Southern Illinois scenic drive study gauges park use
SIU researchers Dwight McCurdy and Glenn Marlow surveyed visitors at Shawnee Park sites to measure use and potential impact of the George Rogers Dark Scenic Drive. Among 1,400 groups, most were local, with campers comprising about two thirds and stays under three days.
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George Rogers
Illinois
Shawnee National Forest
Giant City
Ferne Clyffe
Cave-in-Rock
Lake Glendale
Pounds Hollow Lake
Fountain Bluff
Pine Hills
Belle Smith Springs
Gardne of the Gods
Tower Rock
Ohio River
U.S. Forest Service
Southern Illinois University At
Carbondale
Dwight McCurdy
Glenn Marlow
Shawnee Corridor
Southern
Southern Illinois
SIU
Heartland
Illinois Gov Ogilvie tightens welfare spending amid budget plan
Illinois moves to trim welfare costs as Gov. Ogilvie outlines a 1973 public aid budget of 1 451 million to fund 250 new positions aimed at moving recipients off rolls and into jobs. Officials estimate 8 million in upfront costs yielding 21 million in yearly savings, with 2 000 placements monthly projected by year end.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois
Richard B. Ogilvie
Edward T. Weaver
Ogilvie
Charles H. Percy
Percy
John W. McCarter Jr
Congress
House Ways and Means
Wilbur D. Mills
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Russell Long
Senators invited for China trip by Nixon allies
Senate leaders Mike Mansfield and Hugh Scott received an invitation to visit China, aiming for late spring or summer. Mansfield, a Montana professor and former 1921 Marine, seeks a long-delayed trip, while Scott, a major Chinese art collector, would join if Congress is in recess around the time of national conventions. Nixon also discussed Downey’s case with Chinese leaders.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Hugh Scott
China
Mansfield
Nixon
Chou En-lai
Scott
University of Montana
Ziegler
Downey
Mainland
Chou
USS
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
New Delhi
India
Pennsylvania
Himself
Congress
Man Released After Short Sentence in Illinois Case
A 41-year-old Chicago man, William Kaspo, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Robert Malmquist to seven days in Grundy County Jail for criminal damage to property after breaking a window at the Farm Service building near Dwight. He was released with credit for time served after allegedly calling police claiming he was hurt.
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Chicago
Grundy County
Robert Malmquist
William Kaspo
Farm Service
Dwight
Malmquist
Three Held in Western Illinois University Shooting
Police hold three men after a shooting at Seal Hall fatally wounding 19 year old Steven Hyde and injuring 24 year old Clyde Johnson on the Western Illinois University campus. One suspect would face voluntary manslaughter charges and the others aggravated battery.
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Seal Hall
Minooka Students Shine At State Music Solo Ensemble Contests
Minooka High School music students traveled to Ottawa for the IHSA state solo and ensemble event. Six superior ratings honored vocal girls trio, trumpet solo, tympani, trumpet duet, clarinet trio, and mixed clarinet quartet, with many other groups earning excellent and good marks. Choral director Mrs. Dorothy Albert and band director Henry Ryan guided the participants.
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Minooka
Minooka High School
Ottawa
Illinois High School Association
Sandy Peters
Jane Stirniman
Patti Lichtenauer
Mike Scarcelli
Mark Smrekar
Doug Knudson
Clarient
Doris Steffes
Linda Guyer
John Wirtz
Ken Sheek
Mary Siron
Kim Bols
Sharn Day
Carla Corbin
Larry Severson
Gail Goldasich
Dave Dix
Terry McEvilly
John Strniman
Rhonda Ritenour
Jeanne Wiedenbach
Bruce Todd
Jeff McMillian
Doug Thompson
Dennis Thompson
Carlita Hamner
Dalla Henrickson
Phyllis Gibson
Cindy Marshall
Peggy McEvilly
Dorothy Sanders
Beth Smith
Carol Petrose
Beth Collins
Kim Cartwright
Diane Kelly
Barb Gladkowski
Marlene McDonald
Sandy Santerelli
Vicki Rickman
Peter Fissel
Mike Pierce
Dale Pehlke
Rusty Stroud
Dorothy Albert
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Korean Military Armistice Commission
Panmunjom
White House
John Thomas Downey
Ronald L. Ziegler
WIU
Baum's
Hollywood Vassarette
Bowana
Liberty St
Belfast
Newry
Northern Ireland
Henry Ryan
Tastee Freez
Kosters Tastee- Freez
Morris
Joe & Elly Koster
E. Bluff St
Marseilles
Mexico
Acapulco
Clinton
Joliet
Liberty
Waverly
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