Carbondale Officer Johnson Charged With Brutality Off Duty
Complaints of brutality and conduct unbecoming a police officer were filed against Carbondale sergeant Marion Clarence Johnson. The charges were sent to the Police and Fire Board by Willie Eanes after a July 14 incident in which Eanes alleged Johnson assaulted him at the police station following a rear-end crash. Johnson was off duty at the time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Hatton
Roger Stafford
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Marion Clarence Johnson
Police and Fire Board of Commissions
Willie Eanes
E. Jackson St
David Keene
William Norman
Jack Hazel
Eanes
Clarence Johnson
Hhe
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Willie
Raymond) Dillinger
Robert Schwartz
Doctors Memorial Hospital
Banes
Southern Ilinois University
Johnson
Hazel
Norman
Board of Police and Fire Commissioners
Police Community Relations Board
de Soto
Williamson plans CD disaster drill
Williamson County will host a mock nuclear disaster on Oct. 5 sponsored by Illinois Civil Defense. An emergency operations center will be staffed by area officials and response leaders to tackle about 100 problems in a two hour drill, followed by a critique to identify county emergency gaps. Attendees included Homer Askew, Robert Butler, Rex Presson, Harold Farner, Mike Malkovich, James Wilson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamson County
Illinois Civil Defense
Marion Civil Defense
John Liggett
University of Illinois
Liggett
EOC
Homer Askew
Marion
Robert Butler
Marion Public Health and Safety
Rex Presson
Harold Farner
Johnston City
Mike Malkovich
James R.wilson
Bill Grindle
Office of Emergency Planning
Jack Mullens
Southeast CD Mutual Aid County CD
Larry Williams
Watchman Wounded at Murphysboro Stave Mill
Herbert Cross, 43, of Murphysboro, one of two watchmen, was treated for a minor gunshot wound to the left arm Thursday. He said he was shot while standing near a building at the Hiram Walker stave mill plant northwest of Murphysboro and did not think anyone intended to shoot him. He was released from St Joseph Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Cross
Murphysboro
Cross
Hiram Walker
Jackson County
Peter
St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Health planning conference draws 40 hospital administrators
About 40 hospital administrators attended an informational Marion conference on area health planning. The event covered federal partnership for health amendments and the setup of state and area health planning agencies. Public Health officials explained formation of area districts and funding prospects for four Southern Illinois counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Health
Marion
Public Health Department
Partnership For Health
State Public Health Study and Survey Commission
Ment
Division of
Illinois
Greater Egypt
Jackson
Williamson
Franklin
Perry
Jefferson
Francis J. Weber
John Champlain
State Commission
David P. Richerson
Franklin Williamson
Robert McVicar
Southern Illinois
Katherine Bahn
Jackson County Public Health Department
Commission
Robert W. Mitchler
Roswego
Carbondale School Board Sets Aug 28 Meeting on Integration Plan
Carbondale Grade School board will meet at 8 p.m. August 28 to discuss the integration advisory committee report and one of three proposed plans to be implemented by fall 1969. The board also approved use of Thomas Grade School for Alabama Democratic delegates, a new mower and tractor purchase, coal hauling contracts, and hires for kindergarten to first grade positions. The board plans a tour of district facilities before school starts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Wit
Charles Hines
Clifford G. Neill
Thomas Grade School
Alabama National Democratic Party
Chicago
Manley
Supt
Laurence Martin
Reeder Coal Sales and Trucking Co
Hau
Johnston City
Waltonville
Covey K. Bryant
Lakeland
Lor
Southern Illinois University
Carol A. Schmalenberger
Lebanon
Janelle F. Lockwood
Parrish School
Maida Keistler
Lockwood
SIU
Jane Ann Frick
Springmore
Bill Fleming
Jane George
Attucks School
Marvin Lamer
Lewis School
Shoemake pleads innocent in Herrin case
Shoemake pleads innocent to unlawful use of a weapon and aggravated assault in Marion circuit court. A jury trial was requested and bond set as the case is continued for jury docket. Mayor Henderson granted a continuance to Aug 21 to prepare motions after a July 1 city hall shooting that wounded George Saliba.
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Herrin
Tom Shoemake
Marion
Shoemake
A. R. Cagle
Fred Henderson
Henderson
George Saliba
Carbondale plans public hearing on junior college withdrawal
Public hearings scheduled for Oct 8 to 10 on disconnection of Carbondale Community High School District 165 from John A Logan Junior College District 530. Hearing dates to be confirmed by Floyd Tompkins. McBride says Central Auditorium available. petitions totaling 2956 signatures submitted Aug 8. Board hires Hines and Feirich to represent, arguing district costs are high for graduates attending junior college classes.
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Carbondale
John A. Logan
William McBride
CCHS
Floyd Tompkins
State Junior College Board
Cchs Board of Education
Lawrence Doyle
McBride
Tompkins
Lee Booth
Williamson County
Junior College Board
Springfield
Charles C. Hines
John C. Feirich
Hines
Feirich
Logan
Carbondale Area
Bids Sought to Cut 30 Acres of Weeds at Kinkaid Lake
The Kinkaid Lake and Reed's Creek Conservancy District invites bids to clear about 30 acres of Johnson Grass and weed growth on land bought for the lake site. Proposals and forms available at the district office in Murphysboro County Courthouse. Board to consider proposals at the August 26 meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kinkaid Lake
Reed’s Creek Conservancy
David Fliger
Murrphysboro
Families for International Friendship promotes local ties
Local residents form Families for International Friendship at Southern Illinois University to connect area families with international students. Chaired by E. E. Zimmerman of Carbondale the group will pair families with new arrivals to ease their settling in. Over 20 families already participate with meetings planned at SIU International Student Center August 26 or September 10 to discuss hospitality programs. Contact 435-4317 for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinois University
Families For
E. E. Zimmerman
Carbondale
Zimmerman
SIU
International Student Center
S. Wall
Miner survives blast at Orient Mine after shaft explosion
Robert Boyette a 55 year old West Frankfort coal miner survived a shaft blast at Freeman Coal Co Orient Mine No 5 near Benton. Three other men died and Boyette suffered superficial burns as his wife Virginia and family awaited updates at the hospital.
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Benton
Robert Boyette
Boyette
West Frankfort
Freeman Coal Co
Orient Mine No. 5
Virginia
Vietnam
Ft. Carson, Colo
Carterville Colp Highway Planned in Williamson County
Williamson County Highway Supt. Fred Thane told the Board of Commissioners that a new concrete highway from Carterville to Colp will be built. The state estimates 714000 dollars from the Federal Aid Secondary reserve fund for the project, with about three miles total length and detailed plans and right of way to be completed in a month.
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Carterville
Colp
Williamson County
Fred Thane
Board of Commissioners
Springfield
Thane
Federal Aid Secondary Reserve Fund
Illinois Central Railroad
Blairsville Road
Spiraling Mishap Toll Recedes in Illinois
State police District 13 at Du Quoin reported no accident calls for Thursday amid a rising toll in Southern Illinois. District 13 covers 16 counties and has recorded 117 deaths this year, running almost a month ahead of its 1967 record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
District 13
du Quoin
Southern Illinois
Carbondale seeks Chicago talks to ease housing red tape
Carbondale city and Jackson County housing officials plan another trip to Chicago to resolve federal red tape threatening 80 proposed low income housing units in the North Wall urban renewal area. A March 7 deadline risks a $2.7 million loan withdrawal if title is not secured by January 15.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Chicago
Reid Troutman
Troutman
Planning paused on 70 housing units in Carbondale
City and county officials agreed Thursday night to suspend plans for 70 low income housing units scattered through Carbondale. Housing Authority Director Reid Troutman cited prohibitive land or development costs for suggested sites and said no new site search would occur while focus shifts to starting work on 80 units in Northeast Carbondale.
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Gerald Osborne
Chicago
Osborne
HUD
Springfield
Carbondale
David Keene
Keene
County Housing Authority
Housing Authority
John Gilbert
Chuck Garrison
Garrison
Treutman
Reid Troutman
Funeral services set for two victims in mine explosion
Two victims of the Thursday Freeman Orient 5 mine blast near Benton are honored with funeral plans. James Michael Nealon born December 16 1922 West Frankfort served in World War II with Local 1284 and St John Church. David Asher Walker born September 22 1922 Springfield lived in Royalton 34 years was a World War II veteran and Pentecostal Church member. Charles Collins of Crystal Lake whose body was recovered awaits arrangements likely in Crystal Lake or Ohio.
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Benton
James Michael Nealon
West Frankfort
Thomas
Elizabeth McDonough Nealon
United Mine Workers of America
American Legion
Earl Cowan Post
St. John’s Catholic Church of
Holy Name Society
Nealon
Kathleen Fillipone
Calumet City
Mary Margaret Stallone
Highland Park
Ind
Rita Brewner
du Quoin
Chicago
St. John’s Catholic Church
Michael Klimas
Church
Murman and Wilson Funeral Home
Johnston City
David Asher Walker
Springfield
Vance
Luda Mae Tanner Walker
Royalton
Old Pentecostal Church of
Betty
Barbara Mackenzie
California
Vance Walker
Coulterville
Paul
James
Murphysboro
Old Pentecostal Church
Harry Silevan
Moeller
Charles Collins
Crystal Lake
Paulson - Freeman
Ohio
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Marion Conference
Carbondale Schools
Norvell Haynes
Thomas School
Thomas Haney
George Morgan
Miner
Authority
John Holmes
James M. Nealon
David A. Walker
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