Iranian SIU C student charged after brawl
Nosrato Ghanbarnajad, 26, engineering student at SIUC, was charged with battery by Jackson County States Attorney after a February 10 cafeteria brawl at the Student Center. He posted bond, to appear in court March 18. university suspended his Moslem Student Society and urged other Iranian groups to suspend meetings while officials investigate clashes between factions on campus.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Jackson County
Nosrato Ghanbarnajad
SIUC
John Clemons
Ghanbarnajad
Nancy G. Harris
Swinburne
Polish priest jailed in first clerical sentence after martial law
A military court in Koszalin sentenced Roman Catholic priest Rev. B. Jewulski to 34 and a half years for slandering Polish leaders in a sermon delivered one week after martial law began. The verdict followed a trial reported by Sztandar Mlodych, with the prosecutor seeking six years. No verdict date was announced.
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Warsaw
Poland
Independent Union
Solidarity
Sztandar Mlodych
B. Jewulski
Koszalin
Communist Party
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Unemployment rate climbs as part time work soars
Washington reports 8.8 percent jobless rate in February with 5.6 million Americans in part time positions. Long term unemployment rises by about 325,000 while total employment stays near 99.6 million. Illinois hits 9.6 percent with 542,000 out of work as winter weather slows construction and durable goods.
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Washington
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Deborah Klein
Bureau
Michigan
Randazzo
Illinois
Six Southern Illinois counties in top ten January jobless rates
Pope County led the state with a 23.7 percent January unemployment, followed by Hardin 22.6 and Williamson 22.4 percent. Alexander 20.4 Saline 19.4 and Franklin 15.8 percent also ranked in the top ten. Statewide rate rose to 10.1 percent, with national at 9.4 percent.
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Janice Glova
The
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Pope County
Hardin
Williamson
Alexander
Saline
Franklin
Weather forecast update for a cold, sunny weekend
The National Weather Service predicts fair and cold tonight with lows in the 20s. Saturday will be mostly sunny and warmer with highs in the 40s. Sunday and Monday look fair and warm with daytime highs in the 40s and 50s and overnight lows mostly in the 20s to 30s. Tuesday warms to the 50s and 60s.
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National Weather Service
Dura-Plex settles stock sale suit in consent decree
A Chicago federal court consent decree settles a Securities Act and Exchange Act civil injunctive action against Dura-Plex Corp. and James McGath. The move involves no admission of guilt but mandates compliance with anti-fraud securities provisions. The case covers stock sales from 1972 to 1980 by Dura-Plex, McGath, and American Benefit Development Corp. and McGath, with ties to Decatur sales and previous state-law settlement. Dura-Plex, based in Metamora with a Herrin plant, faces 11,000 Illinois stockholders amid a multi‑million-dollar loss since 1971.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinois
Dura-Plex Corp
U.S. District Court
Chicago
Securities and Exchange Commission
Dura- Plex
Dura-Plex
Metamora
Herrin
Torney
American Benefit Development Corp
McGath
American Benefit
American Benefits
Secretary of State
Decatur
Illinois
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Radio Free Europe
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Dean Fischer
Reagan Administration
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Fred Randazzo
Ohio
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Illinois Job Service
Harrisburg
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Jackson
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Randolph
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