Tylenol Cyanide Case Advances as Investigation Grows
Kane County deputies found 24 Tylenol bottles in a motel lot near Winfield where Mary Reiner bought cyanide tainted medication. Tests suggest capsules were tampered with. no direct link to murders yet. Authorities cite possible multiple suspects but stress no solid connections remain.
Tylenol deaths spur probe into store handling in Chicago
Funeral services planned Tuesday for Adam Janus 27, his brother Stanley 25 and Stanley’s wife Theresa 19 after they died from cyanide tainted Extra-Strength Tylenol. Officials note contaminations traced to multiple Chicago area stores, suggesting tampering occurred at retail sites. Potassium cyanide discussed as hazardous but not regulated for sale. FDA comments on pesticide controls and lab use.
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Bicyclist 14 Killed in White Creek Crash
Jody Wright, aged 14, died after riding his bicycle into a car’s path in White Creek Washington County. State police reported he passed away Saturday at Mary McClellan Hospital in Cambridge.
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Tylenol tampering found near cyanide deaths probe
Police found 24 Tylenol bottles in an Elgin motel lot two days before cyanide linked deaths. Officers reported capsules tampered with and some empty. Samples sent to Illinois Department of Public Health for testing. Officials cautioned other substances could cause illness, while investigators pursue leads.
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Binghamton Woman Dies After Store Robbery Shooting
Christine Kamide, 22, died at 1:40 p.m. Saturday at C.S. Wilson Memorial Hospital in Johnson City, two weeks after she was shot twice in the back of the head during a Binghamton store robbery. The victim succumbed to injuries sustained in the incident.
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Former Vietnam POWs recall war's frustration
Charleston veterans recount Alcatraz 11 captivity and postwar disillusion as 11 former prisoners, including Cmdr. George Coker and Vice Adm. James Stockdale, reflect on what they called a political sellout and a wasted national will. The ceremony reenacted their 1973 release aboard the World War II carrier, with family ties and political futures highlighted.
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Private School Enrollment Falls 31 Percent 1964 to 1979
Census Bureau data show private school enrollment declined 31 percent over 1964 to 1979 while black student attendance rose about one third. Private enrollment was 10 percent of all students in 1979, with Catholics making up two thirds of private students and 84 percent in church related schools.
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