Reagan OKs CIA plan for Nicaragua covert action
Washington reports President Reagan approved a CIA covert plan to form a paramilitary force of up to 500 Latin Americans to operate from camps near the Nicaragua Honduras border. The aim is to target power plants and bridges to disrupt Nicaragua’s economy and slow arms to El Salvador.
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Reagan
CIA
Nicaragua
U.S. Intelligence Agency
Washington Post
White House
Kim Hoggard
Administration
el Salvador
Nicaragua-Honduras
Managua
Foreign Ministry
Post
United States
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Adm
Bobby Inman
Central Intelligence Agency
Central America
Cuba
Haig
John Hughes
Defense Intelligence Agency
U.S
Wilsonville dumps owner abandons challenge to cleanup order
SCA Services Inc of Boston will not seek Supreme Court review of an Illinois Supreme Court ruling requiring removal of toxic chemicals and contaminated dirt from the Wilsonville landfill near Springfield. The company plans to dig up about 100,000 drums of liquids, powders, and contaminated steel from the site 45 miles northeast of St. Louis.
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Springfield
Illinois
Wilsonville
SCA Services Inc
Boston
U.S. Supreme Court
Illinois Supreme Court
St. Louis
Boren
Wendy's founder Thomas visits SIUC to accept leadership award
Wendy's founder and chairman David Thomas toured Carbondale, praising local meat and cooking, after accepting the 1981-82 International Leadership Award for Business Entrepreneurship from SIUC. He touted 256 ways to customize burgers, noted 2,200 restaurants and $1.4 billion in annual sales, and emphasized quality ingredients and staff.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisand
David Thomas
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Burger King Extraordinaire
Thomas
Carbondale
Wendy’s
U.S
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Hobby House Restaurants
Arthur Treacher
Fish and Chips
Lawmakers seek end to CWIP billing by utilities
Nineteen congressmen led by Rep. Tom Harkin oppose a Federal Energy Regulatory Commission plan allowing investor owned utilities to bill customers for construction work in progress before new plants are in operation. Critics warn it would raise consumer costs by about 12 billion dollars annually. Regulators in several states now consider CWIP costs when setting rates, but the federal proposal would apply nationwide. Utilities argue it is needed to fund projects as money is harder to raise.
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Washington
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Stephen Brobeck
Consumer Federation of America
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Illinois
Harkin
Baker denies GOP ganging up on Williams
Washington AP Senate Republican leaders rejected Sen Harrison Williams Jr claim that party politics would sway the vote on expelling the New Jersey Democrat Williams a convicted bribe and conspiracy figure said 53 Republicans had met and were solidly in favor of expulsion. Majority Leader Howard Baker denied any meeting or plan to gang up on Williams as the chamber prepared to consider a censure option.
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Washington
Senate
Harrison A. Williams Jr
New Jersey
Williams
FBI
Abscam
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
West Frankfort approves hire of extra firefighter by ambulance demand
West Frankfort City Council approved hiring another firefighter on a 3 2 vote to meet ambulance service workload. Public Safety Commissioner Bernhard said ambulance revenue will cover the cost, noting 79 000 dollars income last year and 50 361 dollars in unpaid bills. City finance commissioner Simmons warned of financial strain but supported the move, saying layoffs could follow if needed. Mayor McClatchey and Commissioner Culley opposed without explanation.
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Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Public Safety
James Bernhard
Bernhard
John Simmons
Simmons
Mike McClatchey
George Culley
Culley
Ministerial Alliance
Central School
Williamson-Franklin
YMCA
Prudential Insurance Company
Prudential
Fred Harkins
Paul Simon
D-Makanda
Teamsters Union
Southern Illinoisan subscription and office contacts
The Southern Isan markets itself as successor to several local papers with delivery and mail rates listed. Carbondale and Herrin offices provide contact numbers for subscriptions, classifieds, and general inquiries, including post office box as address.
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Carbondale
Illinois
Southern Isan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Herrin
Marion
Southern Illinoisan
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