Security tightened after refugee riot at Fort Chaffee
President Carter ordered heightened security at the Fort Chaffee relocation center after a riot by more than 1,000 Cuban refugees who pelted police with rocks and stormed the gate. Five refugees were shot. four buildings burned. hundreds evacuated as tear gas and clubs dispersed rioters. The base, hosting over 18,000 Cubans, faced multiple injuries among troopers and refugees while officials braced for resettlement progress and possible agitators among evacuees.
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Fort Chaffee Relocation Center
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U.S
Fire destroys Grand Tower elementary school in arson probe
Ashes smoldered 24 hours after a suspected arson at Grand Tower Elementary School. 85 students and seven teachers recently finished the year. Firefighters from several communities battled the blaze causing about 800000 dollars in damage. Authorities consider options including rebuilding or relocating classes for next year.
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Wolf Lake
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Gorham
Murphysboro
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Stovall
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Marylee Keneipp
Donald Taylor
Shawnee
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Keneipp
Arson investigator accused of perjury in area trial
A Chicago area arson investigator, Dennis Michaelson, faces perjury charges in Marion after allegedly lying about his credentials used in Amil Cornille's arson trial in Johnston City. The charge cites false degrees and post graduate work claims, implicating prior testimony in several cases.
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Southern Illinois
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Dennis Michaelson
Marion
Williamson County
Charles R. Garnati
Garnati
Chicago Tribune
Michaelson
Pan-Technics Inc
Wright College
Chicago
Illinois School of Technology
Illinois Institute of Technology
Cornille
State Crime Laboratory
State Lab
Johnson
the Tribune
IIT
Pan-Technic
Carter seeks emergency gasoline rationing plan
DOE official Douglas G. Robinson told Congress the plan to issue massive coupon allocations would take over a year to implement, need about 100 million dollars to develop, and likely leave 10 to 20 percent of motorists without correct coupons at first due to registration tracking errors.
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Carter
Congress
Department of Energy
Douglas G. Robinson
DOE
Weather outlook shows warm humid night with storms likely
The National Weather Service forecasts partly cloudy skies tonight with thunderstorms likely and a low in the lower to middle 70s. Tuesday will be variable with more thunderstorms and highs in the upper 80s to low 90s. Illinois forecast calls for partly cloudy conditions Wednesday through Friday with a chance of showers Thursday and Friday, highs in the 80s and lows in the 60s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
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