Volunteers at SIU to be Honored Picnic Set by MOVE
Southern Illinois University MOVE program will honor SIU students who donated time to volunteer projects. A 3 to 7 p.m. picnic in Lake on Campus picnic area six near the boat docks will feature activities, lunch, and a band. Pat Jackson MOVE coordinator invites agency staff and clients to attend and asks for lists of volunteers to be recognized.
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MOVE
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Dave Rafter
Pat Jackson
Carbondale
University Center
Botany grant awarded to SIU researcher for aquatic ecology
A $42,160 federal training grant goes to Jacob Verduin of Southern Illinois University’s botany department to extend a two year study on aquatic ecology. The funds support seven trainees researching sewage treatment and wastewater recycling and other environmental problems related to water pollution.
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Jacob Verduin
Southern Illinois University
Verduin
Area libraries receive statewide equalization grants
Five area libraries are among 14 recipients of $20,014.41 in equalization aid from the state as announced by Secretary of State John W. Lewis. Sallie Logan Public Library in Murphysboro received $4,221.94, Johnston City Public Library $2,696.30, Du Quoin Public Library $2,752.12, Coulterville Public Library $576.12, and Carrier Mills Public Library $1,744.
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John W. Lewis
Sallie Logan Public Library
Murphysboro
Johnston City
du Quoin
Coulterville
Carrier Mills
Findley defends pig in push for commemorative stamp
Rep. Paul Findley urges a commemorative stamp honoring the pig and U S pork industry, arguing hogs are clean and valuable to farms. The Illinois lawmaker compares stamp impact with coin designs and suggests a pig on the penny to benefit hog producers amid fluctuating prices.
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Mike Carr
Lindsay-Schaub
Paul Findley
Pittsfield
Illinois Farmer
Congress
Findley
U.S
Illinois
Winton Blount
Alabama
Blount
Washington
Continental Army
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Roosevelt
Tllinois
Abraham Lincoln
White collar crime draws little attention in law
Barry Polksky surveys white collar crime in the United States, noting its covert nature and high economic costs. Estimates span consumer fraud, tax evasion, and corporate malfeasance, with experts like Hart and Knauer citing billions in losses and debated remedies including deterrence and even charter revocation.
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Barry Polksky
Congressional Quarterly
Washington
Philip A. Hart
Dhich
Senate Judiciary Subcommittee On Antitrust and Monopoly
Hart
Virginia H. Knauer
Consumer Affairs
Johnson
Commission On Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice
Internal Revenue Service
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Herbert Edelhertz
Justice Department
Sarah Carey
Washington, D.C
Edelhertz
Newsome Furniture
North 14Th Street
Bubba Smith
Bubba.Smith
Baltimore Colts
Kroehler
LA Z-Boy
Kroehler Monsanto
Marion Fairgrounds
Ill
Golden
W. Main
Equal Opportunity Company
Sport Coats
Dad
Southern Illinois
Florsheim - Jarman Shoes
Arrow - van Heusen
Esquire
Wembley
Kehlscore’s Quality Corner
Zeigler, Illinois
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