Planter In Downtown Carbondale Honors Late Treasurer
Agnesses resident of the Carbondale Foundation for a Better Environment assists as Bob Stevenson vice president steadies one of 10 planters for the downtown business district and Beata Hartwig arranges flowers in a tub during CFBE plant-in weekend. The planters, filled with living flowers through the growing season, honor the late Barbara LeMasters of Carbondale who died recently and was the group's treasurer.
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Carbondale Foundation For A Better
Bob Stevenson
Beata Hartwig
CFBE
Barbara Lemasters
Carbondale
Storms strike 10 states injuring dozens and killing two
Dozens were injured as high winds and tornadoes battered the South and Midwest across 10 states. One man died in Alabama and a child in Kentucky in storm related accidents. The Photinia ran aground on Lake Michigan and 30 crew members were evacuated by helicopter as towns faced widespread damage and power outages.
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Wisconsin
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Firefighters Strike Continues As City Plans Firing
Striking firefighters refused to return to work after a seven week walkout. A 22-0 vote upheld the decision, with the city council announcing firing actions starting Monday if the protest persists. Four firefighters remained on duty while negotiations, halted since March 21, resume after jail terms for contempt of court.
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Urday
McLean County
William Caisley
Transportation death toll rises in 1977 nationwide
AP reports the U.S. transportation death toll climbed 4 percent in 1977 to 52,154 across all modes, with highway fatalities at 46,880, up 1,357 from 1976. Motorcycles alone rose 23 percent to 4,067 deaths, after three years of decline followed by increases in 1976 and 1977.
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Senate probes Chicago crime syndicate hearings eyed
U S Senate rackets investigators press a first public hearing in 20 years on Chicago crime groups amid new labor union corruption charges and mob killings. The Tribune reports interviews with local, state, and federal authorities will shape July hearings and potential calls to summon top mob figures such as Anthony Accardo and Joey Aiuppa.
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New Yorks 42d Street Theater Row Opens
A transformed West 42nd Street block becomes a new theater district amid ceremonies led by Vice President Mondale and Mayor Koch. The eight renovated venues cost 1.5 million dollars and aim to revive urban culture and provide opportunities for stage talent.
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New York
Walter F. Mondale
West 42d Street
New York City
Edward I. Koch
Ninth
42D Street Theater Row
Mondales
Hugh L. Carey
Joseph Papp
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