Minnow Fishing Adventure At SIU Campus Beach
Four year old Susanne Elsaid explored Campus Beach at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for minnows. She scanned the water located a spot, ran through the lake with her net, then carefully assessed her catch. Susanne is the daughter of Pat and Hussein Elsaid of Carbondale.
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Suzanne Elsard
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Susanne
Pat
Hussein Elsaid
Carbondale
Butch Nevious
Southern Illinois to mark Bicentennial with varied events
The Southern Illinois region plans Independence Day celebrations and Bicentennial happenings. The Ole King Coal festival and isle plays headline early weekend events, with a calendar noting free textbooks for primary students in eight Illinois schools. Ida Hays contributes Townspeople notes.
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Isve
Editorial on taxes and ethnic trading in markets
An opinions piece argues a coal severance tax would spread benefits from natural resources. The editorial discusses farmers markets and their role in state history, noting Page 4 as the source location.
Milk varieties and dairy advice in family living
A brief overview notes milk comes in rowfat nonfat dry evaporated two per cent and whole. Dairy experts offer guidance on uses and needs. The piece appears in family living with related pages and sections listed.
School aid changes pass to Walker amid budget shifts
Lawmakers approve amendments shifting how state school aid is distributed, sending the measure to Governor Walker. The House backed the changes 115 to 54 after Senate tweaks. A parallel move trimmed $25 million from the RTA budget, prompting talk of Chicago efforts to restore funds. The package also includes $1.287 billion for general state aid and $379 million for handicapped and special education grants, with potential rationing concerns for districts.
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Lindsay-Sechaup
Department of Transportation
Rolland -Tipsword
Taylorville
Chicago
Daniel Walker
House
Senate
Downstate
Tipsword
Walker
Regional Transportation Authority
RTA
Hep
Patronage splits over court ruling on political firings
Perry County party chairs defend patronage as essential despite a Supreme Court decision barring firing public employees for political reasons. Some praise patronage for responsiveness, others warn it risks court challenges and merit-system shifts. The case includes Carbondale license examiners laid off under Howlett and broader state firings raising questions about political influence.
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Keren Rothe
Llinaisan
Supreme Court
Carbondale Dotyer
Michael Howlett
Dlavnstant
Cook County
Emmntry
Perry County
John Renour
Sai Bath Democratic
Jackson County
Ray Chancey
Chancey
Ray Doerr
Dewy
Daniel
Walker
Hoylett
Jose
Howlett
Howlet
Williamson County
William Harris
Tony Zelasbucoli
Rednour
Joe Bigler
Carbondale
Bigler
Craig Shaffer
Springfield
Panama Limited Derails injure crew near Goodman Mississippi
Amtrak Panama Limited derailed south of Goodman Mississippi with eight cars and about 140 passengers aboard. Officials said no passengers were hurt but a fireman was slightly injured and a track crew from Illinois Central was involved. The derailment occurred about 34 miles south of Goodman on the main line toward Jackson.
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Goodman
Miss
Amtrak
Panama
Chicago
Iinois Central Gulf Railroad
Jackson
Districts under formula face funding shifts in Assembly plan
Southern minors districts react to serical aid formula changes passed by the General Assembly on Tuesday. The plan assumes $1.260 billion in funding with AIT districts listed as net losers that could break even due to a hold harmless clause costing $22 million, lifting totals to $1,282 billion. All figures are in thousands of dollars.
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General Assembly
Springfield PreCare Budget Battle Delays Appropriations
The Illinois House approves a massive 2,005 billion dollar Department of Transportation budget while collective bargaining agreements stall passage of appropriations and potential adjournment delays loom.
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Department of Transportation
Ilinois House
Downstate gains and Chicago costs in school aid reform
The measure reshapes state aid by holding districts harmless, shifting funding from Chicago, and allowing changes such as using three year attendance, transportation taxes in aid calculations, and higher tax rates. It reduces Chicago's early closing penalty to 25-30 million while promising statewide hold harmless funding worth about 22 million. Lawmakers await budget bureau evaluation before final action.
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Gene Hoffman
Elmbhurst
Chicago
Walker
Supreme Court backs freedom in Nebraska gag case decision
The Supreme Court unanimously ruled Nebraska a prior restraint on press coverage of a mass murder case unconstitutional. Chief Justice Burger noted barriers to prior restraint remain high, and the ruling focused on meeting the burden of showing a fair trial cannot occur without such restraints.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Nebraska
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Los Angeles
Severe hail damages crops in Union County fields
Hail piled up in ditches and farm fields in parts of Union County Tuesday causing crop damage. Farmers reported heavy losses to corn and soybeans after a thunderstorm moved through about 3 PM. Local adviser Harold Hunzicker noted multiple reports of damage from area farmers.
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Union County
Harold Hunzicker
Union County Extension Service
Bunezicker
Debbie Tripp
Joan Tripp
Union County farmers report severe crop damage
Union County farmers report severe crop damage after a hail event near Jonesboro about 3:25 Tuesday. Miss Tripp described hailstones from marbles to golf balls and noted soybeans near a cornfield remained undamaged. Elbert Duty lost his squash and tomatoes, while rainfall to date in the month stood at 5.3 inches and the yearly total reached 18.33 inches.
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Jonesboro
Miss Tripp
Elbert Duty
Tripp
Hunzicker
Jane
Stancie
Hijackers Free 47 From French Jetliner at Entebbe
Palestinian hijackers holding more than 250 hostages at Entebbe Airport released 47 elderly, sick, and children. Two Americans were freed among 47 that included 33 French and one Canadian. Israel's cabinet met in emergency session to consider demands to free 40 prisoners to secure the rest of the captives. At least seven Israelis remained among the hostages.
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Kampala
Uganda
Entebbe
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