Bell ringer earns 9.15 in an hour at St Clair Square
Metro-East Journal reporter Jean Ann Bailey rang Salvation Army bells at St. Clair Square in Fairview Heights collecting Christmas donations. She describes shoppers' reactions, her approach, and the $9.15 total, noting some generosity and some indifference.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Metro- East Journal
East St. Louis
Salvation Army
Southern Illinois
Metro-East Journal
Associated Press
Fairview Heights
Lord
St. Clair Square
David Houser
St. Clair County
J.C. Penney
Houser
Santa Claus
Vandy Brewer
Illinois scholarship commission blamed for late student aid
Illinois lawmakers berated the State Scholarship Commission for delaying aid to about 11,000 students. Chairman Eugene Barnes pressed questions on operations while Rep. Ben Polk and others cited constant phone lines and a high salary for executive director Joseph Boyd.
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Springfield, Ill
Illinois State Scholarship Commission
Illinois House Appropriations Committee
Seph Boyd
Commission
Boyd
Eugene M. Barnes
Chicago
Illinois
Officials deny illegal pesticide near Springfield threats
GREENVIEW Ill AP state Agriculture Department says traces of aldrin and heptachlor found on a five acre farm near Springfield were not enough to threaten the Mueller family health. Investigation found no evidence of pesticide poisoning and the final report absolves the family of harm. Mrs Mueller moved to Mexico with children after the farm deaths and allegations of neighbor involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenview, Ill
State Agriculture Department
Springfield
Gilford Mueller
Agriculture Department
Heroin flood hits Western Europe and nations struggle
Western Europe faces a surge in heroin use and drug deaths as high purity, low price heroin from the Middle East and other sources spreads. U S DEA agent in Germany warns the trend mirrors the United States 1960s to 1970s. Authorities report rising youth addiction, increased overdoses, and cross border seizures across Germany, Sweden, France, Italy, Denmark, Britain and the Netherlands with China trafficking declines.
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Bonn
West Germany
Europe
U.S
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Thomas W. Cash
U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
Germany
United States
New York City
Federal Criminal Office
Berndt-Georg Thamm
Berlin
Hans Johansson
Stockholm
Sweden
Italy
Govern
Ment
Denmark
H.E. Knipschildt
Copenhagen
Britain
Netherlands
Scotland Yard
David Nees
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Kathryn Sullivan
Rhea Seddon
Ben Polk
R-Moline
Icals
Mueller
Mexico
Morris
MC Donald's
Chuck
Western
Cash
Discos
Thamm
Horst Broemer
Stern
Gratis
Norelco
Salton Peanut
Presto
Oster Blender
Sunbeam
Sunbeam Burger Grill
Sunbeam Ladies
Rival Burger Grill
Mom
Schick
West Bend
T. Foodfit
Drelco
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