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Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC November 1987 Daily Egyptian 1987 11-7-1987 The aiD ly Egyptian, November 07, 1987 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_November1987 Volume 74, Issue 56 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, November 07, 1987." (Nov 1987). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1987 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in November 1987 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Daily Egyptian Southern Illinni, l ·!1 I\·crsit,· at Carbondale Monday, November 9, 1987, Vol. 74, No. 5£ . 16 Pages --------------~--------Former Homecoming-------------------------------------.--------- king faces trial By Dana DeBeaumonl a : $2.731 from Sohn's men's caee. The request was granteri " What happened and wha t charges, Heeren could face a StaffWri1er c'othing store in the University on June 16, and the ..ase was peop!e say are two different maximum St:;l1tence of five In 1983. he " fclS t he M.II, C.rbondale Police said. a~ :;i gned to Judge William things," he said, laughing. years in prison and a $10,000 Homecoming king ; today, he 01. Mal' 22, Heeren pleaded South. Heeren said, in a phone fine, a representative from the faces a bench trial for felony in!lclCenl !o aU rOUr theft A Sohn's employee alleged interview Sunday, that Jackson County State's at· charges for theft. that Heeren, while he was representatives for the state's torney offi~e said. How~ver , A bench trial for Chris ~:~'.~!'h~,~d ::::'S~~~ I~~~~ employed at $ohn's, removed attorney's office had called the representative added that Heeren, :!-3. of 800 E. Grand Aug. 14 . At the trial, Heeren store merchandise when he 8ohn's and that the felony Heeren could only receive a Apt. 41A. is a~ 9 a .m . today in w"ived his right to thp. jury emptied trash a t night; placed charges may be reduced to "slap on his hand," if con· the Jackson C')Lmty Cour· trial and requested a bench the ~, ', erchandise in Ihe trash rnisdemeaner charges. victed. thouse. trial. bi.:-, ; -1 returned to the trash " They (Sobn's) like me and H~re n , a senior in speech In R bench trial the case is bin to r ~ tr ieve the mer Two ather students faced communication, was arrested decided by a judg( chandise la ter. they don't want to do anything theft chal1les for possessing and charged with two counts of Heeren also file.. a request Heeren said the charges he (;) hurt my career," Heeren property st.olen from Sohn's, said. theft and two counts of retail on June 4 to have the case tried faces are " a Iit~e absurd" but the charges have been thdi April 30 for allegedly by a different judge than had because what he is accused of If convicted of one or all of dismissed, according to stealing merchandise valued been originally assigned to the taking is " very small." the class 1II theft felony reports. Rain puts damper on woodland fires By Richard Nunez and Jacke Hamptor, One fire near the dam was StaN Writers "out of control" ano could have possibly caused a lot of State forestry employees damage, Jerald Updike. said a Sunuay afternoon rain assistant ~~nager of the Crab prohably was as helpful as any Orchard National WiJ ... !:£e 0f their efforts to control as Refuge, said. many as 150 fires that burned Updike. the Herrin Fire in Southern Illinois for.!Sts rlis Department. several volunteer past w(-ek. firefightero and a bulldoZ!r "The only place it isn't worked throughout the night to raining right now is F,pe contain the fire. County," Glenn Campbell, an FiVe! or six homes were employee of the stale forestry threa tened by the jire but mild office near Sparta, said. "As 'aT $& , 'know \bere \s one stU\ ~~~df~~gs~~~~~~ k\'i,~ burning there. There have dangerous proportions. Updike been other reports but nothing said. defi.!",ite. " "The big p'roblem IS the Firefighter:; say it will take houses," Updike said. "There at least another day of rain to is a small field beyond L"ese significantly reduce the threat woods and some residences .• of further fires. A fire near Wolf Creek Road " If it gets up to 50 degrees, and Devil's Lake Road Donor dad the humidity is low and there's thr eatened several homes. a five to 10 mile per hour wind, Neighbors gathered with wet Mathew Swenson, left, five, counla ti) 15 for Great_t Blood DrIft." Donation. can be it's unbelievable how quick it blankets, ~ uck ets of water and his dad, Bob Swenson, of C.rbondele, meele 10:30 e.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, can dry up," Steve Spr;nger, shovels a ~ temptir.g to contain while he glv.. blood et the Red Croe. Blood Tundey, Thut'8dey, end Frldey encl12:30 to another forestry firefighter, the fir e and keep it from 3aid. " If it's sunny and windy spreading towards their Drive Saturday. The Red Cross collected 8:30 p.m. Wednndey In the Student Center l.>mor row, we cou!::! have homes. 178 pints on the flrat day 01 the "World's Ballrooms. No appointment Is required. another rash of fires by "They were turning as much Thursday. It's supposed to of the field edge as they continue ra ining tomorrow, could," J eff Stine, Junior in though. and that's what we Special Education and one of need." the neighbors helping put out 11 die in N. Ireland bombing A~ o n is suspected in four the fire, said. E NN ISKILLEN, Northern years. Police said 55 people rubble from the building, a fi res that burned about 80 " It looked so attroctive. Do Ireland (UPI) - A bomb were injured. for.ner school recently used as acres of forest south of Devil's you know what I mean?" Sti:1e e~ploded Sund,lY inside a Among the injurecl were 13 a cOOlIllunity center. Kitchen Lake in the Shawnee said of the fire. "The way it b uilding n'Oal a crowd children between the ages of 2 " We saw the arms and legs National Forest about 9 p.m . was glowing, I just kept gathered fo r a ceremony and 15, many or th~m mem of people in the rubble crying Saturday. thinking of hell surrounding hon(lring Britain 's war dead, bers of youth orgaruzatiops for help." said one Boys "Normally. when there is me ." collapsing the structure and wno were to take oart in a Guide!< I~ader whose troop was more than one [ire, it's usually The two fires were contained burying scores of people in a wreath·laying ~erem. , y and standing near a war memorial no accidp.nt,'· Robert Foster , a ~round 2:30 a.m. Sunday and pile of rubble. march in Enniskillen, 75 miles 20 yarlL! away . from the ~errin fi reman, said . " This two smaller fires in the same The blast, sus))""ted to be west of Belfast. building where the homb part of the country has some of areel were contained earlier the work of the outlawed Irish After the blast, survivors, exploded. "They were the most beautiful territory Saturday night. Republic:m Army, killed at police officers and firefighters crushed. It was just terrible." a nd people go and do The Williamson C 'unty least II people in what was began digging frantically with One of the dCild in Sunday's somethng like this. There are Sheriff's Dep~~iment is in· believed to be the greatest loss their bare, s ometimes attack was initially identified a lot of nuts arou nd doing stuff of civilian life in a bomb a ttack bleeding, hands to search for as a policeman out it was later like this ," See FIRES, Page 5 in Northern Ireland in 15 those pinned underneath the announced he was retired. This Moming No one racing to grab 'Pork Prince,' crown By Mary Wisniewski Gus Bode Staff Writer dida tes considered most likely not specify which office. NAACP official to succeed Gray's 12·term In the Republican half of the None of the possible suc· legacy are state Rep. Jim Rea gives blacks boost ring, Randy Patchett, who lost f'?" cessors !I")r ret!!"ing U.S. Rep. - of Christopher and state Sen. to Gray in the 1984 and 1986 - Page10 Kenn~ t !1 J Gr ~y ' s ~2 nd Glenn Poshard of Carterville. ejections, said Sunday he is ·I ·cr ~-.,\\ Congressional seat jumped The Southern Illinoisan " not planning to run right ,! \ ' -1" forward with campaign bids as reported Sun~.ay that Poshard now." '''t. L' .' Saluki gridders of Sunday. will probably announce his However, Patchett s.lid he I \ - ~ ) , , I , hang on to win Gray, 62, th,' long·reigning intentions Tuesday. Rea said thought Gray's retit'ement " Prince of Pork," announced he would announce his election "gives the R~!,ul)!: ::dns a good 'v ' Sports 16 Saturday that he will abdicate intentions and his reaction to opportuni ty in the next elec· .z-- . ~ - his Congressional seat after 12 Gray's retirement on Monday. tion." Gus says politics will t)a a terms. Rea announced he would run ParUy cloudy, 50s . bore without the ·Prl r.CG 01 i The twG Democra tic can· for re-election Sept. 20, but did See GRAY, Pogo 5 Pork.' Sports Upset! Salukis rally, score two TDs in final 2:10 to defeat EIU By Bill West SlaffWriter I Hard tackle E .• stern Illinois Universi:y got a taste of Saluki vengeance I puts Yates when SIlJ-C stunned the En; Parenl~ Day crowd with a dramatic 32-27 win over the I i~I~~';;~~~ i n over P2.nthers .