Evansville basketball team dies in plane crash
A charter DC-3 carrying 14 Evansville basketball players and 15 others crashed near Evansville after attempting to return to the airport in rain and fog. All 29 aboard died, including coach Bobby Watson and two crew members. The crash site was near the Dress Regional Airport with bodies brought to a downtown morgue and then to funeral homes.
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Charles Roberts
Evansville, Ind
University of Evansville
Weath
Greg Knipping
Marv Bates
WUEV
Sheriff’s Office
Charles Goad
Maurice King
Bill Hartford
Gaston Ruiz
Pam Smith
Greg Smith
Art Smith
West Frankfort
Parker-Reedy Funeral Home
Evansville mourns 14 basketball players in fatal plane crash
Dozens of University of Evansville students gather in vigils at New Chapel and dorms to mourn 14 players killed when their chartered plane crashed after takeoff from Cress Regional Airport en route to a Tennessee game. Coach Brad McCutchan identifies victims. community honors the team and faces the tragedy.
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Manuel Schiffres
Evansville
Ind
University of Evansville
New Chapel
Cress Regional
Tennessee
David Mensing
Peru
Mensing
Moore Hall
Cairo hosts historic Arab Israeli peace talks as Begin heads to Washington
Egypt and Israel opened face to face negotiations at the Mena House in Cairo to pursue a broad Arab Israeli settlement. Egyptian President Sadat hailed the talks as a dawn of a new era, while Prime Minister Begin prepared a U.S. trip to push peacemaking proposals. Morocco explored an emergency Arab summit as regional diplomacy moves proceed.
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Cairo
Egypt
Israel
United States
Geneva Middle East
Menahem Begin
Carter
Middle East
Anwar
Sadat
Begin
Morocco
Hassan
Irael
Mena House
Giza
Jerusalem
Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid
Eliahu Ben-Elissar
Meguid
Weather outlook fair and cool with showers possible
The National Weather Service predicts fair and cooler conditions tonight with lows in the mid 30s. Clouds increase Thursday with highs in the lower to mid 30s. Friday through Sunday bring cloudy mild weather with a chance of showers Sunday and cooler conditions Sunday.
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National Weather Service
Santa Claus aids petition drive for rate hearing attendance
Santa Claus helped carry petitions urging Illinois Commerce Commission members to attend a rate hearing in Southern Illinois. The scene highlights public involvement in utility rate deliberations and civic outreach across the region.
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Santa Claus
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois
Halfway politics aided Black Lung reform path
A brief page four note claims that midterm political maneuvers cleared the way for the Black Lung reform bill, suggesting patient legislative strategy helped passage.
Ann Landers 39 Births and Deaths 29 Bridge 39 Classified 25-28
A column listing notices and snippets across multiple pages includes birth and death entries, bridge scores, classified ads, and family living notes. It provides brief items and timing cues for readers scanning the section.
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Ann Landers
Farmers Strike Embraces Regions With Varied Tactics
The nationwide action called by American Agriculture targets 100 percent parity to restore 1910s profits. Tractorcades, boycotts, and warehouse picketing mark Midwest and Pacific Northwest protests while dairy regions show mixed, sparse backing.
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Associated Press
Silent approval claimed as Southern Illinois farmers join national strike
Farm strikers say about three fourths of area farmers will participate in a nationwide action that halts buying and selling of farm products while daily chores continue. Roger Menees of Route 2 near Jonesboro argues the move seeks 100 percent parity and a law guaranteeing fair prices amid rising costs, though no local demonstrations were seen.
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Robert Grupp
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Menees
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
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National Transportation Safety Board
Philip A. Hogue
National Jet Service Inc
Indianapolis
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Nashville
Tenn
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Vanderburgh
Patrick Alvey
Metro Beechcraft Corp
Alvey
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
John Ed Washington
Walter Thomas
Washington
Mark Sandy
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Ill
Sandy
Center
Jim Byers
Murfreesboro
Middle Tennessee State University
Bobby Watson
Newburgh
Charles Shike
Bob Hudson
Mark Gerner
Brad McCutchan
McCutchan
Aces
Ernan Simpson
Owensboro
Simpson
Joe Celania
Great Pyramid of
Cheops
Franklin J. Roosevelt
Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Pope Paul VI
Cyrus R. Vance
Saudi
Arabia
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Palestine Liberation Organization
Food and Drug Administration
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Iowa
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Teamsters Union
American Agriculture
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Wisconsin
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