Heart transplant gives Mike McGee new hope in Anna
The parents of Anna resident Mike McGee celebrate his recovery after a five hour heart transplant at Barnes Hospital St. Louis. The donor was a 15 year old girl from Pittsburgh PA with kidney liver eyes and heart donated. McGee waited on a heart after a long illness and rapid coordination saw the donor heart delivered via Lear jet and helicopter back to St. Louis for implantation. The elder McGee calls the outcome a terrific relief and thanks the donor family for saving his son's life.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Mike McGee
Anna
McGee
Robert McGee
Mike
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Pittsburg
Cape Girardeau
Barnes
R. Morton Bolman
Biloxi
Miss
Lambert
Carbondale council rejects salary hike proposal
Carbondale leaders debated raises for council and mayor pro tem as part of the budget plan. A 2-2 vote blocked boosting the council's future members and the mayor pro tem, while mayor Helen Westberg and others opposed, citing current fiscal constraints and staff reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neil Dillard
Dillard
Helen Westberg
Keith Tuxhorn
Kelley
Patrick Kelley
Dixon
Farmers block foreclosure sale in Minn. farm protest
Pope County Sheriff called off the 480 acre Langman farm sale after 600 to 900 farmers gathered on the courthouse steps. Groundswell organized the second blockade, aiming to pressure legislators on farm aid while noting the peaceful turnout and arrests for obstruction.
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Gerald Moe
Jim Langman
Glenwood
Minn
Pope County
Jim
Gloria Langman
Groundswell
Langmans
Starbuck
Minnesota
Langman
Travelers Insurance Co
Hartford
Moe
Tax burden climbs as Illinois home values stall in Benton and Carbondale
A new study by the Taxpayers Federation of Illinois finds rising effective property tax rates in Benton and Carbondale as values stagnate. For a $50,000 home, Benton owners pay about $1,510 yearly (3.02% of value) and Carbondale owners about $1,167 (2.33%), with 58 cities showing rate increases since 1979. The report warns higher rates will continue unless the real estate market improves or state aid increases.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Benton
Carbondale
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinois
Taxpayers’ Federation
Ing
Doug Whitley
The
Federation
East St. Louis
Chicago
Northbrook
Taxpayers’ Federation of Illinsis
Carbondate
Mount Vernon
Court Upheld Draft Registration Prosecution Policy
The Supreme Court by a 7-2 vote upheld the previous policy of prosecuting only those who publicized draft registration refusal. The ruling allows the case of 24 year old David Alan Wayte of Pasadena Calif to proceed and signals prosecutions of others who publicly opposed registration. Draft registration was reinstituted in 1980 under President Carter with about 12 million registrants.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Yale
Pasadena
Calif
David Alan Wayte
Wayte
Jimmy Carter
MX Missile Vote Nears Senate Showdown
The MX Missile debate heads to a crucial Senate vote with a close margin. An AP survey finds 45 senators for or leaning toward approval, 43 opposed, and 12 uncommitted, as critics including Paul Simon and Alan Dixon indicate likely no votes. Alan Cranston calls the contest exceptionally tight.
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Washington
Senate
Reagan
Associated Press
Paul Simon
D-Makanda
Alan Dixon
Alan Cranston
California
Scriptwriters End Two-Week Strike In Tentative Deal
Hollywood scriptwriters voting on a tentative contract chose to end the two week strike. A union source said the tally was 2 075 to 822 with members told to return to work. The Writers Guild West thanked members for their sacrifice and urged producers to honor the agreement.
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Los Angeles
Hollywood
Writers Guild West
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Fin Stee
Pelee
Dave DeWitte
Illinois University
Bloomington
Glenwood, Minn
Pat Schemmel
Minnnesota
American Agriculture Movement
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