Rain floods private picnic area near Elkville
Weeks of rain swamp a private picnic area east of Elkville owned by Henry Cochran. Meanwhile in the Middle East, Prime Minister Menachem Begin offered to open peace talks with Lebanon's Elias Sarkis in Beirut, amid reports of Syrian missiles and drone losses in Lebanon and ongoing U S diplomacy led by Philip Habib.
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Elkville
Henry Cochran
Tel Aviv
Israel
Menachem Begin
Elias Sarkis
Beirut
Jerusalem
Radio 1Te
Begin
Syria
Lebanon
Mideast
Madaya
Bekaa
Hafez Assad
U.S
Philip C. Habib
Saudi Arabia
Habib
Moshe Dayan
Tass
28th victim identified in Atlanta killings
Atlanta public safety officials named Nathaniel Cater a 27 year old man as the 28th victim in the citys string of killings of young blacks. The death is listed as asphyxiation and Cater is added to a task force caseload that now includes Ronald Crawford who remains on the list despite a report that he called home from east Georgia.
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Atlanta
Nathaniel Cater
Public Safety
Lee Brown
Chattahoochee River
Cater
Ronald Crawford
Brown
Crawford
East
Georgia
Associated Press
Augusta
Standards cleared for videotext TV information age
A Toronto conference produced minimum technical standards enabling compatibility among videotext systems. AT&T CBS and officials from France and Canada supported the pact, projecting a 12 billion market by 1985 as Americans gain affordable access to news banking tickets and orders via TV and telephone networks.
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Washington
America
Toronto
Dian
American Telephone & Telegraph
CBS
French chef teaches gourmet cooking in Salem Illinois
In Salem Illinois Jean Pierre Auge, famed for cooking for the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, leads a weekly gourmet cooking class for local women housed at the American Legion hall. The program reflects a rising interest in haute cuisine as residents gain access to imported utensils via McMackin's Hardware.
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Salem, Ill
American Legion Hall
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
Jean Pierre Auge
Auge
St. Louis
Illinois
United States
Watan
France
Paris
Elysee Palace
America
Clarence Dillon
C. Douglas Dillon
SIU E river festival canceled for this year
Edwardsville Illinois AP officials at Southern Illinois University Ed wardsville announce the Mississippi River Festival will go on hiatus this summer for the first time since 1969. The cancellation is by mutual agreement with Nederlander Inc, the New York promoter that has run the festival for the past three years. University official James R Buck says the move clears the way for final site improvements including seating, restrooms, and concession areas.
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Edwardsville, Ill
Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
University
Nederlander Inc
New York
James R. Buck
Chester Man Held on Charges in Drug Store Burglary
A Chester man, Paul G. Reinhold, was arrested near the back door of De Cons Drugs and Sundries after a tip at 11:50 p.m. Monday. Police say a glass window was broken and a tire tool used to pry the door, with Reinhold charged also with criminal damage to property under 150 dollars and held awaiting circuit court.
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Chester
Harold Howie
Paul G. Reinhold
State St
Reinhold
Randolph County
Ardell “Snap” Currat
Marissa
Southern Illinoisan publication offices and rates note
The Southern Illinoisan notes its publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with contact numbers. It lists carrier and mail subscription rates for various regions and periods, plus classified line numbers and a post office address for changes.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Illinois
Southern Isan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
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Jerry
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Berwen
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M. Lil
Marion Square
Eddie A. Kane
Michael K. Copeland
Hershel Hunter
Ralph Hemphill
Gary D. Wilkinson Jr
Wilkinson
Chester City Dairy
Wilbert Vault Co.rt
Wilbert
J. Krutza
Louis O
Mardale
Jackson
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Blue
Fort Dearborn Life
Health Care Service Corporation
Dental
Jackson P.O. Box
Sears
ADDN
University Mall
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