Myers Receives Three-Year Sentence In Abscam Probe
New York AP reports former congressman Michael Myers was sentenced to three years in prison after an Abscam undercover corruption conviction. Co-defendants ex-Mayor Angelo Bracci and Councilman Louis Johanson received six and ten years, with fines of 000 and 40,000 respectively. Three more congressmen await sentencing at Brooklyn federal court before Judge George Pratt.
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New York
Michael Myers
D.a
Abscam
Amden
N.J
Angelo Sricitti
Philadelpha City
Louis Johanson
Student aid to stay. local officials predict stability
Logan official projects little effect from national student aid changes. Gary Piper of John A. Logan College notes stability for local students as Pell Grant and Guaranteed Student Loan tweaks, plus a new 5 percent loan fee, take effect. Rend Lake College and Shawnee Community College anticipate modest impact on poorer students, while SIU Carbondale eyes possible shifts with higher income eligibility limits.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
Gary Piper
John A. Logan College
U.S
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Subcommittee
House Committee
O N Education and Labor
Simon
Secretary of Education
Douglas Carlson
Rend Lake College
Rend Lake
Carlson
Piper
Logan
Reagan
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Joseph Camille
Reagan signs tax and spending cuts at Santa Ynez ranch
President Reagan signed the largest tax and spending cuts in U S history at his mountaintop Santa Ynez ranch The package cuts federal domestic spending by about 130 5 billion over three years and reduces personal and business income taxes by 749 billion through fiscal 1986 The signing drew 75 reporters and marked a major political victory in his early administration.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Reagan
Santa Ynez Mountains
White House
Larry Speakes
David A. Stockman
Carter
James R. Jones
D-Okla
House Budget Committee
Heinies Wll
Missing Miami women surface in Detroit
Five of seven elderly women missing from a Miami boarding house were found in Detroit near Detroit Receiving Hospital. They told officials they were on vacation and ready to return to Miami, and were placed in the care of the Salvation Army Mission. Police investigated the operator of the boarding house and an interstate search began.
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Detroit
Miami
Florida
Detroit Receiving
Jim Westbrook
Westbrook
Salvation Army
Linda Berkowitz
Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services
Dade County
Kathy Klaussen
Tangelia
Parents refuse transfusion for newborn heart patient
A newborn girl with a severe heart defect was made a ward of Children's Memorial Hospital after her Jehovah's Witness parents refused a blood transfusion. Judge Arthur N. Hamilton granted custody to the hospital to decide on surgery and potential transfusion amid an emergency hearing.
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Chicago
Children’s Memorial Hospital
Teresa Berry
Arthur N. Hamilton
Emery
Plan offered to keep CETA staff as region reorganizes
Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council backs a plan to transfer CETA administration to the Illinois Farmers Union in Randolph and Monroe counties as Region XI forms. Dorothy Ivanuck says six to eight agency administrators may be affected. estimated annual funding rises from about 52 thousand to 175 thousand for the new region while most public service jobs have ended.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Ouncil Board
CETA
Ean
Randolph
Monroe
Ilinois Region XIII
Dorothy Ivanuck
Illinois Farmers Union
Ban
Ivanuck
Farmers Union
Ad Grams
Region XI
Thompsonville teachers get raises in 1981 82 schedule
Thompsonville Grade School Board of Education approved a salary schedule raising wages for fourteen teachers by about 11 percent and nine employees by 10 percent for 1981 82. Beginning teachers with bachelor degrees start at 11450, top for bachelor degree is 14600. Master degree starters rise to 12350, top reaches 17950.
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O.R. Walley
Thompsonville
Oh Ae Cae Hewey Tweedy
aBachelor
West Frankfort Chamber Announces 1980 Membership Totals
The West Frankfort Chamber of Commerce reports Class A business memberships 120 Class B organizational memberships 10 and 26 individual memberships. New members Kiwanis Club and Velma Nave. The festival float decorative ready for Old King Coal festival Sept 24 25 26. Ambassadors Club attended Big John’s Grand Opening. Merchants Association to meet at Frankfort Inn. association being reactivated.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinois
West Frankfort
Sloan Brown
Chamber
Ambassadors Club
Big John’s
Buffington
Merchants Association
Frankfort Inn
Local Newspaper Pricing and Office Contacts in Carbondale Area
Classified rates show delivery options by carrier or mail with prices for 4 week periods, plus 18 county outside circulation or Illinois mail subs. Offices listed in Carbondale Murphysboro Herring Marion and Marion area. classified numbers and postmaster address included.
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Carbondale
Illinois
Free Press
Herring Journal
Murphysboro
Herrin
Marion
Eee Care
Aes Wey
Bondale
Ill
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Baby Made
Cherise Taylor
William R
Joyce Taylor
Bolingbrook
Taylor
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Tweedy
Cher
Zulene Payne
Heather Migielicz
Sharon Bowman
Pam McRoy
Mary Beth Breeden
Penny Todd
Aoe
Lashnie and
Wicks Ladies Store
F.E.T
Whitewalls
TN Gs Laenieeket
Mae
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