Reagan Calls for Deep Europe Force Reductions at NATO Talks
President Reagan in Bonn proposes cutting allied and Soviet-bloc forces in Europe to 700,000 per side, a 91,000 NATO and 262,000 Warsaw Pact reduction. He backs West Germany, seeks stability, while noting potential limits to the threat and showing sympathy to peace demonstrators amid protests and missile deployments.
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Bonn
West Germany
Reagan
NATO
Rman
Europe
Bundestag
U.S
London
Margaret Thatcher
Francis Pym
Falkland Islands
Israel
Lebanon
Helmut Schmidt
European
Germany
Penges
West Berlin
Berlin Wall
Midwest storm packs winds and tornadoes
The spring storm slammed the Midwest with rain hail and hurricane force winds injuring dozens and cutting power. In Evansville Indiana winds up to 76 mph felled trees and a tornado damaged a barn and a radio tower as power and phone lines went down across multiple states leaving roads blocked and precincts evacuated by boat in Cincinnati. Officials warned restoration could take days with SIGECO aiming to restore electricity and Indiana Bell assessing telephone service losses while emergency leaders pressed for traffic control and aid.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Cincinnati
Indiana
Kansas
Bob Uth
Hamilton County
Ohio
Board of Elections
Henderson
Evansville
Ind
National Weather Service
Holton
Kan
Kansas-Missouri
Norwood
Iowa
Hardinsburg
Louisville
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Co
Michael Vandeveer
Vandeveer
Sigeco
Mary Beth Reese
al Bolin
Indiana Bell Telephone Co
Rebels accuse gringo battalion of killing 600 in Chalatenango
Radio Venceremos, citing guerrilla commander Joaquin Villalobos, alleged that 600 peasants were slain in the Chalatenango villages of Titure and Titurito by an American-trained battalion. The claim, broadcast Saturday, faced government jamming and could not be independently verified.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
Chalatenango
Radio
Venceremos
Joaquin Villalobos
Fort Benning
U.S
Panama
Radio Venceremos
Chalatehango
Titure
Titurito
Arcatao
Defense Ministry
Greater Egypt adopts 519200 budget for 1982 83
Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission approves a 519200 fiscal year 1982 83 budget. The bulk 454043 comes from federal and state funds with local share 157. The jail removal program 162800 as pass through 142500 funds to consultants aims to develop juvenile detention alternatives. The panel foresees continued funding from EDA and possible state support for water quality programs. Schettler elected third vice chair as Jones resigns from the executive committee.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Greater Egypt
Kirkikis
University of Illinois
Gerpdc
Federal Economic Development Administration
Greater
Egypt
William Schettler
Archie Jones
Jones
Carbondale
Schettler
Franklin County
Herrin Library Eyes Shawnee System Change
Herrin Library may join Shawnee Library System as director James Abel discusses a shared computer network and added access terminals. Board President Sue Tresnak says no decision yet and a July meeting likely to decide. board also weighs need for the system.
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Herrin
Shawnee Library System
James Abel
Herrin Library Board
Shawnee
Herrin Library
Sue Tresnak
British ships hit as Stanley attack looms at Falklands
Argentina claimed its warplanes sank a British frigate and damaged landing ships near Stanley while Port Fitzroy and Bluff Cove faced mounting British troop concentrations. The British Defense Ministry acknowledged some damage to the Plymouth and two landing ships with five injuries, while asserting heavy Argentine losses of aircraft.
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Associated Press
Britain
Stanley
Argentina
Port Fitzroy
Falklands
British Defense Ministry
Plymouth
Sir Tristram
Sir Galahad
5Th Infantry Brigade
Fitzroy
Bluff Cove
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France
Schmidt
Gringo
Salvador
N. Illinois
Ill
N. 16Th
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Williamson County
Cmdr
Mike Bracelin
Royal Navy
San Carlos
5Th Brigade
Tony Wilson
Defense
Robert Hutchinson
Press Association
Ming
Federal
FSLIC
First Federal Office
First Federal
Anna Branch
South Main Street
First Federal of
Chicago
Eldorado Branch
South Locust Street
Frankfort
Jefferson Street
Dearborn and Madison
First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Chicago
Federal Home Loan Bank
Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation
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