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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1978
Page
3
An early aerial view shows nine year old Deanne Prymek riding on the shoulders of her uncle Hank Cronley a Chicago business major. He has brought his niece to Carbondale two weeks before SIU C classes begin later this month.
Goreville residents within the village limits may have until mid August to connect to the water and sewer system. Mayor Ralph Zech warned he will be sued if the Aug 15 deadline is not met. The council took no action, and the attorney for Goreville said he needs to study the ordinance before commenting. About 350 homes rely on pond water with a small filtration system. Connection costs were cited at 300 to 500 dollars per house, a burden for fixed incomes. Zech suggested partial payments and noted welfare aid may cover some costs. Bills were also discussed to ensure monthly meter readings and charges.
Lowell Foote a native of Fredericktown Ohio has been named head basketball coach at Carterville High School Athletic Director Tom Armstrong announced Foote 45 succeeds Ernie Crane who will remain a teacher in the Carterville grade school system Foote graduates Ashland College 1961 and earned a master’s in physical education from Indiana University 1968 He will teach English and speech and brings 17 years of coaching experience.
First Federal Savings and Loan plans a 3,100 square foot, copper-covered one story building across from the Jackson County Courthouse in Murphysboro. The project, slated to begin this fall and completed in 1979, will relocate from 110 S. 14th St. and add about eight to nine staff as the office grows.
Federal officials in Southern Illinois say no investigation targets organized crime in the coal sector despite a New York Times report of grand juries in West Virginia Alabama Georgia and Illinois. FBI and U.S. Attorney’s Office in East St Louis state there is no pending Illinois probe.
John A. Logan College Board of Trustees accepts a tentative $3 million balanced budget for 1978-79. Beginning with an $83,220 cash balance, revenue is projected at $3,083,846 and expenditures at $3,126,066, with $41,000 to the site and construction fund. A public hearing is set for Sept. 5 before formal action. Staff will receive about a $59 monthly raise, while the annual employee increase totals $708.
A report by U S Rep Paul Simon shows Southern Illinois population grew 1.9 percent from 477000 to 486000 in 1975 1976, outpacing the state. Per capita income rose to 76 percent of the state figure in 1976, while total personal income reached 2 7 billion statewide.
Two Southern Illinois men were listed in fair to good condition and a third in stable condition after a cave in at a Marion sewer line site. At Washington School in Johnston City, two men were injured when a steel beam fell. Names include Woodrow Webb, Robert Shipley, William Futrell, Guy Parks, and Thomas Hyden.
Southern Illinois native Dr. Barrett Holder 35 aided a rare six hour operation to restore a severed arm of Kevin Hollander a St. Louis youth. Chief surgeon Dr. Leverett Lerwick and team reconnected bones with a steel plate while other surgeons rejoined muscles nerves and skin. The arm arrived iced and within three hours of the accident boosting success chances. Holder a Carbondale native and SIU alumnus practices orthopedic surgery in Chesterfield Missouri.
Two Southern Illinois residents joined fellow survivors of the Battle of Leyte at Oak Lawn for a weekend gathering. The article notes Gambier Bay, sunk October 25, 1944, and mentions survivors Elbert E. Covington and Ronnie Odum. It also covers SIU Carbondale radio station WSIU’s 20th anniversary, tracing its origins from WSRV in 1958 to WSIU FM, under Charles T. Lynch, and its NPR affiliation serving over 1.4 million in four states.
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