Drowning Toll in Elkville Strips Mine Pond
Two members of a Royal Oak Michigan family visiting relatives near Elkville drowned Sunday night in a strip mine pond southwest of Elkville. George Cappellano 35 and his daughter Tammy 9 were recovered from water depths of eight and sixty five feet respectively after slipping from a bank dropoff. Tammy rode on her father's back during swimming lessons. The mother and other relatives were in shock and authorities awaited word from the missing brother as bodies were transported to Huffman Funeral Home pending arrival from Michigan.
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Michigan
Elkville
Jackson County
Harry Flynn
George Cappellano
Tammy
Royal Oak
Mich
du Quoin
Jim Brown
Ekville
Mr. Cappellano
Flynn
Huffman Funeral Home
Carbon
Ashley girl, 10, drowns near Richview farm pond
Cindy A. Shopinski, 10, of Ashley, drowned Saturday night while wading in a farm pond north of Richview in Washington County. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Shopinski. Richview lies south of Centralia.
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Cindy A. Shopinski
Ashley
Richview
Washington County
Louis Shopinski
Centralia
Energy hearing on coal gasification set for Carbondale
A Tuesday energy crisis hearing in Carbondale will discuss coal gasification options with speakers from the Illinois Institute for Environmental Quality and the Illinois Chamber of Commerce. Attendees include Samuel Booras and Eugene Shett, with state officials and lawmakers observing.
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Carbondale
Chambers of Commerce
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
Samuel Booras
Illinois Institute For Environmental Quality
Eugene Shett
Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Clarence Klassen
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Charles Percy
R-Iil
Dunn
Adlai Stevenson III
Ill
Stevenson
Springfield
State House of Representatives
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
SIUC
Daniel Pierce
Highland Park
Central Illinois Public Service Co
CIPS
Illinois Power Co
Southern Illinois
Suspect's death probed in double case
Boyd Moore, 43, is found dead of a gunshot near Christopher after a note claiming he killed Virginia Barbaro, 48, and himself. The state attorney seeks a homicide probe to verify if Moore acted alone, with autopsy, fingerprint checks, and note analysis pending. Moore was a former boyfriend of Barbaro.
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Boyd Moore
Christopher
Marion
Williamson County
Robert Howerton
Franklin County
Moore
Virginia Barbaro
Howerton
Barbaro
Russell Oxford
Water tank for Illinois Security Hospital under construction
Workers pose with an 18 ton water tank for the Illinois Security Hospital project on Rt 3 north of Chester. Construction began in May 1972 on the $7.4 million facility, aiming for a November completion, to house 400 inmates and replace the 1891 Chester hospital. it will be the state’s first security hospital to treat women.
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Illinois Security Hospital
Rt. 3
Chester
Keith Ward
Glenn Jennings
John Brown
Hos
Pital
Williamson County seeks doubled state attorney budget
Williamson County State's Attorney Robert Howerton asks the county board to double the office budget to 147 400 for the next year. The present 72 300 budget would fund two more assistants and an additional secretary and is tied to 124 000 in expected fines and 23 400 from federal funds. The board will consider the request alongside other offices and aims to finalize by September 30. Also scheduled: Illinois House land reclamation hearings in Marion and 1973 assessments for 1974 taxes review by the Board of Review.
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O. R. Walley
Southern Illinois
Robert Howerton
Williamson County Board of Commissioners
Howerton
William J. Sinks
Sinks
Illinois House of Representatives Special Committee
Holiday Inn
Marion
House
Galesburg
Joliet
Springfield
Board of Review
Tarvin recommended for Logan College vice president job
At the September 4 Logan College board meeting Robert E. Tarvin of Johnston City will be recommended for the newly created vice president post. President Thomas E. Deem aims to set Tarvin’s salary at 23615, up from 18105, with other administrative shifts also announced.
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John A. Logan College
Robert E. Tarvin
Johnston City
Thomas E. Deem
Tarvin
Deem
Norman K. Myers
Jack Hill
Greg Starrick
Myers
Kentucky University
Richmond
Eastern Kentucky University
Logan
Earl Milton
William M. Anderson
Harold R. O’neil
Milton
Anderson
O’neal
Hill
Murphysboro IGA Robbed by Armed Men in Morning Heist
Two black male robbers armed with a pistol and a shotgun robbed Green's IGA East at 25 N 13th St Murphysboro after forcing the delivery driver and store manager to the front. They opened the safe, fired several shots, and escaped in a brown or tan late model car with a bag of opening money containing hundreds in change and small bills. No injuries were reported.
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Green
IGA
N. 13Th St
Murphys
Boro
13Th Street
Walnut Street
14Th Street
Phil Green
Don
Bill Snyder
Snyder
Bill
Man leaves funeral home car wreck injures driver
Carterville resident Ray Hock, 42, sustained injuries and was listed in satisfactory condition after a two car crash on the Herrin Colp road near Rt 148. Robert S. Yuill, 35, of Herrin, escaped with minor injuries after turning off the road. Yuill had just left a funeral home following his mother’s death.
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Carterville
Herrin- Colp
Herrin
Ray Hock
Robert S. Yuill
Yuill
Herrin-Colp
Hock
Rt. 148
Pilot dies piloting homemade plane near Salem
Berle D. Kesterson, 45, of Centralia was killed when the aircraft he built crashed during final approach to Salem airport. FAA investigators looked into the southbound incident in a soybean field northeast of Salem.
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Salem
Berle D. Kesterson
Centralia
Federal Aviation Administration
Kesterson
SIU-C president aims to reverse tuition rise and expand role
SIU Carbondale President David Derge pushes to keep tuition steady while expanding the university’s reach and programs. He seeks Phase III master plan approval, stronger medical and law schools, more doctoral programs, and expanded regional service. He plans increased campus interaction and private funding strategies to build a greater SIU-C.
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Ilinois
David R. Derge
Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Siu-C
Derge
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Three pistols linked to Benton Lounge shooting
Police recovered three fired pistols linked to a Benton shooting outside the 105 Lounge. Two victims Mary Kissell and Ernest Sullivan in fair condition at Franklin Hospital. A guard Melvin Holmes injured. incident tied to a dispute over serving Negroes.
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Benton
Mary Kissell
Ernest Sullivan
Franklin Hospital
Melvin Holmes
Church Street
Sullivan
Otis
Hall
Unions appeal NLRB ruling in Union County case
The NLRB ruling found Fenix and Soisson Inc. along with the International Union of Operating Engineers and the Southern Illinois District Council of Laborers guilty of unfair labor practices during a $5 million propane gas storage facility project near Lick Creek Union County. The two unions have appealed to the NLRB in Washington DC and the company did not appeal. The order to cease and desist is stayed pending appeal. The facility is expected to be finished in mid September.
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National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
St. Louis
Union County
Washington, D.C
Fenix and Scisson Inc
Tulsa
Okla
Sidney J. Barban
International Union of Operating Engineers
CIU
Lick Creek
Texas Eastern Transmission Corp
Barban
SIU
Fenix and
Soisson
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Oscar Mizell
New Logan College Post
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Indiana University Medical School
Eastern
SIU Board of Trustees
David Derge
School of Technical Careers
Vocational-Technical Institute
SIU Foundation
Imme
Diate
Chicago
University Senate
Daniel Walker
Richard Daley
Delyte Morris
Benton Tavern
Oris Hall
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