80 Years in Marion Reflects on Race and Jobs
Powell Barnett, 80, lifelong Marion resident and 1972 Citizen of the Year, discusses race relations and black employment. He cites Gent's Addition as a black district, notes economic segregation, and recalls early 20th century tensions linked to labor strikes and demographic shifts shaping Marion's Black community.
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Powell Barnett
Marion
Barnett
Gent’s Addition
S. Madison St
Post Office
Gent’s
Douglass School
United Mine Workers Association
St. Louis and Big Muddy
Marion's Gent's Addition community faced violence and change
The article recalls a 1960s racial riot in Gent's Addition Marion where a militia restored order after 20 were wounded and some killed. It discusses black empowerment, education, jobs, and shifting attitudes, noting backlash as blacks move to suburbs and leaders like Martin Luther King aimed at unity.
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Martin Luther King
Barnett
Stokely) Carmichael
H. Rap
Brown
King
Marion
Chamber of Commerce
Abduction and Slaying of Paul Raines Remains Unsolved
Abduction and shooting of 29 year old Paul Ray Raines near Murphysboro Illinois remains unsolved almost a month later. Authorities say two masked men entered his trailer and tied up two women before forcing Raines out and killing him. The body was found in a corn field the next day with hands tied and a head wound. Police have not identified suspects from a July 19 lineup and call the killing an execution. Raines had prior car theft convictions and minor charges.
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Paul Ray Raines
Murphys
Boro
Jackson County
Carol Cook
Paula Farley
Mr. Raines
DeSoto Blacktop
Big Muddy River
Missouri
Raymond Berry
Eddie Harris
John Hoffman
Howard Hood
Raines
Death of Franklin Park man ruled natural causes
Williamson County Coroner James R. Wilson said Felix Antonovitch 76, missing since July 3, was found Friday at a vacant farm near the New Rt. 13 and Rt. 146 intersection. X rays showed no gunshot wounds or broken bones, indicating natural death. An earlier note about Swiss snowslides is unrelated.
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Williamson County
James R. Wilson
Franklin Park
Felix Antonovitch
Marion
Rt. 13
Rt. 146
Wilson
Herrin Hospital
West Frankfort grants 6 percent pay hike amid police fire dissatisfaction
West Frankfort city employees receive a 6 percent across the board raise retroactive to July 1 along with higher starting pay from 575 to 625 dollars monthly. Police and Fire Chiefs express concern that the increase does not fully cover rising living costs and approve richer hospitalization. The council also funds street improvements on West St Louis and North Madison with 60 000 dollars in revenue sharing. A proposal to extend police protection to Orient awaits contract framing with regional planners and a 15000 dollar grant from the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission to cover an extra patrol and car for West Frankfort. George Karoski is named new police merit board member.
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Don Frost
West Frankfort
Tom Aaron
Fred Harkins
Aaron
W. St. Louis
N. Madison Streets
West St. Louis Street
Douglas Street
Logan Street
Madison Street
E. Main Street
E. St. Louis Street
Orient
Franklin County
Greater Egypt
George Karoski
Police Merit Board
Frank Eubanks
Red Bud Poised for First Nursing Home Opening
A 98 bed skilled nursing home may open in Red Bud in April on a three acre site north of St. Clement Hospital. Ground could break next month with lease discussions between St. Clement and Red Bud Nursing Home Corp. The project aims to serve Red Bud residents with private and double rooms, sharing hospital services under contract.
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Red Bud
Glenn Horrell
Red Bud Nursing Home Corp
St. Clement Hospital
St. Clement
Har
Low J. Herman
Herman
Horrell
Adorers of the Blood of Christ
Pistrus, Conrad and Gebauer
St. Louis, Mo
Brown Construction Co
Beltone offers free tiny hearing aid model
Beltone announces a free non-operating miniature hearing aid model for those who hear but struggle to understand words. The unit weighs under a third of an ounce and sits at ear level with no body wires. Request by writing Dept. 5390 Beltone Electronics 4201 W Victoria Chicago IL 60646.
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Ill
Beltone
Beltone Electronics
W. Victoria
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