Fire destroys Logan House in Murphysboro kill ing a woman
A fire gutted the Logan House in Murphysboro early today and killed Margie Wilkerson, 46, a waitress. The loss is estimated at over 300000 with five other businesses damaged. origin traced to the victim's apartment. About 50 to 60 firefighters battled the blaze for three hours.
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Tony Stevens
Murphysboro
Logan
Margie Wilkerson
Logan House
Logan Hotel
Rodell’s Men’s
Southern Illinoisan
Gary Dillinger
Southern Illinois Cable TV Co
Hufnages Cleaners
Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
Cecil Baltzell
Wilkerson
Baltzell
Jackson County
Toby Berger
Steele
Jim Nash
Kendall Glade
Sheriff’s Office
South 11Th Street
Nash
Glade
Ragsdale
Crawshaw Mortuary Chapel
Walnut Street
John Martin
Kevin Mileur
Tiny Porter
du Quoin
West Frankfort
de Soto
Carbondale
Johnston City
Carterville
Marion
Herrin
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Merle Goodwin
Jim
Loretta Miller
Jack
Diane Cable
Eaton
Debbie Leggans
Baby
Maryann Swetland Taylor
Logan House Association
Everett Brown
Phil Green
Rodell Rhine
Landess Mills
O. J. Trotter
Gene Rath
Judge accepts Jackson sheriff apology over Haynes release
Judge Peyton Kunce accepts Sheriff Don White apology for releasing Norvell Haynes 20 days early from a six month sentence under good time rules. Attorney Howard Hood notes Illinois statute allowed four days a month. Judge Dorothy Spomer sits with Kunce and a new judge motion is denied. Spomer and Hood cite agreement with Atty. Gen. Scott's office. Haynes’ attorney Giampoli objects to pretrial conference, says White’s admission could prejudice the case. Haynes’ confinement extension debated. case to be heard under appellate guidance.
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Peyton Kunce
Jackson County
Don White
Norvell Haynes
White
Illinois
Howard Hood
Haynes
Kance
Hood
Dorothy Spomer
Cairo
Kunce
Spomer
Atty. Gen
William Scott
Charles Levad
Scott
Frank Giampoli
Giampoli
Bern
Levad
Criminal Justice Division
Subcommittee OKs SIU C coal center
A 1.5 million coal research center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale won approval from the Interior Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee. The action, led by Rep. Sidney Yates, awaits full House approval and involves the Bureau of Mines and Minerals planning programs.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
U.S. House of Representatives
Interior
House Appropriations Committee
Sidney Yates
Chicago
Neil Hartigan
Paul, Simon
D-Carbondale
Propos
Daniel Walker
SIUC
Illinois
Hartigan and
Simon
Bureau of Mines and Minerals
U.S. Department of the Interior
Legislature curbs powers over Illinois agencies
The Illinois General Assembly approved a bill to shift control of the Illinois State Fair from Governor Daniel Walker to a 15 member board. Walker supporters expect a veto. A second bill would dismantle the Illinois Information Service for a public information agency serving legislators and officers. The House or Senate may also seek to dissolve the Governor's Action Office network.
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Springfield
General Assembly
Daniel Walker
House
Walker
Illinois Information Service
Senate
Governor’s Action Office
Weather Outlook: Warm Humid With Rain Showers Tonight
Tonight will be cloudy and warm with humid air and scattered showers and storms. Thursday remains hot and humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms and a high near 90.
Two bystanders survive as Eastern jet crashes at Kennedy
A Boeing 727 from New Orleans crashed on final approach to Kennedy Airport during a storm killing 109 with 14 survivors. Investigators said wind shear and possible lightning are being studied while recorders are sent to Washington for analysis. Local witnesses described a lightning strike and a plane skidding across Rockaway Boulevard. Authorities identified one victim, Peter Walmsley of New Orleans, at the morgue as the accident sparked a national disaster comparison.
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New York
Eastern Airlines
New Orleans
Kennedy International Airport
Eastern
Rockaway Boulevard
Edwin Nelmes
National Air Transportation Safety
Nelmes
Manhattan
Peter Walmsley
Ewing William
Darien
Trans World Airlines
New York City
Alaska Airlines
National Transportation Safety Board
George van Epps
John Kleven
Queens
van Epps
Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
Isabel Burgess
NTSB
Nassau County
Paul Moran
Flight 66
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Richard Carter
Jackson
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