Court Club Faces Public Operation If Private Efforts Fail
The Court Club, a privately run racquet and tennis facility in Carbondale, has shut down after failed capital to complete plans for outdoor courts and a pool. Community groups suggest the Park District or SIUC may buy and run it, possibly creating year round indoor outdoor recreation and benefiting local growth. The chamber of commerce is urged to help assemble potential backers and partners.
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Park District
Southern Illinois Universe
Carbondale Park District
SIUC
University
Chamber of Commerce
Sister Mary Bede Leaves Murphysboro Hospital
Sister Mary Bede administrator of St Joseph Memorial Hospital for 13 years departs Murphysboro today. Under her leadership the facility became a key community asset and she supported the chamber of commerce and school board. Named Murphysboro Woman of the Year in 1973, she is wished well in her new role with the Adorers of the Blood of Christ.
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M Bede
Murphysboro
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Mary Bede
Chamber of Commerce
Blood of Christ
New era for drunk drivers era signals tougher Illinois laws
Article analyzes the state level response to drunk driving. It notes the General Assembly approved stricter laws aimed at reducing drunken driving and questions whether prosecutors judges police and the public will enact the needed attitude changes. It quotes Lou Lowder on enforcement limits and urges driver and public education alongside penalties.
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General Assembly
James R. Thompson
Lowder
Illinois Conference of Women Leaders For
Deception management in Soviet arms policy
William Safire explains Soviet deception management as a decade long campaign to mislead U S evaluators on SALT compliance. He traces leaks from Moscow summit transcripts to KH 11 espionage gaps, radar and biology breaches, and Moscow vetoes on inspections, urging firmer verification under Reagan.
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William Safire
New York Times
Soviet Union
Leonidrezhnev
Andrei Gromyko
Moscow
Brezhnev
Henry Kissinger
Adm
Bobby Inman
NSA
CIA
David Sullivan
Ray McCrory
Defense Intelligence
Daniel Graham
U.S
Sverdlovsk
Reagan
Standing Consultative Commission
Geneva
John Lasater
Viktor Starodubov
Lasater
Starodubov
Schmidt
Haig
New York
Arms Control Agency
Eugene Rostow
State
William van Cleave
ACDA
Poland Faces Triple Crisis and Crumbling Confidence
Flora Lewis argues Poland endures three linked crises: shortages strangling production, looming threats of violent repression potentially backed by Soviet tanks, and eroded public credibility. She urges joining the International Monetary Fund to unlock quick cash, reschedule debts, and restore trust, warning that inaction risks a larger Europe-wide explosion.
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Flora Lewis
New York Times
Poland
Communist Party
Solidarity Labor Union
Moscow
Romania
Warsaw
Kremlin
West
Europe
United States
Letters on gun rights and lobbying influence
A Southern Illinoisan letter argues gun control is necessary and questions the motives of anti gun groups. The writer condemns reliance on rhetoric and suggests stronger measures, noting lobbyists influence Congress and comparing self defense to wielding a stick.
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Southern Illinoisan
Michael Beard
NRA
Supreme Court
National Coalition To
Congress
We Are Losing The War On Crime On The Back Streets
The speaker attacks opponents for ignoring rising crime and permissive sentences. They claim criminals outgun authorities, call for harsher measures, and urge opponents to abandon dreamlike moralism. The tone is confrontational and accusatory about gun control and justice.
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