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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1985
Page
27
Arthur AP reports the IGA in an east central town plans to move a hitching post for Amish patrons to the back of the building after a March fire. Owner John Strawn says safety and parking issues justify the change and the village board approved the plan. Construction could start in about a week and reopening is set for October.
Identical twin brothers Bill and Marc Niketas from Carpentersville refused West Point after February acceptance. Both high achieving graduates plan to attend the University of Chicago in the fall to study math and computer science. Their parents criticize the decision as expensive and misguided, while the twins say military life wasn’t for them.
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