Perry County drug arrests net five in SIEG operation
Five Perry County residents were arrested on cannabis sales charges as part of a broader probe by the Southern Illinois Enforcement Group and undercover agents since September. The arrests span Du Quoin Pinckneyville Swanwick and nearby areas with prior busts and include multiple felony counts. State's Attorney Gerald Sims notes this marks the first major SIEG bust since his 1980 election and defends the prosecutions as solid cases.
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Perry County
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Timothy L. Jones
du Quoin
Gregory D. Morrow
Mark A. Wright
Pinckneyville
Mark Melvin
St. Johns
Mike McCormick
Jo Ann Heiple
Swanwick
Tommy
SIEG
County Board
Sims
Italian President Pertini Honored in Chicago Gala
About 1,000 people welcomed Italian President Sandro Pertini at a Chicago gala during his one night stopover. Pertini’s visit followed meetings in Washington where President Reagan thanked Italy for the Jan 28 rescue of Dozier from Red Brigades terrorists.
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Chicago
Sandro Pertini
San Francisco
New York
Washington
Reagan
Pertini
Dozier
Red Brigades
Brush fire battle in Illinois exposes fire fee dispute
Residents fought a Monday brush fire near Carbondale and Murphysboro with shovels and hoses as a $500 fire department fee sparked anger and hesitation. Firefighters arrived late. neighbors lamented municipal costs and annexation feuds while guarding homes along Pleasant Hill and Country Club roads. Local chiefs noted such calls are common outside city limits.
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Peter W. Selkowe
Southern Illinoisan
Pleasant Hill Road
Country Club Road
Midway
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Fire Department
Carbondale Township
John Lundeberg
John
Memorial Hospital
Ation
Ati
Lundebergs
Colorado
Ingly
Wilma Westerfield
Feld
David Branaugh
Steve Montel
Keith Lingle
Chester Steele
Jail plan dispute prompts state elections inquiry
Jackson County debate over jail project materials in the courthouse lobby continues after a bond vote loss. County officials clash on whether jail plans and an explanatory letter are political material and whether they can be displayed near absentee polling sites.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Robert Crim
Illinois State Board of Elections
Asa Place
Robert Harrell
Harrell
John Clemons
Crim
State Board
Harrel
State Elections Board
GTE plans 11.7 million in area projects
General Telephone of Illinois will invest 11.7 million in the Marion division and 5.5 million in the Carbondale division of its 1982 statewide construction budget. Projects include 192 miles of cables, replacing party lines with private lines in multiple towns, underground cable installation to cut outages, additions to long distance gear, and a microwave link between Marion and Olney. Central office remodels in Anna and Du Quoin will enable electronic switching.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
General Telephone of Illinois
Marion
Carbondale
John Green
Creal Springs
Cypress
Eldorado
Ewing
Harrisburg
Herrin
Metropolis
Ridgway
Lesser
West Frankfort
Zeigler
Green
Olney
Carbondale-Murphysboro
Chuck Meadows
Anna
du Quoin
Playboy Centerfold Appears in Ward Spring Catalog
In Montgomery Ward's spring-summer catalog, a naked image of Karen Witter, Miss March, is found in the women's jeans section of two of about 6 million copies. The photo shows her with a silver pendant, not wearing jeans. Ward and binder firms are investigating. one family exchanged catalogs, another kept theirs.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward
Ward
Playboy Magazine
Karen Witter
Long Beach
Calif
Playboyne
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Southern Illinoisan publication and circulation details
Publication offices listed for Carbondale, Herrin, and Marion with address and contact numbers. Rates shown for carrier, motor route, and mail subscriptions across 18 county outside area with annual and quarterly prices. Postmaster address added for mail subscriptions.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Rates bite homeowners as mortgage delinquencies rise
The U S League of Savings Associations reports mortgage payments late rose to 1.21 percent last month, the highest in 17 years, signaling strain on homeowners amid high rates and recession. Reagan proposes housing support while urging spending cuts to lower rates.
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Associated Press
Financial Piich
U.S. League of Savings Associations
William B. O'Connell
Savings Group
Washington
Reagan
National Association of Realtors
Congress
Treasury
David M. Roderick
U.S. Steel Corp
Economic Club of Detroit
Roderick
Commerce
Malcolm Baldrige
House
Baldrige
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