Conrail eyes closing or selling Southern Illinois track
Conrail proposes abandoning 143.8 miles of track in Southern Illinois while local sources expect a sale and continued service. The Lawrenceville to Cairo line, costing more to operate than it earns, faces an March 31 ICC filing with negotiations for sale to three short line bidders and possible Southern Railway Systems interest linked to a new Ohio River barge facility at Mound City.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Arson Plea Entered by Anna Mayors and Contractor
Anna arson plea: Innocent Anna Mayor Robert Ferrell and Anna contractor Paul Coffman have pleaded not guilty to arson charges. They were indicted by a grand jury last month for allegedly causing a February 25 1980 fire to defraud an insurance company. They appeared at an arraignment in Union County courthouse Friday. Motions were set for Friday but Circuit Judge D D Bigler recused himself. A new judge will preside. Union County State's Attorney Rodney Clutts recused himself and special prosecutor Ronald Eckiss was appointed.
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Anna
Robert Ferrell
Paul Coffman
Union County
D.D. Bigler
Rodney Clutts
Ronald Eckiss
Old Ben No 26 Mine Fire Quiets. No Injuries Reported
A friction caused fire at Old Ben No 26 mine near Lesser was discovered Sunday about 8 a.m. evacuation occurred, smoke visible but fire extinguished. Mine to be closed for national memorial observance and expected to reopen Wednesday. no injuries reported.
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Lesser
Hijacked airliner lands in Damascus after Afghan standoff
An airliner with more than 100 hostages ended a seven day standoff by flying from Afghanistan to Damascus. Hijackers demanded freedom for anti Zia activists and the release of political prisoners including figures tied to Bhutto. Negotiations involved Pakistani diplomats and Syrian security officers. Hostage counts ranged from 111 to 120 with several Americans among the captives.
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Damascus
Syria
Afghanistan
Mohammed Zia ul-Haqq
Nasser Gamal
Salamullah Khan
Sarfaraz Khan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
Pakistan People’s Party
Bhutto
United States
Kabul
Polish union chief seeks new talks in Warsaw
Independent labor leaders of Solidarity call for urgent talks with Prime Minister to challenge government harassment of union members and a threatened Lodz strike that could end three weeks of peaceful labor. Lech Walesa expected to meet Gen. Jaruzelski, first since the new government took office.
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Warsaw
Poland
Lodz
Solidarity
Independent Labor Federation
Lech Walesa
Wojciech Jaruzelski
Jaruzelski
Jacek Kuron
Adam Michnik
Supreme Court blocks release of IRS tapes to Longs
The Supreme Court indefinitely blocks release of 58 computer tapes the government says could reveal tax evasion methods. The order ends a week of legal maneuvering as Susan and Philip Long of Bellevue, Washington, sue since 1975 to obtain the tapes under the Freedom of Information Act.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Susan
Philip Long
Bellevue
Wash
Longs
CHA Plans to Seek Federal Loan to Replenish Funds
Chicago Housing Authority faces an April 1 cash cliff of 32 million dollars in federal subsidy. Elmer Binford of HUD says a multi million loan is being sought, with Swibel negotiating terms for a long term repayment plan to keep CHA open for 1981.
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Chicago Housing Authority
Elmer Binford
CHA
Binford
Housing Authority
Charles Swibel
Swibel
Chicago Hud
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