Prince Charles delayed by quarantine on New Zealand tour
Prince Charles arrived in Wellington for a 13 day New Zealand visit and was delayed by quarantine fumigation of his RAF VC10. The 11,000 schoolchildren awaited at the cricket ground before a reception at Parliament and a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Robert Muldoon. Diana Spencer faces a busy pre marriage schedule.
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Associated Press
Prince Charles
Britain
Wellington
New Zealand
Australia
Venezuela
United States
Parliament House
Robert Muldoon
Lower Hutt
Diana Spencer
Buckingham Palace
Diana
Charles
London
Heathrow
Highgrove
Chrysler to end rear-wheel-drive era in U S
Chrysler Corp says its last American built rear-wheel-drive car will roll off the St. Louis line on May 1 after nearly 50 million such vehicles produced. Harol d Sperlich notes public demand for fuel efficient front-wheel-drive cars, with Canadian rear-wheel-drive production to continue only into 1983.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
St. Louis
U.S
Harold K. Sperlich
Chrysler
Canada
FBI reports 1980 violent crime up 13 percent nationwide
Preliminary FBI figures show violent crime rose 13 percent in 1980, the largest jump in 12 years, with robberies up 20 percent and aggravated assault up 8 percent. Overall crime index climbed 10 percent from 1979, driven by city growth and regional increases.
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FBI
Washington
William French Smith
William H. Webster
Justice Department
Perry housing rent hike angers Ellis Grove residents
Tony Stevens reports Ellis Grove residents protest a rent increase at the Anna Wehrheim Brown Home from $75 to $90 monthly. The Randolph County Board will conduct an on site inspection. the county says rates cover operating costs only. The home, elderly housing built in 1972 73 from Mrs Brown estate, is run by the county per her will.
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Tony Stevens
Ellis Grove
Randolph County Board
Chester
Anna Wehrheim Brown
Brown
Randolph County
The Den restaurant hit by early morning blaze
Zeigler fire crews tackled a blaze at The Den restaurant at 148 Illinois, starting in the kitchen and attic. Off duty officers Dick Minton and Jerry Gass alerted responders around 12:15 a.m., with control achieved by about 2 a.m. The store, opened in 1946, had been bought recently by John Ferketich of West Frankfort.
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Illinois 148
Zeigler
John Prather
West Frankfort
Dick Minton
Jerry Gass
Prather
John Ferketich
Route 3
Crainville awards contracts for housing project work
Crainville Village Board awarded demolition and street and water line contracts for a federally funded housing development. Charles May Excavating of Carterville bid $3 850 for demolition, $15 960 for streets, and $15 922.50 for water lines. Eight other bids were received. Work may start in 2 3 weeks after the $120 000 Farmers Home Administration grant and $40 000 village funds are combined. Several lots will be cleared and resold for housing.
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Crainville
Charles May
Carterville
Farmers Home Administration
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Macias
Jacques Demarny
New York
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U.N
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Sri Lanka
Maci
Unicef
U.N. International Children’s Emergency Fund
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England
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Grand Old Opry
Nashville
Tenn
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Mahoney
Sands Hotel
Las Vegas
Nev
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British Isles
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Bausch and LO
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Harrisburg Square
So.hl. Wilbert Vault CO
Wilbert
McFall Ave
Benton, IL
H&r
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W. Main
Westmore Pia
Carbondale
Marion
Sun
Transcraft
S. Park
E. Main
Anna Herrin
Johnston City
Murphysboro
ARS, Roebuck and CO
S. Illinois Ave
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McCall’s
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