Casey Pupils Stage Hobbit Play for Washington Trip
Casey Junior High students under Greg Backes will perform The Hobbit in two Casey music room shows on Jan 31 and Feb 1 to raise funds for a February 12 to 19 Washington trip. The 26 students will visit two Washington area schools meet lawmakers and possibly Rosalynn Carter. tickets $5 for a Hobbit Fund donation, extra tickets $1. The group earned a five minute ovation at a statewide conference and has drawn praise from the city school system.
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Casey Junior High School
Washington DC
J. R R. Tolkein
Backes
Ilineis
Illinois
Washington
Subzero Weather Grips Illinois
The National Weather Service warned the Canadian cold would keep Illinois in a deep chill through midweek with temperatures near 20 degrees below zero in parts. Schools closed, bus service halted, Amtrak delays grew, and thousands lost power as utilities cut back gas deliveries to major industrial users.
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Associated Press
Illinois
National Weather Service
Chicago
Washington Park
Homewood
Amtrak
Union Station
Chicago Motor Club
Rockford
Central Ilinois Public Service Co
Springfield
Sondy
Franklin County
Beardstown
Mattoon
Central Ilinois
Hlinots
Nader Finds Defective Airbag On NBC Visit
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader visited NBC Saturday Night and exposed a defective auto airbag before the first commercial break. His quick discovery highlighted safety concerns during the show.
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New York
Ralph Nader
Metric creeping in New York
United States moves toward metrication as Biguee bottlers adopt metric sizes last fall and plan full conversion within two years. Soda firms test one liter containers. About half the states use metric measurements on some road signs as the nation nears global standardization.
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New York
United States
Biguee
Soda Companies
America
Paint For Prisoners Brightens Michigan Jails
A Michigan Department of Corrections study says repainting jails with specific colors like pee pee, nectarine or yew green may aid rehabilitation and reduce hallucinations among inmates. Fresh color schemes reportedly boost staff morale and improve prisoner officer relations, with off white walls and brighter accents recommended.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan Department of Corrections
Susan Sweitzer
Moynihan Nominated for Doublespeak Award in Protest
New York AP reports Senator Daniel Moynihan faces a Doublespeak Award nomination after criticizing the committee that honored him last year. Dieterich, chair of the English teachers group, says Moynihan's protest letter was itself worthy of nomination, as the group annually lampoons wordy public statements.
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New York
Daniel P. Moynihan
Moynihan
United Nations
Senate
Rof
Daniel J Dieterich
National Council of English Teachers
AMA Seeks FTC Dropping Action Over Medical Ads Rules
The American Medical Association asks the FTC to drop its restraint of trade case against the AMA and two medical societies over advertising and patient solicitation policies. The AMA argues the FTC overstepped with no prior investigation and contends advertising can inform the public while careless solicitation misleads patients.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
Federal Trade Commission
AMA
FTC
Connecticut State Medical Society
New Haven County
The
Armed man blocks alley and points pistol at cabbie
Police investigate after a Missouri man allegedly blocked a taxi by backing into an alley behind 900 block of South 10th Street. The cabbie, unable to move the car, approached with a tool and was confronted as a gun was drawn. No injuries reported.
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South 10Th Street
Vitamin C May Help With Colds
CHICAGO AP An Indiana University study by Iy Z Miller shows large doses of Vitamin C help some children prevent or recover from colds. Among 44 school age identical twins ages 6 to 15, 18 boys and 26 girls received Vitamin C or inert capsules for five months in a double blind trial with doses 500 750 and 1000 milligrams daily by weight.
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Chicago
Indiana University
Iy Z. Miller
Indianapolis
Journal of the American Medical Association
Linus Pauling
Indiana
Mt Vernon Grain and Markets Report
Mt Vernon at 10:00 am quotes soybeans 6.82 wheat 2.47 corn 2.39. Eggs and poultry prices listed for consumer and wholesale grades. Hogs and cattle receipts and prices for National Stockyards IA. New York stock prices open lower with Dow down 3.99. Mt Vernon weather and lake level data included.
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MT. Vernon
Senate race stalemate dominates Illinois chamber talks
Negotiations linger as Democrats split over three candidates for Senate president, with Thomas Hynes facing T L Bruce and Harold Washington amid a blockade by independents and a Black caucus. Bruce says no progress yet, aims to secure promises on chairmanships and openness of key committees before backing a candidate.
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Barry Hanson
Associated Press
Springfield
Illinois Senate
Senate
Democrats
Thomas Hynes
Chicago
Senate Appropriations Committee
Cook County
Democratic Organization
Hynes
T. L. Bruce
Bruce
Rules
Route 66 Bids Farewell As History Ends
The final removal of U S Route 66 markings begins as interstates replace most of the historic road. Missouri ends Route 66 use today with Interstate 4 replacing it locally. Illinois demands signed replicas sold by the state, with orders due by March 1 and first signs ready next Monday.
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Department of Transportation
Chicago
St. Louis
Missouri
Transportation Department
Springfield
State Department of Transportation
Bureau of Traffic
South
Dirksen Parkway
Illinois
Pontiac State Penitentiary
Deaths James Higgins Sr. Mt Vernon
James W. Higgins Sr., 62, of 1023 Welkins St., died at 7 a.m. today at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral services will be announced later by Hughe Pulley Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.
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James W. Higgins Sr
Welkins St
Good Samaritan Hospital
Hughe -Pulley Funeral Home
Mt. Vernon
Death of Mrs Allie Adams of McLeansboro
Mrs Allie Adams of McLeansboro died at 11 50 p m Sunday at Hamilton Memorial Hospital She was 56 and a former Aden resident Funeral arrangements are incomplete at Gholson Funeral Home in McLeansboro
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Allie Addins
McLeansboro
Hamilton Memorial Hospital
Aden
Gholson
Ross Allen Green Bluford dies at 64 in Bluford
Ross Allen Green 64 of Route 1 Bluford died at 3 20 pm Sunday at Good Samaritan Hospital He retired after 30 years as a clerk for Illinois Central Railroad Born December 15 1912 in Bluford son of Mort Allen and Lennie Page Green Married Wilda Duncan August 20 1949 He was a member of First Baptist Church Bluford Army World War II veteran Funeral Wednesday 1 30 pm at Bluford Funeral Home Rev Bob Hill and Rev Ross Partridge officiating Burial East Hickory Hill Cemetery Friends may call after 5 pm Tuesday Survived by wife Wilda son Joe Bob Green daughter Marilyn Boston Mechanicsburg two stepdaughters Jane Wis Vernon and Carol Vannatta Bluford twelve grandchildren three sisters and several nieces and nephews Preceded in death by parents and two sisters
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Bluford
Good Samaritan Hospital
Ilinois Central Railroad
Mr. Green
Mort Allen
Lennie
Page) Green
Vernon
Wilda Duncan
Green
First Baptist Church
Bluford Funeral Home
Bob Hill
Ross Partridge
East Hickory Hill Cemetery
Wilda
Joe Bob Green
Ronald
Marilyn
Boston
Mechanicsburg
Sam
Jane) Wis
Lonnie
Carol) Vannatta
Irvin
Golda
Harrow
Miami
Fla
Recil
Archie) Murphy
Eugene
Doris) Ichardson
DeKalb
Summersville Title To Meet Jan. 20
The Summersville Grade School will hold a meeting of the Title Advisory Council on Thursday Jan. 20 at 1 30 p m. All parents with children in the Title remedial reading program are invited.
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Summersville
Nurses Meet On Thursday At Dohack's Restaurant
The January meeting of the Illinois Nurses Association 1st District will be held Thursday Jan. 20 at Dohack's Restaurant in Fairview Heights. A program on respiratory assessment to diagnose nursing needs runs 7:30 to 8:45 p.m., followed by the 10th District business meeting. All nurses invited. Program cost one dollar.
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Linois Nurses Association
Dohack's
Fairview Heights
10Th District
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