McVey and Russell plead guilty in Herrin case
Former Herrin officials McVey and Basil Russell pleaded guilty today in federal court in Benton. McVey admitted taking money from Herrin businesses including a cable TV company and from others via police chief Humphrey. Russell pled guilty to making false statements to a federal grand jury about junked water meters. Sentencing for both was delayed to July 14.
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Barbara Schechter
Basil Russell
McVey
Russell
Thomas Shoemake
Humphrey
Shoemake
Herrin
Juergens
Southern Illinois
U.S
Clifford Proud
Proud
J. C. Mitchell
Mit
Chell
McVey and Russell
Kenneth Powless
Marion
Water Department
Williamson County
Frank ‘‘Shorty
Moroni
Johnston City
Bill Stevens
West Frankfort
Burl
Andy” May
Stevens
William Lewis
May
Two Americans Charged in Russia Espionage Case
Moscow reports an American businessman and his fiancee face charges after a traffic stop led to their arrest. Crawford, a Mobile, Alabama native tied to International Harvester, is held under Article 78 for alleged currency violations. Spokesmen expect a meeting with a U.S. official, while a potential trade with two Soviet UN employees is mentioned.
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Moscow
U.S
P. Jay Crawford
Mobile
Ala
Crawford
International Harvester
U.N
New Jersey
Virginia Olbrish
Izvestia
Martha D. Peterson
Embassy
State Department
Peterson
Washington
CIA
United States
United Nations
Newark
Aldik Enger
Rudolf Chernayev
FBI
U.S. Navy
Tragic wilderness trip claims twelve students and teacher
A four canoe expedition on Lake Temiscamingue ends in disaster as a storm capsizes canoes. Twelve 10 to 15 year old schoolboys and a teacher drown while 15 boys and three teachers survive in good condition. Survivors and bodies found along an 18 mile stretch by helicopter rescue and police search. Survivors treated for shock at a hunting lodge.
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Lake Temiscamingue
Quebec-Ontario
Ottawa
Moosonee
Ontario
James Bay
Ville Marie
Pierre Rochefort
Quebec
Heli
Copter
Gary Smith
Smith
Joan Laporte
Villa Marie
Rival Christian factions clash in Lebanon killing Franjieh son
In northern Lebanon, fighting between Phalangist militiamen and Giants Brigade forces left 57 dead and scores wounded as Syrian troops intervened. Tony Franjieh, 36, his Egyptian wife Vera and their 2-year-old daughter were among the dead when the summer home in Ehden was shelled and burned.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Israel
Franjieh
Phalange Party
Giants Brigade
Tony Franjieh
Vera
Phalangists
Ehden
Weather and notices mix up town pages
Fair and cooler tonight with upper 40s to lower 50s. Sunny to warm Wednesday with low 80s. Thursday will be fair and warmer with mid 50s to mid 60s in the lows and 80s in the highs. Friday and Saturday very warm with possible thunderstorms and highs in the 80s to low 90s. Separate briefs note AirBag legislation deflated by House, City Council bonds for elderly housing, teen drinking rise, private bus contract talks, gubernatorial debate on TV, and sports signings for Kenny Holtzman and Mike Glenn.
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National Weather Service
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Europe
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Morgan
Chautauqua Street
Mar
Butch Nevious
Robert and
Lois Morgan
Russia
Hudson
Canada
Temiscamingue
PENN
Miles
Mediterranean
Tripoli
Jordan
Syria
House
Carbondale
James Thompson
Michael Bakalis
Bethlehem Steel
Robert Strauss
Carter
Kenny Holtzman
Chicago Cubs
Mike Glenn
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
New York Knicks
Ann Landers
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