Senate approves three billion cuts in domestic programs
The Senate, urged by a veto threat, approved about 3.3 billion dollars in new domestic program cuts as it passed an emergency spending bill to keep the government operating past midnight. The vote set the measure for House-Senate conference talks to resolve differences before a Reagan signature.
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Senate
Reagan
Howard H. Baker Jr
Rtenn
House-Senate
House
Baker
Defense Department
House Senate
Senate Appropriations Committee
Minneapolis Woman Endures 11 Inch Snowstorm Chaos
A Minneapolis resident faced a heavy winter storm that dumped 11 inches, downing power lines and trees and leaving many residents without electricity. The National Weather Service forecast calls for clearing and colder weather tonight, followed by sunny but cold conditions Saturday, with a mix of rain or snow possible early next week and highs around 40s.
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Minneapolis
Twin Cities
National Weather Service
Unsolved Homicides Challenge Jackson County Officers
Seven homicides in Jackson County in 1981 perplex investigators from DCI Carbondale police SIUC police and the sheriff's department with several cases still open. Special agent Richard Evans notes two likely solved cases but remains cautious about solving the rest as time passes. Authorities urge public cooperation warning that most unsolved cases fade without witness tips.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Richard Evans
Jackson County
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Division of Criminal Investigations
Evans
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Theresa Clark
DCI
Carbondale Police
Siuc Police
Jackson County Sheriff’s Department
Marie Azevedo
Michael Throop
Susan Schumake
Harold Peters
Joan Wetherall
Lucille Fliger
Kathleen McSharry
Paulette McDonough
Helen Pugh
Murphysboro
LuAnn Gatewood
Bernard J. Godbey
Azevedo
Fliger
Don White
Wetherall
White
Terry Murphy
John Clemons
Veteran loses battle over Army LSD experiment
Korean War veteran Kenneth Loeb of Royalton lost his court bid for 10.5 million dollars claiming Army negligence in LSD experiments in 1957. Judge Meyers ruled the condition not proven caused by the program, barred by the Feres Doctrine and statute of limitations, with VA malpractice claims also denied.
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Royalton
U.S
Kenneth J. Meyers
Kenneth J. Loeb
Janet Ann
Loeb
Veterans Administration
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Simon
Korea
Meyers
Norge lays off 275 workers at Herrin plant
About 275 Norge employees hired since summer 1980 were laid off at the Herrin plant with another dozen terminations across the organization. Severance and transfer plans described as part of a broad downturn, while a few long-time staff faced unexpected closures.
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Norge
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Jon Nicholas
Nicholas
Schaubert
Bob Pearson
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