Orpheum Theater closed in Marion over safety hazards
The Orpheum Theater in Marion is closed until safety hazards are fixed. The city cannot grant a 30 day extension or aid the private owner Eddie Stewart to repair, despite five youths urging council. Fire Chief Whiting cited a leaking roof, weakened walls, unsafe exits, and unsanitary conditions as the basis for the closure.
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Orpheum Theater
Marion
Eddie Stewart
Bill Whiting
Stewart
Robert Butler
Los Angeles
Calif
Paul Braggs
Whiting
Braggs
South Court Street
Council may take over city employment service
Carbondale Council weighs taking over operation of the Employment Resource Center after a revised budget shows a needed city contribution of 13 146. The center may lose state contract support if city funds fail to increase. The issue will appear on next week’s formal agenda.
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Bonita Troutt
Carbondale
Don Monty
Resource Center Board
Resource Center
Neal Eckert
Carbondale seeks merit system for city employees
City council, led by City Manager, opened discussion on a merit system to cover all city workers with departmental authority under the manager. A public hearing weighed replacing the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners with a panel to advise and hear appeals. Opponents voiced concerns. The council also denied a zoning change request for a tavern in a B-1 zone and granted four more Class B licenses while approving an electric power agreement with Egyptian Electric Cooperative for Cedar Lake to Lake Evergreen transmission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonita Troutt
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Carroll Fry
Fire and Police Department
Neal Eckert
Fry
William Budslick
Budslick
Planning Commission
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Cedar Lake
Lake Evergreen
Courthouse Insurance Expanded by County Board
The Union County Board of Commissioners raised courthouse insurance by 75000 to 204000. Coverage now includes firms H H Wood Insurance Co Tuthill Insurance Co Sifford Insurance Co all with Anna agents and Farm Bureau in Jonesboro and Wilson Insurance Co Wolf Lake. Contents coverage remains 5000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union County
Board of Commissioners
H. H. Wood Insurance Co
Tuthill Insurance Co
Sifford Insurance Co
Anna
Farm Bureau
Jonesboro
Wilson Insurance Co
Wolf Lake
Ned Foley
Pitchford named Sesser fire chief at district meeting
Pitchford, 30, of 909 E Florence St in Sesser was named Sesser Fire Protection District chief at Monday’s meeting replacing David Corbitt who resigned for other obligations. John Reminger noted he has long ties to the Lesser Fire Department though inactive recently. The chief’s salary is $50 a month. Lightning outages affected Murphysboro homes during a severe storm knocking out power to several residences and disabling telephone service on North 16th Street. no fires reported and service was restored later Monday.
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S. Illinois Ave
Baggett
Public Works
Bill Schwegman
Schwegman
Citizens Advisory Committee
Citizens Advisory
CAC
Eckert
Carroll Fry
Hubert Goforth
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Goreville
Alto Pass
Farrell Pitchford
Florence St
Sesser
Pitchford
David Corbitt
John Reminger
Lesser Fire Department
North 16Th Street
Butler
William Lewis
Seventh Street
Williamson County Fairgrounds
Parks Implement Co
Lloyd McMichael
Lewis
J. W. Durham
Westminster Street
Carbon Street
Interstate Rt
Charles Shoot
Durham
Amusement devices to be licensed in Carbon Dale
All juke boxes and mechanical amusement devices in Carbon Dale must be licensed by August 15. A $25 decal must be displayed on each machine. Owners are photographed and fingerprinted. Officials expect about 200 machines licensed this year. The ordinance is enforced by the police department with a fine from 50 to 500 dollars.
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Carbondale
Coal gasification plants still years away says utility officials
Central Illinois Public Service and Illinois Power officials say commercial coal gasification plants are years off with 1980 as a probable target. A pilot plant at the Institute of Gas Technology in Chicago produced over 3 tons of lignite gas in 100 hours while OCR and AGA fund expansion. Greenwalt notes the process yields a one third energy byproduct and staff study hydrogen removal to enrich gas. Williams adds 1980 translation to commercial pipeline gas from coal remains uncertain but possible.
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Ly Karen Rothe
CIPS
Springfield
Institute of Gas Technology
Federal Office of Coal Research
OCR
American Gas Association
AGA
Chicago
Greenwalt
J. M. Williams
Illinois Power
Decatur
Fitzgerrell Park Named After State Legislator
The Rend Lake park will be Wayne Fitzgerrell State Park after Gov. Daniel Walker signed a bill by Rep. Richard O. Hart. Fitzgerrell, a Lesser native, served eight years in the legislature and helped fund lake planning and construction. He was a cattle and grain farmer and a coal miner for 15 years. Co sponsors included Reps. Clyde Choate James Holloway and C. L. McCormick.
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Rend Lake
Wayne Fitzgerrell
Daniel Walker Monday
Richard O. Hart
D-Benton
Dept. of Conservation Area
Fitzgerrell
Clyde Choate
Anna
C. L. McCormick
Rvienna
James Holloway
Sparta
Corridor plan closes 14th Street for Herrin Hospital
Herrin City Council unanimously approves closing about 200 feet of 14th Street in front of Herrin Hospital to connect a new 1.2 million dollar wing with the old building. Hospital Administrator Larry Feil says an above ground corridor will link the facilities and expand capacity to 130 beds after phasing, with the ordinance to finalize Aug. 27.
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John Trimble
Miinoisa
Herrin
14Th Street
Herrin Hospital
Tom Shoemake
Larry Feil
Feil
Metropolis man slain. son held for questioning
Henry F. Schmidt, 48, was held without charge for questioning about the pistol slaying of his 81 year old father Edward Schmidt. Sheriff Oscar Mizell said Edward was killed in front of his wife Grace, 70, who identified her son as the killer. The Schmidts lived in the Round Knob area north of Metropolis. Authorities seized Henry Schmidt in rural Massac County on Monday.
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Henry F. Schmidt
Oscar Mizell
Edward Schmidt
Grace
Mizell
Schmidts
Round Knob
Metropolis
Henry Schmidt
Massac County
Williamson County Airport Expands with 363 Acre Purchase
The Williamson County Airport Authority approved buying 363 acres for 100000. Funds go to Carl McVey for strip mined land, with remaining to Peabody Coal Co. and Olin Mathieson for mineral rights. State and federal agencies fund a 3.8 million project to widen runways and install an instrument landing system.
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Williamson County Airport Authority
Carl McVey
Herrin
Peabody Coal Co
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Marion council hears dust and noise protest from concrete plant
A four home owner delegation told Marion City Council the Odum Concrete Products plant at 303 N Russell St creates heavy dust entering homes and even cabinets. They cited trucks and long noise from roadwork while Mayor Butler pledged to seek a balance and discuss relief with plant operators.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Marion City
Robert Butler
Manhunt Issued for Rothschild After NC Prison Escape
A nationwide wanted bulletin is issued for 49 year old Charles P Rocky Rothschild who escaped Hendersonville North Carolina prison after a short term parole visit to see his son Ricky Rothschild. Rothschild had been serving life terms for robberies and killings in Georgia and South Carolina.
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Hendersonville
N.C
Charles P
Rocky”’ Rothschild
Cairo
Ill
North Carolina
Shut-in
Tennessee Line
Sys
Georgia
Jefferson
James Fulton Foster
Greer
S. C
Foster
Charles H. Drake Sr. Rothschild
Columbia
Drake
Rothschild
N. C
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Rue Starr Jr
Beth Patton
Valerie Booster
Cathy Groves
Bob Shreve
Leslie Rose
Rose
Ohio River
Council
Carbondale Council
North Wall Street
East Willow
East Sycamore Streets
West Sycamore
North Oakland
Ridgen Street
Oakland Cemetery
New Sesser
James Lee
N. 16Th St
Amusement Devices
Fitzgerrell Park
Close Street
Harold Crain
S. 13Th St
Crain
Larry Lipe
Greater Egypt
Authority
Veterans Hospital
Shoot
Rex Presson
West Main Street
Russell
Presson
Main Street
Shawnee Constructors Inc. of
Market Street
New Rt. 13
General Fund
Civil Defense
J. E. Baine
Ricky Rothschild
Paducah
Ricky
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