Miss Illinois Teen Pageant Plans in Aurora
High school girls aged 13 to 17 may enter the 1978 Miss Illinois Teen-Ager Pageant, a precursor to the national event. The Illinois contest, with no swimsuit or talent competition, is set for September 3 in Aurora. Entry forms are available from Pageant Productions Co. at 434 W. Downer Place, Aurora, IL 60506, or by phone at 312 896-9838.
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Illinois
Aurora
Pageant Productions Co
W. Downer Place
Ill
Teen Scene adds Friday Teen Town hours in Herrin
The Herrin Teen Town opens Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. while West Frankfort Youth Center hosts a Tuesday session from 7 30 to 9 30 p.m. for seventh and eighth grade students.
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Herrin
West
Frankfort
Chisanbop gains foothold in Mount Vernon math
In Mount Vernon New York the school district is piloting Chisanbop a finger counting method from Korea as a supplement to standard math The program claims faster understanding and higher accuracy with seventh grade class showing rapid addition and mental math benefits The method uses right hand digits for ones left hand for tens and transfers between hands for calculations while noting carry overs beyond 99
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Dolores Barclay
Associated Press
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Neil Castaldo
Castaldo
Hang Young Pai
Korea
Edwin Lieberthal
Chisanbop Enterprises Inc
Aimee
Joy
Pai
Lieberthal
Seth Lachterman
Herrin group visits Mexico on student tour
A group of 15 Herrin High School students, guided by Spanish teacher Karla Mees, spend 10 days in Mexico with seven days in Mexico City and three in Acapulco. The trip, arranged by Intra-American Student Program, includes bullfights, mariachi dinners, jai alai, ballet folklorico, and cultural study.
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Herrin High School
Mexico
Karla Mees
Lambert
St. Louis
Mees
Mexico City
Acapulco
Top 10 SINGLES AND ALBUMS ARRIVE IN BILLBOARD LISTS
The Associated Press reports Billboard top 10 singles led by Shadow Dancing by Andy Gibb and Last Dance by Donna Summer with the top albums led by Some Girls by the Rolling Stones and Grease soundtrack. Country charts crown There Ain’t No Good Chain Gang by Cash & Jennings and You Don’t Love Me Anymore by Eddie Rabbitt as Cashbox-based week’s best.
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Billboard Magazine
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RSO
Baker Street
Gerry Rafferty
United Artists
Rolling Stones
Atlantic
Bob Seger
Capitol
Donna Summer
Casablanca
Grease
Frankie Valli
Heatwave
Epic
O’jays
Philadelphia International
Abba
Commodores
Motown
Cashbox Magazine
Cash & Jennings
Ronnie Milsap
Kenny Rogers
Eddie Rabbit
Pittsburgh Stealers
the Kendalls
Marion youth wins AMAX earth science scholarship
Bill Smith, son of William C. Smith of AMAX Coal Southern Division in Harrisburg, was selected among 55 applicants as one of 16 AMAX employees’ children to receive the 1978 AMAX earth science scholarship. He will study civil engineering this fall at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute Indiana.
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Amax Inc
AMAX
Bill Smith
William C. Smith
Smith
Amax Coal
Harrisburg
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Terre Haute
Ind
Jackson County 4H Shows At Jackson County Extension Center
Jackson County 4H members will present general and agricultural projects Saturday at the Extension Center on the Ava Blacktop north of Murphysboro. Arts and crafts start at 2 p.m. livestock including a horse show at 7 p.m. dog show at 5:30 p.m. on the center lawn. Clothing judging and a dress revue occur July 27 at Shyrock Auditorium SIU Carbondale. judging in the morning, dress revue at 1 p.m. The events determine Illinois State Fair participants.
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Jackson County Extension Center
Ava Blacktop
Murphysboro
Shyrock Auditorium
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
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