De Grazia plane use questioned in Illinois
Springfield AP indicates Victor de Grazia used state airplanes 13 times for Chicago to Springfield trips after leaving the payroll Nov 30 to head Walker's campaign. Reports say attempts were made to erase his name from five flight documents. a spokesman called the edits unproven and said duties were performed without pay.
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Walker Press
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Carbondale Massage Parlor Law Upheld by Court
Jackson County Circuit Judge Peyton Kunce ruled Carbondale may regulate massage parlors and issued a permanent restraining order against the Deja Vu operation at 213 W. Main St, citing health safety morals and local standards while excluding the 219 W. Main St location from the order. The decision centers on whether the city can enforce the ordinance amid constitutional questions and prior poll showing community standards.
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Jackson County
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Bicentennial Week At Carterville Grade School
Second grade students in Ruth Ann Poteete’s class made doughnuts from biscuit dough with Teri Petrovsky rolling in sugar and Shad Wagster cutting dough for frying. Other activities included a Revolution play craft projects and antique study plus gift aprons for cooks.
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Cheryl Craighead
Big feet report fuels Illinois UFO sighting in Nashville area
An investigator from the Center for UFO Studies at Northwestern University headed to Washington County in Southern Illinois to examine a sighting near Nashville. A middle aged woman reported two tall humanoids with large feet and no necks who flashed a blue light before she fled. Local police dismissed the sighting, suggesting raccoon hunters may explain the event.
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Northwestern University
Washington County
Illinois
Nashville
Fied
Mario Cesario
Carbondale
Southern [Illinois University
Cesario
Tom Hale
State plans convention center on 520 acres in Pope County
Gov. Daniel Walker announced a proposed 300 person convention center with a 100 room lodge 18 hole golf course and pools on land leased from the state near Dixon Springs State Park Pope County The project would start by year end with no backer yet and Willard Franks of Harrisburg donated land for the center Plans call for a 40 year lease bid process rental payments and county taxes plus $100000 planning funds for a Southern Illinois University Carbondale law school building priced at 7.2 million with 450 seats Walker also signaled limited education funding in the fall budget and pledged raises if the process is managed well.
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Pope County
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Willard Franks
Harrisburg
Milnois Dept. of Conservation
Walker
Law School
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Mayor warns several defaults possible in city finance woes
Detroit Mayor Coleman Young warned at a Joint Economic Committee hearing that Detroit may default after July 1 without federal aid. He projected a $44.3 million deficit this year and up to $103 million next year, threatening further 5,000 job cuts beyond a 18 percent payroll reduction.
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Philadelphia
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Hugh Carey
New York
New York City
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Landrieu
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Senate Budget Committee
New Orleans Clears Jail For Mardi Gras Weekend
City judges released 125 prisoners to free space for revelers arrested on more serious charges during Mardi Gras. Police Chief Clarence Giarrusso urged suspending minor sentences to prevent overcrowding from turning explosive.
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Clarence Giarrusso
Weather and local notices mix in Southern Illinois page
Cooler tonight with lows in the low 40s and a sunny mild Friday with highs around the mid to upper 60s. The weekend turns cooler with 40s for highs and a much colder Monday. Local residents report Mas- transformed 30acre chicken house in Sac County amid stench concerns, plus a Southern Illinois events calendar and sports results including Eldorado's 92 55 win and Cairo 101 74 win.
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