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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1973
Page
3
James Newton of the Illinois Highway Dept says the two mile pavement project includes a taller wider bridge over the Kaskaskia River as part of canalization. Barges will pass beneath the bridge and the new highway will cross railroad tracks. construction began in spring 1971.
G Henderson 69 resident of a trailer court at 111 Olive St Anna was charged with aggravated battery in the shooting of 20 year old Thomas P Smith in a trailer next to his. Henderson reportedly fired a .410 shotgun through the door after Smith knocked. Smith sustained scattered buckshot wounds to the legs and was to have the buckshot removed at Union County Hospital. Police Chief Lawrence Boyer identified the shooter and described the early morning event around 3 am.
A preliminary hearing for Pauline Garrett 26 Aurora on attempted murder charges is set for 10 a.m. August 14 in Jonesboro circuit court. Bond was reduced from 25000 to 10000. Rainbolt 24 Anna was treated and released for a minor stomach wound after the Four Seasons Lounge shooting Monday at 5 40 p m. Police have not determined a motive.
Carolyn Weiss testified in the fourth FEPC hearing day at Carbondale Holiday Inn. She described documents on cartographic laboratory staff and employment types. Weiss, a former cartographic lab staff assistant, was terminated July 1 1972 due to budget cuts. Attys considered resuming August 21.
The NLRB found Fenix and Scisson Inc. violated the act by recognizing the Engineers and Laborers unions while CIU held a valid agreement. The ruling orders cease and desist, withdrawal of recognition, reimbursement of initiation fees, and bargaining with CIU on wages and conditions. Respondents have until Aug. 16 to appeal.
Marion City Council moved to annex 128 acres from two tracts owned by Cloud Swim and Exchange National Bank Trust of East St. Louis. They asked Judge John Clayton to set an election for landowners to decide on annexation and noted an additional 318 acres may follow in two areas with 11 residences affected. The board also approved a $111,067 IDOT contract for resurfacing West Main and Monroe streets and adding traffic lights at Hendrickson and Route 37.
Herrin city officials will closely watch four propane gas tanks planned for the Norge Division Fodders Corp. plant after a Thursday meeting of concerned parties. The session lasted about an hour to review safety measures and compliance.
A West Frankfort man, Madison Miller, is charged with reckless conduct for a Thursday night shooting at Wayne's Homestyle Cooking. A bullet allegedly fired by Miller hit the restaurant floor, injuring three people with non life threatening fragments. Miller is held in Franklin County jail awaiting bail decisions.
The town of Carbon Dale is poised to receive 10 million dollars to cover the cost of routing a railroad away from the town center by building open tunnels under streets. President Nixon is expected to sign the bill into law after House approval. The measure is tied to a 20 billion dollar transportation funding package. Rep. Kenneth Gray cited expected congressional support and Nixon's likely approval.
The Illinois Law Enforcement Commission included two projects in its budget as a first step toward approval. The plan funds a $246,305 juvenile detention and diagnostic center and a $133,654 public defender program serving nine counties.
SIU C Health Service will dispatch ambulances beyond Carbondale city limits despite no formal contract allowance. After a fatal wreck near Rt 51, SIU C responders aided, then called Murphysboro’s Roberts Ambulance for the outside-area emergency. The incident prompts calls for a formal agreement or new contract with the city.
An Army Corps of Engineers draft report on four pump stations and drainage ditches for Jackson County is delayed to September due to Mississippi River flooding. Levee districts Degognia Fountain Bluff and Grand Tower Drainage and Levee Districts face drainage fixes. Wayne Miller expects little opposition. Public meeting planned for October or November before final approval by division office and Congress.
City of Carbondale may close Fire Station No. 3 near SIU Carbondale Physical Plant pending city council approval. University administration has approved, with a future fire service contract under review and university payments expected to drop about 10 000 to roughly 80 000 dollars next year based on student enrollment.
West Frankfort police and firemen will ask for another meeting with the city council on wage negotiations. Police Chief Tom Aaron said a closed session with department chiefs and the council yielded no agreement. The city reportedly offered a 6 percent across the board raise plus starting salaries of 625 dollars for policemen and 675 dollars for firemen after one year.
Alfonso Sonny Hall a 24 year old Carbondale man faces a second murder trial in Murphysboro circuit court after a hung jury in an earlier trial. Hall allegedly shot Robert Shoffner Sr., 36, during an argument at Intrigue's Kitchen in Carbondale on January 28. Prosecutors say Hall fired multiple times as Shoffner sat at a table while defense testimony argues self defense.
George R. Mace SIU C dean of students and last holdover from the prior administration has resigned effective Sept 15 He will join the government department faculty this fall unless he finds another post He has received multiple offers and is pursuing university vice president for academic affairs roles.
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