Southern Illinois freeway status draws mixed reports
Area leaders plan to meet Gov. Daniel Walker and DOT Secretary Langhorne Bond to push the Southern Illinois freeway to the St. Louis area. Legislators report stalled progress while officials claim the project remains in active study with corridor and design approvals underway.
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Southern Illinoisan
Page Threei
St. Louis
Henry de Fiebre
Karen Rothe
Southern
Illinois
Daniel Walker
Dept. of Transportation
DOT
Langhorne Bond
Carbondale
Chamber of Commerce
Marion
Herrin
Murphysboro
Harrisburg
John C. Gardner
Choate
James Holloway
D-Sparta
Ion
Holloway
Richard Ogilvie
Southern Illinois Free
Beef shortages hit Southern Illinois cafes and pork price rises
Across Southern Illinois beef supplies dwindle with several eateries raising pork prices. LBJs Steakhouse and McDonalds in Carbondale report tight beef availability while Sirloin Stockade touts in-house meat packing. Swiss steak at Kitchen Cafe canceled for shortages. Prices for bread milk and eggs also expected to rise.
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McDonalds
St. Louis
Sirloin Stockade
South Wall Street
Carbondale
Stockade
Ron Perry
Iowa Beef Packers
Tom’s Place
de Soto
du Quoin Packing Co
du Quoin
Kitchen Cafe
Locust St
Murphysboro
Imogene Cheatham
Howard
Elsie Wheeler
Elsie
Walnut St
White
Dairy Queens
Ramada Inn
Marion
Officials warn poaching menace mirrors 1800s crime era
Jackson County Sheriff John Hoffman reports a rustling attempt near Ava on Rt 4 after a 12 50 a m call. Deputies scared off suspected rustlers. no cattle taken from Harry Driskell farm. Weed farmers may form patrols. Southern Illinois lacks such programs. Deer poaching warning issued by Arch Mehrhoff at Crab Orchard Wildlife Refuge.
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Jackson County
John Hoffman
Ava
Hoffman
Harry Driskell
Rt. 4
Illinois
Cathy Saxenmeyer Crowned 1973 Chester Regatta Queen
Cathy Saxenmeyer was crowned queen of the 1973 Chester Boat Regatta at a Mississippi Riverfront ceremony attended by about 200. Attendants Brenda Ohlau and Betty Jung stood with her as retiring queen Becky Graham crowned the successor. A street dance followed. boat events were cancelled due to river conditions and rescheduled delays from floods.
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Cathy Saxenmeyer
Brenda Ohlau
Betty Jung
Becky Graham
Carterville Man Held in Death Investigation
Carterville man Chares Wagoner, 25, is held in Williamson County jail over the death of Felix Bridis, 63, found dead in his Crainville home. Police noted no robbery appears, Bridis suffered multiple injuries, autopsy pending, coroner reporting brain hemorrhage and internal injuries.
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Chares Wagoner
Carterville
Williamson County
Felix Bridis
1St St
Crainville
Bridis
Wagoner
James Wilson
Herrin Hospital
A. S. Thompson
Robert Howerton
Three injured in Rt. 13 two car crash in Carbondale
Police said a near head on collision on Route 13 in east Carbondale sent three people to Doctors Memorial Hospital. Beverly J. Bailey 24 of Lansing Illinois drove the Bailey car and Nancy F. Troyer of Sheffield Gardens Fairfield drove the other. Passenger Leo R. Hunter 59 of Carbondale was injured. Bailey was ticketed for driving while intoxicated.
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Doctors Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Rt. 13
East Carbondale
Beverly J. Bailey
Lansing
Ill
Nancy F. Troyer
Sheffield Gardens
Fairfield
Bailey
Leo R. Hunter
New Era
Miss Bailey
Cornfest Celebrates Charter Oak School Centennial
Katrine Burns of Sparta cleans one of 1500 ears of corn for 900 attendees at the Randolph County Historian Society corn fest held Saturday at Charter Oak School. Theme was Recess Time at Charter Oak, the school built in 1873. Participants enjoyed games and a fried chicken dinner with corn on the cob and Indian pudding.
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Katrine Burns
Sparta
Randolph County Historian Society
Gonal Charter Oak School
Charter Oak
DeMaris Berry
Gifts by Royal Chemical spark conflict claims in Illinois towns
Three public employees in Southern Illinois accepted unsolicited gift certificates from Royal Chemical Co. between 1972 and 1973, while towns and counties purchased weed killer and paint from the company. Officials deny bribes. certificates were mailed and later cashed at Sears stores. The company says the promotions ended and prices vary by supplier.
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Bonita Troutt
Illinois
Royal Chemical Co
St. Louis
Sears
Southern Illinois
James Egbert
Bradley Township
David Greathouse
Water Department
Hurst
Leborne Clark
Thompsonville
Egbert
Carbondale
Royal
Greathouse
Hurst Village
Clark
West Frankfort
Lanser
Marion theater faces shutdown after Aug 12 over fire hazards
Marion Fire Chief orders The Orpheum Theater operators to fix leaks unsafe exits and debris within 10 days or pay 50 dollars per day while open. Owners National General Theatres have delayed repairs and have not commented.
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Orpheum Theatre
Marion
Bill Whiting
Paul Braggs
Braggs
Miner Killed by Falling Truck Tire at Peabody Mine
Eddie Knowles aged 25 from Carrier Mills died in an accident at Peabody Coal Co Will Scarlet Strip Mine Stonefort while changing a 6 by 6 inch tire on a coal hauling truck. The tire dropped from a forklift at 7 35 a m crushing him. he was pronounced dead on arrival at Doctors Hospital Harrisburg.
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Eddie Knowles
Carrier Mills
Peabody Coal Co
Will Scarlet Strip
Stonefort
Knowles
Ardell Grimes
Herrin
United Mine Workers of America
UMWA
Doctors Hospital
Harrisburg
Cement plant workers vote to accept new Teamsters terms
West Frankfort Local 347 members of the Teamsters reportedly ratified new contracts at cement plants. Odum Concrete Products’ Cliff Odum said the union steward confirmed the vote, with official notice due next week. Secretary treasurer Sam Trefts and president Lester Harris did not comment or could not be reached. Old contract expired August 1 and workers at about 17 plants operated under separate company agreements.
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West Frankfort
Teamsters Union
Cliff Odum
Odum Concrete Products, Inc
Marion
Odum
Sam Trefts
Lester Harris
Teamsters
Coordinators Named in Illinois Child Services Restructure
Sandra Holter announces new coordinators of districts in the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services as part of a reorganization. George Ross of East St. Louis is named district coordinator for the East St. Louis region, with a five month transition period. Deloris Reid notes line responsibility shifts, while Paul Nelson discusses possible reassignment and a private institutions assignment amid plans to form new area offices.
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Buzbee
Norbert Springer
R-Chester
Dan
Springfield
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Choate
Walker
Sandra Holter
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Department of Children and Family Services
Paul Nelson
Marion
George Ross
East St. Louis
East St
Nelson
Ross
Deloris Reid
Pro
Gram Services
Reid
Fey
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Danna
Bond
Carbondale East
Pinckneyville
Red Bud
Waterloo
Federal Highway Administration
Int. Rt
Int. Rt. 57
Kenneth Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Springer
Brunie Marando
Lbjs Steakhouse
Washington St
Donn Carsrud
McDonald’s
Bill Smith
Monarch
E. Monroe St
Smith
Marion Dairy Queen
Leslie White
Dairy Queen Brasier
Internal Revenue Service
Cost of Living Council
Chester Riverfront
Best Price
Hurst City Water Department
Herrin Sears
Joe O’rourke
O’rourke
Dillinger
Dillinger Feed Store
State Department
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