Tremendous Christmas in Jonesboro for Keller orphans
Three Keller children Carolyn 13 Jacqueline 10 and Evangeline 6 were hosted by the Buck Browns and local residents of Jonesboro after their mother Shirley and father William died within weeks of each other. The Browns arranged gifts church visits a big Christmas dinner and last minute shopping with plans to move the girls to Carmi. The children attended church sang in a Christmas program and wrapped up the holiday with a turkey dinner and gifts from local families and the Baptist Children’s Home in Carmi. The visit culminated with plans to visit their grandmother in Dongola and a note of thanks for a tremendously generous Christmas.
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Wanda Barras
Southern Illinoisan
Keller
Jonesboro
Carolyn
Jacqueline
Evangeline
Buck Brown
Shirley
William
Baptist Children’s Home
Carmi
Baptist Children's Home
Vangie
Jonesboro First Baptist Church
Jackie
Moose Lodge
Mrs. Brown
Debbie
Sherry
Patty Bradley
Cape
Dorothy
Buck
Harold Dillon
Harold Blum
Anna
Browns
Keller Girls
Dongola
Gordon Lanthrum
Children's Home
Steele proposes oil consumers alliance to counter OPEC
Rep Robert H Steele R Conn urges forming an international oil buyers group including Japan Britain France Italy Spain the Netherlands and West Germany to counter OPEC. He told the House Foreign Affairs Committee the idea aims to keep prices low pool resources for new energy supplies and follows his report on the Arab oil embargo. An aide said Kissinger has not yet responded. Steele toured the Middle East and Europe in October.
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Washington
United States
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
Robert H. Steele
R-Conn
QFEC
Steele
Japan
Great Britain
France
Italy
Spain
Netherlands
West Germany
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Henry A. Kissinger
Middle East
Europe
Ozark to Restore Some Cuts as Fuel Strains Persist
Ozark Air Lines said it would reinstate part of the planned layoffs while preserving New Year cutbacks. The carrier had planned 300 job losses as of Jan. 7 and will restore flights canceled from New York and Washington to Peoria and the Quad Cities.
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Chicago
Ozark Air Lines
Edward J. Crane
New York
Washington
Peoria
Quad Cities
Sheriff Russell-Oxford submits annual county report
Williamson county board accepted the annual report from Sheriff Russell-Oxford showing $113,942 in expenditures from federal revenue sharing funds and $76,128 from the county general fund, totaling $190,070 for the year. Receipts amounted to $18,313 from sources including circuit court fees and holding out-of-county prisoners.
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Russell-Oxford
Williamson County Board
Walker reportedly blocked Barringer run against Paul Simon
Springfield reports Dan Walker halted plans to nominate Dean Barringer of Anna to run against Paul Simon in Illinois 24th District primary. The move followed a Dec 13 meeting of Walker allies amid friction over Simon’s role in 1972 campaigns and possible Daley ties, with Simon denying involvement and urging direct contact.
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Richard H. Ieen
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield
Daniel Walker
Paul Simon
Congress
Ilinois
Walker
Dean Barringer
Anna
Department of Registration
Education
Simon
Barringer
Kenneth Gray
West Frankfort
Joe Browning
Benton
WFRX
Gray
Goldberg
Richard B. Ogilvie
Ogilvie
de Grazia
Green
Washington
DeGrazia
Daley
Crosstown
Cook County Democrat
241Hi
Paul
Dan
Crime and birds mix in a cold winter trek
Regional editor Ben Gelman recalls a Christmas bird census at Crab Orchard Refuge where thieves stole two Vista Scopes worth 1596 dollars. Despite the loss, Gelman logged 47 species in five hours and noted a large Canada Goose count of 10 600. He cautions readers to report offers of bargain telescopes to the FBI.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinoisan
Crab Orchard Lake
Crab Orchard Refuge
Wolf Creek’ Road East
Tllinois 148
Federal Bureau of Investigation
TBI
Illinois
The
FBI
Southern Illinoisan Newspaper Scope and Address Summary
The Southern Illinoisan is a Sunday and daily except Saturdays and holidays publication by Southern Wilnoisan Inc. with addresses in Carbondale Hartin Murphysboro and postal details. It notes it is the successor to the Carbondale Free Press Herrin Bally Journal and Murphysboro Independent and carries Associated Press content for republication.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Wilnoisan Inc
Worth Mlinals Avenue
Carbondale
Noth Toth Street
Hartin
Walnut Street
Murphysboro
Winois
Southern Thaelsen
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Bally Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Focal
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Victory DeGrazia
William Goldberg
Norton Kay
David Green and
Mort Kaplan
Troy
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ATL TV
Walker Organization
Adlai Stevenson
U.S. Senate
Stevenson
Supt. of Public Instruction
Michael Bakalis
Richard J. Daley
Bakalis
Wolf Creek Road
Herrin
Marion Murphysboro
Marion
Carbondale Loan & Improvement
Carbondale Loan
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