Israel bombs Lebanon and May Offer Talks in Beirut Plan
Israeli jets struck a Palestinian camp at Reihah in southern Lebanon for a second day, 11 miles north of Metulla. Prime Minister Begin announced a possible peace talk with Lebanon while vowing to continue attacks on guerrilla bases. Rescue workers raised Lebanon death toll to six at the Nahr El-Bared camp as casualties spread to nearby Al-Mohmara. officials cited civilian deaths and wounded at a wedding gathering.
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Beirut
Menachem Begin
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Elias Sarkis
Nahr El-Bared
George Habash
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Popular Front
Bassam Abu Sharif
Weekend gasoline shortages bite nationwide including California
Weekend demand shrinks U.S. gasoline stocks with California hit hardest as drivers queue before dawn at Inglewood pumps. Albany reports many stations closed while California considers odd-even rationing and a nationwide plan looms. President Carter warns shortages may worsen.
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California
Inglewood
Calif
Albany
N.Y
Jim Benton
Gasoline Retailers Association of
New York
Los Angeles
Carter
Civic Center
Energy
James Schlesinger
Edmund G. Brown Jr
Senate
Father of the Year ticket contest at Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan offers four box seats for a Sunday July 1 doubleheader between the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies featuring Pete Rose. Readers may win by writing a about 200 word letter naming their Father of the Year, with full contact details, mailed by May 22. Weather forecasts: tonight fair windy and warm, Tuesday mostly sunny and warm, Wednesday to Friday partly cloudy and dry.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Pete Rose
P.O
Carbondale
Ill
National Weather Service
Illinois Republicans Tally Connally Drive for Presidency
Carbonale school districts seek amendment to special education bill to avoid paying for handicapped children from other districts. Page 3. Illinois Republicans watch John Connally's path to the presidency with cautious approval. Page 2.
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Carbondale
Illinois
John Connally
Nation 70,000 march on Capitol against nuclear power
The article notes a Sunday march of about 70,000 people to Capitol Hill in protest of nuclear power as part of a broader national mood. It also references polls showing growing public dissatisfaction with President Carter on economic and energy issues.
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Carter
Editorial: Environmental issues affect food, air, water worldwide
An editorial on page 4 argues that environmental concerns are global and that downstate Illinois issues influence food supply and air and water quality across a broad region. It emphasizes interconnected impacts and urges attention to policy and stewardship.
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Illinois
Gasoline shortages tighten Southern Illinois service stations
Dozens of area stations curb Sundays and consider weekday cuts as 80 percent allocations bite. Operators report rising prices and rationing plans while some still run full service, others close Sundays, and hopes flicker for May supplies. Locals flood with full tanks amid fears of a $1.00 peak later this year.
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Pete Stefko
Pete
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S. Park Ave
Stefko
Standard Oil
Jim Emery
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Emery
John Bostian
Clark
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Carbondale
Bostian
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Eddleman
Anna
Murphysboro
Elmer Hill
Hill
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Standard
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Cheker
Imperial
U.S. 51
Jim Cavins
Derby
Washington Street
Cheker Station
John Tilley
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