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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1993
Page
13
A controversial speech argues NAFTA favors multinational corporations over citizens. It claims the deal undermines the U S Constitution by secret negotiation excludes oversight, prompts large scale job losses, and requires costly retraining. The speaker urges immediate calls to senators and congressmen before Thanksgiving.
A letter to the editor from a Beacon Hill parent commends Carol Woodley principal of Beacon Hill School in Chingo Heights for dedication and care. The writer, a longtime volunteer and district parent, lauds the principal and staff for their warm, supportive approach and commitment to student welfare.
A new court room in Markham Court House 6th District focuses on domestic violence with trained professionals. Judge Sheila Murphy is praised for establishing a dedicated court to accelerate protective orders and support victims of battering within the fastest growing form of violence in the nation.
A reader praises Judge Henry X. Dietch for his Star column on checkout clerks and machine reliance. The letter recalls youth working in stores counting change by hand, noting modern coin handling lacks accuracy. The writer urges store managers to train clerks and value informed reporting.
A letter thanks senior citizens for blood donations and explains eligibility for donors over 80 with a physician note, updated every two years. The note emphasizes shortages despite safer blood supply and urges 17 year olds and donors in good health to help fill gaps this fall. Rhoda Adler, Hood Program coordinator.
Anti gambling forces spoke at Orland Park Methodist Church in an informational session attended by about 40 residents and clergy. Rev Tom Grey of Galena urged halting gambling ventures statewide as the United Methodist Church pushes a petition to place an advisory referendum on gambling in the next general election.
Mayor Dwight Welch mailed a citywide notice declaring a new curfew for residents under 19 from 9 p.m. to stamp out gang activity after two gang related shootings in four days. Welch noted crime rose from zero violence in five years to six incidents, with five of the shootings gang linked and four solved.
U S Rep Harris Fowell invited three U S senators to press the message at Edward Hospital in Naperville. Senator Phil Gramm quipped about the compassion of the IRS and efficiency of the Post Office, drawing laughter from more than 200 attendees including doctors and district residents.
A high profile panel headlines a Friday luncheon on the economic opportunity of the Interstate 80 corridor. Sponsored by the Orland Park Area Chamber of Commerce the event at Silver Lake Country Club features Sen. William Mahar Dan McLaughlin and Ed Zabrocki. The $10 lunch is open to the public and begins at 11 30 a.m. The panel discusses the I 355 extension and a potential Chicago airport in the South Suburbs.
Will County and the Veterans Assistance Commission reached an out of court settlement over funding for the VAC's aid program. The VAC had sued August to secure funds it judged necessary to cover through November 30, the end of the county's fiscal year. The dispute ends with funds restored for veterans in need.
The Rev Edward Slattery longtime par ish priest at St Jude the Apostle in South Holland and son of Tinley Park residents William and Winifred Slattery was named Roman Catholic bishop of Tulsa Oklahoma. He said he learned of the Vatican decision about 230 PM November 5 but could not tell his parents until the official announcement.
Illinois legislators push House Bill 2543 to automatically transfer more juvenile cases to adult court. The measure by Reps. Larry Weinlund and Jerry Weller would require youths 15 and older to be tried as adults for all Class X and Class 1 felonies or any crime involving a firearm. Currently automatic adult handling covers murder, aggravated criminal sexual assault, armed robbery, and certain drug or weapon offenses in school or public housing zones.
Gov. Jim Edgar floated a bi state site between Beecher Illinois and St. John Cedar Lake Indiana as an alternative to Peotone. Don Goff of the Third Airport Alliance said Edgar talked with Indiana Gov Bayh while Bayh has repeatedly rejected the plan.
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