House debates Alaska wilderness and Senate labor bill
Washington reports the House enters a third day of debate on legislation to preserve over 100 million acres of Alaskan wilderness for national parks refuges and wilderness. A bid to cut areas failed 240 119. Senate filibuster endures over a labor reform bill to speed union elections. Multiple items loom including ERA ratification and foreign policy tests with South Korea and Taiwan. Health insurance reform advances amid concerns of fraud and mob influence on health organizations.
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Man pleads innocent to murder in Illinois case
Army mechanic James P. Free, 24, pleaded innocent in Du Page County Circuit Court to charges including murder during a felony, murder, attempted murder, armed violence and attempted rape for the April 24 shootings at the M2 Service Center in Glen Ellyn. Bonnie Serpico, 34, was killed and Lori Rowe, 20, wounded as Free allegedly forced them to disrobe and attacked. Rowe identified Free. he was arrested the day after in Dubuque, Iowa. The case was adjourned to next Thursday.
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Lawmakers Say Insurers Profiting From Workmen's Compensation
Two Democratic lawmakers charge insurers take excessive underwriting profits from workmen's compensation premiums following 1975 benefit increases. They cite $383 million in higher earned premiums versus about $120 million more in benefits, say rate hikes stem from profit and urge a Department of Insurance rate review, while chamber officials caution against assuming premium rises equal higher benefits.
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Youth drives truck into freight train near Mahomet
CHAMPAIGN Ill UPI Terry T Moore 19 is listed in serious condition in ICU at Burnham City Hospital after he drove his truck into a speeding Conrail freight train at an Illinois 47 detour crossing near Mahomet The truck bounced off the side of the second car and overturned It was loaded with duck feed for the Central Illinois Carghill Nu trina Feed Division Police said the train continued on its way as engineers were unaware of the collision
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Reed Custer Board rejects education association recognition
Reed Custer Unit District 2550 Board of Education voted 6-0 to not recognize the Reed Custer Education Association. The board also hired Lee Clement as Custer Park Grade School principal and Jim Elder as Middle School principal with a salary of 20,500. Certified and non-certified salaries rose 700. Resignations were accepted for four staff and several new hires approved including Kevin O Neal as football coach. Real estate taxes were abated by 34,583.50 from a Capital Development grant.
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First Woman Sentenced to Die in Alabama Executed Plan
Debra Bracewell, 18, the first woman sentenced to die in Alabama in over two decades, is placed in a segregation cell at Julia Tutwiler Prison while her husband Charles Bracewell, 27, waits on Death Row at Holman Prison. Bracewell's execution date is set for July 7 after a circuit judge refused to overturn the sentence. an automatic appeal follows.
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Tow-truck drivers help arrest robbery suspect
Fifteen tow-truck drivers who say they were only helping aided in trapping an armed robbery suspect at a service station after a 100 mph chase through Houston. They blocked the station and wrecker Jim Armstrong seized the gunman with a shotgun until police arrived. An accomplice was later arrested at Ben Taub Hospital for a gunshot wound from an off duty officer.
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Youth Refuses to Explain Slaying in Austin Classroom
In Austin Texas UPI a 13 year old son of former presidential aide George Christian is held by juvenile authorities after allegedly shooting and killing his junior high English teacher Wilbur Grayson in front of about 30 students. The boy with a .22 rifle allegedly said the game is up then fled dropped the weapon and was captured. Police said Grayson was shot in the head chest and arm. Grayson’s widow teaches social studies at Lyndon B Johnson High School. The judge ordered detention pending a hearing with possible youth council commitment until age 18.
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Soviet activists urge international help for Orlov
Soviet human rights activists outraged by Yuri Orlov’s seven year prison sentence and five year exile call for a global campaign. Western nations condemn the verdict as a test for Helsinki accords and for pending trials of fellow Helsinki group founders Alexander Ginzburg and Anatoly Shcharansky. Orlov, 53, a nuclear physicist and Helsinki group founder, helped monitor Soviet compliance with human rights pledges.
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