Sniper list reaches 16 in August shootings
Three more shooting incidents Wednesday night raised to 16 the number of August sniper shootings. A teen girl, Elizabeth Taylor 16, was killed on August 7 and nine others were wounded. Witnesses described bullets hitting a car and a tavern while a truck driver reported shots at his vehicle.
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East St. Louis
Margaret Jungle
Collinsville
Nan
Cathy
Jungle
Gertrude Robinson
Jerry Wade
Washington Park
Elizabeth Taylor
N and W Bridge Collapses Near Custer Park
About 20 of 97 Norfolk and Western Freight cars derailed into the Kankakee River when a bridge collapsed just south of Custer Park. No injuries were reported. The incident caused a power outage in the 500 resident Will County community between Joliet and Kankakee.
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Custer Park
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Kankakee
Will County
Joliet
U.S. Casualties Amid War Lull Reported
U.S. headquarters say 159 American deaths, 609 wounded and hospitalized, 575 treated in the field, for the week ending Aug. 17. Total U.S. deaths reach 26,793 while enemy losses reach 379,564. Also listed traffic fines in Carbondale, Marion, Johnston City and Makanda.
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Saigon
U.S
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Carbondale
Limpus
Tos
Calhoun Plumbing & Heating
Eaton & Brown Appliance CO
Gordon
Grady Plumbing & Electric Ph
Hunter Sales Corp
Lumber City
Montgomery Ward
Owen Bros. Plumbing & Heating
Peter
Pyramid
Dept. Carbondale
Raymond Statlar Lumber CO
Weller
Chas. T. Williams Plumbing
Centrea
Lline
Evelyn Collins
Marion
Ricky Logsdon
Dennis Malone
Johnston City
Herman Roberts
Makanda
Nettie Howell
F.D.I.C
Ata
Murphysboro
Walnut ST
SEA King Motors
H.P
Coast Guard
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