Becket Becej Beckemeyer Camper Train Tragedy
An 11 year old survivor recalls the crash that killed 11 children and injured many others when a pickup camper collided with a freight train at an unguarded crossing in Beckemeyer. Mary Ann Hopper mourns her 6 year old Toby and 8 year old Darla among the victims.
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Carlyle
Beckemeyer
Eugene Lowe, Jr
Jenny Szczeblewski
Dennis Montgomery Breese
Ill
Toby
Darla
E. D. Hediger
Craig
Gary
Hediger
Jerry
Ford seeks multibillion Social Security tax hike and Medicare changes
President Ford asked Congress for a three tenths of one percent payroll tax rise for both workers and employers to fund Social Security and broaden Medicare costs. He proposed unlimited hospital care for catastrophic illness with annual caps on patient payments of 500 for hospital care and 250 for doctor bills, plus 7 percent and 4 percent rate limits for 1977 and 1978.
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Washington
Ford
Congress
Medicare
HEW
Woman jailed after bicycle stop sign arrest
Francine Penerman, 20, of Decatur, spent a night in Jackson County jail in Murphysboro after Carbondale police charged her with running a stop sign on a Western Flyer bicycle. She was held on a $250 bond pending a February 18 court appearance.
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Decatur
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Francine Penerman
Illinois St
George Kennedy
Larry Hill
Hill
Hood
Penerman
Southern Illinoisan Weather and News Bulletin
The forecast shows warmer today with upper 30s to 40s tonight and highs in the 50s to 60s tomorrow. Rain possible Thursday with colder conditions Friday. Major news notes include a train camper collision killing 12 and a Guatemala earthquake death toll rising to 15,000.
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Guatemala
Hearst Testifies About Threats From Sl Army Captors
Patricia Hearst told a San Francisco court that her Symbionese Liberation Army captors warned she would be killed unless she recorded a message in which she claimed voluntary participation in the April 15, 1974 bank robbery. She denied contributing words or thoughts to the tape during the Bailey questioning.
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San Francisco
Patricia Hearst
Dutch Prince Accused of Receiving Lockheed Payoff
Premier Den Uyl announced Prince Bernhard allegedly received 1.1 million dollars to back Lockheed aircraft. Reactions ranged from shock to calls for full investigation as the royal house faces a potential crisis. Japan also planned parliamentary testimony over similar Lockheed payments.
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Joop den Uyl
Prince Bernhard
Lockheed
Juliana
den Uye
Brookings urges dropping B1 bomber in favor of B52s
A 116 page Brookings Institution study argues there is no significant military advantage to the B1 bomber and that replacing it would save up to 15 billion dollars in ten years. The current B52 fleet, with minor upgrades, is deemed adequate now and in the future. Defense officials and Air Force leaders review the report as the November decision on B1 production approaches.
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Vantage
Alton H. Quanbeck
Archie L. Wood
Air Force
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Pentagon
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