Chicago gunman surrenders in fatal youth shooting
Harold Brown 68, a West Side plumber, surrendered after a three day police search. He will not be charged, deemed a self defense shooting though the weapon was stolen in a burglary. Brown may be called as a witness against a second youth charged in the attack.
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Harold Brown
West Side
Brown
Terry Levin
Cook County
Richard Daley
Levin
Inaugural Soup Kitchen for Peace and Justice in Carbondale
A community aid potluck in Carbondale hosted by Maggie Ackerman and three others used a counter inaugural theme to protest Reagan era priorities. About 50 attendees shared soup and bread while postcards urged shifting $274.4 billion from defense to human services and raised related reform concerns.
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Southern Illinoisan
Washington, D.C
Carbondale
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Soup Kitchen For Peace and Justice
Reagan
Ackerman
Pat Diggle
Georgeann Hartzog
Sal Stacey
Illinois
Soup Kitchen
Hartzog
Kalish
U.S
Central America
South Africa
Puxico
Wayne Cryts
Cryts
Chicago Merchantile Exchange and Board of Trade
Husband held in shooting death of Lesser woman
A Lesser man, Lesserman, is jailed by Franklin County officials in the early morning shooting death of his 38-year-old wife. The victim’s name is being withheld pending family notification. Police found her at the Lesser home with a 16 gauge shotgun wound to the upper chest. Investigators plan further lab support from the Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation as they pursue this homicide case. no charges filed yet.
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Brown
Lewis
K.C. Cathey
Montgomery Jackson
Derrick Wallace
Vin
Levin
Elizabeth Renshaw
Southern Illinoisan
Franklin County
Terry Green
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Charles Mandrell
Mandrell
Sheriff's Department
Illinois Division of Criminal Investigation
Reagan's Bipartisan Call Marks Inaugural Address
Washington lawmakers from both parties applauded President Reagan for urging a bipartisan approach to major problems in his inaugural speech. Democrats cautioned he must engage more deeply in legislation to turn goals into action. Rep. Erdreich praised his ability to articulate shared American goals and the sense of unity.
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New York Times
Washington
Reagan
Congress
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
Ben Erdreich
D-Ala
Erdreich
Engine failure blamed in crash
Pieces of propeller blades and debris were found a half mile from Galaxy Airlines Flight 203s crash site, raising the theory of engine failure as a possible cause. Three passengers survived with two hospitalized in critical condition, as medical staff described a rapid, chaotic descent and a teen survivor recounted unbuckling and escaping his seat.
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Nev
Acci
Carl Borchers
Federal Aviation Administration
Galaxy Airlines
Minneapolis
George Lamson Jr
Adrianne
St. Paul
Minn
Jerry Calvanese
Reagan cites 1984 economy as best in 30 years
U S economy grew 6.8 percent in 1984, a peak since 1951, with inflation at 3.7 percent the best since 1967. The Commerce Department confirmed the quarterly GNP gain of 3.9 percent in the final three months, fueling optimistic 1985 forecasts. President hinted at the strong performance at inaugural balls.
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Washington
Reagan
Commerce Department
Department
Eldorado doctor pleads innocent in Missouri murder case
Eldorado physician John Dale Cavaness pleaded innocent to first degree murder in St. Louis County Circuit Court in Clayton Missouri. A February 11 trial date was set at arraignment with no bond. he remains jailed in St. Louis County Jail since December 19. Wednesday forecast calls for warmer fair weather and less cold. Details on Page 14.
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John Dale Cavaness
St. Louis
Clayton
Cavaness
St. Louis County
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