Capital Touch Voluntary Action Center Recruits Millions
Washington reports a surge in volunteerism with more than 4 million Americans signing up since February 20, 1970 when the National Center for Voluntary Action began. The movement, sparked by Nixon era initiatives, aims to build a nationwide network of centers, already affiliating 172 communities with 75 more in process. Kinsey notes expectations of 750 to 800 local affiliates covering most of the U S population, as campaigns and volunteer efforts expand into recycling, tutoring, elder care, housing repairs, hotlines, and camp counseling across the nation.
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Washington
National Center For Voluntary Action
NCVA
National Center
Douglas K. Kinsey
NCAA
United States
Richard C. Cornielle
Nixon
George Romney
Housing and Urban Development
Kinsey
America
Mt Vernon Students Win Big at State Fair Prep
Seven Mt Vernon students will represent four district schools at the Illinois State Fair August 10-19 in Springfield after placing among 150 district and 15 Marion regional exhibits. Winners include Terri Ludwig Harriet Turner Jan Wills Steve Bandy Mike Tyler Beth Thompson Debbie Ellis and more, with six of top 15 Marion picks and 12 of 25 regional honors.
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MT. Vernon High School
Marion
Beth Thompson
Debbie Ellis
Carl Stoltz
Danny Glen Terry
Springfield
Barbara Heierman
Evansville
Kathy Gibbons
Sheila Lamberson
American Heart Association
Kelly Ervin
Jan Wills
Mike Tyler
Steve Bandy
James Doscher
Steve Brinkman
Harold Casteel
Mt.Vernon
Harriet Turner
Edison School
Casey Jr. High
Mt. Vernon
Deborah Bodine
Crystal Flippen
Julie Lane
Darlene Moore
Kim Turner
Renee Thomas
James Dosher
Rye Grass
Harriet
Susie Cross
Edison
Terri Ludwig
Lincoln School
Darlene
Governor Withdraws Nomination as Illinois Liquor Chair
Gov Daniel Walker withdraws Lawrence E Johnson from nomination to chair the Illinois Liquor Commission. Acting chair Michael Berz, a Democrat from Decatur, will lead as Johnson is replaced amid probes into contributions tied to Walker's campaign and hearings slated for June 29 in Chicago. Judge Poos ordered Walker to stay his nomination and appear in Alton, a stay later upheld by the Seventh Circuit.
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Larry Kramp
Associated Press
Springfield, Til
Daniel Walker
Lawrence E. Johnson
Illinois Liquor Commission
Johnson
Anthony Angelos
Walker
Champaign
Michael R. Berz
Fromce
Berz
Liquor Board
Donald Adams
Quincy
Adams
Angelos
Omer Poos
U.S. District Court
Elroy C. Sandquist Jr
Chicago
Alton
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Bakalis To Hold Area Education Hearing June 12
State Supt. Michael Bakalis will oversee a public education hearing at Malan Junior High School in Harrisburg from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 12. The session invites Illinois residents from a 19 county area including Jefferson, Hamilton, and Wayne to share ideas and concerns. Pre registration by writing Community Relations at the Office of the Superintendent is requested.
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Malan Junior High School
Harrisburg
Public Instruction
Michael Bakalis
Illinois
Jefferson, Hamilton
Wayne Counties
Office of the Supt. of Public Instruction
State Office Building
Springfield
Radio mailbox may solve postal mess in changing world
What reads as a bold future-mail idea from RCA chair Sarnoff envisions a radio mailbox system where letters are scanned, transmitted via satellite or cable, and received by home facsimile units. Hardware advances and a high-speed delivery promise loom, while unions threaten strikes over pay and hours amid chronic service flaws.
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U.S. Postal Service
Robert W. Sarnoff
RCA Corp
Postal Service
Charleston
W.va
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Democrat
Wtra
Modena
Utah
Panama
Nev
Provo
Salt Lake City
Denver
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Panaca
U.S
John P. Saylor
Pennsylvania
Elmer T. Klassen
Robin Hood
Sarnoff
RCA
Donald S. Bond
Astro-Electronics
Bond
Two Attend Volunteers Conference in Denver, May Event
Nancy Peele and Donna Ford of Volunteer Services attended the first National Conference on Volunteers in Prevention held May 22 to 25 in Denver Colorado. The event, sponsored by the National Information Center on Volunteerism in Boulder Colorado, featured speeches panel discussions workshops and technical training sessions.
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Nancy Peele
Donna Ford
Denver, Colo
The
National Information Center On Volunteerism
Boulder
Cole
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Voluntary Action Center
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Larry (Johnson
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Illinois Liquor Control Commission
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