Cooler Tonight Brings Rain Across Southern Nation
Forecast calls for a cool night with rain or showers spreading over the southern United States. Weather officials warn of damp conditions and cooler temperatures as system moves southward.
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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1972
Page
18
Forecast calls for a cool night with rain or showers spreading over the southern United States. Weather officials warn of damp conditions and cooler temperatures as system moves southward.
The forecast lists Thursday high near 90 and overnight low around 63. At 9 am today the temperature is recorded with precipitation from 7 am Thursday to 7 am today totaling 3.02 inches. Sunset today is 8:10 with sunrise Saturday at 6:02 and sunset Saturday at 8:09.
Goals steering committee amended several items at a Thursday meeting. A women’s center goal was established after a prior mechanical error. A health goal adds a community program to recruit more physicians. A code of ethics for officials and staff was recommended and a full-time Human Relations Commission staff added. The changes go to the city council Tuesday for acceptance. National Urban Fellows appointed in New Haven with 23 fellows from 14 states and DC announced by NUF director Frank Logue.
A federal judge in East St. Louis dismissed a class action aimed at closing Union County jail for alleged unfitness. The suit, filed by Legal Assistance Foundation of Southern Illinois and Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, sought injunctive relief and damages for Randolph Shelton and others. The county proceeds with jail renovations as bids exceed estimates.
A 63 year old Vienna man Arland Mathis was injured and in fair condition at Union County Hospital Anna after a pickup truck collision on the Don ngola Cypress road at 4 30 a m The other driver Joyce Gould 38 Vienna had minor injuries and was treated at the hospital The accident occurred one and a half miles west of Rt 37 The report lists Monday hog receipts at 6000 cattle 3000 and 300 sheep with detailed price quotes for various hog and cattle classes.
The Kinkaid Lake and Reed's Creek Conservancy District adopts a 94314 tax levy matching last month’s appropriations and close to the prior year’s 94036. It approves a crossing payment with Illinois Central Railroad and negotiates water treatment plant and distribution line contracts. An audit firm is hired for the current year and a trail ride event is permitted October 14-15 on district property south of Ava.
The Herrin pool will be closed for the afternoon session Saturday due to a Southern Illinois Swim Conference meet. Diving events start at 3 p.m. at Carmi pool with divisions for Midgets, Juniors, Intermediates, and Seniors. The conference includes Herrin, Marion, Harrisburg, Murphysboro, Centralia and Carmi pools.
Johnston City and the Highway 37 North Water districts agreed with Pittsburg officials to develop a water price formula. Johnston City had sought an increase from 35 to 50 cents per 1 000 gallons, effective August 1, but no immediate raise will occur while the formula is devised. The engineers will present the plan in early September.
Dr. John Pfau of Anna, 42, indicted for allegedly distributing pills without proper labeling. Co defendants include Jay Hooker of Buncombe and Ricky Martin of Boles, both charged with unlawful possession. Indictments stem from 68 pills seized June 12. Pfau pled not guilty in Jonesboro circuit court and posted a $5,000 bond.
A six and a half foot pigskin diving suit with three viewing windows is shown in Rauma Finland. The suit carried air through a wooden pipe at the back and allowed divers to stay underwater for 10 to 15 minutes.
A Harrisburg woman was seriously injured Thursday night when she was ejected from a car that lost control on a dangerous curve known as deadman's curve. Emergency crews responded to the scene and transported her to a nearby hospital for treatment. Authorities are investigating the crash.
Paris Texas hosts repairs of Spanish deed records from 1835 in Red River County as the oldest records near display at Clarksville Public Library. The Red River County Historical Preservation Fund and Jaycees support restoration. Also, film screenings of American Film Festival blue ribbon winners run Sept 5 to 8 at Southern Illinois University Carbondale Learning Resources Service.
Synergy coordinator and SIU Crime Studies Center instructor O W Sonny Goldenstein will leave SIU to become a university professor at Governors State University Park Forest South. He starts Sept 1 and will maintain involvement with the Synergy grant and state drug programs while serving in a new role centered on human justice. Bids will open Aug 29 for a 1.858 million refrigeration plant at SIU Carbondale to serve chemistry physics and math buildings, with a 900 foot hall under construction and a one year expected project duration.
The 53 foot diameter parachute and instrument payload are designed to descend from a Mars probe after ejection. Prototype parachutes undergo tests this summer with drops from 146000 feet over White Sands Proving Ground in New Mexico.
Roy M. Stephens 20 of Carbondale faces circuit court charges in Murphysboro for unlawful use of a weapon and unlawful use of a red light after deputies on Rt 51 spotted a red light on his truck. A loaded pistol was found in the cab and Stephens was held in county jail pending further action.
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