Volunteerism Brings Resource Reclamation to Life in Southern Illinois
The piece chronicles Resource Reclamation Inc. in Southern Illinois from 1975, highlighting its mission to recycle salvable waste and employ handicapped workers. It notes grants from Carbondale and Jackson County, land purchase around the Old Stecher Brewery, a 5000 square foot plant, and a large volunteer effort including Iron Workers Local 782 and many communities led by Lowell Solterman.
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Resource Reclamation, Inc
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Stecher
Murphysboro
Lucy Woody
Jackson County Board
CETA
Resource Reclamation, Inc. Board of Directors
Minick
Mimi’’ Gentile
Iron Workers Local
Paducah
Andrew Pribble
Bill Treece
Treece Steel Erection Inc
Thanks to Murphysboro firefighters for prompt blaze response
Chester Steele chief Murphysboro Fire Department I express sincere appreciation for prompt efficient firefighting last Monday. Firemen contained the blaze kept damage to a minimum in an old building and prevented potential tragedy by alerting Ms Schneidewind who is hard of hearing. They avoided unnecessary wall rips and venting rooftops, acting only to control the fire.
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Southern Illinoisan
Chester Steele
Murphysboro
Title IX Support Letter From Shawnee NOW
Dear Concerned Women Athletes the Shawnee Chapter of the National Organization for Women endorses the effort to align Southern Illinois University intercollegiate athletics with Title IX rules. The letter praises the brave activism and offers assistance to achieve equal opportunities for women.
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Southern Illinoian
Shawnee
National Organization For Women
Southern Illinois University
Shawnee Now
Sisterhood For
Cindy Johnson
Illinois
Rights to petition face Illinois Senate bills
Opinion piece argues two Illinois Senate bills tighten petition procedures for advisory referendums and the 1970 initiative. It notes signatures now exceed 250000 for November 1980, opposes limiting signers to their voting jurisdiction and urges safeguards against fraud with longer challenges and clearer processing while warning of restrictive moves that could abridge constitutional rights.
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Illinois Senate
Thompson
General Assembly
Illinois House
House
Board of Election Commissions
School bus as vehicle for equal education in Illinois
John C. Gardner argues legislators should ride a school bus to feel the realities of segregated schools. He criticizes token desegregation bills and urges funding, noting the need for broad, inclusive measures beyond minimal volunteer programs. He warns that current efforts underfund and underperform.
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Illinois
Springfield
House
Senate
State Board of Education
Illinois Office of Education
Campaign wives strain on presidential bids test politics
Reagan leads 1980 frontrunner momentum as Crane campaign fights internal strife over wife involvement. Pollster Arthur Finkelstein bars calls from candidates wives, triggering friction cited by consultants and ex-campaign aides. Discussions note past wives shaping ads and strategy, with mixed results and warnings about intrusion.
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Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Washington
Phil Crane
Republic
Crane
Arthur Finkelstein
New York
Arlene Crane
Mark Shields
Mort Sahl
Amazon
Shields
Polly
Bobby
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
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Sue Casebeer
Board of Directors
Iinois
The
Iron Workers Union
Anna, Cobden
Cape Girardeau
Ava
Herrin
Jonesboro
Marion
Dongola
Grand Tower
Vienna
McClure
Davis Crane Service
Jim Davis
City of
Lowell Solterman
Board of Directors of Resource Reclamation
Resource Reclamation Inc
Murphysboro Firefighters
Illinois Board of Elections
John C. Gardner
Ilinois
Lindsay- Schaub
John Deardourff
Finkelstein
Richard Thornburgh
Pennsylvania
Deardourff
Ginny
Tom Riley
Boston
Morris Udall
Ella Udall
Tiger
George Romney
Lenore
Riley
Tom
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