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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1978
Page
2
Gen Omar Torrijos Panama's chief of state announced Saturday he is creating his own political party to contest direct presidential elections in 1984. A six member commission will name the party, with a functional status expected within a month.
Williamson County deputies recovered Carbondale resident Lena Moultrie's car, stolen between 5 and 10 p.m. Thursday. The burned vehicle was found at 12:54 a.m. Friday on Lake Road near the Little Grassy Lake Spillway. police report no damage estimate.
Benton police report a break in at Chick's Market on Main Street early Saturday. Thieves stole 30 cartons of cigarettes and tampered with vending machines after breaking a side window at about 3 30 a.m. The store is owned by Bill Barminski. No arrests have been made.
An 81-year-old Carbondale man Jesse P Grimes was ticketed for improper lane usage after his westbound car crossed into the eastbound lane on old Illinois 13 in Marion. He collided head on with Harold Fallon 60 Marion. Fallon admitted for observation with a head injury in stable condition. Brian Horn 11 Marion passenger also treated and released from Marion Memorial Hospital.
Firemen extinguished a trailer attic blaze in Crainville on Friday at 8:40 a.m. No major damage occurred though smoke and water damage affected the unit. Owner Paul McCalla of Route 3 Crainville was not home. cause undetermined and no damage estimate available.
Redwood City court sentenced Janet Lang to four months in jail for animal abuse involving a 3 month old German shepherd kept in pain for months. Lang was fined 630 dollars, barred from owning another animal for three years, and the dog received ongoing treatment as humane officials noted it was a severe, long running case.
Harry Reasoner anchored his last ABC Evening News on Friday before returning to CBS. The veteran journalist ends a seven decade association with ABC and resumes work with CBS in a notable career move.
Illinois voters face a November decision on retaining or repealing the corporate personal property tax. The 1970 constitution mandated elimination by January 1, 1979 and replacement with a statewide tax, but lawmakers and business interests failed to agree on a substitute. The General Assembly voted May 4 to allow repeal as optional, shifting the tax’s fate to the electorate.
The state and AFSCME clashed in a Saturday arbitration hearing in Springfield Illinois over retroactive pay for unionized state workers. Arbitrator Eric Schmertz said briefs will be filed this month and he aims to decide before leaving for Thailand around August 12. The contract effective July 1 1977 provides AFSCME members a $10 monthly retroactive raise up to $50 for each $10 million in revenue above the governor's budget estimate for the fiscal year ending July 1 1978.
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