Slaying of Margaret Burns ruled homicide in Carbondale
The Jackson County coroner's jury ruled the November 5 death of Margaret Burns a homicide by persons unknown. Clarence Harrington III, 20, was later charged after reportedly admitting strangling Burns. The autopsy cited strangulation with jeans used as the ligature and a possible blow from a skillet size instrument or impact.
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Robin Doane
Southern Illinoisan
Margaret Burns
Carbondale
Jackson County
Miss Burns
Green Acres
Robert Scott
Ragsdale
Alden S. Thompson
Sally Ellis
Miss Ellis
Phillip Dillberg
Dillberg
Robbers Hit Best Inns Motel in Carbondale
Police seek two armed robbers who demanded cash receipts at the Best Inns on East Main Street in Carbondale about 1 am Sunday. The manager said two men about 18 or 19 years old took roughly $1,400. their escape route remains unknown.
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E. Main St
Carbondale
Mike Neely
Shichi Go San Rite At Meiji Shrine Draws Families
A three year old Japanese girl in European style waits for purification at Tokyo Meiji Shrine during Shichi Go San. The festival honors children ages seven, five, and three with varied outfits from traditional kimonos to modern cowboys.
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Tokyo
Meiji Shrine
Accidental gun death of 10 year old in Carbondale
A Jackson County coroner's jury ruled the shooting death of Paul Charles Nicholson, 10, of 2906 Kent Drive, Carbondale, accidental. The incident occurred November 5 at the Shoemaker home when 12 year old Craig Shoemaker, who had taken the rifle from a gun cabinet, cocked and fired at Paul as he entered the room.
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Paul Charles Nicholson
Kent Drive
Carbondale
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Nicholson
Craig Shoemaker
Shoemaker
Michael Maurizio
Maurizio
Donald Shoemaker
Sheriff backs deer warning after two patrol cars hit
Jackson County Sheriff Don White says deer activity backs his warning to drivers. Deputy Warren Grammer hit a large eight point buck on Illinois 4 east of Ava about 3:30 a.m. with vehicle damage near 750 dollars. Deputy Kevin Adams struck a deer on Illinois 13 east of Murphysboro last week with similar damage. State police and county officials noted high deer movement during mating and hunting season.
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Jackson County
Don White
Whit
Warren Grammer
Illinois
Ava
White
Kevin Adams
Ilinois
Murphysboro
Spain king wins first clash with right wing in Madrid
King Juan Carlos secured the support of the Council of the Realm for his choice, Torcuato Fernandez Miranda, as president of the Cortes. The six hour secret meeting highlighted tensions with Francoists who wanted Valcarcel to extend his term. The council split signals a tougher test ahead for the young king as he faces naming a new premier and cabinet.
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Madrid
Juan Carlos
Spain
Council of the Realm
Torcuato Fernandez Miranda
Cortes
Fernandez
Alejandro Rodriguez de Valcarcel
Seven Korean students sentenced in secret court session
In Seoul seven university students were secretly sentenced to four to ten years for antigovernment activity in May. Thirteen others were previously given one and a half to eight years in open court. All defendants, Roman Catholics, faced charges under President Park Chung Hee's May decree banning opposition.
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Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Enema Bandit Pleads Guilty in Multiple Robberies
Michael Kenyon of Palatine has pleaded guilty to six counts of armed robbery linked to the University of Illinois campus attacks. A plea bargain, agreed by Champaign and DuPage counties, drops lesser charges. sentencing set for December 23 with a recommended 10 to 20 year term.
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Champaign
University of Illinois
Cago. Asst
Robert Steigmann
Kenyon
Birch E. Morgan
Circuit Court
DuPage County
Soft heart jailer resigns after prisoner’s escape
Waldo Wainright, a probationary Clark County jailer, resigned after freeing Ray Alan Williams a California inmate who claimed to be a true Christian. Williams left by limousine after telephoning a rental agency. sheriff says he believes the escape was not an inside job.
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Clark County
Waldo Wainright
Ray Alan Williams
Williams
Sacramento
Calif
Portland
Wainright
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Washington
Goldwater
Sheriff’s Office
Gene Cotton
Common Market passport eyed with direct elections by 1978
Western European leaders agreed on a Common Market passport and spring 1978 direct elections for a European Parliament with nine member states issuing a Bordeaux red passport. Britain and Denmark may continue appointing parliamentary representatives while the rest vote by proportional representation.
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Britain
Denmark
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Tween
Harold Wilson
W. Monroe
ELECT
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Walker
Illinois Health Care Association
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