SlayER gets 75 to 100 years in Marion murder case
Kenneth Rogers, 29, Carterville, was sentenced to 75 to 100 years in Marion circuit court for the Christmas Eve strangulation murders of his wife Wilma, 22, and her friend Barbara Case, 3. He pled guilty before Judge John Clayton. The judge also sentenced him to concurrent 73 to 100 year terms on each count. Rogers was taken to Jackson County jail for arraignment on a separate murder charge in Carbondale. Officials said he was moved to Marion to reduce media presence at the arraignment. Rogers waived a preliminary hearing and pleaded guilty after a public defender was appointed. He offered no further remarks before sentencing. He admitted prior confession and faces additional proceedings in Murphysboro and Menard Penitentiary transfer. Police and officials stressed protection of Rogers' rights throughout the process.
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Kenneth Rogers
Carterville
Marion
Rogers
John Clayton
Wilma
Barbara Case
Clayton
Coner ‘E Rogers
Jackson County
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Physboro
Lisa Levering
Carbondale
Ody
Metropolitan
Williamson County
Harold Farner
Farner
Morgan Vernon Lowe
Bill Cadie
Theodore Brush
Jackson
Ray Dillinger
Case
C.T. McKinney
Carl McNeill
Morgan
George Morgan
Kenneth Powless
Powless
Tennessee
Ripley
Tenn
Miss Case
Murphysboro
Richard Richman
Richman
Orwin Pugh
Circuit Court
C. E. Wright
Menard State Penitentiary
Nixon to sign coal mine safety bill amid WV strike
West Virginia miners strike to pressure presidential approval as widows of dead Farmington miners visit Washington. President Nixon plans to sign the federal mine health and safety bill, likely late today, despite misgivings about federal involvement in workers compensation. Roughly 1,200 miners in West Virginia join the walkout. 20 mines in the Kanawha Valley area close under picket action.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
Ronald L. Ziegler
California
San Clemente
Farmington
W. Va
Jennings Randolph
D-W. Va
Randolph
Bryce Harlow
Halde
West Virginia
Kanawha Valley Coal Association
Thornridge and Eisenhower win tight openers in tourney
Thornridge held off Herrin 68 46 in a close holiday tournament opener as Eisenhower edged Elmhurst York 54 55. Homewood-Flossmoor and East Moline breezed past Spalding and Stephen Decay 85 61 and 38 50 in first round games at Centralia.
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Sam Cox
Southern
Carbondale
Thornridge
Herrin
Decatur Eisenhower
Elmhurst York
Homewood-Fleasmoor
East Moline
Peoria Spalding
Stephen
Decay
Travel warning: freezing rain and snow with hazardous roads
Weather advisory notes tonight with freezing rain and snow mix and hazardous driving conditions. Tuesday expects rain mix turning to mainly rain in the south with a high in the upper 30s and a low around 27 to 33. Details on page 18 across classified and features sections.
Agnew Escorted Through Manila Amid Antiwar Demonstrations
Anti-American demonstrators in Manila fired three firecrackers at Vice President Spiro T. Agnew’s car, one pinging the limousine. Riot police and helmeted units flanked the embassy area as Agnew’s party, including 20 security agents, entered the U S Embassy compound. The crowd chanted Yankee Go Home while leaflets named the Free Philippine Youth Union and Bertrand Russell Peace Foundation. Agnew praised Philippine development and mutual friendship in brief remarks at Manila International Airport.
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Manila
Spiro T. Agnew
Agnew
U. S
Henry Byroade
Judy
Vietnam
Eugene A
Cernan
Ferdinand Marcos
United States
Phil
Eyippines
Philippines
Sev
Asia
Nixon
Atworld
Philip
He ‘Pines
February Draft Call Increases To 19000 Men
The Pentagon announced a February draft call of 19,000 men, up from January, with 18,200 to the Army and 300 to the Marines. The figure aligns with Melvin Laird's projection of about 225,000 draft calls for 1970, a drop of roughly 65,000 from 1969, amid ongoing U.S. withdrawal momentum in Vietnam.
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Washington
Pentagon
Secretary of Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Nixon
U. S
Vietnam
Peti
France seeks Israel answer on Cherbourg gunboats escape
French Foreign Minister Maurice Schumann demanded an explanation from Israel after five gunboats built for Israel slipped out of Cherbourg before the January 1 arms embargo. The vessels moved toward Israel through the eastern Mediterranean, potentially within range of Egyptian planes. An official inquiry into the Cherbourg exit was promised by Premier Chaban-Delmas amid Arab concern that France’s Arab ties could be damaged.
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Associated Press
Maurice Schumann
France
Israel
Cherbourg
Mediterranean
Schumann
Eytan Ronn
Roti
Satur
Jacques Chaban - Delmas
Paris
Arab League
Sicily
Haifa
Malta
Defense Ministry
6Th Fleet
Naples
Treaty Organization
Cairo
Northeastern U.S. Snow Keeps Vermont Under State of Emergency
Vermont declares a state of emergency as heavy snowfall strains food and fuel supplies across the Northeast. Gov Deane Davis and local officials report dangerous conditions, with snow removal crews exhausted after days of storm. Forecasters warn of another system, while fatalities from a holiday traffic surge remain low due to bad travel conditions.
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U.S
Associated Press
Deane C. Davis
James FP. Cleary
North Adams
Mass
National Guard
Newsregion
England
Midwest
Boston
New England
Nixon Signs Housing Bill Aimed at Urban Renewal
President Nixon signed a new 4.8 billion housing bill to revitalize public housing and aid urban renewal for the poor. The measure carries one year authorizations toward the 1965 Housing Act goal of a ten year, 2 trillion unit program.
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Wasrington
Nixon
U.S
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