Desegregation blaze at Buckeye High sparks clash and compromise
A fire caused smoke damage at Buckeye High School hours after a state judge agreed to a compromise allowing three white girls to finish the semester. The dispute over desegregation, involving judges Nauman Scott and Richard Lee, prompted tensions outside a courthouse as the girls were to transfer to a junior high after the term ends.
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Buckeye
Charles Waite
Waite
Michelle Laborde
Lynda McNeal
Ramona Carbo
U.S
Nauman Scott
Jones Street Junior High School
Richard Lee
Scott
James M. Nalley
Lee
Jones Street
Alexandria
Four judges excuse themselves from Marion annexation case
A Marion annexation hearing was postponed as four Williamson County circuit judges recused themselves over conflicts of interest. Presiding Judge Snyder Howell cited friendship with a landowner protester and potential impartiality concerns. The hearing likely moves to Williamson County with no new date set, while additional objections and a heavy caseload also influenced scheduling.
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Cathy A. Monroe
The
Southern Illinoisan
Marion
Williamson County
Snyder Howell
Howell
Howard Pentecost
Thomas Haney
Herrin
Brackton Lockwood
Robert Howerton
Carterville
William A. Lewis
Anna
Lewis
Robert Chase
James Powless
Powless
BSA Land Trust
Shasteen Enterprises Inc
Springfield
Herrin, Energy
Indiana’s fiery coach blooms at IU under Bobby Knight
The article portrays Bobby Knight as a singular, volatile figure shaping Indiana University basketball. It highlights his intense leadership, controversial style, and the perception of him as a cavalry-like presence among his players, described through vivid, period-tinged language.
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Hood
Indiana University
Bobby Knight
Tee
By any other name still a rose and a chain letter
Government prosecutors and postal authorities view chain letters as illegal even when called a multi level marketing program. Gertrude Stein quote frames the title as a linguistic note on naming and legality.
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Gertrude Stein
Mulkeytown Legend of Priscilla and Silkwood Inn
In Mulkeytown, a Franklin County community once bustling between Shawneetown and St. Louis, the Silkwood Inn sheltered travelers. A local legend centers on Priscilla, a former slave of a Cherokee Indian who lived with the Silkwood family and tended hollyhocks.
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Franklin County
Mulkeytown
Silkwood Inn
Shawneetown
St. Louis
Priscilla
Silkwood
Southern Illinoisan contact and subscription details
The Southern Illinoisan lists publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro with delivery options and mailing rates for 18 county areas. Phone numbers for offices and classifieds are provided along with post office box address for changes.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
Illinois
Carbondale
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Ill
Southern Isan
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murph
Independent
Marion
Patchett May Decide Prosecution of Senator Johns
Williamson County State's Attorney Randy Patchett returned from Springfield undecided on whether to prosecute State Senator Gene Johns of Marion for alleged campaign finance violations. He reviewed Illinois State Board of Elections records and met board members before a potential decision, saying it could take about two and a half weeks to finish reviewing all materials.
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Williamson County
Randy Patchett
Marion
Patchett
Dave DeWitte
Springfield
Gene Johns
Illinois State Board of Elections
Johns
Elections Board
Jack Price
Kobler
Air Force tests laser weapon from airplane at Kirtland
Air Force Secretary Hans Mark announced the first aboard aircraft laser test, saying the milestone could lead to shooting down missiles without nuclear warheads. He noted progress toward airborne laser demos on NKC-135 jets and future satellite and ground soldier use. The test highlighted a speed-of-light beam with weather resilience advantages over ground systems.
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Albuquerque
N.M
U.S. Air Force
Air Force
Hans Mark
Kirtland Air Force Base
Mark
United States
Soviet Union
Kirtland Special Weapons Laboratory
Thief steals 150 dollars in quarters from store pinball machine
Marion police report more than 150 dollars in quarters stolen from a Wal Mart Discount Store pinball machine Wednesday evening around 7 p.m. Assistant manager Leon Marvel said a lockpick or key appeared used to open the machine.
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Marion
Wal-Mart
Leon Marvel
Lottery results and jackpots posted for bingo and daily game
The notice lists Lottery 436953 with an estimated jackpot of 48,600 for Bingo B-11 1-18 N-37 G-46 0-64 and an estimated jackpot of 20,000 for Daily Game 776.
Poland Unions In Warning Strikes Across Cities
In Warsaw and two other cities, independent unions held warning strikes to protest the government’s refusal to grant a five day forty hour week and to oppose threats to dock pay for workers who joined last weekend’s actions. Warsaw's transit halted at 8 am as Solidarity organized the action. The Legnica and Mielec strikes targeted an aircraft plant supplying civilian planes to the Soviet Union.
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Warsaw
Poland
Warsaw Chap
Ter
Solidarity
Independent Labor Federation
Legnica
Mielec
Soviet Union
Pulaski man holds wife hostage in courthouse office
Delbert Miller a 35 year old Pulaski man holds his ex wife Ruth Miller Price hostage in a courthouse regional school superintendent office with their daughter present. The building was evacuated as Illinois State Police and local officers respond. Miller reportedly received a final divorce decree and is demanding two six packs of beer while authorities seek talks through relatives and clergy.
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Associated Press
Pulaski County
Pulaski
Sheriff's Department
Delbert Miller
Ruth Miller Price
Rusty Dakin
Illinois
Mounds
Mound City
Miller
Dakin
Bernadette Devlin and husband shot at home in Northern Ireland
Three gunmen burst into the isolated cottage of Bernadette Devlin McAliskey in Derryaug hen on Lake Neagh and wounded the civil rights leader and her husband. Police said both suffered multiple gunshot wounds and were in serious condition at Musgrave Park Hospital in Belfast. An army patrol arrested three suspects linked to a Protestant para military group.
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Cookstown
Northern Ireland
Bernadette Devlin McAliskey
Michael
Pital
Refinery Fire at Texaco in Lawrenceville Under Control
Firefighters and Texaco officials work to seal a leaking butane tank at the Texaco refinery in Lawrenceville as residents north of the plant are advised they may return home at their own risk. Plant manager Lee Townsend says cleanup could begin soon.
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Lawrenceville
Texaco
Lee Townsend
Envoy Palme Seeks Iran Iraq Cease Fire
U N peace envoy Olof Palme arrived in Tehran from Baghdad to urge a truce in the Persian Gulf war. The former Swedish prime minister, named by Kurt Waldheim, had just met Saddam Hussein and Iraqi officials in Baghdad before traveling to Iran for further talks.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Olof Palme
U.N
Tehran
Baghdad
Pars
Palme
Sweden
Kurt Waldheim
Saddam Hussein
Special rules apply to taxes on investments
Tax guidance outlines long and short term capital gains and losses for investors. Long term gains are 40 percent taxable, short term gains 100 percent, with losses offsetting gains and annual limits of 3000 dollars against other income. Long term losses up to six thousand dollars reduce taxable income, excess carried to future years, with perpetual carryover for losses.
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Ray de Crane
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