AddA-Tune tour restricted by Texas attorney general order
Benton First Church of God and Superior Lubricant Co faced a restraining order from the Texas attorney general that blocks selling distribution rights for Add-A-Tune as bad weather and enforcement hindered plan to gross $2 million. The case hinges on the deceptive trade act while tours including Lisa Marie plane tours proceed under limits. organizers defend legality amid political timing of Atty. Gen. Hill's gubernatorial bid.
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DeMaris Berry
Benton First Church of God and Superior Lubricant Co
Dallas
Texas Attorney General’s Office
Superior Lubricant Co
Attorney General’s Office
Elvis Presley
Church
Presley
Bob Philpott
Benton
Lloyd Tomer
Williamson
Herrin
Philpott
Lisa Marie
Mr. Tomer
Coal severance tax bill faces new hurdle in Senate
Senate Revenue Committee sent the coal severance tax bill to a subcommittee after debate. Sen. Gene Johns, ill for a week, could not attend. Sen. Robert Egan described the move as a consensus to study the measure. The plan would tax coal at 5 percent of value or 30 cents per ton, with proceeds split between counties and the state for black lung centers and mine subsidence insurance.
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Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Senate Revenue Committee
Subcommittee
Gene Johns
Marion
Johns
Robert Egan
Chicago
General Assembly
James R. Thompson
Illinois House panel backs 8 percent school aid hike
An Illinois House committee approved a two bill package to guarantee local schools at least an 8 percent annual state aid rise and cap local levies at 3 percent. The plan, backed by Comptroller Bakalis, aims to limit state spending until the aid floor is met, with debates over affordability and coverage across districts.
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Springfield
Ilinois House
Michael Bakalis
Senate
Ilinois
Arthur L. Berman
Chicago
Thompson
U.N. Soldiers Die as Beirut Attacks Ring Alarms
Three U.N. soldiers are reported dead after ambushes and mortar fire in south Lebanon. Dozens wounded, mainly French troops, as U.N. forces react by returning fire and tightening lines. The Lebanese Popular Resistance Front claimed the assaults in retaliation for Lebanese militiamen killed earlier.
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Beirut
U.N
Lebanon
Jean Menegeux
Menegeux
Naqoura
Haifa
Israel
Yasser Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
George Habash
Radical
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Lebanese
Popular Resistance Front
Army orders restrict leaks after internal study hints
Washington AP Army announces new restrictions to stop leaks of internal studies that could shape policy. A memo warning about leaks was itself leaked a day after distribution. The move, approved by Army Secretary Clifford Alexander and Chief of Staff Bernard Rogers, comes amid recent disclosures about a study on women soldiers’ duty absence.
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Washington
Pentagon
Army
Clifford Alexander
Bernard W. Rogers
Alexander
Weather outlook and area news snippet
The National Weather Service forecasts cloudy, windy and warmer tonight with showers and possible thunderstorms, then cooler with occasional rain and storms Thursday. Friday to Sunday turns cool with showers possible, highs 55 to 65 and lows 45 to 50 Friday, 38 to 40s Saturday and Sunday. The United Mine Workers welfare fund may refuse hospital payments for miners treated in non accredited facilities.
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National Weather Service
United Mine Workers Welfare Fund
Saluki coach search narrows to four candidates
A page 17 notice says the list of contenders for the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Salukis head coach position has been cut to four. Editorial on Ibsen and powerlessness notes runs on page 4. A Baltimore man faces a drowning tragedy as his stepson drowns after he rejects a date with his 14 year old daughter. two teens are in custody on page 2.
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Baltimore
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Salukis
Sun Day boosts solar energy with Saudi support
Americans marked Sun Day with dawn services and solar fairs to showcase solar energy. President Carter planned remarks at the Solar Energy Institute in Colorado, while critics said the federal government moves too slowly. About 1,500 people joined Rep. Ottinger and Rep. Jeffords on Cadillac Mountain to urge faster action. Solar Action Inc. and diverse groups organized events including solar meals at the Lincoln Memorial. The Saudi embassy endorsed solar energy in full-page ads in The Washington Post and The New York Times.
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Associated Press
Carter
Solar Energy Institute
Colorado
Washington, D.C
Richard L. Ottinger
Dn.y
Cadillac Mountain
Maine
United States
Ottinger
James Jeffords
R-Vt
Bar Harbor
Jeffords
Solar Action Inc
Washington
Lincoln Memorial
Saudi Arabia
Washington Post
New York Times Today
America
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Benton Church Drive
Tomer
John Hill
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Louisiana
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Stamps Quartet
Elvis
Don Totten
Hoffman Estates
General Revenue Fund
Dawn Clark Netsch
Egan
House Committee
Legistrars
Bradley M. Class
R-Northbrook
Phillip Genet
Budget Bureau
Washington Monument
U.S. Postal Service
Ibsen
Saluki
Andre Herren
Kansas City Chiefs
Ann Landers
U.S. A
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