Reagan maps 100 MX missiles in silos and new B-1 bombers
President Reagan plans deployment of 100 MX missiles in existing silos and construction of 100 B-1 bombers with stealth radar evasion research. The program includes updating B-52s for cruise missiles, continuing stealth bomber work, and delaying site choices until 1984. Major systems matured over years will shape defense policy into the 1990s.
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Reagan
Washington
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
North Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Kansas
Arkansas
Arizona
Carter
U.S
Republicans criticize remap plan and court challenge hinted
Illinois Republicans assail a new General Assembly district map as partisan, while Democratic chair James Donnewald defends balance and fairness. The 6 p.m. vote at the Statehouse will decide whether to file with the secretary of state, with a potential court challenge by Republicans if approved.
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Springfield
Illinois
General Assembly
Mark Q. Rhoads
Western Springs
Rhoads
James H. Donnewald
Dbreese
State Legislative Redistricting Commission
House
Senate
Donnewald
Shapiro
Commission
Statehouse
Secretary of State
Sunday hero’s sad story of a quiet football lifer
A profile of Jim Plunkett, once a football star, now facing repeated setbacks and a distant dream. The piece portrays a 33-year-old man defined by perseverance, with core support from friends who stood by him as his career faltered.
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Jim Plunkett
Family Businesses Span Generations in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois features many long running family firms including the Bain bridges in Marion the Hellengs in Herrin the Voglers in Carbondale and the Crawshaws in Murphysboro among others highlighting enduring local entrepreneurship across generations.
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Southern Illinois
Bainbridges
Marion
Hellengs
Herrin
Voglers
Carbondale
Crawshaws
Murphysboro
Elderhostel adventure at SIU Carbondale inspires seniors
An Elderhostel group of older women recently finished an adventure at Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Touch of Nature outdoor education center. The activities included thrilling moments and many unexpected experiences, yet participants loved the immersive program. The piece promotes other Elderhostel experiences available to senior citizens.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Touch of Nature Outdoor Education Center
Tax changes for seniors and inheritance plans
Changes in the tax law last week affect seniors on pensions and retirees. The article explains how the new rules impact retirement income and outlines strategies for passing on inheritances to the next generation.
Southern Illinoisan contact and subscription notice
Publication details for the Southern Illinoisan list offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion with location numbers rates and postmaster address for mailing and carrier delivery services across 18 counties in Illinois.
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Southern Illinoisan
N. Ilinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
Southern Isan
Errin D. Journal
Murphysboro
Paces
Illinois
Heries
Marion
Sun outage to disrupt HBO signals on area cable
Southern Illinois viewers will lose about seven minutes of HBO programming on different days between Oct 2 and Oct 12 as RCA ComSat 1 aligns with the sun causing a solar outage. Cablevision's Tony Esposito said HBO warned of the interruption.
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RCA
Illinois
Tony Esposito
Cablevision
Carbonale-Marion
ComSat
Illinois jobless rate holds at 8.4 percent in September
Illinois unemployment remained at 8.4 percent in September with 463000 residents jobless, down from 468000 in August. Labor force fell to 5920000 while the number employed declined by 19000, keeping Illinois among the nation’s highest rates behind Michigan and Ohio.
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Chicago
Illinois
State Bureau
Bureau
Fred Randazzo
Michigan
Ohio
Labor Department
Herrin Fire Crews Respond to Multiple Incidents
Firemen were summoned to Craig's Laundromat on Park Avenue at 7 p.m. Wednesday after a fan motor cut, causing no further damage. A car fire on the Plaza parking lot followed at 10:50 p.m. with owner unidentified. At 11:55 p.m. Herrin and three other departments battled a blaze at a former dormitory in the old Vocational Technical Institute complex within the Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlife Refuge.
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Herrin
Craig
Park Avenue
Plaza
Vocational Technical Institute
Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Fire destroys unused VTI dormitory in Crab Orchard Refuge
A former two story Army barracks type dormitory of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Vocational Technical Institute in Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge burned Wednesday night. Crews from the Refuge Carterville Herrin and Marion battled the blaze. The building was already on the ground when Carterville firefighters arrived. Winds carried flames across a blacktop into a field risking nearby properties. spot blazes were extinguished and several utility poles burned. Origin undetermined. Crews arrived about 11 30 p m and had the fire under control near 1 a m. Refuge department remained to prevent rekindling.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Vocational Technical Institute
Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge
Crab Orchard Fish and Wildlife Refuge
Carterville
Herrin
Marion
Ordill
Refuge Fire Department
Refuge Department
Khomeini Seen as Likely New Iranian President
Ali Khomeini, head of the Islamic Republican Party, is viewed as a shoo-in in Iran’s presidential vote to succeed the late Mohammad Ali Rajai. Tehran radio and papers drop rival candidates as polls point to Khomeini next week while Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini signals support without naming him. Prime Minister Mohammad Reza Kani withdrew after saying he would vote for Khomeini.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
Ali Khomeini
Islamic Republican Party
Khomeini
Mohammad Ali Rajai
Tehran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Mohammad Reza Kani
Car bomb toll rises to 83 in Lebanon blast
Lebanon reports at least 83 dead and about 300 injured after a car bomb near the Palestine Liberation Organization intelligence center. The PLO says none of its leaders were hurt, while the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine claims a Central Committee member Haj Sami and his wife were killed.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Democratic Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Haj Sami
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