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Description: Here is Part 1 of NewsCenter 5 at 6pm on WMAQ Channel 5 featuring Jim Ruddle and Carol Marin. Includes:

Quick tease of stories including White Sox reaching a contract agreement with Carlton Fisk, State Legislators debate need for financial bailout of RTA.

15,000 Illinois Coal Miners walk off the job - with Tom Korzeniowski reporting. Cecil Hardy (retired coal miner), Daisy Diffy (Widow of William Diffy), and others share their stories about fighting black lung disease and their efforts to retain government benefits.

Govenor Thompson working with staff on bailout plan for RTA. Featuring David Stites - Elgin Area Taxpayers Watchdog Association

25 year old Fred Verdan (Verden?) indicted for attack on girls.

Doctors confirm 19 year old Robin Bolden (sp?) was murdered last Saturday night.

Steven Judy executed early this morning.

Peter Nolan - Viewpoint - shares his thoughts on Capital Punishment and the Judy execution.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Monday, March 9th 1981.