Natural gas price rise could hit 25 to 30 percent
Washington AP reports a consumer group predicts average winter gas bills will rise 25 percent for typical households, with Illinois boosting about 30 percent to $518 for five months. The group cites concerns over decontrol timelines and regional price differences amid a national debate over natural gas pricing.
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Washington
Illinois
Citizen-Labor Energy Coalition
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
William R. Hutton
Reagan
Hutton
Natural Gas Supply Association
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New England
Presley seeks SIU Carbondale help for Holy Land USA project
Makanda entrepreneur Wayman Presley gathers community interest to develop Holy Land USA on 180 acres near Alto Pass. He aims to build an amphitheater by Bald Knob Cross and light the cross with a giant searchlight, seeking SIU Carbondale experts in theater and engineering to guide planning and funding.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
Makanda Enterpeneur
Wayman
Presley
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Holy Land USA
Rexell Karnes
Siu-C
Rodell Rhine
Alto Pass
Bald Knob Cross
Bald Knob
Holy Land
Reagan anti crime plan faces civil libertarian clash
Civil libertarians lawyers and some lawmakers challenge Reagan crime plan calling it a threat to constitutional rights and ineffective. ACLU warned against preventive detention while ABA opposed key planks and Kennedy accused the plan of fighting crime on the cheap.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
American Civil Liberties Union
American Bar Association
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
International Association of Chiefs of Police
New Orleans
America
Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate
House
Griffin B. Bell
Judiciary Committee
Bell
John Shattuck
ACLU
General Accounting Office of
The
Task Force
James Thompson
Illinois
Republican Task Force
Peter W. Rodine Jr
D-N.j
House Judiciary Committee
Kennedy
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Area's jobless rates steady in August remain above 1980 levels
Unemployment across Southern Illinois stayed largely unchanged in August but stayed well above last year's rates in most counties. Randolph County remained below the statewide 8 percent rate, while Jackson Perry Williamson and Johnson counties showed higher rates. Industry sectors cited include durable and non durable goods manufacturing, construction, and mining, with forecasts of gradual decline through October and potential improvement late in 1982.
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Tom Woolf
Illinois
Randolph County
David Koch
Illinois Job Service
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Koch
Perry County
Union County
Williamson County
Franklin County
Johnson County
Charles Wessell
Job Service
Harrisburg
Franklin
Williamson
Johnson
Jackson
Union
Randolph
Perry
Alexander
Massac
Pulaski
Weather outlook shows warm tonight and sunny midweek
The National Weather Service forecasts fair and warmer conditions tonight with the low in the upper 60s. Mostly sunny and very warm Wednesday with the high in the upper 80s or low 90s. Illinois forecast calls for mostly cloudy and cool Thursday through Saturday with highs in the 60s and lows in the 30s to upper 40s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
AMA divests tobacco holdings after public criticism
The American Medical Association announced it sold about 1.4 million dollars in tobacco stocks from its physician-retirement plan. The move targets R J Reynolds and Philip Morris holdings, taken for investment reasons amid backlash over doctors advocating against smoking. Dr Alan Blum praised the step as doctors putting money where their mouths are.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
R.J. Reynolds Industries
Philip Morris
AMA
M.d.s
Alan Blum
Global stock rally follows Monday plunge across markets
U S stock prices edge higher extending gains as Europe and Asia recover. Dow in New York up 3.90 to 846.46 in early trading. Tokyo and London show strong recoveries while Hong Kong struggles. Analysts cite budget deficit concerns and easing interest rates as factors in the global retreat and rebound.
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Associated Press
U.S
Europe
London
Tokyo
New York
Financial Times
General Electric
Hong Kong
United States
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