Judge delays jury selection in Atlanta murder trial
In Atlanta, Judge Clarence Cooper freed 24 potential jurors from service until Monday as final jury selection for Wayne B. Williams likely will extend beyond this week. Williams, 23, is charged with murdering two men and is linked to a broader string of Atlanta black homicides. pretrial publicity influenced juror fate and 19 jurors knew one or more prosecution witnesses amid a panel of 48.
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Daring Mountain Rescue Saves Three From Plane Crash
Rescuers pulled a man, a woman and two teens from a Christmas Eve light plane wreck on Mount Columbia in Colorado as a fourth survivor remained on the mountain. Army helicopter crews evacuated the group at midday Tuesday amid a new storm warning with up to 18 inches of snow and 40 mph winds.
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Harris murder conviction upheld by New York Court of Appeals
The New York Court of Appeals unanimously upheld Jean Harris's conviction for the murder of Scarsdale Diet doctor Herman Tarnower. Justice Milton Mollen said the trial, while not perfect, was eminently fair and rejected defense claims that a police officer's report tainted the case. The court found the telephoned remark overheard by a police officer did not show intent to kill and noted the conversation pose as the most difficult appeal issue.
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Scarsdale
Herman Tarnower
Milton Mollen
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Iraq Claims Interception Of Israeli Jets In Iraqi Airspace
Iraq said two U S supplied F 15 fighters violated its airspace in the southwest and were forced to turn back without gunfire. Israeli command gave no immediate comment. The June 7 Baghdad reactor strike by Israeli jets led to a temporary halt in U S fighter shipments to Israel.
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Pontiac inmates win damage suit at Danville
A federal court jury ruled Pontiac Correctional Center inmates were denied constitutional rights by prison officials who disciplined them. The six inmates received damages totaling $6,422. They faced segregation with restricted privileges after a prison committee ruled they violated rules. Steven Beckett, counsel for the inmates, said they were barred from defense at the hearing and could not call witnesses, condemning the process as a sham court.
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Pontiac Correctional Center
Steven Beckett
Beckett
Mobil asks Supreme Court to review Marathon bid
Mobil Corp seeks Supreme Court review of a 6th Circuit ruling blocking its $ Marathon Oil takeover bid. It asks the high court to halt rival U S Steel from buying Marathon stock until decision on appeal while FTC antitrust action also looms. Marathon Oil, based in Findlay Ohio, is the 17th largest U S oil firm.
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U.S. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Cincinnati
Findlay
Ohio
U.S. Steel
Richard W. Pogue
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Cleveland
Southern Illinoisan Publication Office and Delivery Rates
Directory style note listing mailing and carrier rates for the Southern Illinoisan. Includes prices for 4 week periods, motor route, and mail delivery, with contact numbers and a box address in Carbondale Illinois 62901.
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Carbondale
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Marion
Citi Bank Forecast Signals Slow Economic Recovery
Citibank in New York projected a 2.1 percent GNP drop in the current cycle with a modest rebound likely by next summer and a broad manufacturing revival delayed to late 1982. Housing and auto sales are seen recovering slowly, while mortgage rates may stay high, delaying a full rebound.
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Citibank
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Coldwell, Banker & Co
Joe F. Hanauer
Hanauer
F.W. Dodge
McGraw-Hill Information Systems Co
Ige A. Christie
McGraw Hill
Commercement
Murray Weidenbaum
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
American Economic Association
Washington
Embattled Conrail line wins reprieve for continued service
U S Rep Paul Simon announced the Cairo Mount Carmel corridor will keep rail service after an imminent abandonment order. The 143 mile Cairo branch serving Mount Carmel Carmi Eldorado Harrisburg Mound City Cairo and other towns faces sale talks with Southern Railways System and Southern Illinois Railways Investors Corp. Simon hopes bids by those groups lead to continued coal transport and potential expansion to overseas markets.
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U.S
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D-Makanda
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Illinois
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Southern Railways System
Southern Illinois Railways Investors Corp
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
SRS
Mount Carmelito
Simon
Mount Carmel
Carmi
Harrisburg
Mound City
Southern Illinois
Chicago
Teamsters near austere freight contract deal
Negotiators for the Teamsters union and the trucking industry near a 39 month national freight contract with major concessions by the union. Talks in Chicago are in recess until next Tuesday as both sides seek financial stability for the unionized trucking industry and to restore thousands of jobs.
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Teamsters Union
International Brotherhood of Teamsters and Trucking Management Inc
Teamsters
Chicago
Woman Found Dead in Auto Near Jackson Square Murphysboro
An unidentified woman was found dead in a car parked west of Jackson Square Shopping Center at Iry Roads 1655N and 1975E in Murphysboro. Police say carbon monoxide caused the death. The body was sent to St Josephs Memorial Hospital as investigators from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Department pursue next of kin contact.
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Sheriff's Office
St. Joseph's Memorial Hospital
Jackson County Sheriff's Department
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