Vance aims to win Arab backing on Camp David plan
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance arrived in Amman on the first leg of a Middle East trip to persuade Jordan and Saudi Arabia to back Camp David and ease Syria's opposition. Jordan and Saudi leaders rejected the accords citing demands for Israeli withdrawal from 1967 territories and Palestinian self determination. Vance planned meetings with King Hussein, King Khaled, Crown Prince Fahd, and President Assad to explain the understanding reached and to press for private acquiescence to further negotiations. Meanwhile protests in Lebanon included effigies of Carter, Sadat, and Begin, with PLO marches and a Beirut general strike.
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Jordan
Cyrus Vance
Middle East
Saudi Arabia
Syria
East
Jerusalem
Camp David
Palestine Liberation Organization
Vance
Hussein
Khaled
Fahd
Riyadh
Hafez Assad
Damascus
Carter
Assad
Jimmy Carter
Cance
Sadat
Begin
Lebanon
PLO
U.N
Beirut
Grand jury probes Thompson petitions in Sangamon County
A Sangamon County grand jury heard three aides of Lt. Gov. O Neal about fraud allegations tied to Gov. Thompson tax lid proposition. O Neal, Cavanagh, Fahner and Sands figures referenced. Sands initially invoked the Fifth but later offered to testify. the board ruled Thompson met signature threshold with 589000 petitions.
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C. Joseph Cavanagh
Sangamon County
Illinois Press
Will-Tv
Champaign
O’neal
Tyrone Fahner
Miss Sands
State Board of Elections
Thompson
GNP growth in spring reaches two-year peak of 8.7 percent
The Commerce Department reports spring GNP rose 8.7 percent annualized, the strongest in over two years, aided by exports and rising inventories. Inflation for the second quarter sits at 10.8 percent, near prior estimates, with unemployment easing to 5.8 percent and broad economic activity showing mixed momentum into summer.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Group seeks halt to CIPS summer rate hike
The Southern Counties Action Movement SCAM and State Sen. Gene Johns asked the Illinois Commerce Commission to cut CIPS summer differential by a half cent per kilowatt hour and apply it only to usage above 750 kWh. They urged a reopening of the rate case and accused the ICC of failing consumers amid rising rates.
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Frank Suhadolnik
Southern
Springfield
Christine H. Heaton
West Frankfort
Jack Woolard
Johns
Betty Holcomb
Union County
ICC
CIPS
Ms. Heaton
Nelson C. Burton
Nelson
Charles P. Kocoras
Kocoras
Weather Update Shows Rain Likely Tonight Through Thursday
The National Weather Service warns of scattered rain and possible thunderstorms tonight into Thursday with cooler temperatures. Highs reach the low to mid 80s and lows in the upper 60s before a breezy transition. Contemporary forecast calls for cloudy skies and pleasant weekend with mid 50s to low 80s.
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National Weather Service
Bad farm crop could lift grocery bills next year
An Agriculture Department economist warns a poor farm crop year may push weekly grocery costs up by about six dollars next year. The article notes analysts anticipate higher prices across staples and potential ripple effects in household budgets.
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Agriculture Department
Vorster Retires From Public Life in South Africa
Prime Minister John Vorster ends his public career and withdraws from active politics. Officials and followers assess implications for the National Party and South African governance as he steps back from public roles.
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South Africa
John Vorster
GSA Scandal Rocks Congress Editorial On Page Four
A sharp editorial addresses a scandal at the General Services Administration and its implications for congressional oversight. The piece argues for accountability and calls into question governance at the agency.
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General Services Administration
GSA
Congress
Gale Savers and Bo Robinson Set for McAndrew Clash
GALE SAVERS may not be the best running back in McAndrew Stadium when Bo Robinson comes to town Saturday. Baseball pennant races and cellar races heat up across pages 11 and 13, highlighting season narratives and key matchups.
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Gale Savers
McAndrew
Bo Robinson
Shoemake to serve term at Sandstone Prison Minnesota
Former Herrin alderman Thomas Shoemake will serve a four year federal sentence at Sandstone Correctional Institution in Sandstone Minnesota. He, along with ex mayor John B. McVey and ex police chief William Humphrey, pleaded guilty to extortion tied to Herrin city government and face parole eligibility in 16 months. The trio will join Basil Russell, serving probation, with Russell also previously fined. Shoemake leaves Herrin to report by Friday noon, after a delay ordered by authorities.
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Karen Rothe
Herrin
William “Bill ” Humphrey
Humphrey
Shoemake
Sandstone
McVey
U.S. District Court
William Juergens
Southern Illinois Cable TV Inc
Wallace Duncan
Subdistrict 8
United Mine Workers
Lowell Mitchell
Christopher
UMW
Minneapolis
Minnesota
United States
Safford
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