Miss Bend Lake 1982 Crowned At Rend Lake Pageant
Jennifer Rasch, 19, of Benton, was crowned Miss Bend Lake 1982 after two nights of competition at Benton. First runner-up was Pam Williams, 20, with Kristy Stewart as second runner-up. Other honors went to Sandy Ann Scott, Melissa Ingram, Elisa Taylor, and Miss Congeniality winner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinoisan
Jennifer Rasch
Pam Williams
Benton
Kristy Stewart
Herrin
Sandy Ann Scott
Melissa Ingram
Buckner
Elisa Taylor
Lesser
Miss Rasch
Don Rasch
Cahokia
Jennifer’s
Michael David Adams
Albert and
Mary Adams
Mr. Rend Lake
Dana Gant
Ray
Marsha Gant
du Quoin
Miss Rend Lake
Nancy Kirk
British attack on Falklands escalates as 21 die in copter crash
British forces launch land, sea and air assault to retake the Falklands amid heavy fighting near San Carlos. Argentina reports hits on five frigates and a downed British warplane, with a sinking frigate and a downed helicopter tally.
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Britain
Falkland Islands
Argentina
Telam
Falkland Sound
San Carlos
London Evening Standard
Falklands
Defense Ministry
London
Stanley
East Falkland
West Falkland
Fox Bay
British Defense Ministry
South Atlantic
South Atlantic Islands
San Carlos Strait
East
Falkland
McDonald
Nitric acid cloud prompts 400 evacuations near Biggsville
Authorities report more than 400 people evacuated as nitric acid leaked from a railroad car creating a one mile toxic cloud near Biggsville Illinois. No injuries were reported. Hazardous materials experts warn of explosion risk with certain fertilizers. Traffic on nearby routes was halted and Union High School, serving about 290 students, was evacuated. Fire crews from Galesburg were deployed with equipment to control the leak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggsville
Illinois
U.S. 34
Biggsville-area
Union High School
Galesburg
Weather Outlook Mixed Clouds And Rain Chances
National Weather Service forecast calls for mostly cloudy tonight with a 60 percent chance of showers or thunderstorms and a low in the mid 60s. Saturday brings variable clouds with a 40 percent shower chance and highs in the lower 80s. Sunday is partly cloudy with a chance of showers, and Monday or Tuesday expect highs in the low 80s and lows in the low 60s.
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National Weather Service
City Bancorp sued over bank control bid in Murphysboro
Shareholders accuse bank president Burroughs along with directors Daniel and Ellis of forming City Bancorp to gain control of City National Bank. The Jackson County circuit suit seeks 1.5 million in punitive and 750 thousand in actual damages, plus voiding deals and divestiture, and to allow all shareholders to sell at fair value. Names include Harold Koehn and William Borgsmiller, with Burroughs unavailable for comment.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern Illinoisan
Three City National Bank of
Murphysboro
Jackson County
Raymond C. Burroughs
Ben W. Daniel
Norman R. Ellis
City Bancorp Inc
Harold W. Koehn
William J. Borgsmiller
City National Bank
Burroughs
City Bancorp
City National Bank Board
Daniel
Ellis
Bank Board of Trustees
Burroughs, Daniel and
Bancorp
Borgsmiller and Koehn
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Rich Sarl
Miss Taylor
Kim Young
McLeansboro
The
Associated Press
Sheffield
Francis Pym
Pym
U.N
Sea King
Tierra del Fuego
South America
Chile
Punta Arenas
New York
Javier Perez de Cuellar
Nicanor Costa Mendez
Fernando Belaunde Terry
Peru
John Woodward
Alkland Islands
Ehbbie Is
Ann Landers
Murphysboro Bank
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