Murphysboro picks Riverside Park circle for pool site
Murphysboro park board selected the center circle of Riverside Park as the site for a new pool, rejecting Longfellow School due to traffic, noise, and neighborhood impact. The plan hinges on a $750,000 bond and a November referendum, with details on parking, safety, and tree preservation.
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Murphysboro
Brad Betker
Southern Illinoisan
Park District Board
Riverside Park
City Hall
Longfellow School
Logan
Park Board
Donald Brewer
Longfellow
Huck
Brewer
Department of Conservation
Park District
Bob Frank
Jackson County Extension Agriculture
Don Elmore
Bob McCormick
J. T. Blankinship
CCHS Budget Hike Covers Only Inflation
Carbondale High School board seeks a 1979-80 budget of 4.095 million, about 8 percent above the prior year, reflecting normal inflation. State aid formula increase boosts education fund receipts to 3.182 million. total receipts projected 4.151 million with expenditures 4.096 million.
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Tony Stevens
Carbondale
Reid Martin
Martin
Dale Smith
Pothole protest at Chautauqua Road hearing in Murphysboro
About 60 residents protested road conditions near Lake Chautauqua at a hearing on petitions challenging township road supervisor Lorne Carpenter. They cited potholes, dust, lack of ditches, and poor repairs while officials discussed budgets, potential remedies, and timelines for action.
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Ann Schottman
Enot
Southern Illinoisan
Chautauqua
Lake Chautauqua
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Lorne Carpenter
Ed Johnson
Bill Munson
Carpenter
Howard Hesketh
Stone
John Knapp
Joe Grammer
Earl Summers
Summers
Frank Eovaldi
Bill Carlisle
Munson
Inmate Greer Still Receives $843 Monthly VA Pension
Alan Greer, an inmate at Menard in Illinois sentenced to death for murders including his girlfriend and her unborn child, continues to receive a $843 monthly Veterans Administration disability pension. VA official Vern Rogers confirms the benefit remains due to honorable service, despite his criminal acts. Details include burial benefits and a certificate of gratitude for next of kin, while some family members request funds to cover legal and child-support costs.
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Sharon Moss
Massac
Greer
Menard
Veterans Administration
Vern Rogers
Area VA
Jean Hopkins
Joppa
Government now permits charges at some stations
In southern Illinois several gas stations began charging for services such as oil checks and tire tweaks when customers arrive without buying gas. Marion owners say they may charge two dollars for nonfuel service, while others defend free service when gas is purchased or when feasible. Local proprietors differ on the policy, with Carbondale and West City shops preferring free service or bundling costs into gas prices.
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Southern Illinois
Marion
Jerry Brown
Brown
Interstate Texaco
Interstate 57
West Main Street
Alice Kleine
Joe
Interstate Mobil
Main
West City
Mardale
Illinois 13
Naas
EPA weighs coal mine exemptions from water rules
Illinois Pollution Control Board heard proposals to grant temporary exemptions for coal mines from water quality standards until 1981. EPA and the coal industry back the plan while awaiting permanent rules. Hearing officer Dorothy warned final approval could take six months.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Morton Dorothy
EPA
Dorothy
Joe Spievey
Illinois Coal Association
Spivey
James Coyne
Peabody Coal Co
Peabody
Wil Scarlett
Carrier Mills
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Pulp Lavender
Lavender
Joan Mifflin
Tom Ashman
Nancy Engel
Herman Ihle
CCHS
Chautauqua Road
Menard Prison
Menard Correctional Center
Howard Skolnik
Skolnik
Illinois Department of Corrections
Illinois Department of Transportation
Bill Branson
Anne Caster
Photo By
Alayne Blickle
Gary Sisk
Illinois
PCB
Donald Lybecker
Agricultur Industries
Siu-C
William Hood
Lybecker
Hood
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