Six felonies dismissed as Jefferson County court cleanup continues
Six felony cases and 17 misdemeanors were dismissed Tuesday as Jefferson County court records cleanup proceeds. Judge Alvin Lacy Williams and officials including State's Attorney Dull, Tim Mikula, Public Defender Lawrence Starman, and Circuit Clerk Bob Ruddick approved dismissals in cases from 1975 to 1976 due to lack of indictments, absence of probable cause, or institutionalization, with several cases set for pre trial hearings February 25.
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Jefferson County
Alvin Lacy Williams
Dull
Tim Mikula
Lawrence Starman
Bob Ruddick
Claudis Wilhoit
Ted Wood
Clarence Cartwright
Darrell Smith
Joseph Lesney
Carl Lugene Mears
Virginia
Wenty
Paul Glamanco
Lemon Bumpus
William Phelps
Douglas Wilbur
Melvin Taylor
Willie James Miller
Tom C. Seaman
Raymond Capps
Leroy Isham
Inflation Sags to 4.8 Percent in 1976 on Dec Rise
AP reports that consumer prices increased four tenths of a percent in December, pulling 1976 inflation to 4.8 percent—the smallest in four years. Food costs rose modestly, nonfood items up 5.1 percent, and services up 7.3 percent, with real earnings edging higher as purchasing power improved for the third straight month.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Washington (Ap
Ford Administration
Labor Department
Senate Battle Slows Thompson in Illinois Senate
Gov. James R. Thompson says the week-long fight in the Illinois Senate over electing a president is hindering his duties. Democrats hold a 34 to 25 edge, with 13 ballots failing to pick a leader. The split factions debate leadership, committee chairs, and rules as nine independents align with Bruce-Washington.
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Barry Hanson
Associated Press
Springfield, I
James R. Thompson
Illinois Senate
Senate
Washington
David Shapiro
Amboy
Thomas Hynes
Chicago
Sen
Harold Washington
Hynes
Ist
Charles Chew
Kenneth Hall
East St. Louis
Terry Bruce
Olney
Bruce- Washington
Bruce-Washington Group
It’ll Get Cold Again Saturday
The cold spell lingers across Illinois with subzero temperatures returning by Saturday. Gas deliveries, water mains, Amtrak routes, and barge traffic face disruptions while Chicago reports temperatures near 9 degrees for January, and authorities warn of continued below normal weather for the Midwest.
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Associated Press
Paturdas
Amtrak
Ississippi River
Lake Michigan
Downstate
White County
National Weather Service
Chicago
Illinois
Midwest
Ray Waldman
Stewardson
Peoples Gas
Ed Joyce
Midwest Gas Transmission Co
Texas
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Commonwealth Edison Co
Metropolitan Electric Utility
Coast Guard
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Sears
Richard Pavin
Carter delays CIA nominee after inauguration
President-elect Carter plans no CIA nomination before next week. Theodore Sorensen withdrew amid attacks, leaving the agency without a director for a period. Bush, Humphrey, and others weighed interim options as Carter considers Moyers Drake Hughes Cline and Schlesinger among potential successors.
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ADAMS
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
CIA
Jody Powell
Plains
Theodore C. Sorensen
George Ash
Sorensen
Bush
GOP
United Nations
China
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minn
Tha Carter
Humphrey
George
Powell
Bill D. Moyers
CBS News
Lyndon B. Johnson
Paul Drake
Defense
Thomas L. Hughes
Ray 5S
Cline
State Department
Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Hughes
Warnke
James Schlesinger
Schlesinger
Snow Hides Parched Illinois Farm Land
Illinois faces a looming soil moisture crisis as snow fails to restore underground moisture. Climatologist Jack Willmon warns that early spring rains are critical to avoid topsoil erosion and multi million dollar planting gambles for corn and soybeans. Weather patterns may push drought eastward, threatening future crops across the region.
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William Prater
Associated Press
Peoria, Ill
Midwest
Jack Willmon
Illinois
Dakotas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Iinois
Wisconsin
Willmon
Mississippi River
Canada
University of Nebraska
Ilinois
M.D. Thorne
University of Illinois Co-operative Extension Service
Washington
Funeral for Glenn Sweetin 70 Ina
Glenn Sweetin 70 of Ina died Monday at Fairfield Memorial Hospital. Funeral services Thursday at 2 p.m. at Ina Funeral Home with burial in Bethel cemetery. Masonic services at 7 p.m. today. Survived by wife Clara Dalby, one son Richard, one granddaughter, one sister, and multiple step relatives. He was a retired farmer born August 27, 1906 in Franklin County.
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Glenn Sweetin
Ina
Ina Funeral
Richard Sweeney
Bethel Cemetery
Sweetin
Fairfield Memorial Hospital
Franklin County
Lewis and
Della
Fuquay) Sweetin
Clara Dalby
Ewing Lodge
AF & AM
Richard
Crossville
Day
Carmi
Andrea Richards
Carrie Donoho
Mt. Vernon
Courtney Sheridan
Inn
Mable
Markets Across Mt Vernon And New York Mixed On Trends
Mt Vernon grain prices show soybeans at 6.97, wheat 2.50, corn 2.80 with receipts for Wednesday. At National Stockyards hogs 3,500 head with butchers down and sows steady. cattle and sheep receipts listed with varied steer and heifer prices. New York stocks edge up 1.75 as CPI and PPI signals inflation risk. Burroughs and NYSE composites move on volume.
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MT. Vernon
National
Mt Vernon Weather Report With Extreme Cold
Mt Vernon reports Tuesday high of 8 below zero with overnight low of 9 below. Today at 7 00 pm temperature near 2 below. Snowfall half an inch. Comparative data show five and ten years ago days with much warmer highs and cooler nights. Bend lake water level at main dam listed as 403 40 feet above mean sea level.
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MT. Vernon
Bend Lake
Main Dam
Miss Anna C Ballweg of Mt. Vernon Dies at 85
Miss Anna Clara Ballweg 85 of 212 South 18th Street and formerly of Hickory Grove Manor died at 7 30 p m Tuesday at Hickory Grove Manor Funeral services set for 11 a m Friday at Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with J Howard Atks officiating Burial will be in Oakwood cemetery Friends may call after 9 a m Friday at the funeral home Ballweg was born February 14 1891 in Mt Vernon daughter of Franz Joseph Ballweg and Anna Lee Cox Ballweg She is survived by a nephew A D Ballweg of Largo Florida
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Anna Clara Ballweg
South 18Th Street
Hickory Grove Manor
Hughey-Pulley Funeral Home
J. Howard
Oakwood Cemetery
Miss Ballweg
Mt. Vernon
Franz Joseph and
Anna Lee (Cox) Ballweg
A. D. Ballweg
Largo, Fla
Ruby N Scott Bluford funeral services scheduled
Funeral services for Ruby N. Scott 70 of Route 2 Bluford will be at 1 30 p m Thursday at Bluford Richard McCormick officiating Burial will be in Black Oak Ridge cemetery She was born January 7 1907 in Webber township daughter of Joel and Martha Green Johnson She married Walter Scott April 19 1925 She was a member of Salem Freewill Baptist Church Survived by husband three sons Marvin W Scott Fred L Scott James E Scott a daughter Doris M Anderson 11 grandchildren two brothers Homer Johnson Runyon Johnson a sister Nora Jenkins and several nieces and nephews Preceded by parents a grandson a granddaughter four brothers a sister and a son in law Robert Anderson
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Ruby N. Scott
Route 2
Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Bluford Funeral Home
Richard McCormick
Black Oak Ridge Cemetery
Mrs. Scott
Webber Township
Joel and
Martha (Green) Johnson
Walter Scott
Salem Freewill
Robert Anderson
Infant Crystal Cain Stillborn in Mt Vernon
Crystal Cain infant daughter of Jerry and Diana Cain of 127 Hemlock Street was stillborn at Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Private funeral services are arranged by Hughey Pulley Funeral Home with burial at Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens. Surviving are parents and grandparents Marion Cain Lafay ette Indiana and Lashbrook Mt Vernon, along with great grandparents.
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Crystal Gail Cain
Jerry
Diana (Lashbrook) Cain
Hemlock St
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Hughey Pulley Funeral Home
Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens
Marion M. Cain
Lafayette
Ind
On Lashbrook
Mt. Vernon
Death of Mrs Marie Rattey of McLeansboro at 65
Mrs Marie H. Rattey, 65, of Route 4 McLeansboro died at 7 p m Tuesday. Funeral arrangements are pending at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro.
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Marie H. Rattey
Route 4
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Gholson
Divorce Correction Announces Hale Divorce Ruling
Janice Hale was granted a divorce in circuit court on a counter claim from Emory Hale. A Tuesday report had stated Emory Hale received the divorce.
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Janice Hale
Circuit Court
Emory Hale
Emory Ale
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