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...quiet Wednesday morning in Springfield, Ill., a man walked into Lauterbach's Cottage Hardware Store, grabbed an ax and began swinging. By the time he left, one person was dead and two others were critically injured. Ten days later, police got a call from Bobby Joe Kyle, a patient in the 49-bed psychiatric ward at St. John's Hospital, who claimed that his roommate had confessed to the crime. Unfortunately, Kyle did not know his roommate's name. He asked Nurse Elaine McCall to identify him, but she refused. Reason: McCall believed his name was shielded...
...poor weather-either too much or too little rain-that continues to plague patches of the Midwest and may affect the price of grain over the next few months. Observes Conrad Leslie, a Chicago commodities analyst: "The Soviets are going to be watching the weather in Des Moines and Springfield as well as in Moscow over the next few months. It depends on the weather...
...hard-fought 6-5 battle was a new experience for the laxwomen, who have grown accustomed this year to blowing opponents away--with scores like 22-2 against Springfield and 12-2 against Boston College--on their way to building their 10-0 record...
After Friday's crucial victory over Springfield that clinched second place in the Eastern Collegiate Volleyball League, the Spikers were due for a letdown. Senior co-captain Terry Trumbull, benched with an injury, predicted as much prior to the game. "After Springfield, it might be hard to get up for an adversary as weak as UMass. The guys might be a little too relaxed tonight," he said...
Though Church stumped the pit heads from Springfield, Ill., to Pittsburgh to push the pact, the union rebuffed it by a vote of more than 2 to 1. Many members argued that provisions in the contract gave mine operators power to lease coal property to nonunion companies as well as skimp on contributions to pension funds. On the other hand, industry officials seemed to feel that the rejection simply reflected the union's weakening grasp its members. Said one: "Facts had nothing to do with it. Rationality went out the window. What developed was emotion, suspicion and misinformation...