Wandering in Wabash County Mt Carmel area's river ruins
A traveler describes a three day exploration around Mt. Carmel in Wabash County. Highlights include an updated county courthouse, a ferry operation with a cable and auxiliary push boat, a mussel fishing setup, and two massive stone dam and lock ruins from old river navigation. Bedell's Dam and the flour mill ruins are noted, with plans to revisit the cribs when the water level drops.
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We _ landlubbers
Dow-Jones
Indiana
Wabash
Bedell
Mt. Carmel
Illinois
Illinois Sees Traffic Deaths Drop in June
June traffic fatalities in Illinois totaled 168, down 3 percent from 174 a year earlier. The six month toll stands at 959, down one from last year. The Illinois Department of Conservation announced teal hunting rules across state lands, with specific closures for two southern areas and federal refuges. Hunters need a free teal permit and a valid license plus a 1965 migratory stamp. applications must be mailed by July 31 with name, address, and county. Bills to end electric utility disputes approved by Gov. Kerner, with service-area agreements and eminent domain rights for cooperatives. Shotgun deer permit quotas posted for several counties. Merit exams announced by the Illinois Department of Personnel with several open competitive positions. Rural TV ownership at 90% versus 91% in urban areas per USDA report.
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Illinois
Division of Highways
State Highway Police
Illinois Department of Conservation
Horseshoe Lake
Cairo
Union County
Ware
Mississippi
Lower
Department of Conservation
U. S. Corps of Engineers
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Game Management
State Office
Springfield
Ill
Kerner
Public Utilities Act
William T. Lodge
Clinton
Jo Daviess
Johnson, McHenry
Monroe
Pope
North
South
Stephenson
Department of Personnel
Centennial Building
Prevention of farm accidents during National Farm Safety Week
SIU safety expert Frank Bridges notes July 25 31 as National Farm Safety Week with focus on slow moving vehicles chemicals and electricity. The 22nd annual rural safety drive cites 8400 farm resident deaths and 780000 injuries last year with 3600 tractor and motor vehicle fatalities and 1.5 billion in costs. Key factors include daylight collisions on good roads with rear hits and overturns, plus chemical handling tips and five safety keys such as correct chemical use protective gear prompt first aid safe storage and proper disposal.
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Frank Bridges
Southern Illinois University Safety Center
National Safety Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Lyndon B. Johnson
Bridges
Honey bees dying in the southern regions threaten crops and farming
The Department of Agriculture reports thousands of honey bee colonies have died over the past two years with no explanation. The loss could affect the beekeeping industry and crop yields that rely on pollination. Also notes boosters for smallpox vaccines and new aviation weather manual by FAA and Weather Bureau.
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U.S
Department of Agriculture
The
American Medical Association
U.S.A
Association
Chicago
National Cylinder Gas
Federal Aviation Agency
US Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
U.S. Government Printing Office
Washington, D.C
Europe
Australia
New Zealand
Islands
Oceania
Population Reference Bureau
Retirement in Suburbia Sad Song of Peace Lost
A retiree laments suburbia’s change as his orange grove home is surrounded by newcomers. William W. Glen recalls lost trees, noisy families, many dogs, and crowded chaos replacing his quiet retirement dream. He and his wife, longtime residents, seek simple rights to live in peace.
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William W. Glen
Suburbia
Mr. Glen
Glen
For And About Teenagers Should Mom Pick Her Friends
Our reply explains the mother’s protective role and duties in guiding a teen with no father in the family. It emphasizes supervision of activities and associations as a means to prepare the teen for a happy adult life, noting that moms may have motives the teen should consider.
Education in Illinois Special Education Programs
During 1964-65 Illinois public schools provided special education for over 150000 handicapped pupils with 3500 teachers across 800 districts. The program trained 140 teachers for blind students and 4000 teachers for mentally retarded pupils, aided by speech therapists and psychologists. Financial support totaled over 11 million dollars in 1963-64 and is projected to exceed 13 million in 1964-65. Two hundred fifty education scholarships are offered to future special education teachers.
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Illinois
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Two Decades of the United Nations Report
A Washington special reflects on twenty years since the UN charter with 51 founding nations, noting 63 memberships, the UN as a living evolving institution, and its expansion into economic social health education and humanitarian work. It highlights peace as the core aim and calls for a global war on poverty led by member nations.
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United Nations
San Francisco
International War
Johnson
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clue List
A compact grid reference of across and down clues covering shrubs blunders gods walks fellows grants and many common word fits including re employ money of account drenches thing of value fowl ball banter competitor cubic meters applaud island of Hebrides prickly shrub vehicle to be debt arum plant leaf of to take a book away and other items listed with numeral markers and punctuation typical of a newspaper puzzle section
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Island of Hebrides
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