cease-fire declared as Lebanon fighting rages on
Israel and Syria announced a cease-fire in Lebanon but heavy clashes continued around Beirut. Israeli jets struck PLO headquarters in Beirut and shelling escalated near Khalde as Palestinian and Lebanese leftist forces fired from positions south of the capital.
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Associated Press
Israel
Syria
Beirut
PLO
Khalde
Beirut Center
Beirut International Airport
Aouk al-Gharb
Lebanon
Hafez Assad
Damascus
Palestine Liberation Organizatin
Yasser Arafat
Mahmoud Labadi
Ment
Tel Aviv
Menachem Begin
United States
Soviet Union
Saudi Arabia
Mossem West Beirut
Bekaa Valley
Chouf Mountains
Carterville shooting leaves man in serious condition
Charles Sonny Yates, 44, was shot by a Carterville Crainville officer during a stop on West Idaho Street while responding to a man with a gun call. Yates remained in serious condition at Firmin Desloge Hospital after transfer from Herrin Hospital. Investigators from Williamson County and Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation reviewed the incident. details on the officer(s) involved were not released. The other officer sustained non life threatening injuries from buckshot and was treated at Herrin Hospital.
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Jackson County
St. Louis
Carterville
Williamson County
Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation
Charles
Sonny
Yates
Firmin Desloge Hospital
Herrin Hospital
Kobler
Conservative budget passes House plan aims at lower deficits
Washington AP reports the House approved a $765.2 billion spending budget after a fierce debate. Republicans hail the move as a new era of lower deficits and interest rates while Democrats doubt the savings can be achieved or affect rates.
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Washington
House
Thomas P. O'Neill
D-Mass
Murphysboro drops 40 dog complaints amid leash law tensions
Murphysboro officials dismissed about 40 animal control tickets after police decided to issue warnings rather than fines for first offenders. City attorney and police say the warden’s patrols remain, with fines still possible for noncompliance such as missing dog tags or rabies shots. Alderman McDowell, named in a ticket, says the council supports enforcement and may consider ordinance modifications.
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H. B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
David
McDowell
Duchess
Southern Illinois
Tom Jones
Larry Tincher
Jones
Tincher
Nancy Grana
Sydney Appleton
David Watt
Watt
Public Improvements Committee
Council
Ms. Grana
IUC Gets 487 489 For Coal Research in DOE Grants
The U S Department of Energy awarded two coal research grants totaling 487 489 to Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Part of a 6 5 million nationwide DOE program, SIU C earned more than one grant, with 249 859 for laser induced coal fluorescence and 237 630 to advance coal gasification research.
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U. S. Department of Energy
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Paul Simon
Dmakanda
DOE
Congress
Simon Press
David Carle
Siu-C
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Department of Thermal and Environmental Engineering
Weather forecast: showers and warm tonight
National Weather Service predicts mostly cloudy and warmer conditions with a 70 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight. Saturday sera partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and storms and a high in the low 80s.
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National Weather Service
Area orchardists assess crop prospects in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois apple growers report 50 to 75 percent crops after spring freezes. At a Cobden meeting, 250 growers from Illinois and Missouri heard estimates from Bill Flamm, Bill Cross, and Bernard Colvis. Central regions fared better, while insurance gaps for apples and peaches were urged.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinois
Illinois State Horticultural Society
Cobden
Illinois
Missouri
Bill Flamm
Bill Cross
Johnson County
Bernard Colvis
Chester
Bob Edwards
Wisconsin
Colvis
State Horticultural Society
Theederal
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Mississippi
S/IUC
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University of Illinois Extension Service
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Michigan
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