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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1978
Page
2
In Garland, Walnut Village Church of Christ, about 200 worshippers faced a roof collapse during services after heavy rain. One child, Shannon Smith, 9, died and 57 were hurt, five critically, as debris buried pews and rescuers searched for trapped worshippers.
Washington AP Supreme Court refused to intervene in a libel dispute where Donald Widener, ex KNBC TV producer, sought a new trial after a $7.7 million jury verdict against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and engineer James C. Carroll. The 1971 film Powers That Be aired May 17 1971.
Illinois lawmakers return to a heavy session with issues including a local school income tax, limits on farmland ownership by corporations, and a ban on nonresident aliens buying Illinois land. The House advanced a plan to tax corporations via property tax offsets, while a grain elevator reform and testing program gained approval.
Mexican officials reject US linked claims that paraquat taints marijuana. Deputy AG Samuel Alba Leyva says no proven poisoning cases and vows to continue spraying, possibly tinting the liquid with color or odor. He notes some fields already show a red dye experiment, as Mexico presses ahead despite criticism.
Detroit AP reports a Nazi bookstore opening triggered a weekend of window smashing rock throwing and skirmishes ending with 17 protesters arrested. Charges included felonious assault on officers possession of a knife inciting a riot and marijuana. Seven arrests followed a rock thrown through the store window. No Nazis were detained.
Two Russians, Rudolf Chernyayev and Valdik Enger, were arrested in Woodbridge New Jersey and held on $2 million bail each for allegedly buying classified U S anti submarine warfare documents. A Soviet diplomat linked to the case was released due to diplomatic immunity and is expected to depart the United States.
Senators press a lengthy filibuster on proposed labor law revisions as House action looms on a tax plan. Allies of Carter push to advance energy reform in a House Senate conference on natural gas deregulation, with a Memorial Day recess set May 26 to June 5 and potential amendments this week.
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