Murphysboro park district to hire promotional firm
Murphysboro Park District votes to hire Associated Municipal Consultants of Naperville to market a proposed $800,000 pool referendum and organize a public information effort. The firm would work three years if the referendum fails, with a 1.2 percent fee of the bond and a plan to assemble a large volunteer information network. A special meeting was set for Monday to discuss resident involvement as plans move toward a November vote.
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Murphysboro Park District Board
Riverside
Associated Municipal Consultants of
Naperville
Murphysboro
Sallie Logan Library
18Th and
Walnut Streets
Hubert Pearce
Riverside Park
Pearce
Park Board
Park District
J. T. Blankinship
Thresherman Weatherford tows grain memories at Pinckneyville show
At the 20th American Thresherman Association Show in Pinckneyville Perry County, 84-year-old John Weatherford feeds wheat by hand at an 1881 mule powered separator. He reflects on a lifetime of farming, worries about future small farms, and urges more help to sustain the event.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
American Thresherman’s Association
Pinckneyville
John P. Weatherford
Perry County
Weatherford
Thresherman Association
Plea Bargaining Slips Through Quietly in Jackson County
In a Jackson County context the article traces plea bargaining from a 1977 policy by State's Attorney Howard Hood through 1978, noting rising use yet frequent vagueness in records. It cites judges and defense perspectives on what counts as a negotiated plea and highlights implicit hints that may mask deals.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Proteus
Jackson County
Howard Hood
Hood
Iowa Law Review
Larry Rippe
Chuck Grace
Murphysboro
Grace
Richard E. Richman
Richman
Circuit Clerk
Expert examines cracks on Interstate 24 bridge
A Thursday review of the Interstate 24 bridge over the Ohio River at Metropolis and Paducah, led by John Fisher of Lehigh University, inspected weld areas and gusset plates. Authorities from Illinois, Kentucky, and the Federal Highway Administration watched as tests continued on remaining gusset plates before repairs. The 1974 bridge carries about 8,000 vehicles daily and cost 18.5 million dollars with federal funding covering 90 percent.
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Ohio River
Metropolis
Paducah
John Fisher
Lehigh University
Bethleham
Illinois
Kentucky Departments of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration Division of Bridges
Kentucky
Olson Named to Du Quoin School Board Seat
Du Quoin Community Unit School District 300 appointed Duane Olson to fill the remaining eight months of Dr. Tom Weinberg’s term. Olson, Turco Manufacturing vice president, is a former board member and will stand for election in April to complete the final year of Weinberg’s term.
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Duane Olson
du Quoin
Jacob Whitecotton
Olson
Area lawmakers' campaigns funded by diverse sources
Illinois campaign disclosures for July 1978 to July 1979 reveal Sen Gene Johns and Rep George Williams leading in expenditures 30 992 and 40 759 respectively with Williams drawing over 15 000 from the Republican Senate Campaign Committee. Major donors include UAW PAC Valley PAC Illinois Chamber of Commerce PAC and several others. Williams emphasized TV advertising while Johns maintained offices in Marion and West Frankfort. Lawrence Williams also received in kind support totaling 19 667 with broadcaster airtime and mailings across the 12 county 59th District.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois =Board of Elections
Southern Illinois L Legislative
George F. Willams
Marion
Gene Johns
Williams
State Republican Organization
D-Marion
Republican State Senate Campaign Committee
Valley Pac
Aurora
State of Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Manufacturers Pac
Illinois Pac
E. Monroe St
Springfield
Illinois Community Currency Exchange Pac
Chicago
Illinois Construction Pac
Citizens For
Sen
Don A. Moore
Tinley Park
Hector Mackathon
Atlantic Richfield
W. Clement Stone
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
University House
Bill Harris
Harris
United Mine Workers of America
Downen Bros
Cairo
Illinois Trial Laywers Association
UAW Union Treasury
Jim Rea
D-Christopher
Rea
UAW
Central Trades and Labor Council of
Democratic House
UAW Pac
Stop Era Pac
Godfrey
Illinois Medical Association Pac
Bob Winchester
R-Rosiclare
Winchester
Illinois Constructors Pac
Manufacturers Pac
H.H. Barter
Harrisburg
Donald Orr and Sons
West Frankfort
Ken Buzbee
D-Carbondale
Buzbee
Realtors Pac
Public Action Committee On Education
Senate Democratic Fund
Illinois Medical Association
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Dunn
Washington
Vincent Birchler
D-Chester
Coal Miners Pac
UMWA
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Murphysboro Park District
Brad Betker
The
Joe Jines
Thresherman
Interstate 24
Fisher
Jerry Mount
Vienna
Project Esident
Ests
Federal Bridge Division
Herschel Kasten
R-Hoyleton
State Board
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