Amy Temple Survives Leptospirosis Homecoming Joy
Four weeks after nearly dying from leptospirosis, Amy Temple returns home to Carbondale with her four kittens. Her parents Jim and Ruth Temple celebrate by decorating the house and preparing for a normal family reunion as Amy recovers from a severe infection and cardiac arrest. Neighbors and customers contributed to a relief fund for medical bills. Amy, eight, enjoyed reuniting with pets and siblings, while doctors note the illness is contracted from animals and has no cure.
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Merrill Perlman
Amy Temple
Amy
Jim
Doctor’s Hospital
Carbondale
Children’s Hospital
St. Louis
Temple
Ruth
W. Sycamore St
William Hamilton
Carbondale Clinic
American Medical Association
Joyce Abernathy
First National Bank
Paul Brown
Beamer
Illinois House OKs Jackson Union port district plan
The Illinois House approved a measure to create a port district for Jackson and Union counties by 115 to 5. The plan includes a 21 member board with bond power if a voters referendum passes, to develop river port facilities along the Ohio and Mississippi rivers with no state funds involved. Backers cite needs for better port facilities to ship Southern Illinois coal.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Springfield
Jackson
Union Counties
Illinois House
Senate
Illinois
Ohio
Mississippi
Department of Business and Economic Development
Eugene F. Schlickman
Burlington Heights
Southern Illinois
Sex scandal rocks Rep. Young staff claim
Colleen Gardner, a former aide to Rep. John Young, says she had a sexual relationship with him over two years and was paid over 20 000 a year without duties matching the salary. She provided evidence to federal investigators after a 1970s employment dispute and motel encounters evolved into a broader staff pattern.
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New York Times
Washington
John Young
D-Tex
Colleen Gardner
Justice Department
Justice Department Investigated Allegations By Mrs. Gardner
Young
Texas
Gardner
Sol Z. Rosen
Capitol Hill
George Denton
Defense Department
Pentagon
Melanie Hall
Hays Emerges From Coma After Sleeping Pill Overdose
Rep Wayne Hays woke from a coma after an overdose of sleeping pills and spoke briefly to his wife. Doctor Richard Phillips said the overdose appeared accidental and the 65 year old lawmaker could be fully recovered in about 10 days. Mrs Pat Hays kept vigil as Hays regained consciousness and his press secretary denied reports of marital discord.
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Gardner
Young
American University
Wayne Hays
Hays
Richard Phillips
Hayes
Phillips
Pat
Carol Clawson
Washington
Liz Ray Says She Reached the Brink Over Payroll Claims
Elizabeth Ray says she has been driven to the brink of death by the furor over claims she was placed on the congressional payroll for sex. Chicago Sun Times columnist Irv Kupcinet quotes Ray saying she has nowhere to turn except a friend named Duke Zeibert, owner of a Washington restaurant. He asks if it was worthwhile. she says no.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Ray
Congressional
Miss Ray
Chicago Sun- Times
Irv Kupcinet
Duke
Duke Zeibert
Washington
Kupcinet
London
Hays
Simon introduces bill to require report of suspected drug adulteration
U S Rep Paul Simon D Carbondale has introduced a bill requiring physicians and hospital staff to report suspected adulteration of drugs to the FDA. The measure follows deaths at Marion Memorial Hospital and a grand jury investigation into possible homicides. The bill aims to ensure immediate notification to the FDA and manufacturers of adverse reactions and suspected adulteration.
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Simon
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
U.S
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Williamson County
Robert Howerton
Howerton
Marion Memorial Hospital
Nolan England
Hays admits affair amid payroll scandal and drug leak cleanup
The report notes Hays acknowledged a personal relationship with Elizabeth Ray amid a payroll scandal while a separate incident involved an asphalt leak from Sugar Creek near Normal and Bloomington. Ray arrived at London airport distressed by Hays hospitalization and denied threats by action.
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Andy Monninger
Normal
Sugar Creek
Bloomington
Asphalt Company
Hays
Elizabeth Ray
Ford and Reagan Vie For Missouri Delegates At Local Caucus
Ford and Reagan fight for Missouri delegates as 19 at large are chosen at the GOP convention this Saturday. Missouri's total 49 delegates are to be decided with 30 already chosen by congressional district conventions—15 for Ford, 12 for Reagan, 3 uncommitted.
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Associated Press
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Missouri
Kansas City
California
GOP Committee
Lowell McCuskey
Governors Race Delegates Split Amid Ford Reagan Push
Gov. Christopher S. Bond, a Ford supporter, refused to predict delegate splits as an AP survey shows Ford with 965 of 1,130 needed for the nomination and Reagan with 862. More than 400 uncommitted delegates remain scattered nationwide, becoming targets in a one-by-one hunt by both candidates.
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Christopher S. Bond
Ford
Associated Press
Reagan
A Bike Centenary Tour Lands From Carbondale
Cross country cyclists begin a U S Bicentennial ride departing Carbondale in a nationwide celebration. Pollen counts show grass and mold levels today and yesterday. A Black man received a $1000 reward from the Ku Klux Klan, noted on page 10.
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Carbondale
U.S
Ku Klux Klan
White Sox and Cubs win in Thursday MLB action
The Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs each won their games while the St. Louis Cardinals were idle. Page 13.
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White Sox
CUBS
St. Louis Cardinals
Marion church marks first birthday and centennial year
A Marion church near Campbell Hill is celebrating its first birthday while another church continues its centennial year festivities. Page 5.
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Marion
Campbell Hill
Editorial Calls Long Term Funds for Road Building
Editorial on persistent state funding gaps for road construction. Notes editorial page 4 addresses ongoing money shortages and the need for durable, long term solutions. Mentions press delivery delays on Thursday and regrets for readers, carriers, and route drivers.
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Hamilton
The
Sym
Ed Greer
Congressional Joint Atomic Energy Committee
House Rules Committee
Rep
Rep. Hays
Barnesville, Ohio
Liz
FDA
Manufacturer
House
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