Neighbors' feud ends as one saves neighbor from fire
Amil Cornille of Marion was dragged from a burning mobile home by neighbor Tom Smith after a boundary dispute had kept them apart. The blaze started in a nearby camping trailer and spread in high winds. both structures burned. Firefighters from Marion and Johnston City fought the fire for over two hours and are collecting clothing and items for the family.
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Amil Cornille
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Route 3
Marion
Smith
Johnston City
Daley Death Shocks Chicago Boss of a City Falls Silent
Mayor Richard J Daley dies at 74 from a heart attack in his office sending Chicago into shock as aldermen and aides plan leadership steps. Acting mayor potential includes Ald Wilson Frost and others while Daleys funeral and wake arrangements unfold at Bridgeport church. Presidents Ford and Carter issue tributes to a long time Democratic leader.
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Richard Joseph Daley
Docor
Chicago
Daley
Illinois
Ald
Wilson Frost
Eee Ce Bridgeport
Shirley Connors
John J. Lydon
Bridgeport
Thomas Coogan Jr
Coogan
Michael
Carter Names Brown Marshall and Harris to Cabinet
President elect Jimmy Carter selects Harold Brown as defense secretary and Ray Marshall as labor secretary to satisfy liberal wings of the Democrats while ignoring AFL-CIO worries. He also picks Patricia Roberts Harris for housing and urban development to balance gender and race in the cabinet.
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Washington Star
Associated Press
Plains
Jimmy Carter
Harold Brown
Defense
Ray Marshall
Carter
Democratic Party
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
Brown
John Dunlop
Washington
Patricia Roberts Harris
Housing and Urban Development
Newark
Kenneth Gibson
Harris
Food prices fall as inflation slows in November
The Labor Department reports a 0.3 percent rise in consumer prices for November, led by drops in food costs including fresh vegetables and dairy. Real take home pay rose 0.8 percent, the largest monthly gain in over a year, while mortgage rates and some services costs declined.
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Gvernment
Labor Department
Ford
Carter
Weather sketch shows mild Christmas week with mixed sun
The forecast calls for fair tonight with teens to low 20s, a warm Wednesday with 40s, and mostly cloudy Christmas Day into Saturday with a chance of snow in the far northeast. Temperatures vary from lower teens to upper 20s overnight and highs from upper 20s to low 40s despite subsidence damage.
Blazers fashion and Carter administration notes
Fashion focus on navy metal-button blazers and new variations dominates runway talk. Carter's transition aims for continuity as his cabinet choices signal steady policy.
Daley Death May Reshape Illinois Legislature
Democrats weigh how the death of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley could shift control in the Illinois Senate and House. Senator Kenneth Buzbee suggests Rock’s Senate presidency strengthens, while House leadership under Speaker William Redmond may face new opposition from Clyde Choate and Thaddeus Lechowicz factions. A tense intra party battle could spill into the next session.
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Democrats
Richard Daley
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Philip
Rock
Senate
Choate
Redmond
Thaddeus Lechowicz
Chicago
Winter Solstice Brings Shortest Daylight in Region
Winter arrives officially in Southern Illinois at 11 36 a m with 9 hours 20 minutes of daylight today. Overnight low in Carbondale dropped to 10 degrees, high seen in the low 20s as warm weather fades. Temperatures rose to 60s last weekend before a slash to the 20s, record lows and highs noted in 24 year data.
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Carbondale
National Weather Service
St. Louis
Southern Illinoisan
North Pole
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