Henderson and Shoemake Face Aggravated Assault Charges
Williamson County Assistant State's Atty. Robert J. Neely filed informations in Marion Circuit Court charging Herrin Mayor Fred Henderson and Alderman Tom Shoemake with aggravated assault and unlawful use of weapons. The charges stem from a Thursday night gunplay in Herrin that wounded passerby George Saliba. Henderson says he fired accidentally while aiming at Shoemake. Shoemake had boycotted a council meeting after a disputed statement about pay for landfill work. Saliba, hospitalized with a leg wound, is not pursuing charges at this time. The hearing is set for 9 a.m. August 14.
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Williamson County
Robert J. Neely
Herrin
Fred Henderson
Tom Shoemake
George Saliba
Henderson
Shoemake
Marion
Kenneth Hubler
Hubler
Neely
Saliba
Herrin Hospital
Sheemake
Herrin mayor orders action on landfill violations
Herrin Mayor Fred Henderson directs immediate steps to comply with state land fill rules after a health department notice cited violations. Aldermen and the street supervisor are instructed to report back within 30 days and to implement the required dirt cover fire restrictions and sanitation measures at the landfill southeast of town. A Vermilion County man also drew 90 days in jail for operating a refuse dump in violation of the 1965 law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrin
Fred Henderson
Tom Shoemake
State Department of Public Health
Health Department
Henderson
Charles Galli
Snyder Herrin
Shoemake
Illinois
Vermilion County
J. C. Dill
State Public Health Dept
Georgetown
John Twomey
Fifth Judicial Circuit Court
Danville
Forestry laboratory in Carbondale under construction
A forestry laboratory in Carbondale uses wood grain concrete walls and American hardwoods for roofing beams and interior paneling. Built by R and R Construction Co. of Alton on Campus Drive opposite the SIU School of Technology, the site is deeded to the U S Government and the U S Central States Forestry Research Center has been located there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
R and R Construction Co
Alton
Pus
SIU School of Technology
U. S
U.S. Central States Forestry Research Center
Benton District Votes To Hire Psychologist
The Board of Education District 300 in Du Quoin agreed to sponsor Perry County schools in hiring a school psychologist for the 1968-69 year. The position funds screening for disabled students to meet a new federal law, with $5,000 state support plus district fees.
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Board of Education of
Community Unit
du Quoin
Perry County
Ray C. Todd
Laurance Beard
Loren Fox
Anne Pepple
Joe Green
Rence
Robert W. Miller
Marion taxing bodies weigh tax levy in closed session
Leaders of Marion taxing bodies meet in a 7:30 p m city hall session to discuss avoiding a tax increase next year if rates stay flat. Mayor Butler notes higher assessments raise taxes. entities include Marion Unit Two School District Marion Park District Williamson County Board of Commissioners and John A Logan College Board of Trustees. The college trustees approved the full legal levy. Although Mayor Butler supports the stance, the levy is deemed necessary to the maximum allowed by law.
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Marion
Robert Butler
Marion Unit
Marion Park District
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
John A. Logan College Board of Trustees
John A. Logan College
Butler
West Frankfort Postmaster Dimmick Dies at 71
Walter W. Dimmick 71 West Frankfort postmaster died at Union Hospital at 11 a.m. Tuesday after a heart attack at his home 2003 E. Lindell St. He served 14 years as postmaster and 20 years running the Dimmick Hotel. He was WWI veteran and held roles in the American Legion Trinity Methodist Church Rotary Frankfort Lodge and city government. He leaves a wife Mable Poole and several siblings. Funeral set 2 p.m. Thursday at Reedy Funeral Home with burial at Tower Heights Cemetery.
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Walter W. Dimmick
West Frankfort
Union Hospital
E. Lindell St
Mr. Dimmick
Frank
Lottie Ice Dimmick
Dimmick
American Legion
Trinity Methodist Church of
Rotary Club
Frankfort
Maud Wilson
Alton
Carbondale Council OKs personnel code and pay changes
Carbondale City Council adopted a seven member personnel board and a new ethics code prohibiting discrimination and nepotism. The panel will include three council appointees three employee appointees and one from the six. The council raised five captain salaries from grade 20 to 21 aligning pay with police sergeants. The meeting also updated traffic and school zone speed limits and reestablished a board for local improvements. A class A liquor license transfer for The Hub of Carbondale was approved and a petition to reclassify Murdale Shopping Center to wet status moved forward.
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Carbondale
Joseph Ragsdale
Director of Public Works
Keene
West Sycamore Avenue
Council
Hub of Carbondale, Inc
Hub
Ralph Parrish
Murdale
James P. Winfree
N. Glenview Drive
George Fleerlage
Health program leaders named for bi county area
Jackson Williamson Community Action Agency selected James Rosser and Raymond Vincent to co direct a bi county Health Training and Research Program funded by a 22419 federal grant via the Department of Health Education and Welfare. The team will oversee homemaker services and health facility use while VISTA volunteers arrive to support health and youth work in Carbondale Murphysboro Colp and Marion.
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Centralia
Carbondale Area
Jackson-Williamson Community Action Agency
Carbondale Park District
Carbondale and
Colp
Jim Hatton
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson - Williamson Community Action Agency
James Rosser
Raymond Vincent
Carbondale
Southern Ilinois University
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of Economic Opportunity
JWCAA
Jerry Lacey
Lacey
VISTA
Murphysboro
Marion
Gerald Osborne
Robert Butler
Democratic hopeful Clark's campaign train tour dates set
A five day whistle stop by state Attorney General William G. Clark traverses Illinois August 13 to 16. The route includes Du Quoin Carbondale Anna Cairo Murphysboro Sparta East St. Louis region and Chicago with a Governor's Day at the state fair and a Dixieland band aboard.
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William G. Clark
Illinois
Clark
Everett Dirksen
Chicago
Union Station
du Quoin
Carbondale
Anna
Cairo
Murphysboro
Sparta
Keene tabbed for national committee
Carbondale Mayor David Keene has been nominated to the National League of Cities Standing Policy Committee on Human Resources. He was nominated by Freeport Mayor Joe D. Shelly, president of the Illinois Municipal League. The committee will meet during the NLC Congress in New Orleans December 7 to 11.
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Carbondale
David Keene
National League of Cities
Keene
Joe D. Shelly
Freeport
Illinois Municipal League
National League of Cities Congress
New Orleans
Two Jackson County Taverns Fined for After Hours Operation
Three county taverns were checked by deputies and the Jackson County Liquor Control Commissioner. Club 77 owned by Harold Hogrefe and Judy's Place owned by Judy Van Zandt were fined 75 dollars each for operating past 2 a.m. Polly's Place owned by Ralph and Polly King received a warning for a first offense.
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Jackson County
Jackson County Liquor Control
Roy Gilbert
Club 77
Rt. 4
Ava
Campbell Hill
Harold Hogrefe
Judy’s Place
Rt. 51
de Soto
Judy van Zandt
Polly
Rt. 3149 Junction
Ralph
Polly King
Gilbert
Dillinger
Democrats nominate Hill to face Eovaldi for circuit judgeship
Robert S. Hill, Benton attorney, was nominated by Democrats in the 2nd Judicial Circuit to oppose Republican Associate Circuit Judge William G. Eovaldi of Benton for a circuit judgeship vacancy. Hill, 44, is the son of the late W. Joe Hill and a former Benton city attorney who ran for circuit judge in 1954. The candidates meet in the November 5 election to fill the vacancy created when Roy O. Gulley left for an administrative post.
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Robert S. Hill
Benton
2Nd Judicial Circuit
William G. Eovaldi
Hill
Fairfield
Eovaldi
Roy O. Gulley
Circuit Court
W. Joe Hill
State Supreme Court
Robert Hill
Benton City
Rend Lake College bond sale delayed by high court appeal
An Illinois Supreme Court appeal filed in Warren County could halt Rend Lake College's planned $3.1 million bond sale for campus construction. The case challenges a circuit court decision separating Rend Lake from Carl Sandburg Junior College District. The college faces a September 17 sale date and a Friday deadline to file notices of appeal.
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Illinois Supreme Court
Warren County
Rend Lake College
High Court
Carl Sandburg Junior College
Rend Lake College Board
Circuit Court
Donald Musick
Bend Lake College
Supreme Court
Kankakee County
Musick
Chapman and Cutler
Chicago
Alvin Lacy Williams
Mt. Vernon
Benton
Carl Sandburg College
Rend Lake
Byford Jones
Whittington
Ina
Fire at two story home in Du Quoin causes heavy damage
At 12 45 a m today a fire at 126 W Park St Du Quoin damaged a two story house owned by Malcolm Johnston. Firefighters reported heavy damage to the structure and proceeded with suppression efforts.
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du Quoin
W. Park St
Malcolm Johnston
Greater Egypt Plan chief urges rapid development effort
Allen Y. Baker, chairman of the Greater Egypt Regional Planning and Development Commission, urged rapid completion of a high quality industrial development presentation for area and community developers. He asked Robert Carlock to prepare a sample site register with maps and photos for about 10 communities to show to developers who finance production. Baker favored quick outreach over further meetings, and suggested area civic leaders be involved later.
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Allen Y. Baker
Greater Egypt
Baker
Carlock
Commission
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Forestry Laboratory
Forestry Sciences Laboratory
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Southern Illinois Carbondale
Fischer, Bowden Us
SIU
Benton Plan Commission
A. A. Hobbs
Steel City
Old Steel Co
Hobbs
William Kovach
North Main
Copple
City Hall
Reedy Funeral Home
R. E. George
Tower Heights Cemetery
Anti-poverty Agency
Finance Committee
Legal Services Bureau
Legal Service Bureau
J‘vcaa
National Committee
Gilbert and State
Richard Richman
Raymond Dillinger
Demos
High Court Appeal
Rend College
Greater
Egypt
Baker and Carlock
Edward Humphrey
Central Illinois Public Service Co
Rex Rowland
Christopher Area Betterment Association
Harry Weeks
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
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