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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1961
Page
21
Gallup poll shows 57 percent of adults now identify fallout, up from 17 percent in 1955, yet only about one in five think current air fallout is dangerous. The survey notes women report more concern than men while many remain unconvinced of imminent danger.
Sgt. Nicholas Mellas of Staunton is ordered reinstated to the Sheridan Reformatory by the Illinois Civil Service Commission. He and five other officers were discharged last February on charges of mistreatment of prisoners. Remainder of cases are pending.
Norman Industries Inc estimates losses exceed 500 million dollars in December as impulse theft peaks during Christmas. Most thieves are nonprofessionals and 90 percent are women, with middle and higher income shoppers causing significant losses. Shoplifting up 14 percent in the past year includes some store employees. a Detroit department store once tested staff and found 76 percent admitted stealing $100 or more in six months.
Virgil Jack Eaton of 1339 Walnut Street Murphysboro fined 55 dollars including costs by Justice Jim Bob Kerrey for illegal transportation of liquor on a ticket issued by State Trooper Olen Lampe.
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