Rend Lake professor defamation suit ends in directed verdict
Former Rend Lake College President W. Travis Martin Jr faced a $10 million defamation suit against 10 faculty members. Circuit Judge Robert Whitmer directed a verdict for the teachers, finding no liable defamation over criticisms in a 1977 censure motion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Rend Lake College
W. Travis Martin Jr
Robert W. Whitmer
Robinson
Jefferson County
Martin
Rend Lake Academic Council
Ed Geppert
Illinois Federation of Teachers
AFT
Rend Lake Teachers’ Association
College Board of Trustees
Joe Hickman
Benton
Whitmer
Geppert
Barbara Tomek
Keith Drayton
Michigan
Carroll Turner
Zeigler
Max Brandon
Frances Lentz
Susan Murphy Kolojeski
Henry Douglas Leeck
Shirley Rae McHaney
Gary Wade
Shirley Frances Yeargin
Jacob area residents form volunteer fire association initiative
In western Jackson County the Mississippi Bottoms area residents faced fire response gaps. About 250 of 350 eligible property owners joined a volunteer fire protection association funded by $20 first year and $15 annual dues, with a $500 fee for nonmembers' fires. The group bought a fire truck, is building a station, and will report fires via 763-4242.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knol
Jacob
Jackson County
Roger Twenhafel
Twenhafel
Mississippi River
Illinois 3
Gorham
Cora
Jacob-area
Missouri-Pacific
Fire Association
Illinois Department of Conservation
Pinckneyville dam eyed as seepage prompts watch
Army Corps survey flags seepage and ceiling cracks in the 45 foot high Pinckneyville dam. Officials urge regular inspections and water drawdown if deterioration worsens while seeking engineering review and remedial work. No immediate danger noted. early warning systems and site clearance discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherrie Good
Pinckneyville
Army Corps of Engineers
Ralph Fisher
Illinois Division of Water Resources
Corps
Fisher
Jake Bender
Elmer G. Pyle
Pyle
Pyle Co
Centralia
Leon Winn
Brother James Ray did not kill King says John Ray
John Ray 45, brother of James Earl Ray, tells AP from Dismas House in St. Louis that James Earl Ray did not shoot Dr. King and instead showed a willingness to discard guns under police pressure. John Ray, an escapee paroled from Marion, discusses alleged links to the assassination hearings and a possible nationwide TV report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Roberts
Associated Press
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
John Larry Ray
St. Louis
John Ray
Congressional
Martin Luther King
Ray
Dismas House
Marion
Country boy captivates Fortune editor in Southern Illinois interview
Susie Nazem of Fortune Magazine interviews Wayman Presley of Makanda, 82, who touring the Soviet Union and Scandinavia and runs Presley Tours with about 7 million in annual gross. He describes gigs, profits, and bold firsts including riverboat bookings, the Concorde tour, Alaska trips, and Amish to the Holy Land. The piece notes his 43 day itineraries and plans for a Fortune feature likely in the Sept 25 issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Incredible
Susie Gharib Nazem
Fortune Magazine
Giant City Lodge
Wayman Presley
Makanda
Presley
Soviet Union
Scandinavia
Presley Tours
Mississippi River
St. Louis
New Orleans
London
Holy Land
Ms. Nazem
Pennsylvania
Ohio
New York
Fortune
Rays link to Alton bank holdup questioned
Washington committee remains secret on whether James Earl Ray and his brothers were connected to the July 13 1967 Bank of Alton robbery. Rep. Floyd Fithian cited substantial evidence, but committee officials say the material was not presented. Rays attorney Mark Lane denies any link and says law enforcement found no evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Graham
Washington
House
James Earl Ray
Alton
Martin Luther King
Ray
Bank of Alton
Mark Lane
Floyd Fithian
D-Ind
Missouri State
Fithian
London
Raoul
Dawn Miller
Select Committee
Lane
FBI
Justice Department
Thompson Expected to OK SIU C Law School Funding
Gov. James Thompson is poised to sign a measure providing 7.6 million dollars for a 109000 square foot building to house the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Law. Full ABA accreditation could follow completion as current facilities were deemed inadequate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeMaris Berry
Southern Illinoisan
James Thompson
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale School of Law
Law School
American Bar Association
Hiram H. Lesar
ABA
School of Law
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Maurice Hogue
Army
Lake Dam
Joe Jines
Pinckneyville City Reservoir
James
Dr. King
St. Peter’s, Mo
South St. Louis
Edward Hegerty
Springfield
Alaska
Byline
B.G
Thompson
SIU C Law School
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