NAACP cool to Reagan address at convention
At the 72nd NAACP convention in Denver delegates approved motions condemning Reagan budget cuts and authorized protest participation. Reagan urged tax and budget cuts, claiming they would raise overall economic health and protect voting rights. NAACP leaders labeled the proposals as risking hardship for blacks and the poor, while noting a cautious openness to dialogue with the administration.
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Associated Press
New York Times
Denver
Reagan
NAACP
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Congress
Benjamin Hooks
The
Hooks
Naacp Board
Margaret Bush Wilson
St. Louis
Wilson
Miami
America
Southern Illinoisan Classified Rates and Contact Info
Publication details and classi fied advertising numbers for the Southern Illinoisan are listed with delivery rates and subscription prices. Offices in Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin and Marion provide contact numbers for customers and postal details for mail and postmaster requests.
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Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
Ilinois
Aeeigeiek
Illinois
Murphysboro
Marion
Egypt may buy U S nuclear gear model for peace aims
The United States may sell Egypt 1,000 megawatt nuclear power reactors and low grade uranium fuel under a new agreement signed by Secretary of State Haig and Egypt's Maher Abaza. Egypt backs the nonproliferation treaty and will follow IAEA inspection procedures claiming no weapons intent. Israel was briefed and declined a similar deal in 1979.
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Washington
United States
Egypt
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Maher Abaza
Haig
International Atomic Energy Agency
Israel
U.S
Abaza
State Department
Middle East
Africa
Anwar) Sadat
Connors and Borg Set Wimbledon Semi Final Duel
Bjorn Borg and Jimmy Connors reached the Wimbledon semifinals with straight set wins and dramatic comebacks. Borg defeated Peter McNamara 7-6 6-2 6-3 to move toward a sixth straight title. Connors erased a two set deficit against Vijay Amritraj 2-6 5-7 6-4 6-3 6-2 to reach the last four. Both meet in the semis as defending champion Borg edged McNamara 7-6 6-3 6-3.
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Wimbledon
England
Bjorn Borg
Jimmy Connors
Borg
Peter McNamara
Australia
Connors
Vijay Amritraj
India
House budget plan cuts $1.7 billion in welfare aid
The House approved budget changes would trim federal state Aid to Families with Dependent Children by about 1.1 billion dollars, hitting mothers and children hardest. Roughly 660,000 AFDC households, 17 percent of recipients, could lose part or all aid under Reagan plan that tightens earnings disregard rules.
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New York Times
Washington
House of Representatives
Center On Social Welfare Policy and Law
Legal Services Corporation
AFDC
House
No-Strike Order Honored by Carment Union at Burlington Northern
Chicago AP reports union carmen will honor a court order prohibiting strikes until July 16. The Brotherhood of Railway Carmen cites a 1964 labor agreement and seeks access to corporate records. Pickets halted after Judge Marshall issued a temporary restraining order to protect Chicago area commuter service.
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Chicago
Carmen
Burlington Northern
Newton McCoy
Brotherhood of Railway
U.S
Bernard Deck
St. Paul
Minn
McCoy
Burlington
Prentice Marshall
Food stamp allotments rise with higher monthly incomes
The Illinois Department of Public Aid announces rising food stamp allowances effective soon. New maximum coupons apply by household size from one to eight, with explicit monthly income caps and allotments, plus a per person adjustment for households over eight. For more details, visit local offices or call 1-800-972-4608.
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Illinois Department of Public Aid
Defense worker details spying ring with Polish contact
William Holden Bell a 61 year old Hughes Aircraft veteran told FBI he was drawn by money into espionage and traveled to Austria and Switzerland to pass radar secrets to Polish agents Marian W Zacharski 29 a Polish neighbor recruited him Bell and Zacharski were arraigned on theft of radar system secrets Bell cooperated in the investigation was held on 50000 bond Zacharski ordered held without bail for flight fears Preliminary hearings set for July If convicted they could face life sentences
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Los Angeles
Austria
Switzerland
William Holden Bell
Hughes Aircraft Co
FBI
Marian W. Zacharski
Bell
U.S
James Penne
Zacharski
Leading indicators fall signals slower recovery
The Commerce Department reports May declines in the leading indicators index, aligning with other data showing the economy’s recovery from last year’s recession has stalled. Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige cautions the May drop suggests the recovery begun last summer may be temporary.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
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