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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1977
Page
2
Lawyers explore computer assisted selection to reduce 650 potential jurors to 200 for the Hanafi murder and kidnapping trial in Washington. The jurors face sequestered trial questions, with opening arguments not expected until next week.
Wilsonville Illinois residents clash with Earthline Corp as six trucks deliver PCB Laden waste to a local landfill. Governor James Thompson reports a 45 day moratorium but state EPA says permits issued remain valid. Mayor James Mussatto intervenes to prevent violence as protesters press for halt.
Federal Reserve Board rules take effect requiring credit firms to record information under both spouses names. Officials say a divorced or widowed woman faces credit barriers without an independent identity, and the policy aims to fix this.
In a 7-2 ruling the Supreme Court held that discriminatory practices before the 1965 Civil Rights Act cannot be challenged in court. The decision shields existing seniority lists from legal remedy, affecting how past racial discrimination is addressed in union systems. The ruling may also apply to sex discrimination and touches on government limits in family living rights per a separate decision.
Anatoly Shcharansky a leading Soviet Jewish activist detained since March 15 has been formally charged with espionage carrying the death penalty. Officials said a prosecutor informed his mother he is under investigation for spying as Izvestia linked him to a CIA spy ring led by U S Embassy personnel and American reporters in Moscow.
Government data show raw farm prices up 2 percent from April 5 to May 15 marking the sixth straight monthly increase and 2 percent higher than a year ago. Meat prices rose 6 percent in the month with Cedle at 36.10 and hogs at 40.70 per hundredweight. Meat items now account for about 30 percent of family spending, while experts predict a 6 percent rise in retail food prices this year driven partly by nonfarm product costs like coffee cocoa and seafood.
Gilbert states that partial permits have been issued for depositing waste at Wilsonville. The move signals ongoing regulatory steps in the waste disposal process and potential delays for the project.
David R. Clutts, 39, an inmate serving three to nine years for burglary at Menard Correctional Center, remains at large after leaving the medium security unit Tuesday. Robert James, prison spokesman, said he disappeared at 10 am while working with a grass mowing crew. Clutts was last seen hitchhiking along Illinois 3 north of Chester after a year at Menard.
The Philadelphia school board, urged by city banks to balance the books, approved a budget that would close 32 schools, lay off nearly 10,000 employees, and end varsity sports, kindergartens, and food services. Superintendent Michael Marcuse said the reductions reflect the system’s highest priorities and that there was no alternative.
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