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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1978
Page
5
High school students from Lannion aid in cleaning oil-drenched St Michel en Grove beach on a Brittany coast visit. Local residents and visitors participate in the Wednesday cleanup effort amid coastal pollution.
Washington AP report outlines Pentagon action after Pennsylvanian feminist protests against dining images in Army Reserve magazine. Editors instructed to depict men and women professionally and equally. Senator Schweiker announced the directive, noting concerns from Carol Swaim of NOW. Barney Halloran said some complaints justified and will comply.
St Paul Minnesota AP authorities report about 28 000 deer are killed by poachers each year in Minnesota roughly equal to licensed hunters. State DNR cites strict penalties including seizure of guns and even cars used in illegal hunts.
Emil Grenek, 67, of Ann Arbor, says air bags are more dangerous than a hangman’s noose and has filed a patent calling them execution devices. He cites quick inflation and high nitrogen pressure, while federal officials push airbags and automatic seatbelts to save lives. FBI expands anti-terrorist training citing fears of cross Atlantic attacks. Also notes a year lawsuit over release of Nixon papers.
Gov James Thompson adds Alexander Lerner to Citizens for Thompson as deputy manager. Lerner, 31, of Skokie, starts March 1 at 30000 annually, joining six other full time aides held by rival Michael Bakalis.
Rural Illinois and parts of the capital area remained without electricity nearly a week after an Easter weekend ice storm. 180000 people lacked power, with up to 700000 affected at the peak. 19 towns in nine counties had no service. Portable generators were deployed across 24 disaster counties as power restoration could take days. Meanwhile three businessmen were sentenced in Chicago for attempting to smuggle 30000 pounds of Colombian marijuana via Chicago and Kankakee airports, including a plan to buy a plane and bribe officials.
Gov. James Thompson toured the Quad Cities area and announced $12.2 million in highway projects as part of his election-year plan. He disclosed that full details of the program would be unveiled in April while proposing $642.7 million in new highway appropriations for the next fiscal year starting July 1.
Washington officials review Nixon pre presidential papers to select those for public use. Nixon will release many of the 600000 donated documents while excluding items tied to national security or privacy. The agreement ends a four year dispute filed in U S District Court.
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