Paper hanger Kelley nets 750 in Marion bank checks
Gary Sosniecki reports Ralph Kelley suspected of cashing two stolen checks totaling over 750 at Marion banks and nearly adding a third. The seminar on bad checks heard FBI and ISP officials urge vigilance while Bank of Marion officials described an earlier $376.50 theft by Kelley who opened a savings account using a Marion address.
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Gary Sosniecki
Ralph Kelley
Kelley
Marion
Chicago
McDonald’s
Greater
Marion Area
Paper hanger teaches bankers a lesson in bad checks
A man passes two counterfeit McDonald s checks at banks and flees after a teller investigates. FBI agent Everett Stewart cites this as typical bad check activity and urges merchants to tighten cashing procedures to deter such fraud. State Police estimate 200 000 to 300 000 in bad checks pass annually in southern Illinois.
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Anna
Stewart
Gary Ashman
Illinois
Ashman
Howerton
Two FBI Agents Die in Pine Ridge Shootout
Federal agents Jack R. Coler and Ronald A. Williams were shot to death while serving warrants on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota. The assailants fled, a gun battle ensued, and no arrests were reported as of early Friday morning.
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S.D
South Dakota
William Janklow
FBI
Washington
Joseph Trimbach
Alameda
Cale
S. Bureau of Indian Affairs
San Francisco Chronicle
Chronicle
New World Liberation Front
California
Mt. Rushmore National Memorial
Pine Ridge Reservation
Jack R. Coler
Ronald A
Coler
Denver
Williams
Rapid City
Joe Robert
Oglala
Wounded Knee Legal Offense Defense Committee
Robert
Minneapolis Tribune
Little Joe Killsright
Porcupine
Pierre
Richard Kneip
Kneip
Janklow
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Horton Named SIUC Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Frank E Horton, 35, was chosen to be vice president for academic affairs and research at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He will start Sept 1, replacing J K Leasure, with Horton bringing extensive graduate program and faculty promotion responsibilities.
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Frank E. Horton
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Horton
SIUC
Warren W. Brandt
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Siu-C
Brandt
J.K. Leasure
Leasure
Russian spy suspects held in U S case
FBI arrested Sarkis Paskalian and Sahag Dedeyan on charges of spying for the Soviet Union. Paskalian, 36, resident alien living in New York, allegedly gathered national defense information since 1962 and photographed a secret study in Dedeyan’s Rockville home. Dedeyan, 41, a naturalized citizen from Maryland, faced charges for failing to report illegal photographing of defense data.
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FBI
Soviet Union
Sarkis O. Paskalian
New York
Sahag K. Dedeyan
Rockville
Lebanon
Paskalian
United States
Dedeyan
Pas
Applied Physics Laboratory
Johns Hopkins University
Silver Spring
Eduard B. Charciyan
United Nations
Senate OKs education bill amid veto warning
The Senate approved a 7.67 billion education appropriation by a 64 to 12 vote, exceeding Ford’s budget and House totals, sending the measure to a Senate House conference. In a separate action, Congress moved to extend 65 weeks of unemployment benefits for about 250,000 workers in hard‑hit areas, awaiting Ford’s signature by Monday.
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Senate
Ford
House
Senate House Conference Committee
Congress
Weekend Weather Outlook With Warm Humidity
Forecast shows tonight partly cloudy warm and humid with a low near 70. Saturday stays mostly sunny and very warm with a chance of late thunderstorms and a high near 90. Sunday through Tuesday highs around 90 and lows from 64 to 71.
Remap battle fuels Illinois legislature in final week
Illinois lawmakers spar over the remap fight as the session nears its end. Senate leaders face budget cuts while Southern Illinois gains and loses on reapportionment, with debates over SIUE board creation and higher education power. Representatives push district pork while avoiding tax reform.
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Springfield
Illinois
General Assembly
Senate
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
State Board of Elections
ERA
Buzbee
Legis
Johns
Chicago
Choate and Hart
Carbondale
Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University At
Siue Board of Trustees
Southern Illinois
University of Illinois
Chicago Circle
Vincent Birchler
SIU
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
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