Tragic Valier Fire Claims 4-Year-Old Boy
A Valier home fire killed 4-year-old Bryan Mayer and left his mother Pamela hospitalized. She saved another child and firefighters extinguished the blaze around 9 am. A state fire marshal will inspect the ruins to determine the cause while details remain sketchy.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Valier
Franklin County
John Turner
Bryan Joseph Mayer
Pamela Mayer
Franklin Hospital
Benton
Thousands of UMW miners rally in capital over black lung plan
About 10 000 coal workers ride charter buses to Washington for a protest and planned march on the White House against Reagan administration proposes tightening black lung benefit eligibility. UMW officials say the walkout at Bituminous Coal Operators Association mines begins today.
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Associated Press
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Appalachian
Reagan
United Mine Workers Union
White House
Cecil Roberts
UMW
Raymond Donovan
Sam Church
Donovan
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Association
Labor Department
Illinois
James Bernhard
West Frankfort
William Monroe
Steeleville
Black Lung Fund
Jerry Williams
Dowell
Consolidation Coal Co
Burning Star No. 4
de Soto
Washington
Gaylon Parks
Subdistrict 7
Parks
Joel Capps
Old Ben No. 25
Capps
Indiana Slayer Goes Quietly To Death In Electric Chair
Steven T. Judy, 24, admits guilt and jokes with guards as he accepts execution for a mother and three children slayings. He walks to the black oak chair in Indiana, after refusing appeals, and is pronounced dead at 12:12 a.m. His foster father notes his calm demeanor and last remarks include a quip about billing Indiana.
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Michigan City
Ind
Steven T. Judy
Indiana
Black Oak
Robert R. Carr
Judy
U.S. Supreme Court
Department of Corrections
Tom Hanlon
Carr
Texas
Jeanne
Steven L. Harris
State of
Weekend Weather Outlook From The National Service
The National Weather Service forecasts fair conditions tonight with a low near 30. Tuesday will be partly sunny with a high in the low 50s. The Illinois extended outlook calls for fair weather Wednesday through Friday with highs in the 50s and lows around the 30s.
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National Weather Service
Ilinois
Surge in area burglaries linked to weak economy
Economic hardship appears to drive a sharp rise in Crime area burglaries in January and February. Carbondale sees 62 burglaries up from 47 last year while thefts rise to 180 from 166. Murphysboro reports a 20 percent jump, Herrin notes felony thefts up 10 incidents. Police emphasize secured-entry burglaries and heightened surveillance.
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Tom Woolf
Southern
Murpheysboro
Larry Tincher
Herrin
Jack Engram
Carbondale
Thomas McNamara
McNamara
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