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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1995
Page
10
Editorial highlights south suburban homeless crisis and the ongoing push to fund a permanent shelter via the water bill escrow plan. It notes 678 people sheltered and 10 657 nights of shelter in 1994 95, calls for broader municipal participation, and argues government alone cannot solve the issue.
Gov. Jim Edgar signed a measure establishing minimum training standards for part time police similar to full time officers. Municipalities must fund training costing about 3000 to 4000 per officer and waive if necessary within 24 months. Part timers join departments as regular staff for pension purposes but cannot supervise.
Defense lawyer Ed Genson likens Beverly Heard voice on taped calls to Marilyn Monroe. Heard refuses to testify, citing reluctance in questioning by prosecutor Andrea Zepp. Judge Fred G. Suria Jr. sends Heard back to jail for contempt after her recantation of an earlier allegation that Reynolds had sex with her at 16.
Tom Houlihan analyzes transcripts of phone calls between U.S. Rep Mel Reynolds and Beverly Heard, contrasting court evidence with an unmarked tape that reframes sexual innuendo as references to food and everyday cravings, provoking questions about journalistic portrayal and truth.
In Park Forest letters, a writer denounces a village environmental policy plan as a partisan trap benefiting Star Disposal, predicting garbage piling up and a bureaucratic sticker scheme. A second writer challenges an auto column on speed limits, calculating reaction times and travel minutes to argue for safer driving and responsible reporting.
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