Balloonists chase more records after Atlantic crossing
Three American balloonists led by Ben Abruzzo and Maxie Anderson drift toward Paris after crossing the Atlantic in Double Eagle II. They report favorable weather and aim to push further for new time and distance records, while the craft nears Paris and the trio prepares for potential additional legs.
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Brest
France
le Havre
Larry Newman
Newman
Ben Abruzzo
Maxie Anderson
Albuquerque
N.M
Memphis teachers return to normal day amid few pickets
Memphis public schools opened with 117000 students and staff proceeding without disruption as police and fire unions kept mostly away from campuses. The city notes no pickets at schools as sanitation workers report for duty and talks of broader labor actions continue.
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Memphis, Tenn
Sam Jacobs
Memphis
Lorene Osborne
Memphis Education Association
Russell X. Thompson
Memphis Labor Council
Tommy Powell
Wyeth Chandler
Editorial notes on ERA extension and sports wrap
An editorial argues that an extension for ratification of the proposed ERA would merely let Illinois legislators delay. Page 4. The Mekro Brothers overwhelmed the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. Page 13. Prep football practice has begun in Southern Illinois and predictions for 1978’s best teams begin. Page 15.
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Mekro Brothers
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Southern Illinois
Terrorists seize eight hostages at German Consulate in Chicago
Police reported eight hostages held on the tenth floor of the German Consulate in Chicago by two people described as Croatian terrorists from the Chicago area. Officials said the pair demanded talks and the release of Stjepan Bilandzic, a Croatian national facing extradition to Yugoslavia, with German authorities confirming attempts to resolve the standoff.
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Germany
Yugoslavia
Counsulate
Michigan Avenue
Loop
Washington
Bonn
Fritz Ziefer
Bilandzic
Stjepan Bilandzic
Cologne
West Germany
Ziefer
Colleges pay no tax on some profitable property in Illinois
The Associated Press reports that tax free college land in Illinois is sometimes used for profit, prompting calls to tax leased real estate. Northwestern, Lincoln College, Harper College and others lease properties to businesses and farms, with debates over whether such land should be taxed.
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Associated Press
Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court
Lincoln College
Lincoln
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Harper College
Palatine
Shirley Munson
Northwestern University
Evanston
Chicago
Continental Illinois National Bank & Trust Co
Nabisco
Pepsi Cola Co
Index Corp
Lewis Canterbury
State Department of Local Governmental Affairs
High
Illinois Supreme Court
Northwestern
Cook County
Ray Pfeifer
Logan County
Munson
Moultrie County
University of Illinois
Decatur
Millikin University
Marion inmate claims government hides evidence in helicopter escape
Garrett Trapnell, an inmate at Marion, says the FBI and prosecutors conceal evidence of others involved in the May 24 helicopter escape plot. He plans to present two witnesses at trial and believes no indictment has been issued to shield witnesses. Officials deny withholding information, noting grand jury secrecy and ongoing investigations.
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Southern Illinoisan
U.S
Marion
Garrett Trapnell
Trapnell
Barbara A. Oswald
Richmond Heights
St. Louis
Oswald
FBI
James Burgess
Edward Hegarty
Springfield
Federal Grand Jury
Hegarty
David Cassens
Washington, D.C
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James K. Johnson
United States
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