Jonestown no cult says Bengtson in SIU course
Southern Illinois University Carbondale assistant professor Dale Bengtson argues Jonestown did not fit classic cult patterns. He links the event to postwar American shifts, the rise of the Moral Majority, and a broader survivalist impulse shaping religion in the 50s to 80s.
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Ed Bean
Southern Illinoisan
Jonestown
Jim Jones
Dale Bengtson
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Bengtson
Jones
Indiana
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Heaven
Hell
Jesus
Christ
Mageddon
Earth
Guyana
CIA
Masada
Gardens of Eden
Easter Seals offers new day camp for severely disabled children
The Southern Illinois Easter Seal Society launches Camp Little Giant Day Camp for physically handicapped youths ages 6 to 17. It runs June 22 through July 31 weekdays 9 to 11 30 a.m. at Winkler School Carbondale. No charge to parents. families supply transportation and snacks.
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The
Southern Illinois
Easter Seal Society
Little Grassy Lake
Tommye L. Robb
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
John O. Anderson
Easter Seal Society Board of Directors
Dear Ann Landers Letters on Office Gigs and Wedding Singers
Readers weigh in on the office gift culture and “girls in the office” dynamics. A Baton Rouge writer urges wives to act, while Ann counsels compassion regarding fear and driving nerves. A bride asks if she may sing at her wedding, and the family suggests leaving entertainment to others.
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Petunia
Ann Landers
Baton Rouge
Bat
Daddy
Harvey
Family Feud
Engagements of Mariann Biggs and Piper Gulledge announced
Mariann Biggs and Steve Baratta announce their engagement. Biggs, daughter of Kenneth and Mrs. Biggs of Murphysboro, is a 1973 Murphysboro Township High School graduate and SIU Carbondale junior working as a secretary in the accounting office. Baratta, son of Anthony and Mrs. Baratta of Bradley, is a 1974 Bradley-Bourbonnais graduate, SIU Carbondale student, and university employee. A June 6 wedding is planned. John Gulledge and wife announce their daughter Piper Gaye Gulledge’s engagement to Kevin William Bragee, son of Don and Mrs. Bragee of Marion. Gulledge is a 1978 Marion High School graduate and SIU Carbondale student. Bragee is a 1975 Marion High School and 1979 SIUC graduate, employed by Schott & Co. in Marion and Cape Girardeau. An Oct. 17 wedding is planned.
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Marianm Biggs
Steve Baratta
Kenneth Biggs
Murphysboro
Anthony Baratta
Bradley
Miss Biggs
Murphysboro Township High School
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Baratta
Bradley-Bourbonnais Community High School
SIUC
John Gulledge
Marion
Piper Gaye
Kevin William Bragee
Don Bragee
Miss Gulledge
Marion High School
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
Bragee
Schott & Co
Cape Girardeau, Mo
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