Miners Trapped in Cave-In Near Bergoo West Virginia
Rescue teams recovered two miners and one body after a ceiling collapse 1,800 feet into a hill near Bergoo. Larry Clevenger and Denzil Cutlip, both Webster Springs residents, were rescued with injuries and minor shock while two others remained trapped 300 feet below the surface as teams maintain voice contact. The Elk River Sewell Coal Co. mine employed eight miners at the time. family members and officials awaited updates at the scene.
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Bergeo
W.va
Fred Dickinson
Larry Clevenger
Webster Springs
Denzil Cutlip
Dickinson
Cutlip
Clevenger
Webster Memorial Hospital
Elk River Sewell Coal Co
Webster County
Gary Payne
Payne
Bergoo
West Virginia
Mandel Leaves Prison After Commutation By Reagan
Former Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel, 62, freed from a Florida Panhandle prison after President Reagan commuted his three year bribery sentence three months early. Mandel cried when the news came, saying he never lost hope and planned to reunite with his wife Jeanne. He will enter a pre release center until December 20, then be free to leave by day but must spend nights in custody. The commutation followed lobbying by Sen. Paul Laxalt and Rep. Jack Kemp among Maryland officials.
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Eglin Air Force Base
Fla
Maryland
Marvin Mandel
Reagan
Arnold Weiner
Mandel
Jeanne
Florida Panhandle Air Base
Paul Laxalt
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
Illinois high court bars lie detector evidence even with consent
The Illinois Supreme Court ruled polygraph results are inadmissible in criminal trials even when a defendant agrees to testing. The decision overturns a Monroe County burglary conviction where the test and a prosecutorial stipulation were used, reaffirming the test's unreliability and the jury's role in evaluating credibility.
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Kathy Best
Southern Illinoisan
Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Monroe County
Illinois
Psang
Mysteries of the mind and the brain's evolving layers
Robert Jastrow discusses the human brain as a sum of evolved parts from different eras. He argues the brain’s symmetry reflects ancient and recent developments shaping cognition and consciousness.
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Robert Jastrow
Holiday home tours showcase generosity in Southern Illinois
In the holiday spirit of giving residents in three Southern Illinois communities invite the public to view homes for charity. Chester and Herrin hold tours this Sunday while Du Quoin hosts one on December 13. A preview highlights participating homes.
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Southern Illinois
Chester
Herrin
du Quoin
Insurance Costs Bring Heavy Load on Family Budgets
The article traces how households once relied on small fire and life policies to cover losses and funeral costs. Now homeowners and auto coverage, especially with teenage drivers, dominate budgets as premiums rise and add strain to family finances.
Southern Illinoisan publication and rates notice
Public notice of Southern Illinoisan publication details including offices in Carbondale Herrin and Marion and subscription rates by carrier motor route and mail. advertising contact numbers and mailing address provided. explains offices and postal details for this newspaper.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
Souern Illinoisan
Southern Tinduas
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Southern Illinoisan
Tonica Judge Named Chief Justice of Illinois Supreme Court
Howard C. Ryan of Tonica has been elected chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court for a three year term. He succeeds Orate H. Goldenhersh of Belleville. Ryan, 65, was elected to the Supreme Court in 1970 and to the appellate court in 1978. He has served as a judge since 1954 and is a Republican.
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Springfield
Southern
Ryan
Supreme Court
Illinois
Woman pleads not guilty in death in Jackson County
Sherry Garrett 39 of Carbondale pleaded not guilty in circuit court to two counts of involuntary manslaughter in the Nov 9 shooting death of Helen Pugh at a N Marion trailer. Judge bound case for trial. bond set at 5000. Authorities said a preceding argument may have sparked the fatal incident.
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Sherry Garrett
Jackson County
Ms. Garrett
Carbondale
Helen Pugh
Marion
Ms. Pughes
Ms. Pugh
Ava Man Charged in Ava Shooting Death
Jackson County prosecutors file involuntary manslaughter charge against David Brown of Ava for the Oct 13 shooting of 33 year old Harold Peters. Brown allegedly handled the gun while intoxicated after a bar dispute, leading to Peters’s death. arrest warrant issued, court appearance pending.
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Jackson County
Ava
John Clemons
David Brown
Harold Peters
Brown
Peters
Clemons
Court upholds death penalty for Chicago killer Gaines
The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed the death sentence for Dickie Gaines, 22, convicted of fatally shooting two men on Chicago’s South Side. He is to die in the electric chair at Joliet State Penitentiary on May 21, with two justices dissents.
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Springfield
Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago
High Court
Dickie Gaines
Supreme Court
Gaines
Illinois State Penitentiary
Joliet
Cornelius Lewis
Decatur
Illinois General Assembly
Lewis
Illinois IDOT Sets MBE and WBE Goals for FY 1982
The Illinois Department of Transportation establishes MBE and WBE targets for fiscal year 1982 from July 1 1981 to June 30 1982. MBE 2.6 percent WBE 2.5 percent. Public inspection of goal development details until January 4 1982 in Springfield address. Public comments due January 25 1982 to Ms. Marietta C. L. Bailey. Individual program goals listed for Aeronautics Public Transportation Traffic Safety Highways Railroads.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
WBE
South
Dirksen Parkway
Springfield
Illinois
Marietta C. L. Bailey
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Ronald S. Liebman
Bruce Bereano
Laxalt
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William G. Clark
Clark
Everett Baynes
Valmeyer
Baynes
Holiday Home Tours
Tonica
Richard E. Richman
Bound
Ava Man
EAST
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Community OF Faith Baptist Church
Glorylanders Quartet
Williamson County
Poinsettias
Robert Ridgway
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