Chinese Circus Review on Big Muddy River Visit
Angelo Fiorini runs Motel Murphysboro as thirty four Chinese Circus Review performers lodge on a motel balcony overlooking Illinois 13. By day they tour as foreign tourists on a Trailways bus and by night entertain at the Du Quoin State Fair with dance acrobatics and martial arts. They have traveled eight years already and cling to their own culture amid welcome and tension. The group arrived last Wednesday and drew crowds while the town adjusts to the unusual caravan.
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Russ Mitchell
Southern Illinois
Illinois
Illinois 13
Murphysboro
Taiwan
du Quoin
Angelo Fiorini
Kinkaid Lake
Murphysboro hosts Taiwan acrobats at fair amid language gaps
Taiwan based acrobats performing at the Du Quoin fair draw standing ovations from Western audiences while their manager Richard Ling notes cultural exchange. Fiorini, a Murphysboro motel owner, accommodates the group cooking lunches on a porch, dealing with tax issues and curious guests as the performers travel from Taipei to Ontario after a stop in Little Rock.
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Fiorini
Noom
du Quoin
Richard Ling
Ling
Taipei
Taiwan
Dems seek ouster of election chairman at state fair
Democratic candidates Dick Troy and Dick Durbin urged the resignations of the State Board of Elections chair after a private talk with Governor James R. Thompson during hearings on Thompson tax lid petitions. They also pressed immunity for Vicki Sands to disclose information, as Thompson warned about losing about 9,000 signatures. Countryman defended the governor’s call, saying the discussion was not improper.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Associated Press
State Board of Elections
James R. Thompson
Thompson
Dick Troy
Dick Durbin
du Quoin State Fair
Vicki Sands
Dave O’neal
24Th District
Republican Congressional Committee
Carbondale
Ms. Sands
Elections Board
John Countryman
Countryman
Daley
Chicago
Illinois
U.S
Charles Percy
Southern Illinois
Percy
Saudi Arabia
Orient No. 3
Waltonville
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Illinois U.S
Working mothers find balance in dual roles across Illinois
Three Illinois women Mrs Ridings Mrs Carneghi and Mrs Svee balance work and home life while reflecting on insecurity guilt and pride in being working mothers. Gov Thompson backs Working Mothers Day with broad state and national support.
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DeMaris Berry
Illinois
Jim Thompson
America
Ridings
Carneghi
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Little Rock
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Illinois Department of Conservation
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Little Grassy Lake
O’neal
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Ben Gelman
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Ier
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