CPR saves life at furniture store CPR demonstration
Hazel M Jarrett survived a heart attack at Sawyer's Paint and Wallpaper in Carbondale after bystander Almira Presley and Cy Davis began CPR until paramedics arrived. Presley, a nurse, learned CPR at a homeowners meeting and urges others to learn the technique. Memorial Hospital says Jarrett is in satisfactory condition and may leave ICU soon.
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Hazel M. Jarrett
Lucky Almira Presley
Sawyer’s
Carbondale
Connie Siegal
Miss Jarrett
George Sawyer
Sawyer
Walnut St
Eastgate
Presley
Cy Davis
Jarrett
E. Hester
Memorial Hospital
Martin
Mary L. Perkins
Jackson County Health Dept
Northwest Homeowners Association
N. Allyn St
Gulf Oil admits role in uranium cartel
Gulf Oil Corp officials acknowledged involvement in an international uranium cartel that aimed to fix prices and said Canada compelled Gulf’s Canadian uranium unit to join. Subcommittee chair Moss said documents show Gulf executives attended cartel meetings since 1972 and proposed price increases.
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Gulf Oil
Washington
Gulf Oil Corp
Canada
Jerry McAfee
Gulf
House
Canadian Uranium Corporation
McAfee
U.S
Subcommittee
John E. Moss
D-Calif
Moss
Westinghouse
Belleville ties linger as Lt Gov O Neal flies state planes
Lt Gov Dave O Neal frequently uses state aircraft with Belleville home ties. A review shows 33 of 49 flights included Belleville area stops for pickup or drop off or both. Taxpayers funded all trips, with some personal travel cited for speeches and ceremonies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carol Alexander Lindsay-Schaub
Dave O'Neal
Belleville
O'Neal
O’neal
Illinois Division of Aeronautics
Springfield
Sandra
Illinois
Rend Lake officials warn water rates may double or triple
Weather notes show warm humid conditions with chances of showers tonight Friday and weekend. Vermilion County reports the soybean cyst nematode has been found farther north than ever before. The death penalty debate looms as Gov. James Thompson weighs in. Public program funding and rising medical costs are discussed in editorials and letters. SIU C baseball falls 5-4 to South Carolina. Mets trade Seaver and Kingman.
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Rend Lake
Weatherman Predicts More of the Same Heat and Thunderstorms
Ed Biewald at Southern Illinois Airport reports continued heat and high humidity with a 30 percent chance of scattered thunderstorms through Sunday. Weekend highs may reach the upper 90s with mid 60s lows, hazy skies and limited air movement. May rainfall totals are well below normal, and high pressure suggests little change in conditions.
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Ditto
Ilinois
Ed Biewald
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Rrewald
Dershower
Paducah
Biewald
Gulf Oil Indicted Over Resort Trips for IRS Official
Gulf Oil Corp and two executives were indicted on nine counts for allegedly financing five resort trips worth about 3300 for former IRS supervisor Cyril Niederberger. The trips followed Niederberger's rulings and actions over years, with the company admitting about 13 million in payments to various figures over 13 years.
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Gulf Oil Corp
Internal Revenue Service
Fred Standefer
Joseph Fitzgerald
IRS
Cyril Niederberger
U.S
Niederberger
Gulf
Las Vegas
Pebble Beach
Calif
Miami
Pompano Eee Fla
Absecondy
U.S. Atty
Blair Griffith
Bob Dorsey
New Menard warden vows no changes at facility
Michael P. Lane, 28, the new warden at Menard Correctional Center in Chester, says he plans no immediate changes to staff assignments or inmate programs. Lane, with a long corrections career since 1970, replaces Ernest Morris who moves to Stateville Correctional Center. Lane cites no planned program or security shift and notes overcrowding as Menard’s key issue.
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Joseph Arimond
Michael P. Lane
Menard Correctional Center
Chester
Lane
Illinois Dept. of Corrections
Menard Friday
Ernest Morris
Stateville
Joliet
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
Sangamon State University
Springfield
Illinois Corrections
Menard Psychiatric Division
Menard
Morris
Illinois
Ralph Dunn
Ron Quoin
Daniel Walker
Dunn
Charles Rowe
Jimmie Wayne Greer
Greer
Billie Derringer
Joliet Correctional Center
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Champaign
James Jolley
First National Bank of
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Robert Reidelberger
Scott Air Force Base
Scott Afb
Jolley
Belleville Township High School
Chicago
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Bob O’neal
Washington University
St. Louis
Bob
Scott Base
O’neals
Allison
Kelly
Vermilion County
First Judicial Circuit
Paul Simon
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South Carolina
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NEW York Mets
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