Somoza declares state of siege amid Nicaragua unrest
President Anastasio Somoza declared a state of siege to aid the fight against a general strike and nationwide guerrilla war. In Leon, national guard battles raged to rescue a besieged garrison while fighting continued along the southern border. La Prensa reported rebels controlled parts of the city as reinforcements arrived. Somoza accused foreign sanctuaries and said nations including Costa Rica, Venezuela, Panama, and Cuba were arming the guerrillas.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
Leon
Somoza
National Guard
la Prensa
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Panama
Cuba
Pope John Paul II draws 500000 at Czestochowa Mass
Thousands of Polish schoolchildren skip classes to hear Pope John Paul II at an outdoor Mass beneath Jasna Gora. The pope sang with the crowd for about 20 minutes and urged continued Latin study, calling youths the hope of Poland and the world. Cardinal John Kroli of Philadelphia celebrated the Mass.
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Czestochowa
Poland
John Paul II
Jasna Gora
Vatican
Holy Father
Warsaw
John Kroli
Philadelphia
Iran accuses Iraq of arming against Tehran with shah links
Iran cites senior official Rear Adm Ahmad Madani alleging Iraqi cooperation with the ousted shah to fund and smuggle weapons into Iran. He says agents in Iraq and Kuwait channel shah money to Saddam Hussein for arms floods while Iraq bombs Kurdish villages near the border.
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Tehran
Iran
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Iraq
Kuwait
Saddam Hossein
Ahmad Madani
Khuzestan
Ayandegan
Inmates denied trial motion in Marion escape case
A federal judge denied three prisoners a continuance in their Marion federal prison escape trial. Albert Garza sought extra days to subpoena hospital records and to move the entire court to a church site, but the judge refused. Garza and co-defendants faced cross-examination as they defend against charges of obstruction and assault on officers.
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Associated Press
Marion
U.S
James Foreman
Albert Garza
Foreman
Garza
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Cypress
Caldwell
Zumberge
D Day veterans honor memory at Normandy beaches
World War II veterans gathered on Omaha Beach and Pointe du Hoc to mark the 35th anniversary of D Day with memorial ceremonies. Twenty U S Rangers attended as France returned a 31 acre memorial site at Pointe du Hoc to American custody.
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Omaha Beach
France
Normandy
Europe
Pointe du Hoc
U.S
2Nd Ranger
United States
Oil From Coal Prompts U.S. Aid Push for Large-Scale Use
Executives from Gulf Oil Occidental Petroleum and Consolidation Coal urged a House committee to fund coal to oil projects. They claim the industry can yield millions of barrels but need government incentives and cost-sharing to offset massive demonstration costs.
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States News Service
Washington
House
Congress
Consolidation Coal
Gulf Oil
Occidental Petroleum
United States
William King
King
Morgantown
W. Va
Germany
Japan
Carter
Senate
Reichl
OPEC official calls for $20 oil price to offset losses
OPEC Secretary-General Rene Ortiz tells Dutch TV that oil should fetch about $20 a barrel to cover losses from a weaker dollar. He pins recent price spikes on the multinational oil companies and says OPEC will consider raising its official price from $14.54 at the Geneva meeting later this month.
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Amsterdam
OPEC
U.S
Rene Ortiz
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Geneva
Ortiz
Gas Pumps Open Only to Top Senators at Cheap Rate
The Washington Post reports two aging pumps near an underground Senate garage offer unleaded gas at 67 cents a gallon but only top congressional leaders may use them. Lincoln Continentals for O'Neill Wright Rhodes and Byrd Baker fill up there. regular senators are excluded. The bid-set price is kept by the government, not the users.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
Washington Post
Thomas O’neill
D-Mass
Jim Wright
D-Texas
John J. Rhodes
R-Ariz
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Elliot Carroll
Pillsbury Company
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Otter
Birth defects down says CDC alarmists not vindicated
CDC researchers report declines from 1970 71 to 1976 77 in open head and open spine birth defects. Anencephaly fell 5.4 percent and spina bifida 6.7 percent. Dr Godfrey Oakley cautions fears of mass deformities remain unfounded yet notes alcohol is the leading preventable factor.
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Atlanta
National
Center For Disease Control
CDC
Godfrey Oakley
Oakley
Emory University
United States
Southern Illinoisan Ad Rates and Offices Listing
The Southern Illinoisan lists offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion with contact numbers. It notes Sunday daily publication schedule and subscription rates, carrier and mail options, and post office box for address changes.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Iinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
Southern Illinoisan Inc
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
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