Corn blight spreads across southern Illinois fields
The government warns corn blight is now spreading from field to field in southern Illinois after originating in volunteer corn from seed dropped years ago. An Agriculture Department special report cites University of Illinois data noting hot humid corn weather has extended the spread to several more lowa counties.
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UPI
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FTC to demand proof for car ads says agency
The FTC announced it will require advertisers to substantiate claims or face changes to deceptive advertising rules. The auto industry will be targeted first, with broad rollout to major advertisers, as Ralph Nader advocates stronger gatekeeping.
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Aileen Cowan
Fresno Riot Follows Downtown Fresno Shooting
About 250 people hurled rocks and bottles at police near the Fresno Mall after a fatal early morning shooting. The victim was Willie Washington, 19, of Fresno. Gregory Jones, 19, was taken into custody as police quelled a crowd tied to a Edison High School graduation event at the Hotel Californian.
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UPI
Fresno
Willie Washington
Gregory Jones
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Aunwarthy
Edison High School
Hotel
Galifornian
New York Public Library Cuts Research Library Hours
New York Public Library will slash services at its research libraries starting July 1 to cut a $1 million deficit. Library President Richard W. Cooper said the three research libraries will shift from 11 hours weekly to a 40 hour week, operating 9 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday.
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UPT
Richard W. Cooper
Cosmonauts monitor body changes on Salyut mission
Soviet space crew aboard the Salyut 1 orbital station enter their sixth day in space. Dobrovolsky, Volkov, and Patsayev undergo daily medical checks with blood samples, pulse, and bone density tests to study weightlessness effects. Earlier missions showed muscle atrophy and calcium loss, guiding emphasis on exercise in an elasticized suit.
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UPI
Salyvnt
Staion
Tass
Cal. Georgi Dobrogolsky
Vladislav Valehov
Viktor Pastayev
Spate
Salyut
Andria Nikolayev
Vitaly Sevastianov
Train derailment kills eleven near Salem Illinois
Eleven people died and 93 were injured when the City of New Orleans passenger train derailed two miles north of Salem at about 80 mph. Officials attributed a rocking wheel and possible electrical malfunction in traction works to the crash, the first major Amtrak-era accident investigated by national boards.
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Ilinois Central Railroad
City of
Minois
Law
National Amtrak
Ilinois
Central
National Rail Safety Board
National Transportation Safety Board
Illinois Commerce Commission
Alan S. Boyd
Illinois Central
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