Truckers protest grows as White House weighs response
Washington AP report says the protest by independent truckers expands with blockades at fuel depots. Stuart Eizenstat states no promises were made to end the strike while officials push for a diesel supply fix. Violence is condemned and DOJ vows prosecutions for any federal law violations.
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White House
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Eizenstat
Carter
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Kansas
Tennessee
Justice Department
Fire destroys Gulf Oil trucks near University of Michigan
A massive fire at a Gulf Oil Corp distributorship near the University of Michigan prompted 5,700 people to evacuate a 10 block area. Blasts at 4:15 am sent flames hundreds of feet into the air. four hours later firefighters had the blaze under control with no injuries reported.
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University of Michigan
Gallup- Silkworth Co
Gulf Oil Corp
U N appeals for boat people amid Vietnamese refugee crisis
U N Secretary General Kurt Waldheim urged Malaysia to drop plans to turn back about 76 000 Vietnamese boat people and instead shelter them on its shores. Malaysian officials met privately as international criticism rose. China, claiming it has already welcomed over 200,000 refugees, responded coolly to a US appeal for greater safe haven duties for new arrivals.
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Associated Press
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Malaysia
South China Sea
New York Times
China
Vietnam
Thousands protest Elon Moreh settlement near Tel Aviv
Tens of thousands demonstrated in Tel Aviv against the Elon Moreh outpost near Nablus, urging Prime Minister Begin to dismantle it. Peace Now organized the rally as the first government established settlement on occupied land since the March peace treaty.
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Elon Moreh
Begin
Peace Now
Elon
Thousands seek Wayne grave at Pacific View Memorial Park
A steady stream of visitors arrived at Pacific View Memorial Park in Newport Beach California on Saturday to place flowers near the park flag pole since John Wayne's unmarked grave could not be found. The actor who died at 72 after a long cancer battle was buried in an unmarked grave during a private Catholic service Friday on a hill above the ocean. Park spokeswoman Betty Sullivan said fans ask about the grave but are not directed to it and may only leave flowers by the flagpole. The Wayne family requested the grave remain unmarked.
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Pacific Ocean
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Ganizing
Somoza
Panama Canal
Managua
Rome
John Paul II
Nicaragua
Miss Bridges DeSoto Queen Crowned at Homecoming
Sondra Bridges, vegan and DeSoto High eighth grader, was crowned queen of DeSoto Homecoming. Princess Amy Crane, age 10 and DeSoto Grade School fourth grader, earned the runner title. The queen and princess candidates together raised $1,417, a record total, with voters casting pennies. Dick Carter, Southern Illinoisan photo editor, served as parade chairman.
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Sondra Bridges
DeSoto
Miss Bridges
Janice Judd
James Paul Bridges
Amy Crane
Richard
Judy Crane
Dick Carter
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan contact and office information
The Southern Illinoisan lists publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with mailing addresses and phone numbers. It notes Sunday and daily publication except Saturday and holidays and provides subscription rates and ad contact lines.
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Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Southern Illinoisan Inc
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysborot
Marion
National guardsmen assault rebel areas in Managua
Rebels form provisional government amid heavy fighting near the Costa Rican border as guards clash with guerrillas in eastern Managua and Leon. The archbishop of Managua pleads for aid for tens of thousands of homeless as refugees swell in the capital.
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Managua
National Guard
Leon
Nicaragua
Aeme
Miguel Obandoy Bravo
Red Cross
Guard
Costa
Rica
Rivas
Intercontinental
Somoza
el Dorado
Colonia
Luis
Garfunkel's Girlfriend Found Dead in New York
Laureen Bird 26, living in Garfunkel’s Manhattan penthouse, died of a drug overdose. Police say she killed herself after a dispute over marriage. Bird was found by the building superintendent Ambrose Craig as Garfunkel was overseas and unavailable for comment.
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New York
Laureen Bird
Art Garfunkel
Garfunkel
Miss Bird
Ambrose Craig
Father's Day: From 1909 Origins to 1972 National Day
The article traces Father’s Day origins from Mrs. John Bruce Dodd in 1909 to national recognition with Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge supporting observance. It notes promoters like the National Father’s Day Committee forming in 1931, and public law 92 276 enacted March 17, 1972 by Public Law 92 276 under President Nixon making the third Sunday in June Father’s Day nationwide.
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Dad
Congress
Father
Joseph Resnick
C-N.y
John Bruce Dodd
Spokane
Wash
Woodrow Wilson
Calvin Coolidge
William Jennings Bryan
Richard M. Nixon
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