British fleet loses two ships near Falklands
Argentine warplanes knocked out two British ships near the Falklands with 24 dead and at least 20 wounded. The destroyer Coventry was sunk after bombing. the freighter Atlantic Conveyor was hit and abandoned. Broadsword damaged. Hermes carrier believed the intended target. Britain reports 74 total dead on its side. Argentina 394.
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Associated Press
Falkland Islands
John Nott
Parliament
Coventry
Atlantic Conveyor
Broadsword
Hermes
Nott
San Carlos
Port Stanley
Falklands
Margaret Thatcher
Atlantic
Sheffield
Britain
Argentina
General Belgrano
Ardent
Antelope
British Defense Ministry
Stanley
Japan
Murphysboro tests full day kindergarten in fall
Murphysboro Unit School District 186 will test a full day kindergarten program starting in August. The board unanimously approved the plan with evaluation at the end of year one and year two. All prospective pupils will be screened for maturity and teachers will report progress and problems regularly. The schedule uses a rotating Mon Wed Fri one week and Tue Thu the next.
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Murphysboro
Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro Unit
District 186
Ernie Bozarth
Darryl Hopper
Bozarth
American Civil Liberties Union
Pope to Visit Buenos Aires After Britain Trip
Argentina announces Pope John Paul II will travel to Buenos Aires on June 11 and 12 after his Britain visit. The visit aims to offer prayers for peace amid the Falklands War. President Galtieri and papal envoy Silvestrini met to confirm the plan.
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Pope
Buenos Aires
Britain
Argentina
John Paul II
Falkland Islands
Leopoldo F. Galtieri
Monsignor
Achille Silvestrini
Rodolfo Baltierrez
Public Well spared as Illinois 149 work moves ahead
West Frankfort’s Public Well, dug in 1857 to serve travelers on two historic roads, will not be filled as Illinois 149 widens to 24 feet between Freeman Spur road and West Frankfort. Officials plan a curbed island to protect the well and offset pavement, while Mavis Wright of the Frankfort Historical Society recalls, “We went to battle with them.” The well, once at the Anna to Herrin road meeting point and the Shawneetown to St. Louis route, provided drinking water from a famed “buffalo waiter” and “water witch” site known for its clear, dependable flow.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
West Frankfort
Illinois 149
Pershing-Orient
Freeman Spur
Mavis Wright
Frankfort
St. Louis
Christopher May Sue Parents Over Cafeteria Fees
Christopher Elementary School plans legal action against 15 parents to recover delinquent lunch room balances of about 75 to 100 dollars per case. School attorney Paul Gamber says after extended notices, suits in small claims court will seek the bills plus court costs, with about 15 dollars filing per case.
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Kathy K. Roper
Southern Illinoisan
Christopher Elementary
Babes
Mom
Pop
Paul Gamber
Gamber
Rend Lake Bank weighs holding company proposal
Rend Lake Bank stockholders heard a Tuesday night proposal to convert ownership to a holding company. Two groups from Marion and Herrin are reportedly interested. The meeting drew over 100 attendees amid stockholder unhappiness over falling stock value and past bad loans. A former VP, Ester Hoffard, faced loan repayment issues tied to a court order. William Whittington recently left as CEO to join First Community Bank of West Frankfort. The board has not signed any agreement, and Rend Lake Bank operates with 16,000 shares issued at 50 dollars each.
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Jean Ann Bailey
Southern Illinois
Rend Lake Bank
Christopher
Marion
Herrin
Ester Hoffard
Hoffard
People’s Bank
O.L. Musgrave
Martin Buchanan
William H. Whittington
First Community Bank of
West Frankfort
Arthur Love
Jeff Troutt
Nd Lake Bank
Bank of
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Jerry Lower
Wayne Wright
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