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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1977
Page
9
A federal indictment accuses Versicol Chemical Corp and six others of concealing lab data on chlordane and heptachlor. Pesticides suspended nationwide may face a permanent ban after EPA review in April. The case cites tumor evidence and potential human cancer risk.
A Cook County grand jury indicted 17 people including six public employees for stealing more than 75000 from the state welfare program. The case targets Woodrow Flient a 29 year old Chicago caseworker charged with theft attempted theft and official misconduct in a scheme to skim welfare payments.
Four men met in Kankakee the night of the June 3, 1973 murders on Interstate 57 in southern Cook County. David Sanders, 22, was sentenced to 300 to 900 years. Henry Brisbon, 21, earlier received 1,000 to 3,000 years for killing engaged couple Dorothy Cerny, 25, and James Schmidt, 25. Charleston and Thompson testified. Charleston faces 15 to 20 years while Thompson gets 20 to 40 years.
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