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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1978
Page
6
Mrs Wilma Nebughr of Cobden serves peach cobbler with ice cream at the Cobden Peach Festival which concluded Saturday. This marked her 32nd year in the festival. Proceeds this year will fund new lights at the Cobden ballpark.
Devin Vannoy, 21, was pulled from a farm auger where his arms were severed. Surgeons at St. John's Hospital performed a 12 hour operation to reattach the limbs after arms were recovered from the Vannoy farm 40 miles away. He remains in critical but stable condition with a week to 10 days needed to assess success.
The Church of Scientology files a Freedom of Information Act suit in Florida seeking FBI reports and related materials. The action targets the Justice Department FBI and several officials amid 11 Scientologists, including the founder's wife, being indicted on charges involving stolen government documents. The FBI argues much of the information is exempt and requests backlog delays disclosure. A hearing date has not been set.
Washington AP reports the Carter administration vows further measures in coming weeks to bolster the dollar amid exchange market declines. The Fed raised rates to aid the dollar, with White House officials promising ongoing actions to curb inflation and protect purchasing power.
U S District Judge George N Leighton ordered Chicago Park District to issue a permit for a weekend rally by the Youth International Party in Lincoln Park during Aug 26 27. The judge struck the $60 000 insurance condition and limited duration and size to meet park rules and an 11 PM curfew.
Convicted killer James Earl Ray faced a grilling over his alibi during three days of House assassinations committee testimony. The panel presented evidence challenging Ray's tire repair claim and Raoul theory, while one service station witness labeled Ray's account a rehearsed hoax and insisted he was at the scene.
Memphis returns to normal after an eight day police and firemen strike. Curfew lifted and National Guardsmen withdrawn as rank and file officers patrol downtown. Overton Square venues reopen late and cities nightlife resumes with the curfew end enabling night weddings and later store hours.
A county recount affirmed Mayor Dennis J. Kucinich's victory but reduced his lead to 236 votes. Final tallies read 60,014 for recall and 60,250 against ousting the 31 year old mayor after almost three days of tabulation at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on Saturday.
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