Murphysboro Apple Festival Parade Winners Named
Murphysboro seniors captured three top prizes in the Apple Festival Parade including best youth float and best theme, with Future Homemakers of America also earning three awards. Local schools and churches won multiple prizes across youth, clubs, and church divisions, while marching band contests highlighted top performers from Illinois high schools.
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Murphysboro
Walnut Street
Future Homemakers of America
City National Bank
First Bank and Trust Company
U.S. Forest Service
Forest Forever
Murphysboro Junior Women’s Club
West Frankfort
Murphysboro High School
Kennedy Street Kids
Pentecostal Church
Quarter million workers protest Reagan policies
Washington AP reports mass protest near the White House as organized labor voices strong opposition to federal budget cuts. About 260000 to 400000 demonstrators, led by AFL CIO president Lane Kirkland, decry the Reagan administration as cold hearted and callous while lawmakers in attendance listen rather than speak.
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Washington
White House
Reagan
Afl-Cio
Camp David
Cles
David Gergen
Aflcio
Lane Kirkland
U.S. Park
Sam Jordan
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Labor
Congress
Kirkland
Democratic National Committee
Pols
Chicken Littles
Washington Monument
Capitol
Benjamin Hooks
NAACP
Eleanor Smeal
National Organization For Women
Coretta King
Martin Luther King Jr
The
Teamsters
Simon and Garfunkel Draw 400000 to Central Park Concert
In New York AP reports about an estimated 400000 people filling Central Park for Simon and Garfunkel's first formal concert in nine years. The free show opened with Mrs Robinson Homeward Bound and America while the duo noted the crowd's warmth despite light rain. They described the performance as their biggest yet and held a brief prayer session before going on stage as fans camped out on the Great Lawn.
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New York
Central Park
Simon and Garfunkel
Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel
America
Kevin Allen
Quincy
Kevin
George
Jason
George Portz
Sydney Appleton
Good Morning Weather Outlook Mostly Sunny with Warm Temps
The National Weather Service predicts mostly sunny and warm conditions today with a high in the low to mid 80s. Tonight will be fair and mild with a low in the mid to upper 50s. Monday is expected to be mostly sunny and warm, with highs again in the low to mid 80s.
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National Weather Service
Fiddle and Banjo Contest Shines at Festival Night
Ann Schottman reports the first annual fiddle and banjo contest at Friday, with 23 contestants from Makanda to Granite City. Winners include Craig Varble first place banjo and George Portz first place fiddle, as townsfolk cheer amid cold wind and carnival lights.
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Ann Schottman
Enol
Southern Illinoisan
Suzuki
Monte Childers
Makanda
Gary
Monte
Chiders
Noah Beavers
Elkville
Debbie Allen
Carbondale
Craig Varble
Granite City
Varble
Kathleen Portz
O’fallon
David Welch
Kevin Allen
George Portz
Kenneth Lampley
Thompsonville
Portz
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Jerry Lower
Jackson
N.Y
Ann Landers
Marty Petterchak
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