Regional Catholics Unite in Prayer for Pope John Paul II
Southern Illinois churches held prayers for the pope's recovery after the shooting. Services were scheduled across Belleville Carbondale Murphysboro Johnston City Pinckneyville Christopher Chester Herrin and at St. Peter's Cathedral with a 7 30 p m diocese wide gathering. The Newman Center Carbondale offered a Eucharist and a prayer room while parishioners expressed sorrow fear and concern.
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Southern Illinois
John Paul II
St. Peter’s
W. Harrison St
Belleville
William M. Cosgrove
Joseph Schwaegal
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church
S. Poplar
Carbondale
St. Andrew’s Catholic Church
Mulberry
Murphysboro
St. Andrew’s School
Mary
St. Andrew’s
Newman Center
S. Washington
Jim DeManuele
Jim
Atlanta
Reagan
St. Paul’s Catholic Church
Johnston City
St. Paul’s
Ignatius Estes
Rome
Illinois
St. Bruno’s
Pinckneyville
St. Andrew Catholic Church
E. Washington St
Christopher
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Swanwick
Chester
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
W. Monroe
Herrin
Pontiff Shot In Vatican Square As Crowd Prays
Pope John Paul II was shot twice in the abdomen as he rode into St. Peter's Square for a general audience. He remained awake and was taken to Gemelli Hospital for surgery, with officials saying he was not in serious condition. A Turkish national identified suspect and another man were seized, with a third sought. two bystanders, including Ann Odre of Buffalo, were wounded.
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Vatican City
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Square
Vatican Radio
Italia
Nehmet Ali Hagen
University For Foreigners
Perugia
Rome
Ann Odre
Buffalo
N.Y
Gemelli Policlinic
ANSA
Vatican Post
St. Peter’s Basilica
Bernini Colonnade
Vatican
John Paul
Karol Wojtyla
Poland
Reagan expresses shock at pope shooting and prays
President Reagan learned of Pope John Paul II being shot and said he would pray for the pope. He had been wounded himself six weeks earlier and later spoke with Cardinal Cooke to relay the nation’s sorrow and his personal concern.
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Washington
Reagan
John Paul II
Edwin Meese III
Larry Speakes
Meese
White House
Speakes
Cardinal Terrence
Cooke
New York
Vatican
Pope Shot In Vatican Angers Chicago Crowds
Stunned Chicagoans prayed as news spread that Pope John Paul II had been shot. Lottie Kubiak of the Polish National Alliance and Cardinal John Cody spoke amid shock at ordination events and a mayoral briefing, highlighting Chicago’s large Polish population.
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Chicago
John Paul II
Lottie Kubiak
Polish National Alliance
Alliance
Cardinal John Cody
Archdiocese of
Jesus Christ
Earth
Jane Byrne
Vatican
Moses Meschaloff
United States
Warsaw
Senate OKs budget tax cut praised as bipartisan feat
President Reagan hailed Senate approval of a 1982 budget package with multi billion dollar cuts and room for accelerated defense spending and a three year 30 percent tax cut. The plan passed 78 to 20, with key votes from Sen. Charles Percy and Sen. Alan Dixon, and broad support from Democrats and most Republicans. Domenici predicted strong enforcement of the cuts as committees sign off on details.
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Washington
Reagan
Senate
Charles Percy
Illinois
Alan Dixon
House
Lowell Weicker
Connecticut
Gordon Humphrey
New Hampshire
White House
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Senate Budget Committee
Domenici
Congress
Weather Brief Shows Showers, Tstorms Tonight Then Clearing Thurs
The National Weather Service forecasts locally heavy showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low in the 60s. Showers and storms end Thursday with a high in the mid 60s. Illinois forecast calls for partly cloudy skies Friday and Saturday with a chance of showers Sunday, highs in the 70s and lows in the 50s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Marion hospital seeks support for four million bond expansion
Marion Memorial Hospital outlined a major expansion with about 30 new beds and larger surgery, ER, and office space. A bond issue might total 3 to 4 million, financed wholly by the city through a council decision, with completion likely in the late 1980s pending feasibility studies and space needs.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Marion Memorial Hospital
Nolan England
Greater
England
Hospital Board
L. C. Cavaness
Chamber
Marion
Cavaness
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