Judy Lynn Singer shines amid duquoin fest amid triumphs
Judy Lynn a country western singer arrives at the Holiday Fun Fest in Du Quoin and discusses her comeback after surgery and a recent collapse. Tanya Tucker, age 13, accompanies her and charts rising success with the hit Delta Dawn. Judy notes touring plans and past Illinois fairs, while her rodeo entry is limited by medical orders. Nearby Marine Lance Corporal Steve G Maynor completes amphibious exercises with Brazilian and Venezuelan Marines on Vieques Island.
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Judy Lynn
du Quoin
Atlanta
Miss Lynn
Tanya Tucker
Las Vegas
New
Tanya
Delta Dawn
Illinois
Steve G. Maynor
William C. Maynor
Rt. 3
Murphysboro
Vieques
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Teamsters oppose closure of election irregularities probe
Seven West Frankfort members demanded a Labor Department inquiry into irregularities in the November 19 1971 union officer election. The Chicago office ended the probe, saying no further litigation was warranted. Kommer said the group will seek transcripts and push for reasons behind the ruling. The others named were Bray Jr, Edwards, Jones, Kelly, Morris, and Hargrave. Elsie Mae Marks of Batavia, formerly Marion, died in Geneva at 80 after a brief illness. services set for Marion area funeral home with burial in Shiloh Cemetery.
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Teamster Local
U.S. Department of Labor
West Frankfort
Office of Labor Management
Chicago
Solicitor of
Labor
Labor Department
Donald Kommer
Dan Bray Jr
Laverne Edwards
Robert L. Jones
Herrin
William Kelly
Benton
John Morris
James Hargrave
Eldorado
Elsie Mae Marks
S. Vanburen St
Batavia
Marion
Geneva Community Hospital
Geneva
Jackson
Marks
Woodrow Pritchett
Mary Bradley
Mildred Simmons
Wood Dale
Paul Pritchett
Mina Milligan
Creal Springs
Carrie Whiteside
Ontario
Calif
Harry McGowan
Worden
Wilson Funeral Home
Kenneth McNeeley
Shiloh
Funeral
Pollution concerns dog channelization projects in the South
Environmental groups press the Soil Conservation Service over channelization aiming to move floodwater faster. The Chicod Creek project in North Carolina faces a court order and environmental impact questions, as critics argue harm to fish and wildlife outweighs farm benefits.
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Don Kendall Washington
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Agriculture Department
SCS
Illinois
Natural Resources Defense Council
North Carolina
Chicod Creek
Jesse Hicks
Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina Wildlife Federation
W National Wildlife Federation
Friends of the Earth
George Folkerts
Auburn University
Auburn
Ala
Folkerts
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Thomas Barlow
Barlow
Du Quoin Fun Fest features races and music through Monday
The Holiday Fun Fest at Du Quoin fairgrounds runs through Monday with a 4 p.m rodeo and an 8 p.m Judy Lynn country show today. The Coca Cola Bottling 100 race starts at 2:30 p.m. with time trials at 12:30 p.m. Monday hosts a hot rod tractor pulling contest at 1 p.m. Campers, many staying through Monday, praise the event’s appeal and the auto racing atmosphere.
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du Quoin
du Quoin Fairgrounds
Judy Lynn
J. Foyt
Bond referendum motion to dismiss school district petition
Franklin County Circuit Court hears a motion by James W. Sanders to dismiss a petition challenging the Christopher Grade School District bond referendum held March 25. The petition alleges improper voting, unlisted bond interest details, and ballot issues. Hearing set for June 21.
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Christopher
Franklin County
James W. Sanders
Marion
Circuit
William G. Eovaldi
Carbondale Conference Debates Summer Jobs For Youths
About 20 people attended a Carbondale meeting focusing on improving police school and youth relations. The group urged more summer jobs for 14 to 19 year olds and discussed a juvenile division, female officers, and a youth center option near Birch and Barnes streets.
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Carbondale
Elbert Simon
Urban Renewal Office
Birch and
Barnes Streets
Police Department
ACLU slams Bremer coverage as sensational yellow journalism
The American Civil Liberties Union and state branches condemn AP News coverage of Arthur Bremer in the Wallace shooting case. They fault privacy invasions and pretrial publicity, urging media restraint to protect a fair Maryland trial.
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Arthur Bremer
Milwaukee
Alabama
George C. Wallace
American Civil Liberties Union
National
Wisconsin
Maryland
Bremer
Wallace
ACLU
Edward M. McManus
Youth job program approved in Union County plan
The Union County Housing Authority approves a summer youth opportunity program hiring about six Neighborhood Youth Corps members to supervise a recreation program in public housing. They will be paid 1.60 an hour and Russell Elam of Carbondale is named recreation director with a 150 12 week salary. The authority also adds four parking spaces at Site B in Jonesboro to be installed by the Union County Highway Department for 136.
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Union County Housing Authority
Los
Russell Elam
Carbondale
Elam
Jonesboro
Union County Highway Department
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The
Southern Illinoisan
du Quoin State Fairgrounds
Nev
Hollywood
Miss Tucker
Disneyland
California
S. C. Savant
Hillsboro
Jim Savant
St. Charles
S. C. Savants
Kenny
Goreville State Bank
Beaumont
Bill’s TV
Walnut
Murphsyboro
Christopher Grade District
Sanders
Les Rees
Cable Smith
Arnold Davidson
Logan Buckner
Robert Tiberend
Gene Flower
Guy Flatt
Vincent Huffman
Ward Snyder
Norman Murray
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Christian
Science
Robert H. Mitchell, C.S.B
Edinburgh
Scotland
First Church OF Christ Scientist
Walnut Street
Goldsmith’s
H Nan Si
Herrin & Carbondale
Milwaukee, Wis
Union
Bob Stotlar
W. Main
N. Park
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