Murphysboro Brown Shoe plant may find new tenant
An Illinois real estate firm says a new tenant is signed for the Brown Shoe Co plant in Murphysboro, with an official announcement likely soon. Officials in Murphysboro and the state say the deal is being kept under wraps, while the plant’s 51 000 square foot building is viewed as a potential site, after 350 workers lost jobs when the plant closed in 1975.
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Tim O’leary
Shomaker Drive
Indus
SIU Board Denies Promotions For Four Law School Teachers
The Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees voted 5 to 2 to deny promotions for four SIU Carbondale School of Law faculty. The four accused were T Richard Mager Taylor Mattis Andrew N Onejeme and Donald W Garner. The vote followed a two hour executive session and initial board discussions.
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Southern Illinoisan
Edwardsville
Southern Illinois University Board of Trustees
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Elk Grove Village
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Springfield
Wayne Heberer
Belleville
Heberer
Harris
Siu-C
Warren W. Brandt
Hiram H. Lesar
Law School
Brandt
T. Richard Mager
Taylor Mattis
Andrew N. Onejeme
Donald W. Garner
Boy Faces Long Road to Recovery After Sled Crash
Larry Dean Heiple, 11, of De Soto, suffered a broken femur when a sled jammed and hit a tree on a De Soto City Park hill. He spent 18 weeks in St. Joseph Memorial Hospital Murphysboro with traction and a stomach‑high cast, now awaiting physical therapy and discharge. His mother notes the hardship since his father's July death, but Larry remains hopeful to return to sledding, vowing to cut down that tree first.
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de Soto
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Virginia
Charlie’s Angels
Bismarck
GOP urges Carter probe of Korean bribes in Washington
Senate Minority Leader Howard Baker and House Minority Leader John Rhodes called for a Watergate style investigation into alleged KCIA influence buying in Congress. They urged a special prosecutor as subpoenas were issued for Nixon Ford officials to testify on South Korea’s efforts to sway lawmakers.
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United States
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House
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House Ethics Committee
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South Korea
Congress
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State Department
Office of Korean Affairs
U.S
Fair Tonight and Weekend Weather Outlook
Good evening forecast shows a mild night with mid to upper 50s. Friday warms to the upper 80s under mostly sunny skies. Saturday through Monday turn partly cloudy and hot with 90s possible and mid 60s to mid 70s nights.
Idi Amin returns to Uganda from unclear London trip
Radio Uganda said President Idi Amin has returned to Uganda after a trip that apparently took him nowhere near London for a summit. The radio reported talks with unnamed top revolutionary military officers from Tanzania and Zambia at the meeting point where Uganda Tanzania and Rwanda meet.
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Zambia
Rwanda
Early cancer screening clinic at St Joseph Memorial
An early detection screening clinic for cancer will be held June 21 to 23 at St Joseph Memorial Hospital in Murphysboro. It is sponsored by the hospital and the American Cancer Society.
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Murphysboro
American Cancer Society
Rosenbloom Summoned by Thompson Over State Plane Use
Illinois Aeronautics Director Melvin Rosenbloom faces a meeting with Gov. Thompson after records show regular state plane flights for trips between his Lake Forest home and Springfield. He defends the travel as job related while acknowledging reduced use as a review begins.
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Wyo
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State won't seek repayment for free flights by VIPs
Illinois aviation official says no plans to seek reimbursement from 20 officials flown to Ottawa to attend UAW dinner. Lt. Gov. Dave O Neal and Comptroller Michael Bakalis attended. a state plane and two EMS helicopters were used for about 18 hours. A plane was diverted to Detroit after the event, leaving O Neal stranded in Kankakee.
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Canada
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Michael Bakalis
United Auto Workers
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O’neal
Belleville
Woodcock
Detroit
O'Neal
Kankakee
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