Ava man would pay taxes but won't pay to aid war
Bruce Chrisman of Ava, a 30-year-old engineer turned conscientious objector, refuses to pay income taxes to fund war while supporting humanitarian programs. He and his wife Mary Anne, with daughter Vanessa, live on a small farm and advocate nonviolence and religiously guided government support, awaiting appeal after a 1975 tax-filing conviction.
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Southern Illinois
Bruce Chrisman
Ava
Chrisman
Mary Anne
Vanessa
University of Illinois
Mennonite Social Services
Champaign
Jericho
Bruce
Congress
Iran says hostages to face trials possibly death sentences
Tehran announced some of the 50 American hostages at the U.S. Embassy will be tried within 48 hours and might face death sentences while others could be freed. The State Department denounced the move as outrageous as Carter administration officials met families in Washington. The crisis grew as Turk minority rebels in the northwest pressed their fight and Tehran asked for unity.
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Ruhollah Khomeini
U.S
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Department
Washington
State Department
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Harold Saunders
Khomeini
America
United States
Mohammed Kazem Shariat-Madari
Tabriz
East Azerbaijan
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Walter Ramsay
Ghotbzadeh
Rabies Tests Underway As Warden Faces Immunization
Rabies tests begin today on the fourteenth animal in Jackson County over two weeks. If the tested cat is rabid, warden Vicki Ashley may require an experimental immunization due to an allergy. Another warden already receives anti rabies shots after possible contact with a rabid skunk. Three rabies cases in the county include two skunks and a kitten. Several communities are quarantined and dogs without tags or under supervision will be picked up.
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Jackson County
Animal Control
Vicki Ashley
Mrs. Ashley
Dowell
Elkville
Vergennes
de Soto
Ashley
Gale Harris
Miss Lillian Receives 36 Dollar Gift From Murphysboro
A crowd of 36 Murphysboro residents sent Miss Lillian Carter 36 dollars, each a dollar, in support of the spirit of her Iran remark. The letters accompany the money say it is to pressure Iran and world leaders, while hoping to fund cancer research via the American Cancer Society.
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Southern Illinoisan
Lillian Carter
Ayatollah Khomeini
Murphysboro
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Associated Press
Lillian
Honey
Hartselle
Ala
Khomeini
Iran
Illinois
United States
Vietnam
Entebbe
Israel
Carter
Man
American Cancer Society
Shah's nephew shot dead in Paris outside his mother's home
Shariar Chafik, nephew of Iran's former shah, was killed in the 16th arrondissement as he left his mother’s house. Witnesses say a motorcyclist fired twice, including a head shot, then rode off. Police identify him as a son of Princess Ashraf.
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Iran
Shariar Chafik
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Ashraf
Dempsey Finalist for West Virginia Head Coach Job
SIUC coach Rey Dempsey becomes one of four finalists for the WVU head coaching post announced by Athletic Director Gale Sayers. Dempsey interviewed in Morgantown and a decision is expected Monday.
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Mike Chamness
Southern Illinoisan
Tempe
Ariz
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Rey Dempsey
West Virginia University
SIUC
Gale Sayers
Dempsey
Morgantown
W. Va
Sayers
Colorado
Bill Mallory
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Rey
Weather outlook: cold windy nights and weekend warming
National Weather Service forecasts fair windy and cooler tonight with lows in the 20s. Saturday brings mostly sunny and cold highs in the upper 30s to low 40s. Illinois forecast shows partly cloudy skies Sunday through Tuesday with a warming trend highs in the low 40s Sunday rising to the upper 40s by Tuesday and lows from the 20s to 30s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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