After 40 years mural returns to wall at Herrin post officeThe RepublicAP HERRIN, Ill. — The Herrin Post Office is again home to a Gustaf Dalstrom painting after four decades. The Southern Illinoisan reports the painting "George Rogers Clark Conferring with Indians near Herrin Illinois," was returned Thursday to its …
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Postal Worker Faces Robber, Bomb ThreatNewsChannel5.comThe man has been linked to two banks and one post office hold-up. One of the cashiers who came face to face with the man on Thursday spoke out about the scary situation. She said she knew immediately this wasn't one of her regular customers …
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What goes into the first-class swag bagsSan Jose Mercury NewsThese kits, dating to the 1950s, are now collectible, sold on eBay (EBAY) and other sites. "Pan Am and TWA were pioneers when it came to in-flight service," said Steven Lott, a collector and executive with the Air Transport Association, …and …
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