Anna Fair Opens With Pet Parade At Grandstand
The 93rd Anna Fair opens at the fairgrounds with a pet parade this afternoon at 4 p.m. Youth entrants 5 to 19 may register from 3 to 4 p.m. Prizes of 3 2 1 dollars and ribbons will be awarded in several pet categories. R. H. Bauer returns as pet parade chairman.
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R. H. Bauer
Anna
Clay Hart
Lawrence Welk
Fairgrounds
Albert Nyland
Mount Moriah Lutheran Church
L. C. Pruehsner
du Quoin
March for Missions walkers converge in rain near Marion
Gary Hickey Diane Brookmyer and Tom Byers led United Pentecostal Churches in a Saturday March for Missions along Rt 13 and Rt 57 west of Marion. Carbondale and Herrin groups started at 9 am, meeting 20 miles later at Marion First Apostolic Church with sponsor-backed donations per mile.
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Gary Hickey
Diane Brookmyer
Tom Byers
Area United Pentecostal Churches
Rt. 57
Marion
Carbondale
Herrin
Marion First Apostolic Church
Derge sees SIUC on track to higher excellence
SIUC president David R. Derge, in 19 months at Carbondale, outlines rapid changes boosting academics and student services. He warns progress invites resistance but believes SIUC is moving from rudderless to a potential top-tier university with more changes ahead.
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Dave Butler
Southern Illinoisan
David R. Derge
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
SIUC
Derge
Colleges of Science and Human Resources
Carbondale
Sparta to open modular out patient clinic this Sept
Sparta Community Hospital moves toward a new Medical Arts Building with 11 modular units forming a single story clinic set to open September 1. The facility will host six physicians with separate offices and shared lobby plus basement space for future expansion.
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Henry de Fiebre
Southern Illinoisan
Sparta Community Hospital
Sparta
Illinois
Dan Ramlow
Jackie Smith and Associates
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
Missouri
Indiana
Ramlow
Medical Arts
William Nehrt
Pre-Hambo barbecue Demos to hear Hartigan
Lt. Gov. Neil Hartigan will be guest of honor at a Democratic barbecue during the Du Quoin State Fair on Hambletonian Day. The Aug. 29 luncheon, sponsored by Perry County Chairman John Rednour, draws state officials including Rep. Kenneth Gray and Sen. Kenneth Buzbee, with Gov. Walker possibly attending. The event runs 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the racetrack picnic area ahead of Hambletonian Legislator's Day activities.
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Karen Rothe
Southern
Loren Polley
Perry County
Democratic
John Red
Afair
Polley
Daniel Walker
Hartigan
Walker
Kenneth J. Gray
West Frankfort
Allen Dixon
Kenneth V. Buzbee
Carbondale
Clyde Choate
D-Anna
Rednour
Woman 23 dies in two car crash on Illinois Route 1
Vicki G. Redfern, 23, Carmi, dies after a two car collision on Illinois Route 1 north of Ridgway Spur. Her husband John C. Redfern, 23, is seriously injured. the other driver John R. Maker, 22, Shawneetown, is in good condition. Police say a northbound car tried to pass a truck in a no passing zone. both cars swerved off the road and collided head on. No charges filed yet. body to Lee Funeral Home Muskegon.
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Vicki G. Redfern
Carmi
Illinois Re. 1
Threequarters
Ridgway Spur
Redfern
Victor Norkus
Muskegon
Mich
Lee Funeral Home
Blair to Speak at Perry County GOP Pre Hambletonian Dinner
W Robert Blair R Park Forest will speak at the Perry County Republican Pre Hambletonian Dinner in Pinckneyville on Aug 28 and will be guest of honor at an Aug 29 brunch in Carbondale hosted by Reps C L McCormick and Ralph Dunn. Blair, in his second term as Speaker, was first elected to the House in 1964 and is seen as a possible 1976 governor candidate.
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Illinois
Robert Blair
Park Forest
Perry County
Pinckneyville
Carbondale
C. L. McCormick
Vienna
Ralph Dunn
Blair
National Conference of State Legistive Leaders
West Virginia University
Will County
Ilinois
Illinois official outlines county equalization factor policy
Frank Kirk, director of the Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs, announced that unless there are variations in assessment levels from the previous year, each county will receive the same multiplier as last year. The statement aims to clarify policy for counties still reviewing assessments.
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Frank Kirk
Illinois Department of Local Government Affairs
Test case dismisses 24 trash violation counts in Carbondale
In Carbon dale Circuit Court Judge Robert Schwartz dismissed 24 cases against residents for illegal garbage containers after ruling on Hallquist test case. Twenty residents pled guilty and paid a ten dollar fine plus five dollars court costs. 43 cases remain pending as hearings resume after the judge’s two week absence.
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Carbondale
Circuit Court
Robert Schwartz
Schwartz
Larry Hallquist
Taylor Drive
Hallquist
Robert Schulhof
Glenview Drive
Logan College appoints Thomas Deem as president
Thomas E. Deem takes over as John A. Logan College president and outlines a philosophy blending vocational education, adult education, community service and baccalaureate offerings. He prioritizes nontraditional, innovation minded learning with behavioral objectives and strong faculty involvement while noting accreditation achieved in 1972.
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Sandra Holter
Southern Illinoisan
Thomas E. Deem
Deem
John A. Logan College
Carterville
New Albany
Ind
Yakima Valley College
Yakima
Wash
Logan College
North Central Assocition of Colleges and Secondary Schools
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Sheaves For Christ
Foreign Mission Department of
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Southern Illinois University At
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Illinois Board of Higher Education
SIU
Nehrt
Hartigam
Democratic Party
Republican Women’s Club
Knights of Columbus Hall
McCormick
Carbondale Holiday Inn
Kirk
Logan
Self
Logan Board
Nathan A. Ivey
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