Eleven area miners guilty of mob action in Metropolis case
Eleven Southern Illinois miners were found guilty of mob action for the December 14 protest at the Cook Coal Terminal during the coal strike. Each received one year probation and $200 fine, with two conspiracy and criminal destruction charges dropped. The court reduced the felony to a Class A misdemeanor, citing no proof of damage to life or property.
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Barbara Schechter
Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Illinois
Metropolis
Alexander County
Robert Lansden
Massac County
Lansden
United Mine Workers of America
James Thomas
Herrin
Ken Taylor
Lesser
Mike Dillard
Energy
Vernon Morris III
Steve Thornhill
Charles Mohring
Larry Neibel
West Frankfort
Roy Osborne
Orient
James Poe
Larry Kosma
David Johnson
du Quoin
Cook
UMW
Charles Geittmann
Geittmann
Bomb blast damages Versailles palace and millions in art
A powerful bomb exploded near the Palace of Versailles injuring one guard and heavily damaging Napoleonic artworks. Three rooms in the Empire Suite were wrecked while seven others suffered damage. restoration could exceed one million dollars. Police noted no hall of mirrors damage and opened the Grand Trianon for tours. Three groups claimed responsibility, but authorities discounted the claims.
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Versailles
Palace of
Hall of Mirrors
Royal Apartments
Paris
Hubert Landais
Napoleon
Gerald van der Kamp
Trianon
Palace
Grand Trianon
Midi
Valery Giscard d’Estaing
Legion of Honor
Jean Dumont
Archi
Assembly OKs sport fee hikes in Illinois
The Illinois General Assembly sent to Gov. Thompson two bills doubling hunting and fishing license fees. The measures, backed by Conservation Director David T. Kenney, aim to raise about 5 million for outdoor facilities and a new fish hatchery. House votes approved Senate amendments delaying hikes to after March 31, 1979, with a new one day $2 license for out of state anglers in Lake Michigan waters.
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Springfield
Illinois
James R. Thompson
Illinois General Assembly
Thompson
Department of Conservation
David T. Kenney
Kenney
Peggy Smith Martin
Chicago
House
Senate
Lake Michigan
Tornadoes strike Indianapolis and northern Illinois area
The storm system spawned tornadoes across the Ohio Valley and Midwest, with two twisters in Indianapolis causing heavy damage and injuries. In Will County and Livingston County Illinois, deaths and million dollar damages were reported as floods and twisters uprooted roofs, flooded roads, and forced evacuations.
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Indianapolis
Illinois
Associated Press
Ohio Valley
Midwest
National Weather Service
Pittsboro
Wishard Memorial Hospital
Methodist Hospital
William Hudnut
Hudnut
Michigan
South Dakota
Richard Kneip
Walter Erickson
Wilmington
Joliet
Will County
Erickson
Donahue Road
Dorothy Stage
Granville
Sublette
Lee County
Derry
Livingston County
Chatsworth
Ilinois 47
Marilyn Dixon
Sheriff’s Police
Kankakee
Richard Adorian
State Department of Transportation
Dixon
U.S. 51
Mendota
Rockford
Bloomington
Lake Leana
Burlington Northern
Strike Ends at Marion Auto Plant as Agreements Quell Dispute
A strike by Marion automobile mechanics concludes with separate agreements between the plant management and the workers, ending the walkout and restoring operations. The accord locates terms on wages and working conditions, keeping production on track at the Marion facility.
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Marion Automobile Mechanics
Mine Subsidence Bill Clears Senate With Funding Pending
Senate sponsor Sen. Gene Johns of Marion sees final approval for the mine subsidence bill but notes funding must still be appropriated. The piece mentions welfare losses in Illinois, its costly recovery efforts, and is part two of a series.
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Senate
Gene Johns
Marion
Illinois
Southern
Airliner Crashes at Toronto Airport Killing Three
An airliner crashed into a ravine at Toronto International Airport today, killing three people and injuring at least 45 of the 107 aboard. A witness said the craft broke into three pieces but did not burst into flames. Page 2.
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Toronto International
Editorial Says ERA Effort Fails Yet Deserves Reconsideration
Opinion column on Illinois ERA failure noted again, urging reconsideration and potential renewal of support. Editorial suggests the measure merits renewed vote or public debate despite previous defeats.
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Illinois
Supreme Court rules no special access for news to prisons
The Supreme Court ruled 4 to 3 that news organizations do not have a special right of access to investigate prisons and other government run institutions, narrowing government transparency rights.
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Supreme Court
Southern ladies push on for ERA despite defeat
In South Carolina the ERA setback fuels a determined group of Southern women to continue campaigning for the amendment. Two Page 4 articles detail their efforts and the local response.
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South Carolina
Former Cardinal Cepeda goes to prison today refuses defeat
Former St. Louis Cardinal slugger Orlando Cepeda is reported to go to prison today amid a defiant stance while teammate Gary Templeton delivers a game winning hit but remains somber about a season long slump.
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ST. Louis Cardinal
Orlando Cepeda
Garry Templeton
South Yemen Leader Resigns After Palace Bombardment
Beirut AP reports South Yemen President Salem Robaye Ali resigned following a day of bombardment on the Aden presidential palace. The National Front central committee accepted his resignation and stripped him of other posts amid army and air force rebellion in the Marxist state on the Arabian Peninsula.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Salem Robaye Ali
South Yemen
Arabian Peninsula
Aden
The
National Front
Ali
Free sauna and muggy heat linger in forecast week
National Weather Service forecaster Don Semancik says heat and high humidity will persist through Friday. Early today temperatures were in the 80s with humidity around 80 percent, and highs will reach mid to upper 90s with overnight lows near 70 as dry air and cooler fronts fail to arrive.
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National Weather Service
Don Semancik
Semancik
Cairo
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
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