Housewright to leave Vienna for Arkansas prison post
Vernon Housewright, after 24 years in corrections including 14 as Vienna Correctional Center warden, will become director of prisons in Arkansas effective Sept. 1. He reflects on change, the system’s challenges, and his belief that prisons punish but should not deprive humanity.
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Joanne Wood
Southern Illinoisan
Vernon Housewright
Vienna Correctional Center
Arkansas
Housewright
Southern Illinois
Pine Bluff
Ark
Vienna
Arkansas Department of Corrections
Illinois
Mizell leads Vienna Center as acting warden in 1981
Warden Vernon Housewright picks Mizell as acting warden at Vienna Correctional Center in 1974 and plans a permanent post by September or October. Mizell, 31, is Housewright’s administrative assistant and well known to staff and inmates, with 650 inmates and 350 staff to manage. Housewright, a former guard with a corrections degree, reflects on rehabilitation and crowding while noting he may leave Vienna by 1981 if not renewed.
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W. Mizell
Vienna Correctional Center
Vernon Housewright
Mizell
Housewright
Illinois
Michigan
University of Arizona
Walla Walla State Prison
Washington State
Menard Correctional Center
Chester
Florida
Vienna Center
Vienna
Vernon
Herrin board and teachers to meet again soon
Herrin Education Association and Herrin School District Four board negotiators plan another meeting tonight after an impasse last week in bargaining for 175 district teachers. A federal mediator may attend to set future sessions, with Friday and Saturday talks at the Herrin Trades Council hall and a teachers vote on the administration’s contract offer. Meanwhile at Benton Consolidated High School District 103 wage proposals will be exchanged at a noon meeting with a contract vote expected upon return to school.
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Herrin Education Association
Herrin
Margie Harmon
Association
Herrin Trades Council Hall
Harmon
Rend Lake Association Relaunches Drive To Attract Tourists
Southern Illinois largest lake group Revitalized Rend Lake Association aims to lure tourists and dollars after years of inactivity. With a $15,000 promotional plan, officers vow outreach in West Frankfort Benton and surrounding counties, plus boat shows in Chicago St Louis and Evansville. The group seeks 100 members with dues from 10 to 100 dollars, plans surveys, and invites Gov James R Thompson to speak at an October dinner.
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Cathy Saxenmeyer
Southern Illinoisan
Rend Lake Association
Southern Illinois
Franklin
Jefferson
Jane Merlano
West Frankfort
Bend Lake
Illinois
Merlano
Marion
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
P.O. Box
Benton
Charlie Watson
Mount Vernon
Gary Sczcreblewski
Lesser
Tom Booker
Bill Simpson
Herrin man shot to death while riding motorcycle
A 33 year old Herrin man Edward Kellum was shot and killed near Colp while riding a motorcycle. Kellum's brother in law Clifford Dozier 28 of Colp was held in Williamson County jail as a suspect. Dozier reportedly turned himself in to Carbondale police and was taken to county jail. State's Attorney Howerton was to be consulted on murder charges as the investigation continued.
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O.R. Walley
Southern Illinoisan
Herrin
Colp
Apparar
Clifford Dozier
Williamson County
Marion
Edward Kellum
S. Third St
Kellum
Herrin Hospital
Sheriff’s Office
Michael Wiseman
Wiliamson County
Zier
Carbondale
Dozier
Williamson-Jackson
Wiseman
Robert Howerton
Carterville
James R. Wilson
Herrin native to make one last Mississippi river trip with sons
Sam Bailey, longtime licensed Mississippi River riverboat pilot from Herrin, plans a 13 day voyage from St. Louis to New Orleans and back with his three sons. Randy, 30, leads to fulfill his father’s dream despite two brothers severe injuries. They will launch Tuesday from Herrin area after arriving in Williamson County.
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O.R. Walley
Illinois
Herrin
Mississippi
Arizona
Sam Bailey
Randy
Ronald
Springerville
Jerry
Show Lo
Andy
Bailey
St. Louis
New Orleans
Mooe
Williamson County
Johnston City
Baileys
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American Correctional Association
Aley
Karnak
Massac County
Pope County
Johnson County
Southeastern Illinois Community College
Harrisburg
Murray State University
Kentucky
Barbara
Joanne R. Wood
Illinois’ Corrections System
Gayle Franzen
Kudoes
Larry W. Mizell
Marina
Rend Lake
Phoenix
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