Parolee Cantwell's shootout with police in Percy ends in death
James Francis Cantwell, 23, a paroled former convict from Percy, killed auxiliary officer William Graves and wounded three other officers during a 90 minute gun battle. Cantwell was fatally shot by state police after refusing to surrender at his mobile home. Several officers were wounded, Graves later died, and Cantwell faced prior assault convictions and a statutory parole.
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Joseph Arimond
Percy
James Francis Cantwell
Randolph County
Cantwell
William Graves
Sparta
Peoria
Way
George Killprove
McClure
Currat
Menard
Ernest Morris
Carter pushes for broad tax cuts to spur economy
President-elect Carter gains near unanimous backing from staff, big business, and organized labor for tax breaks to jump start growth. House leader ONeill cautions timing, saying 60 percent of prior tax cut money went to banks and offered a plan for a 14 billion dollar tax cut plus investment tax credit and job program targeting youth welfare recipients and long term unemployed.
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Carter
Thomas O'Neill
Congress
House Democratic Caucus
Washington
Pentagon
Plains
John Conyers
D-hich
Tex Cut
House
Miller aide charged in UMW slugging incident
A scuffle at United Mine Workers headquarters led to the arrest of executive assistant Rammeul M. Church in Miller's presence. Bank, a staff attorney, suffered facial injuries but was not hospitalized. Church faced a simple assault hearing in D C Superior Court amid internal union leadership tensions and a dispute linked to a column alleging travel expenses by Miller.
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Washington
United Mire
UMW
Arnold Miller
Rammuel M. Church
Miller
D.C. Superior Court
Rick Bank
Church
Bank
Jack Anderson
Union
Charleston
W. Va
Anderson
Policeman dies helping others in Randolph County incident
Bill Graves a Sparta auxiliary policeman and radio repairman was killed after stopping to help a co worker during a shooting at a Randolph County mine. The gunman James Cantwell fired a high powered rifle wounding Graves and Steeleville officer Claude Decker. Graves died at Sparta Hospital as other officers, including Joe Fred McDaniels and Clyde Dalton, recovered from injuries. Graves survived by his wife and two sons.
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Joe Fred McDonels
Steeleville
Gladson
Claude Decker
Cantwell
Priso
Ton
Chester Memorial Hospital
McDaniels
Sparta Community Hospital
Jewish Community Hospital
St. Louis
Decker
Graves
Sparta Communits
Chicago
Bill Graves
Randolph County
Percy
Sparta
Bercy
James Cantwell
Sparta Hospital
Mary Graves
Frances Dandridge
Makanda
Sparta Police Department
Steven
Richard
Eugene Graves
Springfield
Gene
Bob Graves
Keith Wolff
Detroit
Crevag
Imenmoels
The
Hill
Homse
Mme
Marion
Eugene
Mayne Cleghorn Graves
Mary Kane
Marissa
Joe Fred McDaniels
Jewish Hospital
Doris Salger
Clyde Dalton
Megnoria Hospital
Chester
Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Dalton
Weekend weather shifts to colder with diminishing forecast
Cold air settles across the region with tonight giving a low in the teens to 20s and turning partly cloudy. Saturday stays mostly sunny but much cooler with a high near 30. Sunday remains fair but turns cloudy by Monday with lows from 20 to 35 and highs from 35 to 50. Colder Monday and Tuesday. Weekend events include Christmas bazaars a full day movie and a holiday breakfast as listed in The Southern Indian Calendar Page 21. The Attorney General blocks the State Board of Ethics plan to destroy financial disclosure statements and income tax forms for state employees Page 9. Another free long distance directory service may end if the telephone company gets its way Page 16.
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State Board of Ethics
Hanukkah near as Illinois families prepare
Jewish families in Southern Illinois prepare for the eight day Hanukkah celebration beginning December 18. A blue ribbon panel questions the continued existence of 22 state mental facilities based on projected use. Champion gymnast Denise Didier of STU explains why she chose faith over gymnastics and college, dedicating her life to Christ.
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Illinois
Denise Didier
STU
Christ
Baseball May Return to Washington on Part Time Basis
Editorial on access to Illie ois veterinary medicine and potential 1978 baseball season in the nation’s capital.
Salukis Open Clash in Pittsburgh Clas sic Tourney
SIU C faces a tough test in a four team Pittsburgh Classic Basketball tournament opening tonight with the Salukis meeting Pittsburgh. The page also lists sections for births deaths a bridge comics and other features in the edition.
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Siu-C
Salukis
Pittsburgh
Ford invites GOP leaders to form a unifying party command
President Ford summoned resigning factional GOP leaders to a White House summit to discuss a party superstructure aimed at unifying the GOP for a potential 1980 victory. He described a coordinating committee with broad tent inclusion, noting the National Committee will select a final chairman in mid January.
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Ford
White House
Ronald Reagan
John Connally
Nelson Rockefeller
Mittee
Republican Party
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Reagan
Teft
Connally
Richard Ogilvie
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Illieois’ School of Veterinary Medicine
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