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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1978
Page
7
Towboats and 18 barges resumed passage at Markland Locks near War saw Kentucky after a 30 hour ice delay. Army Corps spokesman says locking is improving but delays remain due to bank ice and frozen choked chambers. Officials note last winter’s crisis did not repeat this year.
Two St Louis physicians from Washington University medical school warn that sexual abuse is likely the most unreported form of child abuse. They note rising cases and cite 1975 hospital data including a pregnant 13-year-old rape victim and young children with gonorrhea. Signs include bruises burns unexplained injuries and genital symptoms.
A Harris survey of 1,259 adults finds 54 percent pessimistic about a total peace settlement in the Middle East, down from 51 percent last November. Yet 68 percent expect some or great progress in negotiations, and 16 percent would write them off.
A UCLA ACE study of 299,467 first year college freshmen finds 42.6 percent say improving reading and study skills was a key reason for attending. Nearly half can bake from scratch while two thirds push for energy conservation. marijuana legalization support rises.
The Navy plans to retire the Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear powered submarine, next year at age 25 as part of 1979 budget fleet changes announced by Defense Secretary Harold Brown.
About 500 anti abortionists gathered in the state Capitol rotunda to mark the fifth anniversary of the 1973 Supreme Court decision legalizing medical abortions. The third annual Right to Life rally drew Roman Catholic nuns and priests plus Baptist Lutheran and Episcopal ministers. Last year similar turnout occurred in sub zero temperatures.
Two Springfield City Jail guards William D. Smith and Karl Kaylor, ages 25 and 29, face charges of aiding two escape-prone convicts Dennis Kirksey and Ray Milentz who sawed through a holding tank and fled into the lobby before being recaptured. Ongoing probe found contraband and a scuffle injury to guard Ivan Burnett.
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