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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1976
Page
2
Six cars of a San Francisco Zephyr Amtrak train plunged down a 35 foot embankment before dawn injuring 46 travelers. One, Greg J. Gee of Farragut Iowa, was in serious condition after surgery at Bergan Mercy Hospital. No deaths reported.
The 640 foot Liberian tanker Argo Merchant grounded on Nantucket Shoals with a flooded engine room and a four mile oil slick trailing behind. Coast Guard officials say weather has helped but there is risk of breakup and spill could restart. Crew of 38, at least 20 evacuated by helicopter.
Police found Rick Manzie dead from multiple gunshot wounds in the couple's Las Vegas home with no signs of forced entry. Handguns and rifles were recovered, including a pistol in a drawer, but investigators have not located the murder weapon. Miss McNair returned from Chicago after the incident. Police noted no break-in and did not confirm a mob hit, though Manzie had ties to Chicago figures.
President elect Carter’s advisers reached substantive agreement on a plan to extend clemency to as many as 250,000 Vietnam era service members with tarnished records. The move would pardon draft law violators and may include deserters and veterans with less than honorable discharges. David Berg stated recommendations are set and a pardon and executive order would follow with Gov Carter and the new attorney general’s approval.
Convicted killer Gary Gilmore was rushed to a Salt Lake City hospital after a suspected drug overdose. A hospital spokesman said his condition was critical.
Spain’s referendum on democratic reform draws 72.9 percent approval from 23 million voters. With 98.4 percent of ballots counted, 94.2 percent vote yes and 2.6 percent no, amid fears of ultraright and leftist unrest following Franco’s dictatorship. The reform is led by King Juan Carlos and Prime Minister Adolfo Suarez.
Prime Minister Michael Manley’s Socialist PNP won a commanding victory in Jamaica, securing 45 of 60 seats with 9 undecided. Edward Seaga’s JLP trailed with six seats and an earlier count showed 35 PNP to 15 JLP in the previous 53 seat parliament.
London AP reports the Labor government facing sharp criticism from both left and right over its new austerity measures aiming to cut government spending by 4.2 billion dollars. The debate centers on the scale and impact of planned reductions.
A Canadian Jesuit, Father Andre Gelinas, claims 15 000 to 20 000 Vietnamese chose death over living under Communist rule after 19 years in Saigon. He alleges executions of former South Vietnamese officers and anti Communist guerrillas, based on hospital and crisis reports. The piece also covers unrelated notices and rates.
The House and Senate overridden Gov. Walker vetoes, restoring 11.8 million for university pay raises and 5.3 million for community college raises. The action funds a 2 percent retroactive pay increase for education employees, with totals split among University of Illinois SIU Board of Regents and other systems. Rep. Paul Stone urged support, arguing theOverrides cost about 1 million and won’t break state finances.
The U S Parole Commission denied E Howard Hunt's Christmas parole bid and postponed the decision for a month. It also denied David Sylvan Fine's parole request, setting Fine's next hearing for November 1978.
A House committee finds no evidence that any American MIAs in Vietnam are alive or held captive. The Pentagon may resume case by case reclassification of the 728 listed missing as action continues.
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