SEC censures Carbondale units developer and UMIC officers
Four top officers of UMIC Inc a Memphis securities firm with large Carbondale investment were suspended by the SEC and the firm censured. The action stems from trades with an institutional client at prices not tied to current market value. The firm is building a 231 unit elderly and handicapped apartment complex on Mill Street and had discussed a mortgage revenue bond program for middle income families. City revenue bonds totaling 6.71 million were issued last November. Officers disciplined include Warren G. Creighton Morris H. Fair David A. Furnas and C Michael Spruell. Bruce W. Reid Jr. was named as former officer and director. Suspensions range 30 days with additional supervisory restrictions. The actions relate to transactions four years old and UMIC says it will continue trading municipal bonds while the matter is settled.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Memphis, Tenn
Carbondale
Securities and Exchange Commission
Umic, Inc
SEC
UMIC
Mill Street
Warren G. Creighton
Morris H. Fair
David A. Furnas
C. Michael Spruell
Bruce W. Reid Jr
Fair and
Spruell
Reid
Creighton
Martha Kelly
Cliff Davis Associates
Memphis
Farm Family of the Year Meneeses honored at state fair
Roger Menees a Union County farmer active in the American Agricultural Movement is named Illinois Farm Family of 1979 by the Illinois Chapter of the AAM at the Illinois State Fair. His wife Sharon and three sons Jason Shannon and Nathan join him as they discuss farm profitability and risks amid a year of strong yields and price uncertainty.
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Joanne Wood
Roger Menees
Union County
American Agricultural Movement
AAM
Sharon
Jason
Shannon
Nathan
Menees
Illinois Farm Family
Illinois
Chicago
WGN
Mrs. Menees
U.S
Robert Bergland
Omaha
Neb
Southern Illinois
Springfield
Washington, D.C
Bob Carls
Stonington
Donald
Carls
Washington
Don
Aston Menees
Annaarea
Betty Lingle
Dongola
Clayton Johnson
Israeli planes hit Palestinian guerrilla areas in Lebanon
Israeli warplanes attacked targets in Ras el-Ain near Tyre and a camp 20 miles north of the Israeli border. One Palestinian guerrilla was reported killed and four Lebanese farmers wounded. extensive damage to olive and tobacco crops and livestock reported. The raid marked the first announced air strike into Lebanon since July 22. The United States denounced the bombing.
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Lebanon
Israel
U.S
Robert Strauss
U.N
Ras el-Ain
Tyre
Mediterranean
United States
Nyad completes 60 mile Bahamas to Florida swim
Diana Nyad becomes the first person to swim from the Bahamas to Florida finishing at Juno Beach after 27 hours 41 minutes. She exited the water at 11:39 a.m. EDT reporting relief and persistence despite earlier stings and rough seas.
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Nyad
Bahamas
Florida
Juno Beach
Fla
Diana Nyad
Palm Beach
Ms. Nyad
Miss Illinois settlement keeps Shanna McNeill in line for scholarship
Shanna Jean McNeill will receive the same $4,000 Miss Illinois scholarship and occupy former Miss Illinois status under a formal agreement with pageant officials. Elizabeth Russell, Pekin, was elevated to Miss Illinois. The settlement ends a dispute over McNeill status after her Aug. 3 injury and ensuing controversy.
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Shanna
Chicago
Shanna Jean McNeill
Miss McNeill
Wheaton
Richard Schiller
Atlantic City
N.J
Carterville
Illinois
Miss Russell
Schiller
Richard Horwitz
Simon writes language book during Florida retreat
Rep. Paul Simon of Carbondale holed up in a Florida condo drafting a book on foreign language study. He had planned two books for August recess but chose to write one at a time. He will later tackle a book on Congress moral dilemmas. He floated a possible presidential bid if Edward Kennedy stays out of the race and praised Illinois Republican John Anderson as a strong nominee.
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Washington
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
Florida
Simon
New York
Edward M. Kennedy
Illinois
John B. Anderson
Bring Along An Umbrella for This Week's Weather
Weather observer Steve Piltz at Southern Illinois Airport near Carbondale reports a 30 percent chance of rain tonight. The cold snap ends, with hot humid days continuing this week and temperatures peaking near 90 degrees before dropping to the low 70s at night.
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Steve Piltz
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Piltz
Ann Landers at Wit's End Bride Comic Calendar
Comic page notes Ann Landers column and wedding themed items. Calendar features listings and light panels. Read as a brief section highlighting humor and social notes.
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Ann Landers
Wit’s End Bride. Com
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United Housing Development Corp
Meneeses of
Anna
Joe Jines
Roger
Sharon Meneese
Jerusalem
Bimini
Jim Leljedal
Miami
WINZ
Lupita Gundersen
Ken Gundersen
Recess
Carter
Egypt
Palestine
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