State review cites Jackson jail problems and need for new site
Illinois corrections officials say Jackson County jail cannot meet 1985 standards due to overcrowding and space deficits. The report notes 64 bunks for 50 sq ft cells, average daily population rising above 19, inadequate dayroom space, tamperproof lighting, improper juvenile segregation, and missing medical screening. County officials must fund fixes or a new jail.
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Illinois Department of Corrections
Jackson County
Oliver O’kier
Bureau of Detention Standards and Services
Corrections Department
O’kier
Hosaks L. Wells
Wells
Don White
Jackson County Board
Southern Illinoisan
White
County Health Department
State Corrections Department
Reagan advisers somber world view and panelists
As Carter neared the White House in late 1976 a panel outside the U S intelligence community argued that the Soviet Union sought nuclear superiority not parity This B team critique became controversial and the group to join Reagan s circle includes figures like Richard Pipes Thomas Moorer and Jeane Kirkpatrick They push stronger defense measures reject the arms treaty and favor a tougher stance on Soviet power and oil interests while debating how to staff a future Reagan administration
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Hedrick Smith
New York Times
Washington
Jimmy Carter
White House
Soviet Union
United States
Carter
Moscow
Ronald Reagan
California
Defense
Robert F. Ellsworth
Secretary of the Treasury
Charles E. Walker
Thomas H. Moorer
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Jeane J. Kirkpatrick
Georgetown University
William R. van Cleave
University of Southern California
Richard E. Pipes
Harvard
Daniel O. Graham
Defense Intelligence Agency
Seymour Weiss
Bureau of Politico-Military Affairs
State Department
Richard V. Allen
Reagan
Fred C. Ikle
Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Laurence H. Silberman
Yugoslavia
Robert W. Tucker
Johns Hopkins University
Edward K. Rowny
Joint Chiefs
Allen
Nixon
Afghanistan
Pipes
Ikle
Middle East
Israel
Europe
Africa
Latin America
Asia
van Cleave
Congressional Committee
William J. Casey
Kissinger
Rumseild
Connally
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Illinois
Casey
Pees
Tucker
Vietnam
Firemen deserve praise for Johnston City blaze
A longtime fire service veteran defends Johnston City area fire departments after a major fire north of the town. He argues calling the fire department first is crucial, recounts arriving 15 minutes after alert, and says criticism of slow response is unjust given the dangers. Firefighters risked their lives. better to arrive early than late.
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Southern Illinoisan
Johnston City
Benton Bend Lake Parade
U.S.S
Grandpa’s Johns
Rehire Pinckneyville Teacher Stirs School Relations
The Pinckneyville Community High School board voted 5-2 not to rehire English and speech teacher Jean Valentine after eight years in education and one year at PCHS.Administration had recommended rehiring, yet a coalition of teachers protests the decision, urging a reversal to restore unity among faculty, administration, and the board.
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Southern Illnoisan
Pinckneyville Community High School
Pchs Board of Education
Jean Valentine
PCHS
Board of Education
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