Supreme Court to review death sentence in Enmund case
The Supreme Court will decide if the death penalty can apply to nontriggerman participants in a robbery who did not intend to kill. Earl Enmund seeks to overturn his Florida death sentence for a 1975 murder, arguing he helped plan the robbery but did not know of the killings. Florida upholds the sentence while prosecutors note he aided in disposing of weapons. The Court also weighs whether employers must fund affirmative action in union hiring, and leaves Margie Barfield’s death sentence in North Carolina intact.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Norn
Florida
Orida
Earl Enmund
Hardee County
Fla
Enmund
Florida Supreme Court
Ployers
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Margie Barfield
North Carolina
Strip mine exemptions kept under final federal rules
The Office of Surface Mining finalized rules allowing surface coal mines present before August 3 1977 to claim exemptions from prime farmland regulations for contiguous property. The grandfather cutoff remains under review with comments invited, while full rules take effect without it. Environmental groups and the Illinois Mines and Minerals department had urged a 1982 cutoff.
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Office of Surface Mining
OSM
Illinois Department of Mines and Minerals
ISBE Names Five Illinois Education Award Winners
Five Southern Illinois residents are named by the Illinois State Board of Education for special state honors at the Those Who Excel awards on Oct 30 in Chicago. Area winners include Paulette Hagene Kay Hapke Margaret Pierce Patricia Kohne and Judy Ruebke with plaques certificates and honorary mentions. The selection committee spans many state educational groups and associations.
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Southern Illinois
Illinois State Board of Education
Chicago
Donald G. Gill
Paulette Hagene
Pinckneyville
Kay Hapke
Sparta
Margaret Pierce
Steeleville
Patricia Kohne
Judy Ruebke
Illinois Education Assocatio
Illinois Congress of Parents and Teachers
Illinois Federation of Teachers
Illinois Principals Association
Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools
Illinois Association of School Administrators
Illinois Association of Student Councils
Illinois Association of School Boards
Southern Illinoisan Ad Rates and Office Contacts
Classified and publishing details for the Southern Illinoisan list delivery options, rates, and office contact numbers in Carbondale and Herrin. It notes carrier, motor route, and mail pricing, plus mailing addresses and postmaster contact.
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N. Ilinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
Souern Ilinoisan
Illinois
Southern Isan
Carbondale Free Press
Cates
Arion
Murphysboro Park Board hires firm for boat ramp renovation cost
The Murphysboro Park board engaged J. T. Blankinship and Associates to estimate expenses for renovating the park boat ramp. Plans include grading the Big Muddy River bank to reduce mud and silt buildup, improving ramp use. A potential Illinois Department of Conservation grant may cover the project, with the board paying the firm only if the grant is obtained. The board also reinstated a security patrol to curb vandalism, at an estimated $100 monthly.
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Murphysboro Park Board
Murphysboro
J. T. Blankinship and
Brewer
Area bridge players shine at Lawrenceville tournament
Marion resident Robert Giles and Paducah’s Mike Pecknick won open pairs with 44 pairs in the field. Carbondale's Harold and Carol Emme placed third, then fifth in masters. Giles led a first-place team and an Emme-led team with Charles Koch took second in four-person event among 21 teams. Five SI tournaments were sponsored by the American Contract Bridge League.
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Marion Man
Carbondale
Lawrenceville
Robert Giles
Marion
Mike Pecknick
Paducah
Harold
Carol Emme
Emme
Southern states near pact to ban others' atomic waste
Nine Southern states move toward an interstate commission to regulate disposal of low level radioactive waste. The plan could restrict non members from using the Barnwell South Carolina site and outlines roles for each state in handling transport and storage for medical, research and nuclear power waste.
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Atlanta
Barnwell
S.C
Ray Perry
South Carolina
Jim Setser
Georgia
Setser
Illinois Senate bill would veto nuclear waste sites
Legislation in the Illinois Senate would give the General Assembly power to veto locating nuclear power plants and waste disposal. Bills require legislative approval before licensing low level waste dumps or reprocessing centers, and before any compact on nuclear waste. Public input would follow a 30 day review. Sponsors include Sens. Buzbee Joyce and Rock. Joyce's Morris ties tie to spent fuel storage and shipments.
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Illinois General Assembly
Illinois
Illinois Senate
General Assembly
Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety
Kenneth Buzbee
Carbondale
Jerome J. Joyce
Essex
Phillip Rock
Big bingo operators threaten church charity game spread
The Chicago Tribune reports a three month Chicago area probe finds large bingo halls run by questionable owners exploiting lax state laws and felon associations. Charities suffer as gangs move profits from churches to big halls. Uptown and Ravenswood groups saw modest gains despite huge gross takings. One owner calls it a legal license to gamble like Las Vegas.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Ciaries
Illinois
the Tribune
UpRave
Uptown
Ravenswood
Las Vegas
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