a new medium security prison, but solid rock makes expansion costly. Possible sites include Pope, Saline, Massac, or Pulaski counties.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Department of Corrections
Michael Lane
James Thompson
Robert Winchester
Vienna Correctional Center
Wine
Vienna
Winchester
Gaing Bate
Illinois
Pope
Saline
Massac
Pulaski
U S Mulls Neutron Warhead Production Amid Energy Dept Push
The Department of Energy has begun manufacturing components for a low yield Lance missile nuclear warhead. Tritium is set aside to enable a neutron weapon if assembled, with a House Armed Services Committee told by DOE officials amid a December congressional directive. An unnamed DOE official cited ongoing international implications before finalizing the weapon’s pairing.
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Department of Energy
Congress
DOE
House
Armed Services Committee
Washington Post
Carter
Energy Department
Buonce
Administration
CTA Reveals Salary Tiers For Transit Union Workers
Figures from CTA chair show 112 of about 12 000 employees earn 40 000 to 50 000 yearly. Two drivers earn 50 000 to 60 000. overtime and weekend charter work cited. توزيع breakdown lists 30 drivers 16 rapid transit workers 25 electricians 38 iron workers 18 sheet metal workers 15 utility truck drivers 6 blacksmiths 4 pipefitters 3 painters 3 upholsterers.
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Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Bill Baxa
DuPage Judge Orders 10 Day Rail Service Continuation
A DuPage County Circuit Court judge ordered commuter rail to continue in the county for at least ten days. Mrs Byrne froze vacations for city workers to ensure manpower during a threatened transit shutdown. The Illinois Commerce Commission approved a 12.5 percent fare hike and service cuts for South Suburban Safeway Lines serving about 26,000 riders. Union drivers and mechanics from Suburban Transit System Inc. with about 14,000 riders voted to walk out Monday if wage cuts of nearly 50 percent proceed.
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DuPage County
RTA
Lewis agrees to 18 month Conrail reprieve
Transportation Secretary Drew Lewis backs off a sale plan and grants Conrail an additional 18 months to prove profitability. Senate leaders from Conrail states confirm the understanding at a morning meeting. The Reagan era had favored divestment while Conrail has received over $6 billion in subsidies since 1976.
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Drew Lewis
Conrail
John Heinz
Heinz
Pennsylvania
Lewis
Reagan
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