Falun Gong display at Illinois Capitol, per persecution focus
Column notes Yinggi Chen of Champaign performing Falun Gong exercises under the Illinois State Capitol to draw attention to two years of persecution in China. Separately, Oscar host Whoopi Goldberg's Academy Award was stolen during cleaning, repatedly shipped, then recovered.
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Yinggi Chen
Champaign
China
Illinois State Capitol
Los Angeles
Whoopi Goldberg
Goldberg
Academy
Count on Katy to be at courtside
Emma K Simonds known as Katy sits in prime SIU Carbondale basketball seats since the 1980s. She is 88, widow of Eugene, helped start E T Simonds Construction Co as bookkeeper and maintains an office with SIU memorabilia. She attends Salukis games with friend Mary Simon and remains active in her community.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Emma K. Simonds
Katy
Mary Simon
Salukis
Wichita State
SIUC
Mary
Saluki
Eugene
Katy Simonds
E.T. Simonds Construction Co
Siu
Oakland Avenue
Millie McElheny
Wichita State Faces SIU in SIU Arena Showdown
Wichita State 12-10 6-5 meets SIU 19-4 9-2 at SIU Arena at 7 05 p m. RS Burns leads Shocker scoring at 12 5 pp. SIU’s Kent Williams paces Salukis with 16 4 pp. Radio coverage on WUEZ 95 1 FM. If SIU wins it marks 20 seasons with at least 20 wins since 1913 14.
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Wichita State
SIU
Randy Burns
Kent Williams
Salukis
Congress subpoenas Kenneth Lay again
Congress pursues Enron debacle with a second subpoena for Kenneth Lay and a laid off employee testifies about retirement losses. Deborah Perrotta tearfully says she lost 40000 dollars after Enron stock collapsed as hearings widen across Capitol Hill.
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Congress
Kenneth Lay
Washington
Enron
America
Deborah Perrotta
Hospital jobs at stake in Medicaid cuts warning
Memorial Hospital of Carbondale administrator George Maroney warned Illinois state senators that 10 percent of the hospital’s 1,000 employees could be laid off if Medicaid cuts aren’t restored. He said rural Southern Illinois hospitals face an uncertain future under the current federal state Medicaid outlook and Medicare for the elderly. He pleaded for bipartisan action to avoid layoffs and a $4 million hit next fiscal year. The cuts threaten care quality as staff and services are reduced.
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Springfield
George Maroney
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Maroney
Illinois
Community Breathes Life Into Hospital West Frankfort
West Frankfort residents may learn in two weeks whether UMWA Hospital will reopen. At Home Health Care chief Pat Heibner said strong community backing keeps the project moving, with doctors ready to serve and a fund drive underway. Crownline Boats kicked off with a $30,000 donation near the hospital.
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West Frankfort
Umwa Hospital
Pat Heibner
At Home Health Care
Heibner
Crownline Boats
UMWA
Lions aim to move historic doorstep from former capital site
Carbondale Lions Club plans to relocate a 1000 pound sandstone doorstep of the first Illinois capital from the old Carbondale high school to a new building. The move, estimated at 3500 dollars, invites public help with funding. the stone was placed on a pedestal in 1925 with a bronze tablet noting its significance.
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Carbondale
Carbondale Community High School
Carbondale Lions Club
Lions
Illinois
Kaskaskia
David
Kenney
Lions Club
David Kenney
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WUEZ
Larry McKenzie
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