Improving basic education tops delegates priority
The Southern Regional Conference on Children's Priorities in Carbondale named improving basic educational skills as the top priority. SIU Chancellor Kenneth Shaw and Illinois Commission on Children officials emphasized reading writing and math skills as essential for responsible adulthood, with juvenile crime prevention a distant second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinois
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Kenneth Shaw
Donna Simonson
Illinois Commission On Children
SIU
Shaw
United States
Statewide conference to mold child welfare priorities in Illinois
Delegates from 55 counties selected 16 priorities focusing on family support services, day care, teen sexuality education, and child protection. The Dec 8 9 Chicago meeting aims to guide state funding amid looming cuts, with regional conferences planned statewide to refine proposals and mobilize volunteers for implementation. Rosalee Cavaturo urged volunteer help. list highlights include school readiness, juvenile crime prevention, expanded childless pregnant women aid, family life in curricula, handicapped services, day care funding, emergency family support, laws aiding families, substance abuse prevention, after school use of facilities, youth employment incentives, and prenatal health education.
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Americana Congress Hotel
Chicago
Rosalee Cavataro
Belleville
Engagements of Kim Bennett and two couples announced
Mr and Mrs Marvin Bennett of Sparta announce Kim Bennett to Randy Fedderke son of Mr and Mrs Henry Fedderke of Bremen. Miss Bennett a 1981 Sparta High School graduate will study nursing at Missouri Baptist. Fedderke a 1978 Chester High School graduate works at Spartan Printing. Wedding plans are indefinite. Laurie Anne Russell and Mark Dennis Robison announce their engagement. Russell is a Herrin High School senior. Robison a Herrin High School graduate who attended St Louis Christian College and works for Consolidation Coal Co in De Soto. A Feb 6 wedding is planned. Barbara Kay Smith and Timmy Bundren announce their engagement. Smith is a 1981 Carbondale Community High School graduate. Bundren a 1973 Crab Orchard High School graduate employed by Consolidation Coal Co Burning Star No 5 mine. A Nov 14 wedding is planned.
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Marvin
Bud” Bennett
Sparta
Kim
Randy Fedderke
Henry Fedderke
Bremen
Miss Bennett
Sparta High School
Missouri Baptist School of Nursing
Fedderke
Chester High School
Spartan Printing Co
Laurie Anne Russell
Mark Dennis Robison
Glen Russell
Hurst
Chael Drew Robison
Miss Russell
Herrin High School
Robison
St. Louis Christian College
Consolidation Coal Co
de Soto
Barbara Kay Smith
Timmy Ronald Bundren
Aubrey
Joan Smith
Laverne
Eris Bundren
Pittsburg
Miss. Smith
Carbondale Community High School
Bundren
Crab Orchard
Burning Star No
Wright and Nance Couple Plan December Wedding
Anna Wright and David Nance announce their engagement. Mr and Mrs Frank Wright of Herrin and Mr and Mrs Arvel Nance of Carbondale are the families involved. Miss Wright attends Herrin High School while Nance is a Carbondale graduate employed by Ser Peerless Co in Wdale. A Dec 5 wedding is planned.
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Anna Marie Wright
David Wayne Nance
Frank Wright
Herrin
Arvel Nance
Carbondale
Miss Wright
Nance
Carbondale Community High School
Ser Peerless Co
Wdale
Dear Ann Landers Responds To Siblings With Disabled Brother
A troubled teen seeks advice about her adoptive disabled brother in a wheelchair as siblings clash over including him in outings. Dr Henry Betts urges independence for the brother, suggests community activities for handicapped youths, and advises not to feel guilty. A second reader shares an inspirational note about embracing change and progress.
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Ann Landers
Phillip
New Hampshire
Henry Betts
The
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Muscular Dystrophy Association of America
Seventh Ave
New York
N.Y
Mint Carrots Add a Festive Flair
Mint carrots and their sauce can be prepared in advance and heated at serving. Four pounds of carrots, butter, sugar, cornstarch, salt, lemon rind and juice, and mint create a bright glaze. Adapted from Private Collection recipes from the Junior League of Palo Alto, Calif.
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Cecily Brownstone
Associated Press
Junior League of
Palo Alto
Calif
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Southern Illinoisan
John McCutcheon
Children’s Services
Kim Bennett and
Laurie Russell and
Mark Robison
Barbara Smith and
Timmy Bundren
Barbara Smith
David Nance
Anna Wright
Kim Bennett
and Randy Fedderke
Anna Wrght and
and Laurie Russell
Leo
Pete Jones
Ed Goodwin
Clyde Brewster
Bank of Hovis
Herrin,illinois
Southern
Abolhassan Bani-Sadr
Hosni Mubarak
Peoplewatch
Sportlight
Winston Churchill
U.S.S.R
Cincinnati Reds
Seoul
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