Total solar eclipse darkens Portland and Pacific Northwest
A wide swath of the Pacific Northwest, including Portland, plunged into brief darkness as the last total solar eclipse of the century moved inland. Viewers relied on TV and plane footage due to cloud cover. totality lasted about 44 seconds in Olympia and drew crowds at the Washington state Capitol campus. Nearby observers in Williston and across Canada also watched, while enthusiasts traveled long distances to witness the event.
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Pacific Northwest
North America
Agate Beach
Ore
Portland
Abc-Tv
Cascades
North Dakota
Canada
Olympia
Washington
Capitol
Williston
N.C
Dan Wiehle
Minneapolis
Man Held on Attempted Murder in Grundy County
Bail set at 100000 for Daniel Lee Wright 26 of 1512 N Division St after being charged with attempted murder armed violence and aggravated battery. Wright allegedly stabbed Steve Zingre 21 three times in a van near Morris hospital. Zingre in guarded ICU, described as stabbed twice chest once forearm, then escaped to Maria's Pizza to call police. Wright arrested at home 1215 a m Sunday, to appear March 19, preliminary hearing March 16. District sought high bond due to prior burglary arson criminal damage convictions.
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Grundy County
Daniel Lee Wright
N. Division Sr
Wright
Steve Zingre
N. Division St
Zingre
Morris Hospital
Atty
James Flood
Bruce Andreae
E. Jefferson St
Beightol
Sheriff's Department
Reeves
Mrs. Beightol
Rosalie A. Beightol
Colorado
Wilmington- Braceville
Kathy) Urban
Custer Park
Gerald
Barbara) Urban
Braceville
Elizabeth Argonne
Sterling
Colo
Patterson Funeral Chapel
Braidwood
Shelly Sullivan
Braceville- Gardner Cemetery
Death sentence for murder in Chicago case
A Circuit Court jury sentenced Lonnie Yates to die by electric chair for the murder of 17 year old Veronica Lee during a home invasion. The jurors, who found him guilty of murder last week, urged death under Illinois law that allows capital punishment for killings during felonies. Yates, a Vietnam veteran, also faces burglary charges and prosecutors cited $17 taken from the apartment.
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Chicago
Lonnie Yates
Yates
Veronica Lee
Illinois
Miss Lee
Sylvester C. Close
Veronica
Passenger dies after fall from moving truck near Braceville
Braceville woman Rosalie Beightel 40 died on arrival at Morris Hospital early Sunday after either jumping or falling from a moving truck on Pine Bluff Road. Cause listed as fractured skull and crushing injuries. investigators cited a dispute at Brandt's tavern with her husband as the last known context.
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Braceville
Morris Hospital
Pine Bluff Rd
Illinois
Rosalie Beightel
Edmundo Relucio
Grundy County
James Reeves
Reeves
Snowbound Illinois faces massive disruption and highway closures
Southern Illinois endures two feet of snow with about 3,000 travelers stranded. Schools and businesses closed as Illinois 57 and 24 traffic halted and nearly 75 miles of I-57 remained shut. Vienna and Johnston City districts opened shelters. civil defense aided travelers amid low temperatures and power outages. Local officials reported hospitalities and even corrections center inmates supplying food while crews worked to restore routes and power.
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Associated Press
Southern Illinois
Illinois Department of Transportation
Mount Vernon
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Vienna High School
Mary Ellen Annable
Cypress
Doyle
Johnson County
David Mileur
du Quoin
Johnston City School
Marion
Dongola Civic Center
Cairo
Mileur
Paducah
Illinois 146
Illinois 148
Annable
Vienna
Vienna Correctional Center
Joann Robertson
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Civil Defense
Counterville
Marion Harrison
Illinois Power Co
Sparta
State
Effingham
Stateville inmates to be moved to holding area during shakedown
Stateville Correctional Center crews steam clean a segregation area to be used as holding cells as a major shakedown continues. About 450 inmates will be moved Tuesday under heavy guard from Cellhouse F while B East and the former segregation area also undergo control measures.
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Stateville
Mike Lane
Gayle M. Franzen
Illinois Department of Corrections
Pris
Metropolitan Correctional Center
Chicago
Franzen
B East
Predict major Chinese offensive near Vietnam border
AP reports from Bangkok quote Kyodo sources in Peking predicting a large Chinese offensive in days to punish Vietnam by aiming to destroy at least one Vietnamese army division and nearby bases. Hanoi claims 4,000 Chinese killed in weekend fights. Lang Son area battles reported with hand to hand fighting near Dong Dang.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Peking
Vietnam
Japan
Kyodo
Hanoi
China
Red River
Peking Radio
Dong Dang
Lang Son
Hanoi Radio
Lisbon Election Promises Quiet Trustee Race
Lisbon village voters will see three candidates for three trustee openings on April 12. Incumbents Russell Ness and James Hagen, along with Dennis Martin, file to seek four year terms. Incumbent Merle Hathorn is not seeking re election.
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Lisbon
Russell Ness
James Hagen
Dennis Martin
Merle Hathorn
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Charles Clayton
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West Side
Morris Daily Herald
Dresden Lock and Dam
Yorkville
Hershel Smith
Naydene Pierce
LeRoy Thanepohn
Luanne Erickson
Marilyn Merkel
Lawrence Beach
Blaine Harker
Morris City Council
Morris Savings and Loan Association
Wauponsee St
Donald Davidson
Roy Yarborough
Morris Area Leisure Services
LiBerty
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