Franklin County sues clerk to recover missing cash
Franklin County votes to sue County Clerk Bob Hiller to recover 78000 dollars missing from his office during a six month probe. State's Attorney Terry Green says civil action may only be first step amid grand jury proceedings and the clerk's limited duties while investigations continue.
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Franklin County
Elizabeth Renshaw
Southern Illinoisan
Bob Hiller
Glenn Snider
Franklin County State
Terry Green
Hiller
Green
Snider
Cliff Cockrum
Bank Robbery in Ullin Linked to Du Quoin Heist?
Two well dressed armed men robbed the Ullin branch of the First State Bank of Dongola at about 10 30 a m taking an undetermined amount of cash They tied up a female teller who was not injured The same day a jewelry store in Du Quoin was robbed with deficits around 25 000 to 30 000 in diamonds and watches Police say descriptions of the two black male suspects match but no link is established between the crimesThe Du Quoin robbery occurred about 9 a m Tuesday at Higgins Jewelry Co with owner Pete Williams clerk and a customer tied up No injuries reported A light blue 1976 Buick stolen from Chicago was seen near the Ullin scene and detectives contemplate a possible connection but refuse to confirm any linkage
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Ullin
First State Bank
Dongola
du Quoin
Higgins Jewelry Co
Pete Williams
Williams
Reineking
Allin
Illinois
Chicago
Air Illinois crash blamed on pilot Lester Smith
The National Transportation Safety Board blames Air Illinois Flight 710 crash on pilot Capt. Lester Smith for continuing after loss of both generators. Contributing factors include agency and airline training failures and FAA oversight lapses. Ten people died near Pinckneyville after Smith relied on battery power despite insufficient electrical reserve.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois
National Transportation Safety Board
Air Illinois Flight 710
Lester Smith
Air Illinois
Federal Aviation Administration
Pinckneyville
Springfield
Carbondale
Smith
Air Illinois’ Management
FAA
NTSB
Roger Street
Adviser downplays MX vote importance
Washington AP The chief U S adviser on arms talks with the Soviet Union disagrees with claims by the Reagan administration that a congressional vote against additional MX missiles would have an immediate impact on Geneva negotiations. Paul Nitze argues no direct immediate correlation would occur even if Congress withholds 1.5 billion for 21 missiles.
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Washington
U.S
Soviet Union
Reagan
Geneva
Paul Nitze
House of Senate
House
Armed Services
Nitze
Defense
Caspar Weinberger
Administration
Switzerland
Weinberger
Congress
Les Aspin
D-Wis
United States
Senate panel backs no new taxes budget plan
The Senate Budget Committee, by party line, backs a no new taxes deficit plan to save $55 billion next year. It would freeze most federal spending at current levels, cut Amtrak, student loans, mass transit and urban development, and cancel COLA for 35.5 million Social Security recipients. Democrats oppose, saying tax increases may be needed.
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Washington
Senate Budget Committee
Amtrak
Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
Pete V. Domenici
R-N.m
Senate
James Exon
Nebraska
Domenici
Reagan
Economic Development Administration
Appalachian Regional Commission
Rural Housing
Small Business Administration
Second doctor earns FDA approval for artificial heart
Hershey Medical Center surgeon Dr. William F. Pierce becomes the second U S physician to win FDA clearance to use the Penn State Heart an air driven device developed over 15 years. There are no patients ready for implantation yet. The device mirrors the permanent pump used by Dr. William DeVries in Louisville Ky with two recipients recuperating there. West Frankfort coach resigns.
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Hershey, Pa
Hershey Medical Center
William F. Pierce
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Carl Andrews
Penn State
William DeVries
Humana Hospital Audubon
Louisville
DeVries
Thompson urges Chinese lottery reform in road fund plan
Governor Thompson of Illinois toured a rural village in Shenyang Liaoning with officials from Illinois sister province. He urged China to start a road repair lottery similar to his state fund. China had banned most lotteries earlier this month amid a party crackdown.
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Shenyang
China
Thompson
Illinois
Liaoning
Communist Party
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Clifford Cockrum
Cockrum
Grand Jury
Bob
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William
Frank Tudor
Erro
Neously
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Myth
House Armed Services Committee
Pierce
Andrews
FDA
West Frankfort
Iacocca
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