Salvadoran Leftists Strike at Election HQ
In San Salvador guerrillas attacked the Central Elections Council building for about 20 minutes as troops repelled the raid. Earlier a six hour engagement brought rebels within sight of the headquarters. Attacks continued around the country, with eight soldiers killed in the town of Yoloaiquin earlier this week.
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San Salvador
el Salvador
U.S
Deane R. Hinton
Central Elections Council
Yoloaiquin
San Francisco Gotera
Morazan
Reagan faces deadline as deficit talks stall on Capitol Hill
Republican leaders warn time is running out for White House participation in trimming the fiscal 1983 deficit. Senate Majority Leader Baker and House GOP Chief Michel signal patience is thin, while committees push ahead on disability benefit preservation and repeal of the living-expense deduction. Other moves include a 3 percent import tax proposal and a funding bill for the Export-Import Bank as Congress grows impatient with foreign credit rates.
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Reagan
Congress
White House
Senate
Howard H. Baker Jr
Senate Budget Committee
Baker
R-Tenn
Robert H. Michel
Illinois
Michel
Senate Gop
Capitol Hill
House
Social Security Subcommittee
J.J. Pickle
Texas
Subcommittee
Ohio Republican
Sen
John Heinz
R-Pa
Japan
Heinz
Export-Import Bank
U.S
Israel deploys armor in West Bank amid deadly protests
Armored personnel carriers with heavy guns rolled into Nablus and Ramallah as Palestinian protests intensified after the firing of city mayors. One Israeli and seven Arabs were killed. In Gaza, masked attackers hit an army vehicle, killing one soldier and wounding others. Sgt. Pinhas Grossmark, 30, was the Israeli casualty. The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine claimed the attack in Beirut, while the PLO denied it.
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Ramallah
West Bank
Israel
Jordan River
Nablus
Gaza Strip
Pinhas Grossmark
Beirut
Democratic Front
For the Liberation of Palestine
Palestine Liberation Organization
Associated Press
The Graying of Southern Illinois Assignment SI
The Southern Illinoisan launches a week-long Assignment SI report on the elderly in Southern Illinois. The piece contrasts the region with Florida, noting poverty, substandard elderly housing, limited transportation, and complex social services. It highlights scarce options outside costly nursing homes and hospitals.
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Southern Illinois
Florida
Midwest
Snow Belt
Southern
Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinoisan publication and subscription details
Publication offices listed in Carbondale Herrin and Marion with mailing options for 18 county area and in state. Rates shown for carrier and mail with 4 week and annual terms. Office and classified ad contact numbers provided.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
16Th
Herrin
Ill
Illinois
Southern Isan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Ortega offers to reconcile with U S if attack pledge given
Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua told a United Nations Security Council session that his government would seek immediate reconciliation with the United States if the Reagan administration voices a commitment not to attack Nicaragua. The special session was convened to hear charges that U S backed forces plan an imminent assault.
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United Nations
Daniel Ortega
United States
Reagan
Nicaragua
Ortega
U.N. Security Council
Jenkins Wins Key British Seat in Glasgow Hillhead
Roy Jenkins co leader of the Social Democratic Party won a special parliamentary election in Glasgow Hillhead. He polled 2038 more votes than the Conservative opponent, breaking the Conservative 63 year hammerlock and gaining a path toward Britain’s prime ministership.
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Glasgow
Scotland
Roy Jenkins
Social Democratic Party
Britain
Jenkings
Hillhead
Goodman Ace Dies, Noted Comic Writer in Manhattan
Goodman Ace, prolific comic writer to stars like Danny Kaye and Bob Newhart, died Thursday night at his Manhattan home. He supplied humor across diverse styles and was among television's highest paid writers at his peak.
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New York Times
NEW York
Goodman Ace
Manhattan
Ace
Danny Kaye
Perry Como
Sid Caesar
Milton Berle
Bob Newhart
Fired Texas air controller rehired
New York report says a Texas air traffic controller, Joan Plummer of San Antonio, has been rehired as federal officials describe the move as part of a gradual process that could lead to hundreds of dismissed controllers returning after an illegal strike began last August. The DOT spokesman noted she appears to be the third rehired out of about 11,500 dismissed.
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New York Times
New York
Texas
Department of Transportation
Joan Plummer
San Antonio
Shuttle engines pass freeze test on space flight
Cape Canaveral report says astronauts Jack Lousma and Gordon Fullerton endured the cold as Columbia’s engines and fuel systems underwent a major endurance test. A radio glitch prompted in-flight checks while White Sands forecasters warned of wind and sand that could affect landing. NASA eyed possible extended mission if winds persist, with ground crews confirming continued safe operation despite transponder issues.
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Fla
Columbia
New Mexico
Neil Hutchinson
Jack R. Lousma
C. Gordon Fullerton
White Sands Missile Range
Mission Control
Lousma
Hutchinson
White Sands
NASA
Lousma and
Fullerton
Sparta district trims four teacher aide positions
Sparta Unit School District 140 board cut four teacher aide posts for the next year amid budget trimming. The board also honorably dismissed six teachers including three first-year substitutes, due to enrollment declines and financial pressures. The district will hire a legal firm Conn and Clendenin and architect Fischer-Stein Associates for about 700000 in life safety repairs.
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Board of Education
Sparta Unit
Jerry E. Ritchey
James Sylvester
Don Schneider
David Walters
Karen Norris
Linda Hull
Janice McIntyre
Patricia Baue
Laura Penford
Pauline Rothwell
Leola Sheeler
Conn and Clendenin
Sparta
Fischer-Stein Associates
Carbondale
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