Second trial frees man once serving 230 years
Tommy L. Millender, 29, of East St. Louis, was found innocent in a Benton federal retrial of charges tied to the 1973 Jackson County murder and Elkville Bank robbery. The jury verdict released him from custody after more than two hours deliberation. he is expected to be free in about a year as prior Kentucky sentences remain. Millender and two Fleming brothers were originally convicted in 1976. the 7th Circuit reversed, prompting a new trial. Millender’s acquittal follows testimony gaps and lack of solid witness placement for the abduction and slaying of Colleen Battaglia and the bank robbery.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinois and St. Clair County
Jackson County
Benton
Tommy L. Millender
East St. Louis
Colleen Battaglia
Carbondale
Elkville
Millender
Kentucky
James E. Fleming Jr
Centreville
St. Clair County
Henry L. Fleming
Flemings
Battaglia
Robert Fischer
Fischer
Pinckneyville
Mrs. Battaglia
East Grand Avenue
Eirkville
7Th Circuit Court of Appeals
Chicago
7Th Circuit
Fleming Brothers
James L. Foreman
Southern District of
Illinois
House bill to ration energy faces costly House Senate clash
Washington lawmakers scaled back Carter energy plan as House Republicans added exemptions in a 263 159 vote delaying a united bill before recess. The measure repeals building temperature rules and exempts food and health care, while preserving a framework for state targets and possible federal standards under shortage. Senate voices predict impasse as it trims synthetic fuels funding from 18 to 3 billion in 1980 budget.
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House
Senate
White House
Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
Carter
Dense morning fog and heat fuel Friday forecast in Southern Illinois
Good Evening Fog lingers into Friday with dense fog in the morning and a chance of thunderstorms by Friday night. Temperatures remain warm with a high near 90 and humid conditions through the weekend as storms are possible Saturday and Sunday.
Three Mile Island accident could have been prevented
NRC inspectors say the Three Mile Island Unit 2 disaster might have been prevented if operators had let safety systems function. The report cites adequacy of design, equipment, and procedures and notes 35 potential federal violations under investigation.
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Washington
Three Mile Island
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
NRC Office of Inspection and Enforcement
Harrisburg
Victor Stella Jr
Three Mile Island Unit
Stella
Fire destroys Cutler Post Office and Rednour office
Fire leveled the Cutler Post Office and Rednour Steel Erectors office early Wednesday. Social Security checks in the safe were saved, including 12 checks not damaged. Debris included a Hobart generator truck, 50,000 studs, and multiple power tools valued in the tens of thousands. Firefighters from Steeleville, Percy and Pinckneyville aided the Cutler department. One firefighter, Don Helvey, was treated for heat and smoke exposure and is in satisfactory condition.
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Cutler
Rednour Steel Erectors
Rednour
John Pugh
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Curtis Caby
E. W. “Barney
du Quoin
Caby
Hobart
Lincoln
Steeleville
Percy
Pinckneyville
Cutler Fire Department
Don Helvey
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
National cow chip throwing championship canceled
Du Quoin Diarrhea forced the cancellation of the national cow chip throwing championship. Mark May of the Montana State Fair cited unhappy cows and poor quality chips from Southern Illinois as reasons. John Hertz of Carbondale, the Du Quoin champion, was slated to compete for Southern Illinois.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin
du Quoin State Fair
Mark May
Montana
Great Falls
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Washington Star and
Associated Press
Congress
House of Congress
Howard H. Baker Jr
Tennessee
Spe
Sen
Henry J. Jackson
D-Wash
Senate Energy Committee
Jackson
Howard Baker
Henry Jackson
Dwayne Initate
Gastonia
N.C
Jean Adams Gwinn
Planning Commission
Milt Huggins
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Sandy Blaha
Mike Crews
Carlyle
Elverado High School
Dex
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