Puerto Rican terrorists hunted after Navy ambush in San Juan
The FBI and Puerto Rican police pursued nationalist attackers who killed two U S Navy sailors and wounded ten others in an ambush. Three independence groups claimed responsibility while Rear Adm. Knoizen ordered heightened security at bases across Puerto Rico. The incident was cited as retaliation for prior police shootouts and prison deaths.
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IBHE OKs tuition hike policy in Chicago
The Illinois Board of Higher Education approved a nonbinding policy for annual tuition increases tied to inflation and urged a change in law granting universities sole rate-setting authority without legislative approval. Legislators, however, signaled reluctance to surrender direct control. The plan also proposes expanded scholarship funding.
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Illinois Board of Higher Education Today
Pinckneyville Moves To Curb Door Solicitors
Pinckneyville City Council approved first readings of two ordinances to curb solicitors. Homeowners can post no soliciting signs or allow only city-registered solicitors. Registration includes police forms and fingerprinting. past five years of convictions disqualify. Exceptions for some sellers. Violations bring trespass charges and up to 500 dollar fines. Signs not posted allow homeowners to instruct solicitors to leave. Provisions bar solicitation between 9 p m and 9 a m.
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Pinckneyville
Repairs to close bridge lane Brookport
The Irvin Cobb Bridge spanning the Ohio River between Illinois and Kentucky will run one lane for several days to allow deck repairs. Kentucky DOT urges motorists to detour if possible, citing the Highway 60-62 Bridge at Cairo as the only alternate route available after recent resurfacing and opening to traffic.
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Southern Illinoisan Publication Office and Contact Details
An informational notice listing the Southern Illinoisan publication offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion with subscription rates and phone numbers for classifieds and delivery. The notice also provides postmaster address and service areas across Illinois and surrounding regions.
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Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Court rules indigent defendants may sue court appointed lawyers
The Supreme Court held that defense counsel in criminal cases can be sued for malpractice by their former clients, overturning a Pennsylvania ruling that immunity applied to such lawyers. The decision, written by Justice John Paul Stevens, notes immunity does not extend to the defense attorney in federal malpractice suits, citing the Criminal Justice Act of 1964.
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Nader urges public hold line on phone costs
Consumer activist Ralph Nader urged citizens to band together to fight rising telephone rates, comparing the issue to gas and electric protests and urging action before state regulatory agencies. A 201-page primer by Louis J. Sirico argues for confronting telephone company lawyers at commissions to press for kept rates and maintained service.
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Washington AP
Ralph Nader
Nader
Rock concert survivor recalls deadly stampede at Ohio arena
A crowd crush outside Riv erfront Coliseum in Cincinnati before a Who show left 11 dead and eight injured. Survivors described being carried by the surge as doors finally opened and security struggled to manage thousands in frigid conditions. Authorities kept the concert going to avoid further panic.
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