Area women plan weddings and engagements
Linda K Thetford and Gene Johnson announce their engagement with a July 3 wedding planned. Linda is the daughter of Charles W Thetford of Herrin, a Herrin High School graduate, and Bonanza Restaurant worker. Gene is the son of Sam Johnson of Villa Ridge and an E T Simons Construction employee.
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Linda K. Thetford
Gene . Johnson
Charles W. Thetford
Herrin
Sam Johnson
Villa Ridge
Miss Thetford
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Herrin High School
Bonanza Restaurant
Marion
Johnson
E.T. Simons Construction Co
Carbondale
Meridian High School
Mounds
At Wit's End by Erma Bombeck
A humorous exchange about a couple divorcing over private toenail trimming. The husband recalls a tale of a casserole, a cat, and a hospital purge misread as poisoning, ending with the punchline that the cat gave birth to kittens, not causing illness.
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Erma Bombeck
Cate
Diabetes third leading US killer prompts national plan
The piece notes diabetes as the nation’s third leading cause of death with about 10 million Americans affected and 2 million undiagnosed. It covers insulin’s historic role, the myth of a cure, and a 1974 law mandating education and a long range plan to boost federal funding and research through 1979.
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Washington
United States
Mary Tyler Moore
Dan Rowan
Chicago Cubs
Ron Santo
Dallas Cowboys
Roger Staubach
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
William Steiger
R-Wis
Congress
Steiger
Thomas Peacock
American Diabetes Association
National Commission On Diabetes
National Diabetes Advisory Board
Diabetes awareness drives ADA funding and education push
The American Diabetes Association officials urge Congress to direct new legislation and appropriations to research and education. They cite camps for diabetics near Washington and discuss discrimination against diabetics in travel and adoption, stressing diabetes must be a health lifestyle.
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Peacock
Washington
Washington-area Association
Galatia Lions Plan Old Settlers Days Event
Galatia Lions Club hosts the 3rd annual Old Settlers Days Friday through Sunday to raise funds for a community doctor. A white elephant auction 6 8 p.m. Friday with Johnny Gee and the Country Politans 8 p.m. to midnight. Saturday features a kiddie parade 10 a.m. square dancing carnival rides and Bill Patterson with the Countrymen. Sunday includes a Bicentennial Skit and gospel singing. Southern Illinois Arts and Crafts Caravan demonstrations weaving ceramics live show wagon entertainments plus antique exhibits flea markets and food concessions.
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The
Lions Club of
Galatia
Old Settlers
Johnny Gee
Bill Patterson
Ilnois
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James and
Barbara Shannon
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H.N. Corporation
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Norge
John Tedeschi
Benton
Marilyn A
James Ray Wood
Ernest E. Wood
Cabool, Mo
Miss Tedeschi
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Wood
Siu-C
SIUC
Beverly Hoover
Marilyn Tedeschi
McGee
ADA
Fox
Europe
Galatia Lions
Westown
Murdale
Rt. 13
Famous Brands
Ladies’children’s
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ST. Herrin, Ill
Downs & Son
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John Downs
U.S
Elkville
Herrin, Illinois
WBH
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Viking
Indira Gandhi
WEC
Southern Illinois
France
Chicago Black Hawks
Frank Robinson
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