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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1971
Page
14
High Thursday 87 and low 65 with an overnight 67. Today at 9 am 80. No precipitation from 7 am Thursday to 7 am today. Sunset 8:31 today. Sunrise Saturday 5:31 and sunset Saturday 8:32.
Showers are forecast tonight for most of the South the Great Lakes and the western Great Plains. Hot weather is expected in the central Mississippi River valley. Cooler in the upper Midwest. Showers also in the Northwest AP Wirephoto.
A family of ten aboard an auto traveling on U S 66 collided with a Toledo Peoria and Western freight train near Chenoa. Killed were Rose Jackson 12 Jacquelyn 5 and James 11. Mother Corrine Jackson 28 and six other children 3 to 13 were injured. The driver was in critical condition. The family resided in Aurora.
A one story Gaylord’s Department Store site and National Food Store fire injures one fireman. Chief Bauman cites department store origin with undetermined cause. Fraternity house near UIUC suffers 25000 in damages from arson evidence. building was empty during summer break. Freight derailment occurs east of Apple River with 24 cars of Illinois Central train carrying soybean oil and grain. no injuries. Police issuing numerous traffic related fines in multiple cities including Carterville Marion Harrisburg Carbondale, with listed amounts and offenses.
A 12-ounce boy, the smallest of nine premature babies born to 28-year-old Mrs. Leonard Brodrick, remains in critical condition in Sydney. Hospital officials say the eighth child died Friday from acute lung condition after a Thursday blood transfusion.
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