Carter's trip boosts Hannibal area fruit stands
About 25,000 people crossed the Mississippi to see the president, boosting Darrell Lindsey's Palmyra fruit stand. Lindsey, a truck driver turned produce seller, said he usually earns $400 daily but already matched that by late morning. He unloaded apples at Mary Hammock's stand on the Illinois shore as thousands filled the streets.
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Rapists target two women near Chicago mayor's home
Police report two assaults near Mayor Jane Byrne's North Side residence. A 36-year-old woman at the Seneca Hotel says a youth sneaked past security and raped her on the ground floor, stealing $5.75. A blind 35-year-old woman says a man followed her from a restaurant, beat her, and assaulted her with a kitchen fork before raping her.
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East St. Louis man pleads guilty to triple murder
Andre Jones, 23, admitted to shooting Samuel Nersesian and Debra Brown in an East St. Louis dry-cleaning store on April 30 and witnessed Freddie Tiller kill Richard Stoltz at a brickyard. State seeks death penalty. trial date for Tiller set for Sept. 10. Judge Hoban warned of possible death sentence. Jones given a week to decide on jury or judge for verdict.
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Downstate stations open Sunday more than Cook County
A Chicago Motor Club survey finds 30 percent of downstate Illinois service stations will be open some hours this Sunday, up from 27 percent last week, while Cook County stations show only 25 percent open. Seventy percent of Cook County dealers report good fuel supplies, versus 89 percent downstate.
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