Mayor vows rebuild after MOVE siege and deadly blaze
Philadelphia residents displaced by the MOVE siege received mayoral promises to rebuild as police, fire and health officials searched the rubble for bodies. Officials said remains include two adults and two children with others unaccounted for, while the mayor defended the bomb as necessary though not as intended.
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Philadelphia
Health Department
Fire Department
Medical Examiner
William Richmond
MOVE
W. Wilson Goode
Gregore Sambor
CBS Morning News
Bankers Trust Cuts Prime Rate to 10 Percent
Bankers Trust lowered its prime lending rate by 0.5 percentage points to 10 percent, the lowest since October 1978. The move, the first industry cut since mid January, follows a drop in money market rates that fund banks. The prime rate guides rates on short term loans for small and medium sized businesses and affects Third World borrowers.
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New York
Bankers Trust
Nurses contract Legionnaires disease at Stafford hospital
In Stafford England six female nurses at Stafford District General Hospital tested positive for Legionnaires disease. Health officials confirmed the seven total deaths in the outbreak, with the six nurses recovering and back to work. Medical authorities emphasized the illness is non contagious and posed no public risk.
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Stafford
England
Jim Bartlett
Mid-Staffordshire Health Authority
Stafford District General Hospital
Bartlett
Education reform feedback shapes Dunns education plan
State Senator Ralph Dunn of Du Quoin reports 800-plus responses to his nine proposal education survey published in 20 district papers. Voters favor basic teacher competency tests and consider a bar style exam for certification, with strong support for student testing and broad debate over tenure and union rights.
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Nancy Weil
Southern Illinoisan
Ralph Dunn
du Quoin
Dunn
General Assembly
Springfield
Anna
Embassy attack or test drills simulate crisis response
The Reagan administration is running simulated terrorist attacks on vulnerable U S embassies to test crisis handling. Robert B Oakley says the program mirrors military drills and will examine about two dozen embassies in high threat areas during 1985, as hearings on international terrorism proceed.
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Washington
Reagan Administration
U.S
State Department
Robert B. Oakley
Office For Counter-Terrorism
Oakley
Senate
Glendale De Soto to merge discussed by boards
Glendale Elementary and De Soto Elementary boards met with Illinois State Board of Education officials to discuss consolidation. Leaders say rumors of imminent merger are unfounded while noting only a study may determine if a larger district would improve educational programs. See Merge, Page Three.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Glendale
Carbondale
DeSoto
Illinois State Board of Education
de Soto
Jerry Cameron
Barbara Zieba
Cameron and
Zieba
Cameron
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale Expands Tourism Staff With New Account Manager
Carbondale Convention and Tourism Council adds an account manager position to boost outreach in Springfield and attract conventions. The role, funded by a $29,000 first-time tourism grant, will require travel and event coordination to secure and support visiting associations for three months.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Iton
Council
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Sambor
Vincent Leaphart
VF Tait
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