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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1975
Page
15
Milwaukee flagmaker Mel Shikora says a national bicentennial patriotism surge fuels his business. He has hundreds of WIN flags left from the year and will sell them to high school sports teams for inspiration.
The AP reports that the Department of Health, Education and Welfare uses one third of federal dollars but remains cash poor as welfare rolls rise and health costs grow. President Ford proposals cap HEW at 118.4 billion for 1976 with only modest increases, while calls for expanded programs and possible health reform loom.
Roy Wilson, 83, has danced for 73 years and credits tap with keeping him slim and active. He recalls teaching thousands of students, noting a nationwide revival in tap cinema and mothers wanting their daughters to imitate Shirley Temple, though he sees no boom in practice.
The Golden Gate Foundation known as Kitty's Place denied being a bordello as police raided the 16 room Victorian house on May 8 and arrested Kitty Desmond and six therapists on prostitution charges. A June 27 preliminary hearing is set while open houses aim to fund defense and redefine sex therapy.
The U.S. government appealed District Judge W D Murray's ruling that the Selective Service System is unconstitutional for sex based discrimination. The appeal to the Ninth Circuit in San Francisco follows Murray's May 16 dismissal of Kenneth Reiser's indictment for alleged draft evasion, citing due process and equal protection violations.
A 71 year old Meriden woman died after a man approached on a city sidewalk and doused her with a flammable liquid then set her on fire. Lillian Bowen suffered extensive burns and died at Yale New Haven Hospital. Mark Harrington, 22, charged with murder. bond set at 100000.
An unemployed carpenter in West Allis, Donald Kinghammer, 40, removed a welfare sign from his house after ten months of unemployment. Following an AP story, he received job offers nationwide and has found work in multiple fields including carpentry and restaurant management.
Ed Possum Slim Myers 105 of Sorrento Fla was released from jail into the custody of a friend after a judge heard the suspect appears in a low mood and health is deteriorating. He had been jailed since last Saturday on second degree murder charges for the shooting death of 51 year old Louise Stewart and injuring 44 year old Sammy Tolbert. If convicted he could face a life term.
Phoenix advertisement touts a chewable grapefruit pill claiming rapid weight loss up to a pound per day with minimal exercise. It promotes eating many foods including steak and lobster while losing weight, offers 10, 20, or 30 day supplies and lists Citrus Farms Ltd as the sender with a money back caveat.
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