Osmonds wow Du Quoin with preteen youth act encore
At the Du Quoin State Fair, the Osmond Brothers charged through an hour of upbeat 1950s style numbers with Donny leading as a 16 year old vocalist. The show featured a karate routine and Elvis impressions amid a heat swelter crowd of young fans and their families.
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Charles Adair
Dividson
du Quoin
Osmond Brothers
Osmonds
Crazy Horses
Donny
Alan
Wayne
Merril
Jay
Hearing Delayed in Trooper Piotrowski Title Fraud Case
State Police Merit Board hearing for Trooper Clement J. Piotrowski of Brookport, tied to a fraudulent car title, was continued from August 24 to a later date to allow a continuance motion. The case, linked to a Union County indictment, involves aiding and abetting a felony and title tampering. Captain Joe Ginter said the hearing will be reset after the Union County case resolves. Reynolds, who bought the car, died recently. Union County Coroner Lloyd Sitter ordered blood and urine tests, no autopsy performed, and an inquest is pending. authorities suspect natural causes.
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State Police
Merit Board
Clement. J. Piotrowski
Brookport
Union County
Pitrowski
Hl Piotrowski
Joe Ginter
District 13
Piotrowski
Danny Reynolds
Anne
Reynolds
Lloyd Sitter
James Leaton
Regional park districts press for more state facilities
Illinois park districts meet in Marion to discuss funding for parks and recreation. Harrisburg official Jack Roberts urges using federal grants with local funds and engaging communities through advisory councils and programs to back referendums, bonds, and cooperation. Berghoff notes rising leisure time increases demand for parks.
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Illinois Association of Park Districts
Marion
Jack Roberts
Harrisbourg
Tiinois Association of Park Districts
Engne Berghoff
Springfield
Park Area
Harrisburg
Murphysboro
Carbondale
Berghoff
Roberts
Tts
Five men charged in Marion salvage yard robbery
Two of the five defendants, Loy Eugene Hines and James Moore, were bound over for grand jury action in Marion circuit court. Moore admitted participation and said Hines provided the car. Bert Wilson, the victim, was assaulted and a robber was shot during the struggle while $2000 was taken. Other suspects Hodson Weberling Belgew and Bergen are named in related charges.
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Stassertion
Marion
Loy Eugene Hines
Rt. 5
Murphysboro
James Moore
William Lewis
Hyo
Melvin L. Hodson
Rt. 1
Rudy Dean Weberling
William Belgew
Metropolis
Bert Wilson
Bergen
Gerald Long
Illinois Bureau of Investigation
Moore
Hines
Wilson
Bal
Sandburg argues burden shared for strip mine reclamation
At a Marion hearing, Fulton County planner Charles Sandburg rejected earlier witnesses' view that nonpolluting prelaw strip mines could remain. He said the tax system and land values harm counties. reclamation should be a shared taxpayer burden to restore land to productive use and protect future resources.
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Sandburgs
Fulton County
House Committee On
Marion
Charles Sandburg
Sandburg
Thenstitute For
Williams
Ralph Smith
The
Association of Olinois Soil and Water Conservation Dis
Four Kentucky women ride Swiss Bobsled at Du Quoin Fair
Sara Stephens Mary Stephens Laura Frick and Janice Frick of Banton Kentucky rode the Million Dollar Shows bobsled on opening day of the Du Quoin Fair. Officials reported a record opening crowd though exact totals were not available by late Saturday.
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du Quoin Fair
Sara Stephens
Mary Stephens
Laura Frick
Janice Frick
Banton, Ky
Goodings
Jack Griggs
Campaign to keep Hambletonian in Southern Illinois
Bill Hayes leads Hayes Fair Acres Inc in a bid to keep the Hambletonian, a top three year old trotting race, at Du Quoin Illinois. Five tracks bid, Syracuse may host with pari mutuel betting. society decisions due in fall. Officials encouraged attendance with billboard drive and local proclamations.
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William R. Hayes
du Quoin
Ilinois
Hayes
Hayes, Fair Acres Inc
du Quoin State Fair
Hayes Fair Acres Inc
Thngis
Tha 2i
Ham‘bletonian Society
Hayes Fair Acres
Hambletonian
Fred Huff
Sonny Werblin
Hackensack
Huff
Saratoga Springs
Philadelphia
Latonia
Florence
Syracuse
Illinois
Heyes
Bambletonian Society
Secord
Paris
Pittsburg
Perry County
Murphysboro
Hayes Feir Sores
Bill
Hambletonien
Southern Illinois
Contol
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Lucille
Jimmy 9
Elvis Presley
England
Cotton Fields
San Francisco Bay
Pinckneyville
Donny Osmond
John Stewart
Travis
Tio
Robert Williams
Williamson County Board
Williamson County
Tricts
Smith
Bill Hayes
Keep Hambletonian
Jacob Bender
Pinckneyvile
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