Watergate fallout seen denting area politics image
Area legislators and party leaders say Watergate tarnishes political image though views differ on Nixon involvement. Quotes from Rep. Hart Rep. McCormick Sen. Johns and others urge election reform campaign spending controls and greater transparency amid national scandal. Concerns span ethics rules public trust and potential local election effects.
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Nixon
Richard O. Hart
Dbenton
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C. L. McCormick
Vienna
House
Clyde Choate
Anna
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Republican Party
Sen
Adlai) Stevenson
Dunn
Gene Johns
D-Marion
Johns
Dcarbondale
Glendale students aid flood victims on Kaskaskia Island
Glendale School pupils from Carbondale packed food and clothing for flood victims attending the Kaskaskia School on Kaskaskia Island. Seventh graders Alice Shobe and Celeste Sullivan and eighth grader Karen Usher coordinated the effort Monday.
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Alice Shobe
Celeste Sullivan
Karen Usher
Kaskaskia School
Kaskaskia Island
Rt. 7
Carbondale
Logan Hollow school to close in District 166
The Logan Hollow School in Mississippi Valley Unit District No. 166 will close. Fifty six students will move to Gorham next year to save on maintenance and transportation costs. The district will keep the building for possible rental.
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Logan Hollow
Mississippi Valley Unit
Gorham
Gary Vaughn
Vaughn
Alma Henson
O’daniel
Robert Crain
Jackson
Perry
Union
Gorham High School
Dry vote hearing in Barren township liquor case proceeds
Franklin County Liquor Control Commissioner Charles Dawson will rule within five days on whether two nearby clubs may keep their liquor licenses. The 1945 local option referendum, cited by opponents, is under review amid questions about record availability and compliance with Dram Shop Act standards.
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Barren Township
Franklin County Liquor Control
Charles Dawson
Ben
Dawson
State Liquor Control Commission
Sportsman’s Club
Kountry Kousins Klub
Lesser
Barren
Charles Sample Jr
Franklin County
Harvey Phillips
John B. Lewis
Chicago
Benton
Hickman
William J. Milani Herrin
Milani
Christopher recount set for today
A recount of votes from the March 1972 Christopher school bond referendum began at 10 a.m. in the Franklin County Courthouse Benton after residents filed suit alleging more ballots were cast than registered voters. Judge Bruce Saxe ordered the recount citing possible election fraud. officials expect it to finish late today or tomorrow.
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Christopher
Buckner
Coello
Bruce Saxe
Albion
Second Judicial Circuit Court
Franklin County
Benton
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