Marion Unit Two School District race fronts board goals
Marion voters face a candidate slate emphasizing noninterference in daily operations. James W. Sanders and John W. Allen, both backed by experience, urge policy focus and open meetings. James Dennis Conley brings technical building expertise, while Robert W. Walters highlights parent influence but risks overemphasis on minor issues.
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Marion Unit
James W. Sanders
John W. Allen
West Marion Township
James Dennis Conley
East
Conley
Robert W. Walters
Walters
Alters
Sanders
Illinois Association of School Boards
Illinois
Allen
Illinois Deacein of Children
Ee Services
Greenhouse effect linked to fossil fuels climate change
Columbia University researchers present new data suggesting carbon dioxide pollution heats the planet through the greenhouse effect. The warming could alter climates, melt polar caps, and force international cooperation beyond political divides to curb pollution and land-use changes.
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Denver
Rocky Mountain
Columbia University
United States
Pike’s Peak
Weather Underground remembered in quiet, violent history
A 1960s era shootout in New York involved Weather Underground remnants, prompting FBI review of any broader political crime links. Officials found no evidence of international terrorism connection. The piece traces the group from Students for a Democratic Society to a symbolic but controversial FBI most wanted poster and enduring mythologizing in media.
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New York
Weather Underground
FBI
Students For A Democratic Society
Weather
Chicago
Mark Rudd
Bernadine Dorlin
United States
Martin Luther King
Che Guevarra
Pro-Life split tests tactics in U S movement
Washington report on a deep rift within the anti abortion movement over strategy and leadership. Catholic groups the U S Catholic Conference and NCHLA face criticism from activists and aides who accuse them of cautious tactics and tradeoffs while laity groups push for a two amend ment plan starting with Hy de s Human Life Bill and possibly a Hatch constitutional amendment.
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Mary Meehan
Pacific News Service
Washington
U.S. Catholic Conference
National Committee For A Human Life Amendment
Henry Hyde
R-Ill
Congress
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Hyde
Senate
Hatch
U.S.C.C
Robert Marshall
Robert K. Dornan
R-Calif
NCHLA
Curtis Young
Christian Action Council
Rep. Hyde
Congressional
Pro-Life Caucus
Supreme Court
Reagan
Paul Brown
Life Amendment Political Action Committee
Brown
United States
Minnesota
Sen. Hatch
Catholic Conference
Thomas C. Kelley
Robert Packwood
R-Ore
Daniel P. Moynihan
D-N.y
Packwood
Moynihan
Chicago
Richard Daley
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Daley
Jack Kennedy
Bob Kennedy
Letters: March against Israel
Betty Joachim of Steeleville Illinois urges a hard shift in U S policy toward Israel. She criticizes Weinberger for missile sited silos and reliance on force, warns of nuclear attack, and proposes US control of Israel as a protectorate until a peaceful solution in the Middle East is found.
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Southern Illinoisan
America
Weinberger
United States of America
Mediterranean
Persian Gulf
Israel
Mideast
West Bank
United States
Betty Joachim
Steeleville, Mo
Afghanistan
Poland
U.S
Europe
France
Herrin Residents Plead for Flood Help on 17th Street Ditch
In a letter to officials, Herrin residents blame city and state for flood risk at 17th Street ditch. They urge Mr Simon, Mr Rea, Mr Johns, and Mr Winchester to provide immediate assistance to stop flooding and protect homes. They stress they do not blame neighbors, only seek relief.
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Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
State of
Bel Aire
Simon
Rea
Johns
Winchester
17Th Street
Drains, Not Theaters Urged for North 17th 18th Streets
Reader backs Harry Sims letter urging action on drainage and flood control. Calls for clearing trees and filling ditches to reduce fear during heavy rain, saying the area faces annual flooding threats and needs practical street maintenance.
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Southern Illinoisan
Harry Sims
Mitterrand Uses Communists in Cabinet to Push Reform
France's Francois Mitterrand, a pragmatic Socialist, brought four Communist ministers into his government after victory to curb their influence and push programs to cut inflation and unemployment. He signals unity with NATO and resists Soviet expansion while pursuing regional decentralization and possible split within the Communist leadership.
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Adalbert de Segonzac
International Writers Service
France
Francois Mitterrand
Reagan
Europe
Mitterrand
United States
Charles Fiterman
Socialist Party
Louis XIV
Moscow
el Salvador
Guatemala
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Marion School Board
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