Privacy goes out with the trash in Milwaukee case
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled privacy does not extend to rubbish and upheld Thomas Shelby’s conviction for stealing $3,000 in coins from banks. Investigators used his trash to identify him. he confessed to the FBI. Shelby received six months in jail, restitution, and 22 years probation.
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Chicago
7Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Thomas Shelby
Milwaukee
Shelby
FBI
Harrington Wood Jr
Thompson unveils highway program in Illinois
Gov. James R. Thompson disclosed a $661.7 million road plan for next fiscal year to the General Assembly, seeking more federal funds while cutting state tax revenue allocations. The package covers bridge rehab and new interstate work, plus local matches, totaling about $675.7 million with unappropriated funds. It includes 333 bridges statewide, 40 miles of new interstate construction, and extensive non interstate highway improvements. Also featured is Nathan Bloom, 2, of Carbondale, attempting a neighborhood bike tour despite sun glare and short legs.
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Springfield
James R. Thompson
General Assembly
Thompson
Governor announces Southern Illinois highway plan projects
Gov James Thompson unveils a statewide plan including Minois 148 widening from Herrin to Energy, a four lane expansion to Illinois 13 near Murphysboro and Carbondale, and a Marion area interchange upgrade. Other Southern Illinois items cover I 57 shoulder work, I 24 interchange near Goreville, and bridges on Illinois 13 and 34 with costs ranging from $217,000 to $4.9 million.
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Murphysboro
Marion
Energy
Herrin
James Thompson
Illinois
Big Muddy River
Mud Creek
Illinois Central Gulf
Carbondale
Illinois 148
Hemlock Street
Ford Street
Illinois 13
Goreville
Southern Illinois
Illinois 34
U.S. 45
Harrisburg
Illinois 146
Pope County
Simmons Creek
Little Grand Pierre Creek
Hardin County
Randolph County
Chester
Newton
DOT
Senate Rejects Canal Treaty Amendment Voices House Involvement
The Senate voted 58 to 37 against an amendment to the Panama Canal Treaty that would have required House approval for disposal of U S property in the canal zone. The defeat surprised treaty foes who had hoped for more support, while the main treaty would transfer control of the waterway to Panama.
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Washington
Senate
House
U.S
Canal Zone
Panama
Mine construction walkout ends in Illinois after contract vote
Southern Illinois coal fields are returning to normal at midnight as United Mine Workers construction locals ratified a three year pact by 470 to 306. The contract, approved nationally by a two to one margin, ends a 121 day strike. Local votes varied with Local 2117 in West Frankfort approving 375 to 218 while Local 2015 in Pinckneyville rejected 17 to 50.
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DeMaris Berry
Southern
Beattie
Illinois
Pinckneyville
DeSoto
West Frankfort
Northern Illinois
Central Illinois
UMW
Washington
Arnold Miller
Joel Dobson
Miller
Weather Outlook With Showers Across The Next Few Days
The National Weather Service forecasts showers and thunderstorms tonight with a low around 60. Thursday will be mostly cloudy with likely showers and thunderstorms and a high in the 70s. Showers are possible Friday with a low in the 40s and highs 55 to 65. A slight warming trend is expected Saturday and Sunday with lows in the 40s and highs 70 to 75.
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National Weather Service
SIU President Signals Tuition Hike Position
Warren Brandt of Southern Illinois University Carbondale says he will back the Board of Trustees against a 1978 tuition increase this year but may propose a 1979 hike. He personally favors higher tuition while planning cautious support.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Warren Brandt
SIU Board of Trustees
Illinois lawmakers face spring session start
A potpourri of issues greets returning Illinois lawmakers as they gird for the spring legislative session. Carter weighs neutron bomb production amid military shock waves, Betty Davis marks 70 with modest words, and Attorney General William Scott crafts a questioned funds spending scenario in a critical editorial.
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Illinois
Carter
William Scott
Opening MLB Season Sets Stage for Twins at Mariners
The Minnesota Twins visit the Seattle Mariners to open the major league baseball season. In golf, LPGA pro Dorothy Germain leads a women’s win in a male female match at Jackson Country Club, highlighted across pages 15 and 16.
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Minnesota Twins
Seattle Mariners
Dorothy Germain
Jackson Country Club
Five Die in Virginia Coal Mine Accident
Five men died in a southwest Virginia coal mine near Duty when they were likely overcome by carbon monoxide. The victims included three miners a Mine Enforcement Safety Administration official and a mining service employee. Clinchfield Coal Co said the men were 280 feet in when they broke into a mined out chamber filled with black damp. The fatalities followed eight days after Clinchfield resumed operations after a national United Mine Workers settlement.
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Duty, Va
Virginia
Mine Enforcement Safety Administration
Mining Service Company
Clinchfield Coal Co
Susan Conte
Clinchfield
United Mine Workers
House Democrats back Social Security tax cut plan
The House Democratic Caucus approved a nonbinding measure calling to finance Social Security with general revenue funds and to reduce payroll taxes. The vote was 150 to 57 as lawmakers urged the Ways and Means Committee to draft legislation. The plan would not specify tax cut amounts and echoes debates over last year’s payroll tax increases.
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House
Democratic
General Treasury
Congress
Caucus
Ways and Means Committee
House Budget Committee
al Ullman
D-Ore
Ullman
Medicare
James A. Burke
D-Mass
U.S
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Jerrie Bloom
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James Newton
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Union
Johnson Counties
Williamson County
Cache River
Peter Gordy
Gordy
UMW Health and Welfare
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Mike Sokovich
Willisville
Betty Davis
Ann Landers
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