Kerr McGee mine riot trials yield eight acquittals
A Saline County jury acquitted Jerry Barter, Mark Brothers, Aubrey Duncan, James T. Patton, George Popetz, Randolph Stricklin, and Gary Thaxton of charges. James Rouse of Carrier Mills was also cleared. Raymond Kanady was innocent on disorderly conduct and mob action but undecided on weapon use. Larry Owen remained undecided on mob action and disorderly conduct. Charges against two others were dropped. a 13th was acquitted last week. The status of seven men still on trial remained unresolved with possible February retrial. The case stems from a August 18 mob action protesting non union contractors at Kerr-McGee Coal Corp.’s Galatia mine.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Galatia
Saline County
Jerry Barter
Mark Brothers
Aubrey Duncan
James T
Tom” Patton
George Popetz
Randolph Stricklin
Gary Thaxton
James Rouse
Carrier Mills
Raymond Kanady
Junction
Larry Owen
Harrisburg
Kerr-McGee Coal Corp
David Hauptman
Hauptman
Popetz
Peabody Coal Co
Eagle
Shawneetown
Patton
Eldorado
Peaches face near total freeze-out in Southern Illinois
Illinois peach crop severely damaged by a brutal cold snap with losses potentially reaching four million statewide. Growers report nearly complete freeze-out, with tender buds dying at subzero temps and damage likely to show in cracked bark and injured young trees.
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Associated Press
Ann Schottman Enol
Ray Grammer
Echo Valley Orchards
Jackson County
Southern Illinois
Chris Doll
University of Illinois Cooperative Extension
Grammer
Weath
Jim Hartline
Hartline Orchards
Alto Pass
Claude Boyd
Anna
Boyd
Illinois
Daniel Meador
Larry Eckert
Eckert Orchards
Belleville
James West
Illinois Fruit Growers Exchange
Cobden
Meador
Doll
Southern
Weather Outlook: Windy Cold Snap With Snow Tonight
The National Weather Service warns of windy conditions tonight and Saturday with a 50 percent chance of light snow. Winds will shift from southwest to northwest at 20 to 30 mph with gusts, temps dropping to 0 to 10 below by Saturday afternoon. Bitter cold Sunday followed by gradual moderation Monday and Tuesday with subzero to near freezing highs, warming to the 30s by Tuesday. State police provide Southern Illinois road condition information at 348-8432.
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National Weather. Service
Southern Illinois
Liens Placed on Benton Official Property Over Taxes
Benton Commissioner John L. Seymour faces federal and state tax liens totaling more than 65 000 dollars on his Benton Garden Center property. The IRS claims 62 859 75 in tax assessments for 1979 1981 plus penalties. The Illinois Department of Revenue cites 3 218 63 through Nov 30 1981. Seymour disputed the federal amount as high but acknowledged owing some sum and plans meetings with officials. The liens bar sale of the property until taxes are paid.
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IRS
Illinois
Seymour
Beerup
Internal Revenue Service
Franklin County
Illinois Department of Revenue
Record Arctic Outbreak Expands Across United States
A second arctic blast from Canada drives severe winter weather across the nation. Temperatures tumble to minus 25 in northern Illinois and near zero in the south, with up to 40 mph winds and up to 100 mph gusts in the Rockies. Dozens of states report deaths, power outages, and widespread school and transit closures as storms sweep from the South to the Northeast.
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Associated Press
Canada
Illinois
Rocky Mountain
Colorado
Dean Nesley
National Weather Service
Minnesota
Nebraska
Washington, D.C
South Dakota
Atlanta
Traverse City
Mich
Florida
Sun Belt
Atlantic Coast
New York City
Delaware
Pierre S. du Pont IV
National Guard
Connecticut
Martin Luther King Jr
Midwest
Chicago
Alabama
Pensacola
Miami International
Gainesville
Georgia
North Carolina
Virginia
Arkansas
Kentucky
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
Missouri
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Texas
Tennessee
West Virginia
Wisconsin
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Kerr-MccGee
Peabody
Will Scarlet
Stonefort
Kerr-McGee
Donna McFarland
David Nelson
Nelson
Union
United Mine Workers
John McCutchen
Renee Farris
Catherine Bird
Chris Beckenbach
Carbondale
Ann Landers
Benton
U.S
Teria
State of
Flor
Ida
Mass
Temper
Atures
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