Tornado Preparedness Week Encourages Readiness Across Illinois
Gov. James Thompson marks Tornado Preparedness Week as communities rehearse siren drills from March through June. The Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency urges faster warnings, with the National Weather Service providing alerts. Learn sheltering rules, seek low interiors away from windows, avoid mobile homes and cars, and keep a battery radio and flashlight ready.
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Jean Ness
James Thompson
Illinois
Illinois Emergency Services and Disaster Agency
National Weather Service
Judge says U.S. lawyer hid connection with IBM
U.S. District Judge David N. Edelstein charged William F. Baxter head of the Justice Department antitrust division with failing to disclose legal work for IBM before the government’s antitrust suit. The judge cited letters showing Baxter said he was retained by a firm defending IBM in West Coast litigation.
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New York
William F. Baxter
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
International Business Machines Corp
U.S
David N. Edelstein
Edelstein
IBM
Robert L. Erickson
Memorex Corp
Baxter
Haig backs off Jordan arms deal amid Israel fears
Secretary of State Haig told the House Foreign Affairs Committee that a sale of F 16 fighters and other arms to Jordan could poison U.S. Israeli ties if mishandled. He noted no sale had been decided and urged careful timing while outlining a new aid request of 8.67 billion for foreign military and security needs including funds for Guatemala Argentina and Chile.
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Washington
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Jordan
United States
Israel
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Haig
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Hussein
Reagan
U.S
el Salvador
Vietnam
Congress
Carter
Senate
Nicaragua
Paul Tsongas
Dmass
Chile
Argentina
Guatemala
Washington Post
State Department Oficials
Soviet aid to Poland quadruples under martial law push
Moscow told Polish Premier Wojciech Jaruzelski it would boost economic aid beyond the January trade pact as Warsaw and Western relief groups said humanitarian aid had quadrupled since martial law began. CARE and the Red Cross were cited as major donors.
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Moscow
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Kremlin
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Nikolai A. Tikhonov
Jaruzelski
Warsaw
Poland
Communist Party
Trybuna Ludu
CARE
International Red Cross
Students Rally in Washington to Oppose Education Cuts
Thousands of college students from New York and other states joined lawmakers on Capitol Hill to protest $1.5 billion in cuts proposed for federal education grants and loans for fiscal year 1983. Delegations demanded continued aid, highlighting potential losses for New York and nationwide for middle income families and disadvantaged students.
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New York
Alphonse M. D’amato
Ugh
Daniel P. Moynihan
America
Moynihan
Washington
Reagan
D’amato
New York State
Wesleyan University
Middletown
Conn
American Council On Education
Fire destroys vacant house near Crab Orchard Spillway
An early morning fire destroyed a vacant house and scorched part of a field near the Crab Orchard Spillway. Carterville Fire Department received the call at 12:05 a.m. today and arrived to find the structure completely destroyed. The owner's name was withheld pending contact.
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Crab Orchard
Carterville
Classified Line Details and Postmaster Address
Office phone numbers listed for Carbondale Herrin and Marion, with classified advertising lines and a postmaster address for Southern Illinoisan Box 2108 Carbondale Illinois 62901. This fragment summarizes contact and mailing details from the classified section.
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Southern Ilinoisan
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Ilinois
Southern Isan
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro
Marion
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William Baxter
Jordan Arms
Capitol Hill
Radio Moscow
Jam Congress
Oath
Nee le
Gwen
Keith Irvin
Laura Irvin
Vogler Is
Rt. 51
Wayne
New Rt. 13
West
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