Centralia Elects First Councilwoman Amid Local Vote
Phyllis Wham, 62, becomes Centralia’s first woman council member after 1,562 votes. Incumbent Jack Mallett re-elected with 1,231. Charles McDaniel 775. Kevin Thompson 710. Nearby, Germantown mayoral race ends with Marcel Albert Langenhorst defeating Thomas Micheel 214 to 198 amid water chlorination dispute and EPA action.
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Centralia
Phyllis Wham
Wham
Jack Mallett
Charles McDaniel
Kevin Thompson
Jefferson County
Woodlawn
Lillian Clark
Harold Poorman
Germantown
Clinton County
Marcel Albert Langenhorst
Thomas Micheel
Lawrence J. Spirek
Micheel
Allen Schroeder
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Peoria Mayor Carver Wins Third Term in Tight Race
Incumbent Richard E. Carver defeats Bruce Brown 18,415 to 15,982 in a non partisan race to become Peoria’s first three term mayor. Brown, a city council member, criticized downtown renewal plans while Carver fronts a lumber business and leads a Republican mayoral group after a U S Senate bid.
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Peoria
Richard E. Carver
Carver
Bruce Brown
Brown
U.S. Senate
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Danville voters keep commission form of city government
Danville residents chose to retain the commission system in a close vote. With about 30 percent turnout, 2,948 favored keeping the commission form while 2,762 supported switching to a city manager aldermanic arrangement.
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Danville
Cemetery offers free graves for gun victims at Cedar Park
Cedar Park Cemetery on Chicago’s South Side offers a free grave and burial for 60 days to anyone killed by a gun. Executive Larry Anspach said the program could extend to a year but may strain finances amid high crime. The first inquiry came after one day. details of any case were not provided. Anspach noted the offer is part of a public awareness effort and cited prior free burials for drunk driving victims with no takers.
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Chicago
Cedar Park Cemetery
Cedar Park
Larry Anspach
Cedar Park Association Inc
South Side
Anspach
Inmate Identifies Riot Attackers In 1978 Pontiac Riot
Jesse Harvey testified in Cook County on the 1978 Pontiac Riot case naming defendants David McConnell Steven Mars and Michael Evans as attackers of slain guards Lt William Thomas and Stanley Cole. The trial involves 10 inmates of 17 indicted for murder attempted murder and mob action. A warrant targets Leon Jackson linked to the killings and the investigation continues.
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Chicago
Pontiac Correctional Center
Jesse Harvey
David McConnell
Steven Mars
William Thomas
Michael Evans
Stanley Cole
Thomas and
Cole
Robert Conkle
Harvey
McConnell
Joseph Smith
Livingston County
Leon Jackson
Pontiac
Jackson
Cook County
Thomas
Conkle
C. David Vogel
Angelo Robinson
Smoky fire hits Vandalia
Fire investigators probe the ruins of a large Vandalia warehouse after a blaze and toxic fumes prompted voluntary evacuation of homes within an eight block area. Six communities responded as the Imco Container Corp site burned. the east wing and stored tires escaped damage with no injuries.
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Vandalia
Imco Container Corp
Brad Elmore
Vandalia Fire Department
Ford Roofing Co
Dalia
Centralia
Dugan
Sandoval Eyes Alcohol Plant to Spark Energy Self Sufficiency
A proposed $11 million alcohol distillation plant near Marion County could power Sandoval with electricity, produce algae for oxygen and protein, and generate up to 24 offshoot industries. Ed Young of General Energies Development said a contract may be signed within a month and financing could involve OPEC funds.
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Sandoval (Ap
Marion County
U.S. 51
Centralia
Ed Young
General Energies Development Co
B. Gene Proppe and Associates
St. Louis
Sandoval
Young
South Lake Tahoe
Calif
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
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Carbondale Savings and Loan Association
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