Air Florida crash survivor identifies rescue hero
Air Florida survivor Joseph Stiley, 42, and another man believed to be Ted Smolen, 48, tried to pass a life ring to Priscilla Tirado, 22, clinging to the tail of the Boeing 737. Tirado survived. her husband Jose and their 2 month old Jason died. Stiley spoke from a wheelchair at a National Hospital press conference, recounting efforts to help the distressed passengers and noting the other man was strapped in and unable to hand over a life jacket. Autopsies showed 46 bodies recovered, with Arland D. Williams possibly the unidentified life-saving figure missing from the known accounts.
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Washington
Joseph Stiley
Alexandria
Ted Smolen
Gaithersburg
Priscilla Tirado
College Park
Jose
Jason
Stiley
National Hospital For Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation
Man
Tirado
Kelly Duncan
Arland D. Williams
Atlanta
U.S. Park
Siberian Express Derailed By Freezing Weather Across U S
A brutal 11 day cold wave brought ice and crashes from Virginia to Alabama while a West Coast storm blankets the Sierra Nevada with snow. The National Weather Service warns of continued below normal temperatures in the eastern two thirds of the nation. Governor Graham declares an emergency in Florida citrus areas as fuel tankers overturn and multi vehicle accidents dot icy eastern roads. Forecasts call for lingering rain, with a gradual warm up later in the week.
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Associated Press
Sierra Nevada
Virginia
Alabama
Oklahoma
United States
National Weather Service
Midwest
Harold Gibson
Weather Service
Manhattan
Tulsa
Upper
Tennessee
Mike Caudill
Bob Graham
South
Florida
Crusade Talk Draws About 1000 To SIU Center
Jack Lipe of Murphysboro was moved to tears during Jim Whittington’s crusade at the SIU Carbondale Student Center Monday night. Whittington, originally from West Frankfort, is currently on a nationwide tour and drew about 1,000 listeners.
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Jack Lipe
Murkysboro
Eel
Jim Whittington
Illinois University-Carbondale
Ton
West Frankfort
Du Quoin Publisher Accused Of Diverting Company Funds
Brad Berker reports The Call Publishing Co of Du Quoin and secretary F Mark Miller filed suit in Perry County Circuit Court at Pinckneyville alleging L S Smith Jr diverted $60000 in corporate assets for personal use. Judge Bastien denied a temporary restraining order but set a hearing for January 28. the suit seeks to stall today’s shareholder meeting and questions Smiths ownership and control. The Call Publishing Co publishes the Du Quoin Evening Call.
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Brad Berker
Southern Illinois On the Call Publishing Co
du Quoin
F. Mark Miller
L.S. Smith Jr
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Smith
Miller
Robert Bastien
Board of Directors
Elkville State Bank
Call Publishing Co
The
Evening Call
Supreme Court Overturns Death Sentence for 16 Year Old Killer
The Supreme Court 5-4 overturned the death sentence of Monty Lee Eddings, who was 16 when he fatally shot trooper Larry Crabtree near Tulsa in 1977. The ruling requires new sentencing procedures including mitigating factors but leaves unanswered whether youths under 18 can be sentenced to death.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Monty Lee Eddings
Eddings
Larry Crabtree
Tulsa
Lewis F. Powell
Lockett
Ohio
MAPCO coal to methanol plant setback from SFC denial
MAPCO's plan to build a coal methanol facility in White County suffered a setback as the U S Synthetic Fuels Corporation rejected the proposal. The SFC reviewed 28 bids, approving 11, and will announce March 2 which survivors gain funding. MAPCO vows to consider options.
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Evan M. Davis
MAPCO
White County
U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation
SFC
David Leslie
Oklahoma
Karen Hutchinson
Taxi licenses granted to landowner ahead of landfill plan
Marion City Council eyed doubling the landfill size and granted four taxi cab permits to Jack Parks, owner of land south of the Spillertown landfill, before applications were filed. Officials and Parks voiced uncertainty on procedures while a city expansion aims to satisfy Pollution Control Board rules.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinois
Marion
Jack Parks
Henry Burress
Parks
Don Holman
Marion Cab Co
Butler
Marion City
Spillertown
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Holman
Tween
Glenn Clarida
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Pollution Control Board
Earl King
Clarida
IEPA
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Herndon
Washington Hospital Center
Smolen
Washington Post
Windsor
Williams
District of Columbia
James Shugart
General Telephone and Electronics Corp
Tampa- St. Petersburg
14Th Street
Ann Landers
Southern Illinoisan
John McCutchen
Powell
William J. Brennan
Thurgood Marshall
John Paul Stevens
Sandra Day O’connor
Brennan
Marshall
Warren E. Burger
Byron R. White
Harry A. Blackmun
William H. Rehnquist
Burger
Lee Eddings
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