Concrete pour marks start of Logan College phase
John McKown of Carney General Contractors oversees Phase 1 concrete for pier footings at the northwest corner of the planned physical education building at John A. Logan College Carville. The $5 million campus project targets completion by January 1973 with Bob Hawley and workers Gayle Carney and Gary Halstead present.
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John McKown
Carney General Contractors Inc
Highland Park
John A. Logan College
Car
Pany
Gayle Carney
Gary Halstead
Ogilvie Signs Expungement Measure Limiting Arrest Records
The bill signed by Gov. Ogilvie eliminates arrest records for acquitted individuals and prohibits employers from asking about arrests. Sen. Richard Newhouse witnessed the signing as the measure moves to shield applicants from past arrests.
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Ogilvie
Springfield
Richard B. Ogilvie
Richard Newhouse
Chicago
Neutralize Leaders Behind Illinois School Walkouts
The Illinois Association of School Boards plans a Joliet meeting to discuss halting or averting teacher walkouts in 20 districts. Directors seek to neutralize leaders of state and local teacher groups and survey for a possible statewide pattern. They will also address Nixon wage rules and school operations during strikes.
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Springfield
Illinois Association of School Boards
B. B. Burgess
Holiday Inn-West
Jolief
Burgess
Association
Nixon
Nixon Eyes Canada Visit and Possible Japan Trip
President Nixon plans an official visit to Canada next spring with Ottawa to announce dates soon. He also expressed interest in a future trip to Japan, though no date or decision has been set. Trudeau's spokesman expects announcements on timing and itinerary within weeks to address the trade surcharge tensions.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Canada
Japan
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Ottawa
Trudeau
U.S
Zeigler
Three Carbondale Women Charged With Lumber Theft
Police arrested three Carbondale women Diane Zeigler 21 Beverly Ann Pasternak 21 and Elizabeth M Bennett 27 after they were seen taking lumber from the Associat ed Lumber Yard 115 S Washington Ave Carbondale. They were released on notices to appear today in circuit court.
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Carbondale
Associated Lumber Yard
S. Washington Ave
Diane Zeigler
Beverly Ann Pasternak
Elizabeth M. Bennett
E. Snider St
Marion man hurt in crash on Rt 57 near Old Rt 13
Marion resident Oliver S. Tippy, 70, was lightly injured when his pickup was struck from behind Monday afternoon by a car driven by William C. Morton, 27, of Decatur. Tippy planned to see a doctor.
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Oliver S. Tippy
Marion
Rt. 57
Old Rt. 13
Tippy
William C. Morton
Decatur
Crime rate growth slows but 1970 still up nationwide
FBI data show 11 percent rise in U S crime in 1970 marking a decade with offenses nearly tripling. Mitchell notes slower increases in 1969 and 1970 while reporting 176 percent rise in serious crimes since 1960 and 100 officers killed in the line of duty.
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Washington
FBI
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
Peoria Champaign hit hardest by violent crime in 1970
Justice Department figures show Peoria area had the highest per capita violent crime rate among Illinois metro regions except Chicago with 1 442 violent offenses and a crime index of 8 863. Champaign County followed with 551 violent crimes and a rate of 337.5 per 100 000. Murders totaled 22 in Peoria and four in Champaign.
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Chicago
Ilinois Department of Public Aid
Walter P. Dahl
Circuit Court
Dahl
Peoria
Illinois
Justice Department
Tazewell
Woodford
Champaign County
Champaign
Southern schools open under desegregation plans
Protests were scattered as Southern schools began desegregation under new plans. Georgia reported over one million returning students with a quiet start. Pickets appeared in Memphis Tennessee and Tampa Florida suburbs. Busing expanded in North Carolina and Miami-Dade. Alabama Governor Wallace said he will seek federal court guidelines on transport limits for racial balance.
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Associated Press
Departments of Education
Georgia
Memphis
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Logan
Department of Human Resources
Illinois Legislative Audit Commission
Dave E. Viar
Commission
Donald Bourgeois
Bourgeois
University of Ohio
Columbus
Viar
Douglas A. Egerton
Carterville
Willie McCree
Pinckneyville
Claude J. Hardin
Paula J. Absher
Ayr
Your Neighborhood Paint and Decorating Center
Sherwin-Williams
Sleer Rei
Mardale Shopping Center
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