Percy praises Marion residents after tornado visit
U S Senator Charles Percy toured Marion and Conant after May 29 tornadoes that killed 10 and injured 135. Gov Thompson's office announced federal disaster designations for Williamson and Perry counties. The center at Washington School opened to aid and Percy's party met officials and residents.
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Percy
Marion
Thompson
H.B. Koplowitz
U.S
Charles Percy
Illinois
James Thompson
White House
Williamson County
Conant
Perry County
Shawnee Village
Cheryl Crisp
Robert Butler
Peter Prineas
John T. Anderson
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
E. Eric Jones
Jones
Butler
Marion Memorial Hospital
Federal Disaster Assistance Center
Washington School
Memorial service for tornado victims in Marion
About 75 people attended an interdenominational memorial at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion for 10 tornado victims. Rev Olive Haynes led a somber service urging honest reflection and restraint from easy answers amid grief for Shawnee Village and the city. Carol McReynolds of Marion attended to remember.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Olive Haynes
Shawnee Village
Miss Haynes
St. Joseph Catholic Church
Marion
Carol McReynolds
Israelis Hit Palestinians as U N Seeks Cease Fire
Israeli tanks rolled across the Lebanon border as jets warships and artillery pummeled a 50 mile coastal stretch in one of Israel's largest assaults on Palestinian guerrillas. The U N Security Council urged a cease fire to take effect by 6 a m Sunday. PLO forces fired rockets into northern Israel while Israeli gunners answered in duels extended into night. Lebanese police reported nearly 500 killed or wounded since Friday, the worst flare up in 10 months. Ambassador Shlomo Argov remained in critical condition after Thursday’s shooting.
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Sidon
Lebanon
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Yasser Arafat
United States
United Nations
Naqoura
Weather outlook: fog, sun. warmer, highs 80s to 90s
The National Weather Service forecasts fog early then mainly sunny skies and rising temperatures reaching the lower to middle 80s today. Tonight will be mostly fair with a mid 60s low. Monday brings partly sunny skies and very warm conditions with highs in the lower 90s.
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National Weather Service
Reagan Summit Draws Divided Crowds Across Europe
At Versailles Reagan and six trading partners clashed over a common plan to beat inflation while protesters in Paris Rome Bonn and Munich rallied for and against U S defense policies. Mass demonstrations and clashes marked a tense start to the summit as opposition to credit curbs stalled.
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Versailles
France
Reagan
U.S
Paris
West Berlin
Rome
Canada
West Germany
Francois Mitterrand
Margaret Thatcher
Europe
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Ras el Ain
Associated Press
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