Christmas Tragedy After Du Quoin Shopping Trip Ends in Train Collision
A car carrying eight people, including two young sisters Kendra Boner 7 and Jennifer Boner 5, was struck by an Illinois Central Gulf freight train at Park Street in Du Quoin. The sisters died at Marshall Browning Hospital. their mother Carol Boner 26 and aunt Anita Elmore 21, plus two Elmore children, were hospitalized in stable condition. The car reportedly went around a downed gate as the train approached about 5 mph, pushing the vehicle 80 feet. Inquests will be delayed until the injured recover. services for Jennifer and Kendra set for Zeigler.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin
Kendra Jo Boner
Jennifer Lynn Boner
Marshall Browning
Park Street
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
St. Louis
Carol Boner
Route 3
Thompsonville
Larry Boner
Centralia
Marshall Browning Hospital
St.ouis
Maxton
Jennifer
Kendra
Vantrease
Zeigler
Larry Joe
Carol Ann Chitwood Boner
Joly Ann Boner
Charles Boner
Walter Chitwood
Adora Heckman
Noah Boner
Herrin
Wilburn Chitwood
Royalton
Iran imposes martial law in Baluchistan amid hostage crisis
The Iranian regime declares martial law in Baluchistan as protests flare. Three American clergy receive invitations to conduct Christmas Eve services for the 50 hostages held at the U S Embassy in Tehran. The U S warns the Soviet Union that relations will be damaged if it vetoes UN economic sanctions against Iran. Pope John Paul II denounces hostage taking as a violation of international law as Waldheim reports no early hostage release. Three clergy travel to Tehran to lead services, with a fourth invited but uncertain. Baluchistan reports 10 dead amid army deployment and roadblocks as Sunni and Shiite groups clash locally.
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Associated Press
Baluchistan
U.S
Tehran
U. S
United States
Soviet Union
Ussr
United Nations
Iran
John Paul II
Vatican City
New York
U.N
Kurt Waldheim
Security Council
Ayatolah Ruhollah Khomeini
Waldheim
Revolutionary Council
Hassan Habibi
Khomeini
Sadegh Ghotbzadeh
Habibi
Washington
William Howard
National Council of Churches
William Sloane Coffin
Manhattan
Riverside Church
Thomas J. Gumbleton
Detroit
Howard
Atlanta
Joseph E. Lowery
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Khomein
Last Minute Shoppers Pack Carbondale Mall
Ed Bean reports chaotic final weekend before Christmas at University Mall Carbondale with crowded parking lines and long store waits. Shoppers from Kewanee Marion Benton and beyond rush to finish gifts as students like Gavin Munnoch from Montreal weigh options and prices drive splurges.
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Ed Bean
Carbondale
University Mall
Bob Longueville
Kewanee
Weather outlook features rain and mild temps through Christmas
National Weather Service forecasts cloudy skies with rain or drizzle tonight and Saturday. Lows expected in the mid 40s and highs in the 50s with an 80 percent chance of precipitation. Extended outlook through Christmas Day calls for partly cloudy, mild conditions with highs in the 50s and lows in the 40s. Recorded weather updates available at 348-8432.
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National Weather Service
Carter freezes some oil prices to spur windfall tax
President Carter said he will postpone new increases on oil from marginal wells until a windfall profits tax satisfactory to him is on his desk. The move freezes about 100,000 barrels a day, costing producers roughly 700,000 dollars daily after January 1, 1980, with little expected consumer impact. The Windfall tax plan, projected at 227.3 billion dollars, remains unsettled as Congress negotiates how to apply it and divide the burden between big firms and independents.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Carter
U.S
Alaska
White House
House Senate
Congressional
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ED Greer
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Marion
Munnoch
Santaget
Ann Landers
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