World Trot debut shines yet lacks Hambletonian prestige
Gov. Thompson watched the inaugural World Trotting Derby at Du Quoin as Panty Raid won the final heat. Spectators noted the event’s unfamiliar prestige compared with the Hambletonian, while locals debated crowd size, pricing, and future growth. Gene Emling praised the field and predicted gradual buildup with year five offering similar support to the Hambletonian.
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Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Gov. Thompson
Grandstand
Panty Raid
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Gene Emling
Prairie du Rocher
Emling
St. Louis
Rich Maxedon
St. Louis County
Jack Higgins
Higgins
Fairmont Park
Banker Barker
du Quoin
Tehran official assassinated in fatal Iran blast
Iran's revolutionary prosecutor Hojatoleslam Ali Qodussi was killed when a bomb exploded in his Tehran office near Qasr Prison. The blast, felt across the city, injured another man and caused the second floor terrace to collapse. A gunfight outside parliament injured a rider in a speeding taxi, with guards denying casualties among them. Authorities link the attack to the Mujahedeen Khalq as the regime faces a wave of anti-government violence.
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Scheherezade
Fara Marzi
Associated Press
Beirut
Lebanon
Iran
Tehran
Ayatollah
Ruhollah Khomeini
Iranian Revolutionary Police Command
Pars
Hojatoleslam Ali Qodussi
Martyrs Hospital
Qodussi
Qasr
Qodassi
Islamic Revolutionary Courts
Hojatoleslam Mohammad Reyshahri
Reyshahri
Qadassi
Begin to visit U S as tensions with Saudi arms debate grows
Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin travels to New York and Washington this week to meet President Reagan. The talks focus on Saudi arms sales, Palestinian autonomy talks with Egypt, Syrian missiles in Lebanon, and Israel’s use of U S weapons. Officials warn progress on Palestinian autonomy is needed by April or a new approach may be needed. Begin’s image has been damaged by previous bombings in Iraq and Beirut with civilian casualties.
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Washington
Menachem Begin
U.S
Saudi Arabia
United States
Begin
New York
Reagan
Israel
Egypt
Lebanon
Sinai Peninsula
Beirut
Simon foresees no funds for Crab Orchard lake before 1983
U S Rep Paul Simon addressed about 20 area leaders at Williamson County Airport Terminal Building saying improvements at Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge are needed and possible but funding likely won't arrive until fiscal year 1983. He noted industry tourism as a priority and discussed budget constraints and manpower limits.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Paul Simon
Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
Simon
Williamson County
Chamber of Commerce
Service Club
Marion
Herrin
Carterille
Colp
Carbondale
Energy
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Wayne Adams
Crab Orchard Refuge
Southern Illinois
Adams
Crab Orchard
Rend Lake
Crab Orchard Lake
St. Louis
Belleville
Hogan’s Point
Department of the Interior
Illinois
Job Corps
Williamson County Boards
Weather Outlook For Illinois Labor Day Holiday
The National Weather Service expects mostly sunny and warm conditions today with a high in the low 80s. Tonight will be fair with a mid to upper 50s low. Monday remains partly sunny and warm with another low 80s high. Illinois forecast extends Tuesday to Thursday with fair skies, highs in the 70s and lows around 50s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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