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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1979
Page
2
The House approved a bill requiring daily recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools from grades one through six and at public elementary school sporting events. The measure passed 125-20 and moves to the Senate. Debates featured Rep. Magallan arguing against forced repetition and Rep. Pullen defending daily pledge practice.
Two Pinckneyville juveniles admitted responsibility for a Friday night train derailment. Police and Illinois Gulf Central Railroad special agents identified them after investigation. Sixteen cars and three engines derailed when an angle iron wedged between main track and a safety rail, causing $79,000 in damages. The southbound train from Chicago to St. Louis carried new cars and auto parts. no injuries were reported.
The Illinois Senate rejected an amendment to fund the Soldiers and Sailors Home in Normal for the next fiscal year by a two vote margin. Backers argued for keeping the facility open to protect lives, while opponents said Medicaid matching money for other projects and cheaper private care justified closing it.
Vernon Presley died in a Memphis hospital at 63 after multiple heart problems. He had been hospitalized since May 29 for irregular heartbeat and diabetes, with Elvis Presley’s death a decade earlier noted in probate records showing the estate value near five million dollars.
The Commerce Department circulated a preliminary estimate showing a 2.4 percent annual drop in the nation's business activity over the last quarter. Officials said the figure, if confirmed, could warrant calling a recession though definition requires two consecutive quarters. The White House faces tax relief questions as consumer spending and orders weaken. Senate and House leaders push for tax cuts to spur saving and investment, with debated deficit implications.
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The Washington AP report notes the Supreme Court's six to zero ruling limiting automatic public figure status for those who commit crimes. The decision allows libel suits without proof of actual malice in some criminal-identity contexts and reverses a federal appeals ruling. The court also blocked punishing newspapers for truthfully publishing a juvenile’s name in crime cases and allowed suits against a senator for statements in a press release.
US heating oil reserves remain at historic lows with executives warning they may not rebuild stockpiles before winter. Officials vow drastic action if needed to ensure home heating oil, while distributors report month to month allocations and rising prices. Distillate stocks sit at 128.5 million barrels, 29 million below last year’s level, though above the four year low in March.
President Carter ends talks with Japanese leaders on an oil supply proposal to balance global demand by next year. Treasury Secretary Blumenthal says targets would curb imports with two million barrels a day in savings for OECD nations and Japan, pending agreement from six other summit participants. Blumenthal notes positive replies from Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. Carter also discusses refugees with Japanese officials, aiming to press Vietnam policy. officials say about 10,000 Indochina refugees leave monthly, with 7,000 finding homes in the United States.
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