Agnew Ordered to Repay Maryland Kickbacks Sum
Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew must repay Maryland 248735 for kickbacks alleged from his Maryland governorship. Judge Bruce Williams ruled evidence shows public trust violations and that Agnew owes the people of Maryland. The ruling notes 147500 in kickbacks and 101235 in interest. Agnew testified in a related civil suit but was not compelled to testify.
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Annapolis
Spiro T. Agnew
State of
Maryland
Agnew
Bruce C. Williams
Williams
Thomas R. Harrison
Harrison
George White Jr
California
White
Non-union mines resume work in Kentucky amid strike
In Pikeville Kentucky on the 32nd day of the United Mine Workers strike, rocks were hurled at a Pyramid Coal Co convoy as it left a McHenry mine. Two men were arrested for rock throwing and two drivers were ticketed for not tarpaulin covering, with no widespread violence reported as independents reopen across five counties.
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Pikeville
United Mine Workers
Pyramid Coal Co
McHenry
Kentucky
Hatfield
Belfry Coal Corp
Landmark Mining Co
Thomas Ratliff
John Y. Brown Jr
National Guard
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
UMW
BCOA
Eldon Callen
Inchworms and tent caterpillars invade Southern Illinois trees
Homeowners face a worm invasion as cankerworms inchworms and forest tent caterpillars defoliate trees. Entomologist Roscoe Randall explains warm spring conditions and few predators push populations up. He advises limited spraying on half-grown worms and tree banding offers little help. consolation: no new worm cycle this year, and regional outbreaks persist elsewhere.
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Linda Rush
Southern Illinoisan
Roscoe Randall
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Ilinois
Randall
Area feels impact as coal strike passes one month
Evan M. Davis reports the United Mine Workers strike in Southern Illinois drags into a second month with no talks. Merchants and railroad firms face losses. ICG cites about 18,000 coal car loads idle and $8 million in lost revenue. Miners like Monty Morgan brace for hardship while some call for longer contracts to avoid repeated strikes.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
United Mine Workers
UMW
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Washington
Lillinnois
Brad McLain
Brad
West Frankfort
McLain
Jack Allston
Jefferson County
O’brien
ICG
Centralia
Illinois
Illinois Coal Association
Rome
Saleses
Monty Morgan
Zeigler
Morgan
Inland Steel
Inland 1
Weather Outlook: Warm Tonight Then Showers Midweek
The National Weather Service forecasts fair and warm conditions tonight with lows in the mid 60s. Tuesday will be partly sunny and very warm with a chance of showers and thunderstorms, highs in the upper 80s. The Illinois extended forecast calls for showers Wednesday and Thursday, cooler conditions Friday. Lows range from the low 50s to low 60s Wednesday and Thursday, and around the 40s Friday.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Canine Show Highlights Bruiser’s Big Day at Du Quoin
More than 900 dogs from 100 breeds competed at the Crab Orchard Kennel Club Dog Show and Obedience Trials at the Du Quoin State Fairgrounds. Champion Sir Samuel Tobias Bruiser, an old English sheepdog from Quail Hollow Kennel in Missouri, earned 15 points but did not win.
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Bruce J. Simmons
Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
American Kennel Club
Crab Orchard Kennel
Sir Samuel Tobias Bruiser
Lilla Lowe
Bruiser
Quail Hollow Kennel
Wentzville
Lowes
Belle
Bonnie
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