75 Year-Old Rider Joins 3000-Mile Bike Tour Across Plains
Herman Hoffer, 75, from Ashley Michigan, rides with a 10 member crew on a three month cross country trek arranged by Bikecentennial. Averaging 47 miles daily, he surprises younger riders with his stamina while sharing he began long-distance cycling after a knee injury. He plans to visit Mercer Island in Washington then resume the journey toward Oregon, still feeling like a kid at heart.
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Southern Illinoisan
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Ashley, Mich
Illinois
Bikecentennial
United States
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Astoria
Ore
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Missouri
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Colorado
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Montana
Idaho
Oregon
Mercer Island
Washington
Stateville warden charged in stolen car ring intrigue
Warden Marvin Reed of Stateville Prison and eight others were indicted by a Kane County grand jury after a seven month probe into a Chicago area car theft ring. Reed, 38, allegedly acted as middle man for a scheme that moved Cadillacs Continentals and Corvettes driven off by thieves. His wife Bette delivered cars to buyers while others named include Jerry Gilmore and Lowell Gilmore, Billy Williams, Jerry Butler, Frederick Rodgers, Roland Daniels, James Weley Scott and Cynthia Nelson. Arraignment scheduled July 1.
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Geneva
Ill
Marvin Reed
Stateville
Kane County
Reed
Illinois Department of Corrections
Gene Armentrout
Aurora
Armentrout
Bette
Chicago
Donald Lawson
Jerry Gilmore
Centralia
Lowell
Bloomington
Billy Williams
Jerry Butler
Frederick Rodgers
Illinois Youth Center
St. Charles
Roland Daniels
James Weley Scott
Cynthia Nelson
Nelson
John Leifheit
Circuit Court
Consumer prices rise just slightly in May
Washington AP reports consumer prices rose 0.9 percent in May matching April, with inflation easing from earlier 1980 spikes. Gasoline fell while housing costs rose 1.5 percent, and take-home pay declined 0.9 percent in May, with real earnings down 7.7 percent over the year.
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Washington
Labor Department
FHA
Board Approves 500 Million Federal Loan to Chrysler
A government board approved a 500 million federally guaranteed loan to Chrysler Corp after delays caused by a city fire that endangered loan documents. The plan includes 1 billion more in future loans and restructures about 4.4 billion in debt involving some 400 banks and insurers. Chrysler plans a Wednesday news conference to outline spending of the initial 500 million.
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Washington
Chrysler Corp
New York City
Chrysler Loan Guarantee Board
Frederick Schultz
Federal Reserve Board
Chrysler
Treasury Department
Deutsch Genossenschaftsbank
Frankfort
West Germany
Treasury
Weather outlook: warm, fair conditions through weekend
The National Weather Service forecasts fair and warm conditions tonight with a low in the upper 60s to low 70s. Wednesday will be mostly sunny with a high in the mid 90s. The Illinois extended forecast calls for fair and warm weather Thursday to Saturday with highs in the low 90s and overnight lows in the upper 60s.
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National Weather Service
Illinois
Herrin Cable Rate Hike Likely Despite Veto
Herrin residents face higher cable costs as the council approved a 26 percent rate increase but Mayor Mario Ottolini vetoed it. City Attorney says the veto is unresolved while Cablevision plans to follow the council’s original decision. The basic rate would rise from 6.30 to 7.95 dollars with higher installation fees, prompting concerns over fairness for fixed incomes. Aldermen warn the city could lose 4000 to 8000 dollars in revenue if the rise is blocked, yet Johnston City and West Frankfort subscribers may face service cuts if their councils reject the increase. Cablevision district manager Dick Thomas later said West Frankfort and Johnston City will see service reductions only as a necessary economic measure.
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Theresa Churchill
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Cablevision
Mario Ottolini
Paul Murphy
Southern Illinois Cablevision
John Brewster
Ottolini
Council
Cecil Isaacs
Isaacs
Theodore Bollmann
Johnston City
West Frankfort
Channel 9
People That Love
Madison Square Garden Sports
C-Span
WGN
Thomas
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