Ambulance fund drive planned in Johnson County
Johnson County Ambulance service launches a door to door fund drive Monday to raise operating funds after loss of state and federal support. The all volunteer service faces driver shortages and tight finances, with talks of a subscriber plan and a fall tax referendum to fund operations.
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Bonnie Marx
Johnson County
Pope
Johnson Counties
Vienna Correctional Center
Jean Jennings
Correctional Center
Everett Whitnel
Ambulance Service Board
Whitnel
Whitney
Scribers
Whitner
Claude Harper
Harper
Armed officers guard site of mine dispute
In Galatia Illinois armed officers kept peace at Kerr McGee Coal Corp near here after a confrontation that led to four arrests. Seldon Dawson head of Local 2117 of the United Mine Workers construction union and three others were charged with criminal trespass and posted bonds. The union claims non union labor is being used at the 1300 acre site, which aims to employ 600 to 700 miners when digging begins in 1984, the Galatia mine is the 12th in Saline County.
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Galatia
Ill
Seldon Dawson
United Mine Workers Construction Union
Kerr-McGee Coal Corp
Springfield
Dawson
Bud Mabry
Mike O’keefe
Monty Wilson
Bankruptcies Rise Hit Illinois Credit Unions
Illinois credit unions face a sharp rise in personal bankruptcies since October 1979 under the Bankruptcy Reform Act. Officials say 222 percent more filings in the state, with nationwide increases around 80 percent, are reshaping member costs, interest rates, and savings dividends. Credit unions seek tighter federal rules and financial counseling to curb debt.
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Chicago
Illinois
James Barr
Credit Union National Association
Barr
Don Edwards
Illinois Credit Union League
Eldon Hoekstra
CUNA
Pro
Hoekstra
Lettuce varieties beyond iceberg tempt summer palettes
Lettuce shines in summer with steak and potato meals. Beyond iceberg, try bibb romaine red leaf green leaf oak leaf and Boston for fresh flavor. Explore greens and recipes including a playful lettuce soup idea.
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Boston
Brylcreem Returns With Wet Look Comeback
A National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association spokesman visiting Carbondale says the greasy look is back with a fall winter revival. The association promotes a new hairstyle line and trends for the season.
Chicago Hilton Site Land Cost Boosts City Share
The Chicago Tribune reports the city will contribute at least 15 million for land assembly for the North Loop Hilton hotel project. City plans call for buying two blocks along Wacker Drive and selling 174,615 square feet at 50 cents per square foot to Hilton, with earlier estimates around seven million. Court awards suggest the city may cover twice the original land costs.
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Chicago
North Loop
Wacker Drive
State and
Clark Streets
Hilton
Tribune
Gypsy moths spreading fast in suburbs
Illinois entomologist Norman Seaborg reports gypsy moths appear in Chicago suburbs including Wood Dale Downers Grove Crystal Lake Wheaton Deerfield Lake Forest Lindendorf Lake Zurich Glen Ellyn Park Forest with 14 000 traps statewide. Moths arrived from the East via cocoon on lawn furniture and can produce up to 1 000 caterpillars per cocoon. Spraying is planned for next spring. residents from moth regions should call for free inspection and cocoon removal.
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Chicago
Wood Dale
Downers Grove
Norman Seaborg
Crystal Lake
Wheaton
Deerfield
Lake Forest
Lindenhurst
Lake Zurich
Glen Ellyn
Pennsylvania
U.S. Agriculture Department
Seaborg
Federal
State Agriculture Departments
State Agriculture Department Plant Protection Office
Prison and Jail Construction Booms Nationwide
A national construction publication reports a nationwide boom in prison and jail building. More than 130 facilities are under construction across 40 states, reflecting broad growth in the corrections sector.
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Washington
Scouts Gather in Massive Jamboree at Fort A.P. Hill
Reporter Mike Land describes 27 500 Scouts from around the world using Fort A. P. Hill Virginia for a week plus jamboree activities. Troops from Sweden Puerto Rico Scotland and the People s Republic of China join in camp fire songs rafting archery canoeing and Civil War re enactments.
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Mike Land
Southern Illinois
Fort A.P. Hill
Sweden
Puerto Rico
Scotland
People’s Republic of China
Herrin
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
United States
U.S
Southern Illinoisan Classifieds Address and Rates Notice
Public notice lists mailing and circulation rates for the Southern Illinoisan with office contact numbers in Carbondale Murphysboro Herrin and Marion. It details subscription prices by duration and area plus postmaster address for address changes.
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Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Herrin
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Marion
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Johnson County Service
MAPCO
Energy Group
Carmi
White County
Saline County
Brylcreem
Sister Mary Bede
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Mike Lund
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scouts
Washington, D.C
South Washington
AV Pe
Chestnut St
I. McCann and FO
Benton
Iil
Ley
Rhonda Robertson
Gorham, IL
Ivan B. Lively
Bob Sistak
P.O Box
Modern Woodmen of America
Fraternal Life
Rock Island, Illinois
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