Apple Festival Kicks Off In Murphysboro Tonight
Murphysboro hosts an Apple Festival with a two part Queen Contest at 8 PM in the Junior High School Auditorium. Festival funland continues on the courthouse square as pages point to further coverage on Page 2. An arbitrator in Washington ruled labor terms for postal workers, increasing pay but easing layoff protections and setting a three year plan with annual raises.
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Courthouse Square
Washington
James J. Healy
Harvard
Healy
Postal Service
Postal Workers
Postal Management
Ammet Andrews
The
American Postal Workers Union
William F. Bolger
Wayne L. Horvitz
Weekend Weather Outlook With Mild Temperatures
The National Weather Service forecasts Saturday will be partly cloudy and mild with highs of 80 to 85 degrees and a 10 percent chance of afternoon showers. Rain chances rise to 40 percent at night. Sunday to Tuesday remain fair with low 80s by day and upper 60s by night. Fog covers hundreds of miles of Southern Illinois mornings due to warm damp ground from recent rains as a cold front brings moisture. John Semancik notes moisture in the front and ground conditions produce the fog.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
John Semancik
The
Weather Service
Tremor reported in Southern Illinois area today
An earthquake tremor occurred in Southern Illinois around 1 a.m. according to the St Louis University Seismological Data Center but the center had no tremor on Thursday afternoon. A De Soto resident reported a longer tremor around 2 to 2 30 p.m. The center will determine the magnitude and location after further study.
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Illinois
St. Louis University Seismological Data Center
de Soto
Ali era may end tonight in boxing’s birthplace
Lamar football coach recalls last year’s game with Southern Illinois Salukis and the final score remains a punchline. The Ali era looms over a night in the city where modern boxing began 86 years ago, as pages 13 cover the dramatic moment.
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LAMAR
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Salukis
Ali
Camp David summit stalls as talks near deadline
The Camp David talks made limited progress aiming for an Israeli Egyptian agreement on a staged withdrawal and Palestinian autonomy. President Carter met Sadat and Dayan as Begin offered further concessions, while Egyptian officials warned the talks could drift into next week without a breakthrough.
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Associated Press
Thurmont
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Egypt
Anwar Sadat
Moshe Dayan
Izer Weizman
Sadat
Israel
Menachem Begin
Jody Powell
Powell
West Bank
Jordan River
Gaza Strip
Middle East
United States
Begin
Christopher man takes UMW post in Subdistrict 8
Lowell Mitchell of Christopher was named temporary replacement for Thomas Shoemake of Herrin on United Mine Workers Subdistrict 8 board. Shoemake resigned after a federal extortion conviction and pending prison term. An election to fill the post will be held within three months.
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Southern
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UMW
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Old Ben 26
Lesser
West Frankfort
Shoemake
Herrin
Minnesota
William
Bill”’ Humphrey
Safford, Ariz
Herrin Water
Basil Russell
Illinois Umw
Kenneth Dawes
Escapee frees two elderly hostages in Arkansas manhunt
An elderly couple held by two Tennessee prison escapees were released unharmed as authorities with bloodhounds hunted the remaining escapee in a wide search near Ozark National Forest. Earlier, four inmates hijacked a plane and took hostages. three were released and one remained in flight.
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Tennessee
Arkansas
Onoke County
Kentucky
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Ronald Lyons
Dickson
Tenn
FBI
Ozark National Forest
Larry Chism
Ronald
Raby
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