Bush area board backs anti arcade recreation move
The Bush Village Board unanimously moved to draft a resolution to block Kenneth Williams from converting a house into an arcade style recreation center after a petition from over 60 residents. The board plans to invite Williams to August hearing and seeks a legal way to block the project.
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Theresa Churchill
Bush
Kenneth Williams
Williams
Theron Scott
Scott
James Earl Holland
Joseph A. Wilson
Holland
Elmer Hulsey
George Wilson Jr
Charles Denesky
Lake of Egypt Fire borrows to operate
Lake of Egypt Fire District Board voted to borrow money to cover operations until taxes are collected from Williamson and Johnson counties. Chief Joe Seper expects 40 000 to 42 000 in tax revenue to repay the loan. The board will reapply for an FHA loan for new equipment, seeking 377 000 to update anti coniet gear. A new brush truck carrying 275 gallons of water is ready for service.
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Lake of Egypt
Seper
Steeleville Man Faces Gambling Charge After Police Find Equipment
Loren R. Sanders, 46, was arrested after Randolph County authorities found gambling gear in his vehicle. He posted 5000 bond on the gambling count, previously had 1000 bond on Sparta charges for driving while intoxicated, obstructing an officer, and improper lane usage. A county warrant led him to turn himself in at Chester courthouse, with a first appearance set for Thursday.
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Steeleville
Loren R. Sanders
Randolph
Sanders
Sparta
Chester
Southern Illinoisan publication office and circulation note
The Southern Illinoisan lists its publication offices in Carbondale Herrin and Murphysboro and notes Sunday and daily except Saturday. It details carrier and motor route rates, mail rates for 18 counties and out of state, plus office and classifi ed ad contact numbers.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
16Th
Herrin
Murphysboro
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Mu Eee Independent
Herfin
Marion
Fifth hunger striker dies as talks halt in Northern Ireland
IRA prisoner Joseph Francis McDonnell died at Maze Prison after 61 days of hunger strike. His death halted a mediation push between the British government and the IRA, triggering renewed concerns of further fatalities and renewed violence in Belfast.
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IRA
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Joe McDonnell
Maze
Irish Republican Army
McDonnell
Tles
Belfast Transport Authority
Sinn Fein
McConnell
Joseph Francis McConnell
Goretti
Bobby Sands
Sands
CTA weighs Susan Anthony dollar as new fare token
Chicago AP reports CTA faces 90 cent fares driving riders to use dollar bills. Bill Baxa notes up to 100,000 bills daily jam coin boxes, requiring manual counting and extra staff. Susan Anthony coins issued to agents aim to ease change. Fed Reserve Chicago backs more coins amid tax and regional transit debate.
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Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Bill Baxa
Baxa
Susan Anthony
Anthony
Subway
Elevated
Ier
Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
Bank In
Jane Byrne
Melissa McHenry
State Street Council
Greater North Michigan Avenue Association
General Assembly
Regional Transportation Authority
Anna council finance head blasts holiday pay dispute
Anna Mayor Robert Ferrell faced sharp criticism after approving a Fourth of July holiday for city workers though the holiday fell on a Saturday. Finance Chairman Tom Campbell said the move cost 2600 in wages and accused Ferrell of overstepping authority. The city plans pool renovations costing about 150000 and revenue sharing may fund the project as hearings on funding proceed.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Anna
Robert Ferrell
Tom Campbell
Ferrell
Campbell
Bhrew
Ben Edwards
Anna City
Counci
Anna Senior Citizens
Sunshine Inn
Red Cross
Pearl Baker
Soviet purchase could boost U.S. corn prices says association head
Champaign AP report notes National Corn Growers Association president Bill Mullins expects the Soviet Union to buy up to 3 million metric tons of U.S. corn by rail, signaling demand as no bumper crop is expected. He cites 6.8 to 7.1 billion bushels expected in 1981 and lauds Reagan for lifting the embargo.
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Mullins
U.S. Agriculture Department
Reagan's confidence grows as O'Connor weighs in
President Reagan sought O'Connor's stance on abortion and the ERA with Sen. Barry Goldwater, who vacationed in California. Goldwater recalled her opposition to him in 1976, noting she gave him hell for backing Ford, a remark Reagan laughed at as she seemed favorable.
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Washington Star Service
Reagan
Arizona
Sandra D. O’connor
Supreme Court
O’connor
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Newport Beach
Calif
The
Arizona Reublican
Conahor
Goldwater
Ford
Nuclear officials order 44 reactors tested for vessel cracks
Federal regulators warn that aging pressurized water reactor vessels may suffer cracks under stress from pressurized thermal shock. NRC directs 44 operators to test vessel toughness and review cooling control systems, with Maine Yankee and Three Mile Island Unit 1 among affected plants. No immediate fixes required, though some steps foreseen within a year.
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Augusta
Maine
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Thomas Murley
NRC
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Washington
Wiscasset
Murley
Three Mile Island
Harrisburg
Commonwealth Edison
Zion
Ill
FBI to Probe Marion Stabbing Incident at Prison
The FBI is investigating a stabbing at the Marion US Penitentiary that left two inmates with minor wounds. Ronald Jennings, 26, of Los Angeles, serving 50 years to life for multiple crimes, and Keith Ross, 28, a California transient doing 10 years for a savings and loan robbery, were treated at the prison hospital. A third inmate is detained pending inquiry.
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Associated Press
FBI
US. Penitentiary At
Marion
Ron Beal
Ronald Jennings
Keith Ross
Bear
Jennings
Los Angeles
Ross
Savings and Loan Association
California
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