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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 30, 1972

Page

5

Nobody wants to be the last to die as troops depart

At Travis Air Force Base California the scene shifts to Flight 281 bound for Saigon as 700 to 800 men leave weekly. Young recruits veterans and officers face mixed feelings about Vietnam while some question the war and a few gain reprieves from Nixon.

Kay Bartlett Travis Air Force Base Calif Saigon San Francisco Vietnam Army Robert Garman Garman Air Force Cecil T. Crim Nixon Septemer Korea Crim Gary Owens Owens Oakland Army Base Travis Afb Jonger Fife Robert McCarthy John R. Urban Shrevesport Tually Sam Urban Washington Tavisir Force Base

Chicago area strike ends as unions win wage boosts

More than 20,000 workers idle for 10 days as carpenters and cement masons secure about 10 percent raises in new one year contracts. MARBA regional bargaining formed amid dispute with unions over bargaining with contractor groups. Machines Movers union still striking.

C. T. Banton Lindsay-Schaub Chicago Carpenters and Cement Masons Building Trades Council Machinery Movers Chicago Building Trades Council Carpenters and Cement Masons Chicago ‘Loop Mid- America Regional Bargaining Association MARBA Thomas Nayder

First Annual John Murdock Memorial Shooting Contest Heist

The Jackson County Anti Horse and Mule Thief Association hosts a grand tower centennial event with a top prize missing. A 24 inch first place trophy worth about 25 dollars vanished from Grand Tower Meat Market display, leaving only a dust spot. organizers pledge to engrave the thief’s name if recovered.

Jackson County Anti- Horse and Mule Thief Association John Murdock Grand Tower Russell Elliott Elliott

The Loving Touch by Grandma in Odd Park Scene

A quirky fragment hints at a "Loving Touch" theme with a busily evolving text about car finishes and a person named Clark visiting a psychiatrist. It also mentions alphabet soup in A to Z order and a note about ASC sporting goods at Grandma's Hawse in Murphysboro.

Clark ASC Grandma's Hawse Murphysboro

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Pentagon Iinois Tts Grandma Je Bolts Herrin, Ill Aetna Zima Ozburn Insurance & Real Estate Agency Walnut Franklin Insurance Agency South Illinois Ave Carbondale
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