Mississippi River Festival Sees Record Crowds At SIU Campus
The Mississippi River Festival on the Southern Illinois University campus grows from a 50,000 attendance in 1969 to 232,000 last year with a budget near 1 million and 52 events this summer. It blends symphony nights with rock acts, cites safety and staff care, and notes iconic moments from Janis Joplin to Bob Dylan.
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Tom Whlenbrook
Edwardsville
Delyte W. Mortis
Ilinois University
Who
Bardes
David Cassidy
St. Louis
Lyle Ward
Woatstock
Walt
Bott Dylan
Ward
van Cliburn
Bot Hope
Henry Mancini
Osmond Brothers
Preservation Wall Jazz Band
Jefferson Starship
Rod Stewart
Joni Mitchell
The
Eagles
John Denver
Symphony
SIU
Festival Board of Directors
Athaneum Budget Slashed Restores Six Day Openings
The Wadsworth Athaneum in Hartford, Connecticut adopts a 1.25 million dollar budget for next year, restoring six day gallery openings after six years of deficits. The plan trims private funds needs for shop and gift shop programs, cites a four day gallery schedule this year, and calls for a year and a half fund drive this summer to bolster endowment and renovations. Peter O Marlow will act as director until a new chief is chosen, likely by next November.
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Hartford, Conn
UPI
Wadsworth Athaneum
Board of Trustees
Thomas R. Cox
Cox
Peter O. Marlow
Couple Shot To Death Court Trial Details Two Murders
State pathologist testified the Ledyard grave victims Gustavous Carmichael and an unidentified woman were killed by .38 caliber bullets. The pair died in December 1970 and were exhumed in 1974 during the Brant DeFreitas double murder trial in New London.
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New London
Gross
DeFreitas
Joanne
C. Robert Satti
Bridge Hand Strategy and the Jack of Spades Question
East wins the spade lead with the king and ducked the jack. Declarer then makes ten tricks. a jack at trick one could give East a chance to defeat the contract. The article analyzes fourth hand play and the rule of third hand high in this deal.
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Declarer
King Fei
East
South
West
Ures Syndicate, Inc
Televised look at cancer regulation and new consciousness movement
A CBS Look program hosted by Lesley Stahl investigates whether the EPA OSHA and FDA adequately regulate cancer-causing substances and whether politics and industry pressure dilute safety. NBC counterpoints explore the rise of The New Consciousness through diverse disciplines, depicting a mass movement with mind body therapies.
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New York
UPI
CBS
NBC
Lesley Stahl
Environmental Protection Agency
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
OSHA
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Narrator Stahl
White House
Jack Perkins
ICE
Schaffer Attacks Weicker On Energy Policies
Gloria Schaffer accuses Senator Lowell Weicker of being asleep at the switch on energy. She notes his April claim lawmakers could not stop rate hikes and cites his House Commerce Committee testimony backing utility rate reforms.
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West Hartford
Mrs. Schaffer
Connecticut
Lowell Weicker
Washington
Danbury Detective Suspended Over Badge Refusal
Danbury Police union president James Foley was suspended without pay until July 4 for refusing to relinquish his detective badge and join the uniform division. Chief Tallon had ordered four detectives to report due to staffing shortages. Foley and three others complied, while Foley did not. Mayor Charles Ducibella called Foley’s conduct a breach of contract and standard of excellence.
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Panbury, Conn
UPI
James Foley
Danbury
Police Union
Foley
James Tallon
Charles Ducibella
Tallon
Ducibella
Bucibella
Norwalk
Danbury High School
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