Haig backs Reagan policy stance amid White House tensions
Secretary of State Alexander M. Haig Jr said the time has come to get on with American foreign policy and he remains in agreement with President Reagan's substantive approach. He testified before a congressional subcommittee amid questions about his future after Reagan named Vice President Bush to head a new crisis management effort.
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Alexander M. Haig Jr
Reagan White House
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Haig
Congressional
George Bush
Thatcher says no evidence Hollis spied for Soviets
Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher told Parliament there is no evidence that Sir Roger Hollis former MI5 director was a Soviet agent. She also said there is no evidence of deep Soviet penetration into Britain’s intelligence services despite allegations in a Chapman Pincher book referencing a 1974 Trend inquiry.
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Margaret Thatcher
Roger Hollis
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House of Commons
Chapman Pincher
Hollis
Lord Trend
Guerrillas strike U.S. Embassy in San Salvador
Three guerrilla squads attacked the U.S. Embassy in San Salvador using rocket grenades and automatic rifles. The assault caused extensive damage but no injuries, marking the month’s third strike and the largest. A leftist group claimed responsibility, though verification failed.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
U.S
Popular Liberation Forces
Legion Moose clubs accused of gambling in Bridgeport raid
A Lawrence County circuit court hearing is pending on gambling charges against American Legion Post 62 and the Moose Home in Bridgeport. Eleven slot machines were confiscated in a Tuesday raid, with five found at the Legion post and six at the Moose lodge by undercover Illinois officials and state troopers.
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Southern Illinoisan publication details and rates
The Southern Illinoisan lists publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro and notes daily delivery Sunday through Friday with carrier and mail subscription rates. It explains the paper’s lineage from earlier papers and provides contact numbers for circulation and classified ads.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
Illinois
Southern ,Illinoisan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Oldest Mountain Railway Seeks 3 Million Sale
The Mount Washington Cog Railway, touted as the world’s oldest on a steep ascent, reportedly is for sale at 3 million dollars. The offer targets New Hampshire, which runs a state park atop the 6288 foot peak.
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Mount Washington Co
Sale
New Hampshire
Illinois Sues Toyota Over Sellathon Ads in Illinois
Illinois Attorney General Tyrone Fahner filed a suit in a Springfield state circuit court to halt Toyota Motor Co. from running the nationwide Sellathon ads. He alleges misrepresentations violate consumer protection laws and seeks orders to stop ads, allow buyer cancellations, and obtain costs and penalties.
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Springfield
Illinois
Toyota Motor Co
Tyrone Fahner
Toyota
Fahner
Buncombe Water District audit finds no money problems
An audit by Myron Hunt of the U S Department of Agriculture inspector general for Region 5 found no money problems in the Buncombe Water District near Carbondale. The two week review covered a 240000 loan and 206000 grant from the Farmers Home Administration and noted some construction deficiencies. The district serves about 700 residents in Makanda, purchasing water from the South Highway District.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois and Farmers Home Administration
Buncombe
Carbondale
Myron Hunt
U.S. Department of Agriculture Inspector General
Region 5
Illinois
Fmha
Makanda
Farmers Home Administration
Buncombe Water District
Walt Brieschke
Buncombe District Board
Brieschke
Water Board
Robert Quinn
Department of Agriculture
Six candidates remain for SIUC vice presidency post
The Southern Illinois University Carbondale search committee reduced twelve applicants to six for the vice president of academic affairs and research opening. Interviews will occur on campus April 13 to 24 with possible May 1 recommendations to President Albert Somit.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Jerry Gaston
Gaston
SIUC
Albert Somit
Somit
Frank Horton
University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
John Guyon
Polish strike on as talks break off
Solidarity announced a four hour warning strike for Friday after the government postponed crisis talks. Shoppers queued for blocks for essentials as liquor stores barred sales for a fourth day. The government warned of chaos without compromise and cited pressure from police actions in Bydgoszcz as Solidarity pressed for firings.
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Warsaw
Poland
Solidarity
Independent Labor Federation
Lech Walesa
Mieczyslaw Rakowski
Union
Bydgoszcz
Tip theft charge against agency director dismissed
Johnson County circuit court dismissed a theft charge against Jodell Craddock, director of the Tip of Illinois Health Systems Agency, after Judge Donald Lowery ruled that a citizens complaint is not permitted for felony charges. The complainant alleged agency employees kept Phillips property from the vacated building. Craddock denies any basis, suggesting a tenant landlord dispute spurred the filing.
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Tip of Illinois Health Systems Agency
Johnson County
Donald Lowery
Jodell Craddock
Tom Phillips
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