Surprise Spring Sets Record Warmth in Southern Illinois
Weather observers report Southern Illinois endured its warmest spring on record with average temperatures around 66.6 degrees over four months. National Weather Service head Donald Semanvik says the heat will persist, with readings near 100 and front-driven relief unlikely for several days.
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Charles Roberts
Associated Press
Catro
CAP
Ilinois
Donald Semanvik
National Weather Service Office
Semaneth
Semancik
Olympia Beer Stockholders File Lawsuit
Two Olympia Brewing Co stockholders, Hilda B. Mangel and Wendell M. Mew of Chicago area, sue investors including Robert Wilson Associates Loeb Rhoads & Co Dow Jones alleging a conspiracy to lower Olympia stock through short selling and stock lending with inside information. Damages sought for investors who lost money. mentions Barron's Alan Abelson. Weather and local figures for Mt VERNON follow.
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Chicago
Olympia Brewing Co
Olympia
U.S. District Court
Hilda B. Mangel
Wendell M. Mew
Robert Wilson Associates
Wilson Partnership
Loeb Rhoads & Co
Loeb Rhoads
Wilson Group
Alan Abelson
Barron's National Business and Financial Weekly
Dow Jones & Co., Inc
Barron's
Mangel
Mew
Wash
Fund drives to buy therapy machine for Brad Piper
A Jefferson County fund drive named for Brad Piper seeks $15,000 to purchase the Big C therapy machine for Jefferson Memorial Hospital. Piper, once told he would not walk again after a swimming accident, now stands and sits unaided after intensive therapy. Extraneous funds may support another unit if needed.
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Jefferson County
Brad Piper
Bill
Marguerite Piper
Belle Rive
First Bank and Trust Co
Sharon Tate
New
Jefferson Memorial Hospital
Doctor's Park
Jefferson Memorial ‘Hospital
Mt. Vernon
Piper
Mahlandt
Big C
Ric C
Brad
McDonald’s Lead Glass Controversy Puts Promotion On Hold
McDonald’s suspended distribution of decorated glasses after federal agencies found no evidence of lead in the drink, while urging caution for small children. Massachusetts reported higher lead levels, prompting the pause as EPA FDA and CPSC form a joint task force to conduct further tests and determine policy.
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Oak Brook, Ill
McDonald's Hamburger
McDonald's
Environmental Protection Agency
Food and Drug Administration
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Washington
Massachusetts
FDA
Edward H. Schmitt
Schmitt
EPA
Auto crash reports tally tickets and injuries in city county
Several people sustained minor injuries and multiple drivers were cited after a series of auto accidents on city and county roads yesterday and into today. Incidents include a Whittier man charged with DUI, reckless driving and leaving the scene after a three-vehicle Broadway collision near the National Guard Armory, with a 17-year-old passenger treated at Good Samaritan Hospital.
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Whittier
Calif
Broadway
Raymond E. Mifflin
National Guard
Mifflin
Glenda Thomas
N. 6Th St
Good Samaritan Hospital
8Th Street
Janet Pipher
Richview Road
Pipher
Alvin O. Hayes
White St
Hayes
Thomas A. Bauer
Lime St
Barbara Litton
Logan St
David C. Shepard
Mt. Vernon
N. 10Th St
Phillip J. Joseph
Las Vegas
Brookman Road
House Okays Mine Safety Transfer
The House approved a bill moving mine safety programs from Interior to Labor and expanding coal mine safety to all mines. It would cover 274,000 noncoal miners and 211,000 coal miners, tailor standards to about 70 minerals, add surprise inspections, protect workers who seek safety, and allow immediate inspections upon request. A Senate-House conference will resolve differences, as the Senate’s streamlined procedures are not in the House version.
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Washington
House-Senate
House
Interior
Labor Department
Senate
Seek Cause of Harlan Co Mine Blast
Investigators from MESA plan to enter the Terry Glen coal mine on Crummies Creek in Harlan County on Monday to determine the blast cause that injured five workers. Four miners were admitted in satisfactory condition to Harlan Appalachian Regional Hospital and a fifth was treated and released.
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Harlan, Ky
Terry Glen
Crummies Creek
Harlan County
Federal Mining Enforcement and Safety Administration
MESA
Harlan Applachian Regional Hospital
Deaths from El Paso and nearby areas create notices
Isabel Beal of El Paso died in a nursing home. Survived by husband Frank Beal and a daughter with several grandchildren. Funeral at Froelich Memorial Funeral Home in El Paso at 2 p.m. Monday. William Johnson of Route 2 Woodlawn died at Good Samaritan Hospital. Funeral plans incomplete. Grace Maude Place, 95, died Friday at home 1408 White St. Born December 21, 1881 in Jefferson county. Burial Monday at Knob Prairie Cemetery Waltonville. Survived by son Paul of Aurora, daughters Sylvia Robinson, Ruby, Wilma Smig, a sister, in-laws, 10 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren, nine great-great grandchildren. Preceded in death by two sons and a daughter. Funeral details pending with Myers-Bari Funeral Chapel and Rev. James L. Feaman officiating.
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Isabel Beal
el Paso
Ill
Frank Beal
Charles and
Effie Beal
Mt. Vernon
Froelich
Fl Paso
Grace
Maude
White St
Place
Jefferson County
Phillip
Lina
Henry) Newell
Frank Place
Myers-Bari Funeral
James L. Feaman
Knob Prairie
Waltonville
Multiple thefts reported across city and county
Police logged five theft incidents from Thursday night to Friday morning. Linda Newton, 424 Harrison St., had a $267 check stolen after 11 p.m. A Mark McGuire car at Freeman No. 3 mine was missing four wire spoke wheel covers between midnight and 8 a.m. Friday. Leta Lambert, 59 Country Aire, reported a $60 bike theft during Thursday. George Rush’s Mt. Vernon High School bike was stolen Friday between 1 and 4 p.m. Yvonne Little at 2007 Forest Ave. reported a damaged front door screen but nothing else noted.
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Linda Newton
Harrison St
Mark McGuire
Sassafras St
Freeman No. 3
Waltonville
Leta Lambert
Country Aire
George Rush
Mt. Vernon
Mt. Vernon Township High School
Yvonne Little
Forest Ave
St Albans DeMolay Holds Stated Meeting
St Albans Chapter of DeMolay will hold a stated meeting on Wednesday July 20 at 7 30 p m in the Masonic Hall All members are urged to attend Neil Sinks M C Bud Tate Advisor
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ST. Albans
Waltonville Woman Eva Lewis 82 Dies at Benton Nursing Home
Eva Lewis of Waltonville, born February 15 1895 in Jefferson County, died at 3 a.m. at Franklin Skill Care Nursing Home Benton. She was a Unitarian Universalist member, married Leslie Jay Lewis in 1963 who died that year, survived by two sons, two daughters, nine grandchildren, four great grandchildren, and a brother. Funeral by Fry Funeral Chapel Waltonville with Rev Edward Sausaman. burial Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 6 p.m. Sunday.
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Eva Lewis
Waltonville
Franklin Skill Care
Benton
Unitarian Universal Church
Lewis
Jefferson County
Jarret
Mary J. (Reynolds) McCowen
Leslie Jay Lewis
Pinckneyville
Fry Funeral Chapel
Edward Sausaman
Mt. Vernon Memorial Gardens
Rolland Lewis
Alexandria
Leslie Lewis, Jr
Dale
Dorothy) Knight
Jack
Mary) Edmondson
Oklahoma City
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