Allerton Park Northeast Illinois Beauty Under Threat
Allerton Park near Monticello as a scenic landmark faces a proposed lake reservoir along the Sangamon River. The 1500 acre Samuel Allerton estate, now a wildlife refuge and research center run by UI, could be affected by a Champaign committee’s fight against the dam project highlighted in its Battle of the Sangamon edition.
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Lincoln
Decatur
Champaign
Sangamon River
Illinois Prairie
Samuel Allerton
University of Illinois
Allerton Park
Parke County Beef Committee to tattoo beef steers and crossbred heifers
Parke County Beef Committee schedules tattooing of beef steers and crossbred heifers for January at the fairgrounds free of charge, with farm visits for a fee. Eligibility for Parke County 4-H Fair shows requires state beef cards on file by January 1, and all tattooed animals must be recorded on enrollment cards. The committee also weighs animals for a Rate of Gain Contest and opposes a Sangamon River reservoir project near Lake Decatur based on a 48 page critique arguing ecological and economic concerns.
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Rockville
Ind
Parke County Beef Committee
Parke County Fair
Parke County
Beef Committee
Fairgrounds
Statehouse Ceiling Gives Way in Indianapolis Snow Melt
A four foot section of ceiling at Indiana's 85 year old Statehouse collapsed over the holiday weekend, damaging office equipment. Another area was roped off after a ceiling section dangled. Officials attributed the damage and leaks to heavy snow melt on skylights.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
Noted Sausage History From Rome To Modern Tables
A humorous brief traces sausage history from ancient Rome where bans on eating it once existed to Constantine’s reforms and later cancelations. It notes public protest, widespread bootlegging, Homeric mentions, and current American popularity with frankfurters and wieners. The column closes with a grocery ad quip about prices.
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Rome
Constantine the Great
Barn burning suspects indicted by Grand Jury
Fountain County grand jury returned indictments against two adults in the barn burnings case. William Baker 19 Westville Illinois and Richard Cunningham 29 Covington charged with multiple counts including second degree arson burglary and theft. Cunningham held on 50000 bond in Fountain County jail. Baker imprisoned in Vermilion County jail after preliminary burglary arrest. Juveniles about 15 years old turned over to Covington juvenile court.
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Covington
Ind
Fountain County
William Baker
Westville
Ill
Richard Cunningham
Cunningham
Leiu
Baker
Vermilion County
Volunteer Gas Embrace Army Organizations
Springfield report notes critics doubt the volunteer army can work amid claims bases offer flexible duties and locations abroad. It cites two thirds of Illinois recruiting stations and quotes IA Col. William M on evolving dorms, private K P, mixed dining, and 24 hour access shaping modern enlistment.
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Springfield
CNS
Illinois
Europe
K.P
William M
Army recruiting expands Illinois stations with high demand
In Illinois three recruiting stations report about 300 sworn volunteers monthly per downstate station. Lt. Col. Lary Padgett notes many applicants are rejected on sight or after processing for disabilities or failed tests. The era of easy enlistment ends as the military rejects drug, theft, or moral offenses in past records.
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Onellion Jr
U.S. Army
Peoria
Lary Padgett
East St. Louis
Illinois
Missouri
Chicago
Downstate
Col. Padgett
Bike Riders Represent A Rare Determined Breed
Indianapolis and Fort Wayne cyclists push daily commutes amid fuel shortages and parking woes. Maginity, operator of Bicycle Peddler shops, notes high bike prices and limited downtown parking. Respondents from academia and industry advocate cycling as daily habit and civilization saving.
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Indianapolis
Harry
Terre Haute
Maginity
Indiana National Bank
INB
Death by Own Action Ties Moline Man to Two Slayings
Authorities say a death by own action note left by 23 year old Edward E. Wolfe linked him to the killings of two elderly rural Moline residents Meryle Joiner 61 and Germaine DeClercq 70. The note directed police to more than 1900 dollars hidden beneath an expressway overpass in Moline believed stolen during the slayings. Wolfe's body was found Monday night in his garage with the note reading I am sorry I was ever born May God forgive me.
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Rock Island, Ill
Moline
Edward E. Wolfe
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