Carbondale Council Ventures Residency Rule for City Workers
The Carbondale City Council debates a residency requirement for city employees amid rising housing costs and limited affordable homes. Grandfathering current workers softens the impact but new hires would need to move into Carbondale, creating two employee classes. Leaders weigh pay, emergency response concerns, and whether department heads should also reside within the city as housing costs are addressed.
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Carbondale
Police and Fire Departments
Suit Against Rizzo Signals Civil Rights Focus
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Philadelphia's police force, arguing brutality victims include Blacks and Latinos and warning that wider city and national police abuses may trigger tougher federal action. The suit targets Mayor Frank Rizzo's administration and their handling of police misconduct.
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Philadelphia
Department of Justice
Pennsylvania
Frank Rizzo
Justice Department
Carter
Klan march exposes lingering bigotry in Alabama
Parody march by the Ku Klux Klan in Alabama drew a small crowd of about 100 to 200 participants. Police seized weapons and 198 were arrested for parading without a permit, highlighting enduring racial hatred and the need to curb its growth.
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KU Klux Klan
Alabama
Klan
Selma
Montgomery
Doc Spackman retires as Saluki trainer after 22 years
Robert R. Spackman Jr known as Doc retires after 22 years at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He trained over 20 000 athletes free of charge and his conditioning methods influenced teams and even some foreign programs for the 1980 Olympics. SIUC and regional athletes mourn the loss of a nationally respected trainer.
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Southern
Illinois University-Carbondale
Robert R. Spackman Jr
Athet
Spackman
Siuc
Southern Illinois
Windmills and Warm Beer On a Connecticut Island Home
Astrid Ronning recounts installing a windmill to power a Victorian island home off Connecticut. The piece follows ongoing trials from 1978 to 1979, detailing batteries, inverters, a gas generator, escalating costs, frequent repairs, and a strained dispute with windmill suppliers, concluding with more than $12,000 spent and no shore power.
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Astrid Ronning
New York Times
New York
Frank
Connecticut
Dunlite
Coast Guard
Island Paradise
Massachu
Ex-con author blasts parolee article and seeks fair exposure
A former inmate writes to the Southern Illinoisan criticizing a Sunday feature on parolees and prisons as biased and inexperienced. He declares he is now legally free, cites his 27 years behind bars, and urges equal attention to ex-cons like him with real experience in reform and youth issues. He seeks opportunities in the field without degrees, stressing personal resilience and community impact.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Ilinoisan
Onc
Weston the Walker Premier Pedestrian of America
A profile of Edward Payson Weston, famed as Weston the Walker, chronicling his pace from five to six miles an hour in youth to fifty miles daily in adulthood. The piece notes his Boston to Washington bet in 1861, the Portland to Chicago challenge, 400 miles in 119 hours, and a 5000 mile England trek in 100 days, ending with his decline, 1927 stroke, and obituary remark on the value of persistent walking.
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Tom Tiede
New York
NEA
Edward Payson Weston
United States
Weston
Weston the Walker
New York Herald
Boston
Washington
Abraham Lincoln
Portland
Maine
Chicago
Manhattan
New York Times
Times
England
London
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Doc Spackman
Ted States
Olympic Committee
America
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Marion
Japan
Tem
Frank Converse
Windmill
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