Plane crash injures two as car traffic halted in city street
A pilot selected a South Side street for a crash causing two cars to be damaged. Bystanders reported no injuries beyond the driver, Charles Strauch, 27, who said the street’s width and a green light contributed to the mishap. A neighbor noted the incident followed an earlier nervous landing. Nearby residents and authorities described the scene as tense but nonfatal.
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Lee Bewrer
Midway
Charles Strauch
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Strauch
Chicago
Roberto Hood
Ralph Maldonado
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Caseworker cites welfare agency failings on Chicago's South Side
A South Side welfare caseworker describes rising caseloads and shrinking resources since privatization, noting high staff turnover, limited training, and budget pressures. He cites delayed foster care funding, inflation in contract costs, and the impact on service quality while hoping for reforms and steadier funding.
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Chicago
University of Chicago
Democratic loyalty wanes as Carter era erodes party support
Louis Harris poll shows Democratic support slide from 51 percent to 38 percent since November 1976. Independents rise while Republicans gain in some regions. blacks shift away from Dems, independents surge in the Plains and South, and union member support edges up. Overall erosion marks Carter's first 28 months in office with confidence dipping despite gains after Camp David.
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Explosion kills two in West Memphis Arkansas
A tanker truck carrying 7700 gallons of gasoline overturned near a Union 76 truck stop in West Memphis causing a large fire. Police said two people were killed in the blast. Witness Martha Sides described flames and a sudden surge of fire at the scene.
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West Memphis
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