Summer job hunt tightens with stiff competition in Carbondale
Danvers restaurant manager Joe Steinle notes a surge to eight to ten applications daily as unemployment rises in Southern Illinois. guidance counselor Margaret Hollis says more teens compete with experienced workers and college students for limited summer jobs. programs cut and teen job forecasts worsen while Savin Robbins notes millions of teens seek work nationally. Tips stress serious planning, persistent contact, proper dress, and follow up. If no job, teens can babysit, car care, yard work or lemonade stands to earn money.
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Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinois
Danver’s
Carbondale
Joe Steinle
Margaret Hollis
Carbondale Community High School
CCHS
Baskin- Robbins Ice Cream
Illinois Farmers Union
Zeigler
Bonita Troutt
Franklin
Jackson
Williamson
Randolph
Monroe
Jefferson
Car makers improve crash tests with belt and column fixes
Consumer Reports notes Honda and Volvo raised crashworthiness in NHTSA tests. Honda improved front belt anchorage retractor speed and belt material and added a collapsible steering column. Volvo shortened belts by eight inches and refined belts. Results vary by model and year.
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Consumers Union
National Highway Traffic Safety Administratin
Honda
NHTSA
Volvo
Inheritance expectations and family behavior debates
Dear Ann Landers guidance on whether to warn heirs about no bequest or spring a surprise at the will reading. Letters discuss parental generosity, potential manipulation, and how inheritance shapes behavior, with other reader notes about aging, technology, and a Tampa marriage moment.
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Ann Landers
Engagement of Anne Payne and Mike Fullerton Announced
Mr and Mrs H Marvin Payne of Inn announce the engagement of their daughter Anne to Mike Fullerton son of Mr and Mrs L Eugene Fullerton of Route 2 Coulterville. Anne is a Mount Vernon High School class of 1980 graduate and Fullerton a 1979 Coulterville High School and 1981 Rend Lake College graduate. He farms with his father. A September 10 wedding is planned.
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H. Marvin Payne
Inn
Anne
Mike Fullerton
L. Eugene Fullerton
Route 2
Coulterville
Miss Payne
Mount Vernon High School
Fullerton
Coulterville High School
Rend Lake College
Bunton and Piper Announce Engagement Ahead of July Wedding
Debra R Bunton and Rex A Piper announce their engagement. Debra is the daughter of Bill and Shirley Bunton of Du Quoin and a 1976 Du Quoin High School graduate employed as a teller at King City Federal in Marion. Rex is a 1971 Herrin High School graduate, works for Zeigler Coal Co in Sparta, and owns Piper's Gym in Herrin. A July 3 wedding in Florida is planned.
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Debra R. Bunton
Rex A. Piper
Bill
Shirley Bunton
du Quoin
John
Jeanette Ferguson
Herrin
Miss Bunton
du Quoin High School
King City Federal
Marion
Piper
Herrin High School
Zeigler Coal Co
Sparta
Florida
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