Mount St Helens Begins Gentle Eruption After Dormant Spell
Vancouver AP reports earthquakes beneath Mount St Helens intensified yet decreased in number as a new lava flow appeared on the dome’s SE face signaling eruption. Scientists noted no explosions yet, possible crater blasts not ruled out. The dome eruption ends an eight month quiet period since 1984.
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Vancouver
Wash
Mount St. Helens
Corcoran
Steve Brantley
U.S. Geological Survey
Washington
Perry County prosecutor denies drug conspiracy claims
Perry County State s Attorney Geerald Sims Jr denied knowledge of any federal case naming him in drug enforcement activities. He said the allegations will not affect his work and he learned of them only from a reporter. The claim stems from testimony by Ernest Poland and James Sharos linking Sims to county lawmen.
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Tim Landis
Perry County
Geerald Sims Jr
Sims
Ernest Poland
New Baden
St. Louis Post Dispatch
James Sharps
Pinckneyville
Poland
Sharos
Benton
U.S
Michael Carr
Cholera deaths rise on southern Bangladesh islands
Two day toll from cholera tops 40 as a deadly storm known to have killed about 10 000 across coastal islands raises alarm. Sonagazi reports 25 cholera deaths with authorities striving to curb outbreaks and diarrhea.
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Dhaka
Bangladesh
Sangbad
Sonagazi
Reagan tax plan gains praise from Ways & Means
President Reagan's tax plan wins early praise from House Ways and Means chair Dan Rostenkowski while House Speaker O'Neill damns the plan, asking who will pay. Rostenkowski says it generally upholds fairness and simplicity as Baker promotes the proposal in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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O'Neill
Ways & Means
Washington
Reagan
Capitol Hill
House
Thomas P. O'Neill Jr
O’neill
Middle America
Massachusetts
Dana Rostenkowski
D-Ill
Ways and Means
Rostenkowski
Treasury
James A. Baker III
Williamsburg
Reagan denounces tax code as rigged and unfair
In Oshkosh Wisconsin President says federal tax system is impossible and fuels rebellion. He claims Fortune 500 firms paid no taxes in three years and criticizes tax policy shifts from 70 to 50 percent, arguing the money comes from the poor.
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Oshkosh
Wis
Reagan
O’neill
Fortune 500
Charities fear Reagan plan bites into giving
New York Times reports that charity groups including Southern Illinois organizations warn Reagan tax plan could slash individual giving by nearly 10 billion dollars if fully enacted. They oppose removing non itemizer deduction, fearing loss of about six billion and reduced local funding for social services. Independent Sector cites risks to low and middle income donors who do not itemize.
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New York Times
Dave DeWitte
New York
Southern Illinois
Reagan
Treasury Department
Vivian
Carbondale United Way
Bob Smucker
Founda
American Red Cross
United Way of America
CARE
American Heart Association
Carbondale
Belgium bans British soccer teams after Heysel stadium riot
Belgium ordered a ban on all English Scottish and Welsh soccer teams from playing in the country until further notice after the Heysel Stadium disaster. 38 people died and 454 were injured as Liverpool fans surged into Italian supporters in Brussels.
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Brussels
Belgium
Heysel Stadium
England
Liverpool
Italy
Juventus
Charles Ferdinand Nothomb
Margaret Thatcher
Europe
Union of European Football Associations
Red Cross
Pinckneyville Teenager Killed On Highway Deaths Darken Graduation Night
Pinckneyville High School faces a somber graduation as 18 year old Stephanie E Hill dies in a 12 05 a m crash on Illinois 13 127 near Pinckneyville. Her 17 year old companion Robbie L McCrary is hospitalized with major injuries after the car fled the highway to avoid an animal and overturned. The Class of 1985 will proceed with ceremonies at 8 p m in Thomas Gymnasium as superintendent Grad y Walter notes no program changes yet. This marks the second class of 1985 to suffer a death in a senior year following 17 year old Robert J Bobby Yates who died in a December 1984 crash on Illinois 154 near Pinckneyville.
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Stephanie E. Hill
Robbie L. McCrary
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Grady Walter Sai
Thomas Gymnasium
Walter
Robert J
Bobby’’ Yates
Pinckneyville
Illinois 154
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Romeoville
Ill
Marty E. Tune
Union
Miss
Bowie County
Thomas Hodge
Hodge
Texarkana Gazette
Eaeeneene
Landers
Rens Apt
HED Sa
Jack Moskowitz
Pinckneyville High School
Miss McCrary
Walter Grady
Peeeniie Community High
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