Guardsmen arrest Memphis police pickets in curfew clash
In Memphis Tennessee riot equipped National Guardsmen rounded up picketing officers as fire fighters joined the police walkout under a dusk to dawn curfew. About 50 strikers were arrested for curfew violation and breach of peace as 1 100 police remain out. The 1400 member firefighters union had rejected the city's contract offer amid an arson tied strike.
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Memphis
Tennessee
Chandler
Central Police
Santa Barbara Sees 5.1 Quake Hurts At Least 50
A powerful 5.1 magnitude quake struck six miles offshore near Santa Barbara causing shattered windows flooded streets and a derailed train. It rattled five counties and was felt as far as Los Angeles. About 50 people were treated for minor injuries with two serious cases listed. Goleta bore the brunt with damaged roofs and blocked roads.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Here
Santa Barbara Channel
Los Angeles
Richard Hansen
Goleta
California Highway Pa
Trol
Gene Hunt
Goleta Valley Community Hospital
Donald Rink
California Highway Patrol
Terrie Tucker
Abuse of property tax exemptions widespread in Illinois survey funds
A statewide Associated Press survey finds extensive abuse of tax exemptions in Illinois, with over a million acres untaxed and records in 102 counties in disarray. Government and charitable land, private clubs, banks, and churches use exemptions, driving up taxes for compliant homeowners and leaving vast property unlisted on rolls. Despite state law, many exemptions go unreviewed or stay on the rolls when ownership changes, and local officials lack staff to fix the mess.
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Illinois
Associated Press
Illinois Bar Association
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Scott Air Force Base
Gregory Kelley
Pike County
Elynore Smith
Henderson County
Illinois Department of Local Governmental Affairs
Central Illinois
Springfield
Sangamon County Assessments
Wilson Parks
Benton
Chicago
Mississippi River
First National Bank of
Belleville
Bank
Logan County
Lincoln College
Iroquois County
Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
Concordia Seminary
Bureau County
American Legion Post
Edward Petka
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Will County
Petka
Kelley
Winnebago County
Rockford
Cook County
Very Warm Week Ahead With Heat Lingers
The forecast calls for temperatures in the 90s through Friday with nights in the 70s. Sunday's high reached 93 and the overnight fell to 72. National Weather Service forecaster Michael Kochis in Cairo says a 20 percent chance of rain Tuesday but no rain expected Wednesday through Friday. Skies should be clear to partly cloudy and it will remain very warm through Friday.
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Michael Kochis
National Weather Service
Cairo
Kochis
Winds of Kaskaskia Canal Boost for Miners and Utility
The Kaskaskia Canal yields windfalls for a mining company and a utility but fails to deliver broad local gains expected by the region. Page 3. Additionally, the firing of George Allen as Los Angeles Rams head coach shocks players and Allen himself. Page 13.
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Kaskaskia Canal
George Allen
Los Angeles Rams
Rams
Allen
McVey and Humphrey begin four year federal terms
Former Herrin Mayor John B. McVey and ex-Police Chief William Humphrey reported to federal prisons in Minnesota and Arizona to serve four year extortion sentences. They reported to U.S. marshals in East St. Louis but went directly to Sandstone Minnesota and Safford Arizona. Both are minimum security facilities.
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Karen Rothe
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
John B. McVey
William “Bill” Humphrey
Minnesota
Arizona
McVey
Sandstone
Minn
Humphrey
Safford
Ariz
East St. Louis
U.S. District Court
William Juergens
Benton
Shoemake
U.S
Clifford Proud
Proud
Southern Illinois Cable TV Inc
American-LaFrance Fire Equipment Co
Key Equipment Co
St. Louis
Darrell Simson
Christopher
Towers Fire Equipment Co
Wallace Duncan
Hollywood
Juergens
Jerry Humphrey
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International Firefighters Association
Wyeth Chandler
Union Avenue
E. W. Chapman
John Molnar
San Francisco
California
Pacific
Nevada
Vegas
San Diego
Mexico
Miles
The
Union County
Blue Cross
Ann Landers
Wit’s End
Thomas Shoemake
Basil Russell
Russell
Humphrey, McVey
Williamson County
Marion
Little Grassy Lake
Duncan
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