Drought persists as drought-stricken Illinois waits for rain
The drought continues with temperatures near 100 degrees and little rainfall forecast through next Tuesday. Farmers fear crop damage as county extension agents warn of scorched hay and corn and soybean crops needing rain, while gardeners soak soil and weed control remains crucial.
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Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Steve Piltz
Piltz
Mike Kochise
National Weather Service
Cairo
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
Perry County Extension
Howell
Perry
Williamson County Extension
Randy Davis
Illinois
Missile fuel leak kills airman amid 200 evacuations
An underground Titan II missile silo released nitrogen tetroxide causing a deadly vapor cloud that killed staff Sgt. Robert Thomas, 29, of Philadelphia, and left six airmen injured. About 200 rural residents evacuated. farmers warned crops near the area may die from chemical exposure as crews work to stabilize the site.
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Wichita
Kan
Air Force
Karen Meier
Little Rock Air Force Base
Arkansas
McConnell Air Force Base
Alan Defend
McConnell
Defend
Jeanette Nichols
Rock
U.S. 77
Winfield Hospital
Robert Thomas
Philadelphia
Carl Mulinger
Baltimore
Winfield
Scott Air Force
Belleville
Erby Hepstall
Thomasville
Ala
Meier
U.S
381St Strategic Missile Wing
Little Rock
Searcy
Ark
BentOn school board to seek court order to restore classes
Reported on Page 3 the Benton school board plans a court petition to force teachers back to work after a faculty walkout that led to student registration cancellations. Also noted are prison guard talks with Gov. Thompson, a looming postal strike, and critiques of state school aid.
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Benton School Board
Thompson
Umpires Strike Shuts Out Toronto Game
Four regular American League umpires refused to work the Toronto Blue Jays versus Minnesota Twins day game, signaling the second major league umpires strike in history. Bill Kunkel led the crew that did not appear at Exhibition Stadium. two amateur umpires and two coaches officiated. Contingency plans urged by the leagues for substitute umpires were in effect.
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Toronto
Toronto Blue Jays
Minnesota Twins
Bill Kunkel
Exhibition
Blue Jays
Confusion in Geneva over hijack or hoax on plane
In Geneva a TWA Boeing 707 from New York with 79 passengers and nine crew members exited the aircraft safely after a seven hour standstill. Authorities could not rule out either a hijacking or a hoax as a list of demands was dropped on a sleeping stewardess.
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Geneva
Switzerland
TWA
New York
Guy Fontanet
Fuehrer
Rudolf Hess
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan
Fontanet
Cointrin
Murder at Williamson County Sheriff's Office Shocks Town
Peter L. Gordy died after storming the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office with a rifle and pistol to free three inmates. Family and friends struggle to understand his motive while lawmen search for answers about his sudden violence and disillusionment with the system. Gordy had been a union leader with Local 2117 and was described as hot tempered yet polite, with a life marked by nonviolent history prior to the incident.
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Frank Suhadolnik
Peter L. Gordy
Williamson County Sheriff’s Office
Gordy
James F. Gordy
Boston
Washington D.C
Washington
Peter Gordy
Marion Memorial Hospital
John McCarty
United Mine Workers Construction
Harvard
Mass
Peter
Illinois
Marion
Alaska
Tom Kelley
United Mine Workers
Kelley
Carrier Mills
Carbondale
Pete
Williamson County
Russell Oxford
Oxford
du Quoin
Harrisburg
Morris Coal Co
Pete Gordy
Farthing
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The
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Gary Betts
ED Greer
Bonnie MacLean
du Quoin State Fair
St. Louis Cardinal
Pete Vuckovich
Cincinnati Reds
Ann Landers
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