Recycling center seeks equipment funds for JCWAC
Jackson County Health and Safety Committee reviews an $8,665 request to purchase gear for the Jackson Community Workshop and Activity Center paper recycling program. JCWAC reports growth from 1,500 pounds to six tons of glass, employing mentally and physically handicapped workers in a lab oriented operation.
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Jackson
Health and Safety Committee
Community Mental Health Board
Jackson County
JCWAC
Frosty Cummings
Union
Perry
Williamson County
Cummings
Lowell Solferman
SIU
East St. Louis
State Dept. of Labor
Murphysboro
Jackson County Court House
Trico
University of Ilinois
Abernathy Defends Cooperation With Rival Civil Rights Group
Rev. Ralph Abernathy of the SCLC says cooperation with Operation PUSH and another rights group to oppose federal anti poverty cuts is not a sellout of leadership. He asserts SCLC remains the lead organization founded by Martin Luther King and will not be displaced.
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Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Martin Luther King
Abernathy
Push People United
Save Humanity
PUSH
Jesse Jackson
Jackson
Shawnee College Offers 75 Night Classes for Spring Quarter
Shawnee College Ullin announces 75 evening classes for spring quarter. Thirty six on campus from Monday to Thursday evenings, 17 off campus, and 22 at Vienna Correctional Center. Off campus sites include Anna Vienna Goreville Cairo and Metropolis. Quarter began this week. Call Dean Joel Jennings for details.
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Shawnee College
Ullin
Vienna Correctional Center
Anna
Vienna
Goreville
Cairo
Metropolis
Joel Jennings
HELP program in Williamson County aids hundreds since 1971
Nearly 500 people in two years have sought help through HELP in Williamson County. The 4357 number handles emergencies, with volunteers based in Herrin and Marion and a daily contact from 8 to 5. The program, non governmental, relies on donations and relies on community contacts to solve issues from health to transportation.
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Missouri
Williamson County
Marion
Herrin
Lynda Portinga
Cambria Hurst Bush
Blairsville
Elizabeth Kenyon
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