Water savings soar as Jacksonville homes curb usage
Illinois EPA and Jacksonville students tested a conservation plan with 49 homes. Results show 32 households saved water, totaling over 20 000 gallons in February and March, with Stockers cutting 2880 gallons and $3.28 on their bill. Potential statewide yearly savings reach 3.5 million gallons and $57 000.
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Kenneth Stocker
Jacksonville
Jacksonville High School
Stockers
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Dan May
Stocker
May
Social Security Q and A on benefits and increases
The Q and A covers January 1973 Social Security rate increases from 5.2% to 5.85% for employees and 7.5% to 8% for self employed, applying to the first $10,800 earned. It explains eligibility to collect early, disability definitions, reconsideration procedures, and that disabled benefits do not increase at age 65. It adds a contact number 239-7000 for more information.
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Meicare
Social Security
Beardstown Shrine Traffic Court Tours Lincoln History
The Beardstown City Hall second floor courtroom doubles as a shrine on Tuesdays and Fridays when traffic court sits. Portraits of Tom Beard and Beardstown’s first mayor loom as a bust of Lincoln oversees the room where Duff Armstrong was defended by Abraham Lincoln in a Virgin Grove tavern murder case.
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Cass County
Beardstown
Beardstown City Hall
Tom Beard
Abraham Lincoln
Duff Armstrong
Springfield
Virgin Grove
Metzker
Duff
Beardstown Traffic Court and Lincoln's Bequest to Duff Armstrong
The Beardstown case centers on Duff Armstrong and Abraham Lincoln. Key witnesses include Allen the house painter and a moon almanac showing dim light at 11 p.m. Lincoln’s closing moves sway the jury, while townsfolk recall frontier values and old family favors.
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Sangamon
Duff
Hanna Armstrong
Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham
Clary’s Grove
Offut
Beardstown
Hanna
Duff Armstrong
Allen
Armstrong
Metzker
Lincoln
Open door for Japan at United Nations Council
Nixon and Tanaka propose adding Japan as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, signaling Japan as a great power and aiming to reflect a postwar peace stance. The change would replace the vetoed status with a broader balance among the world powers, shifting inner circle dynamics.
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United Nations
Washington
Nixon
Japan
Tanaka
China
Nixon-Tanaka
Security Council
General Assembly
America
Russia
Britain
France
Taiwan
The
Face the Nation
Humorous talk on weight loss and a dose of nuclear talk
A light exchange moves from a husband’s couch sense of humor to a serious note on Japan and nuclear policy. The piece pivots to a tax questions column from the IRS, addressing casualty losses, dependents, and home improvements with concise guidance.
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U.S. Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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