Alaska oil spill grows worse in Valdez
Governor Cowper appealed to President Bush for federal aid as the Exxon Valdez spill widens from 11 million to 30 miles by 10 miles and then to 100 square miles. Officials blamed the uncertified third mate for navigation as 50 square miles of pristine Prince William Sound and wildlife including sea otters and birds faced contamination. Authorities prepared booms and burn plans amid 30 mph winds while questions swirled over Exxon liability and federal response.
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Valdez
Alaska
UPI
Steve Cowper
Bush
Exxon
Prince William Sound
Coast Guard
John Devens
Cowper
White House
Steve Hart
Federal Emergency Management Agency
N.Y
Tom Cirigliano
Anchorage
National Transportation Safety Board
Dennis Kelso
Long Beach
Calif
Kelso
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Eldena Boy Trampled by Cattle Near Home
A three year old Eldena boy, Shane Hecker, suffered a broken leg after being trampled by cattle Saturday morning near his home. Deputies found him in a pen with a bull, and the boy was taken to KSB Hospital in good condition. Deputies Tom Lehman, Diana Johnson and Mike Donoho were commended for guarding the injured boy amid tense moments as the bull charged.
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Eldena
Lee County
Tim Bivins
Shane Hecker
Eldena Road
Bivins
Dixon Rural Fire Department
Shane
KSB Hospital
Tom Lehman
Diana Johnson
Mike Donoho
Bennett seeks to withdraw guilty plea in murder case
Kathy Joanne Bennett 25 of Earlville asked Lee County Circuit Court Judge Thomas Hornsby to withdraw her Feb 15 guilty plea to first degree murder and to replace Public Defender David Fritts. She accuses Fritts of coercion and seeks new counsel, with a hearing set for Monday at 2:30 p.m. Co-defendant Calvin Pierce, 30, Earlville, faces trial April 18 on seven counts of murder for the same beating and stabbing death of Carrie Dun can on Angling Road near Paw Paw.
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Kathy Joanne Bennett
Earlville
Lee County
Thomas Hornsby
David Fritts
Bennett
Carrie Duncan
Paw Paw
Hornsby
Said
Fritts
Public Defender’s
Rolfe Ehrmann
Calvin Pierce
Duncan
Angling Road
Judge rejects Reagan order in North Iran-Contra trial
UPI reports federal judge Gerhard Gesell refused to compel Ronald Reagan to testify as the lead defense witness in Oliver Norths Iran-Contra trial. Reagan may still be ordered later, with options including videotaped testimony or written answers.
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Washington
UPI
Ronald Reagan
Oliver North
U.S
Gerhard Gesell
North
Reagan
Brendan Sullivan
White House
Gesell
Sullivan
National Security
Robert “Bud’’ McFarlane
Saudi Arabia
Honduras
SVCC student from Ohio killed in Illinois crash
Principal victims were Mary Duffy a 19 year old Sauk Valley Community College freshman and Jonathon Pia also 19 of Sheffield who died after a semi rear ended the car they rode in on Illinois Route 88 near Princeton. Driver Mark Franklin 19 and another passenger Benjamin Atkinson 19 survived in good condition. truck driver Terry Trueblood 24 was cited for following too closely.
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Princeton
Ohio
Mary Duffy
Sauk Valley Community College
Jonathon Pia
Sheffield
Perry Memorial Hospital
Bureau County Sheriff's Department
Duffy
Pia
Mark Franklin
Franklin
Terry Trueblood
Greeley
Colo
Buda
Benjamin Atkinson
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Malcom
Becky Schmitt
Dixon Street
Schmitt
Jefferson Avenue
East Fellows Street
Telegraph
Jerry Pauser
Lou Henson
Illinois
Nick Anderson
Illini
SVCC
Trueblood
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